Key data:

 1962

 Kingston 

 4 “A-list” albums (1967 to 1981)

 died 2006, aged 64

The Jukebox Pick (of 371):

 King Of Ska

 (Desmond Dacres)

 Desmond Dekkar and his Cherry Pies

  “Utterly perfect” Ska / Rocksteady

 First out as a single in 1964.