Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.
Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 9:01AM Way back in 1963 a fresh Jamacian group (with some help from the legendary Skatalites) recorded their first big hit, "Simmer Down". The group was The Wailers - which featured a young singer by the name of Bob Marley. This is long before the dreads, the political unrest, the world-wide fame and soccer injuries. I could listen to this song every day. If you really need a ska fix, dig this double feature documentary (big ups to egotripland).
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