Dandy Livingstone’s success with reggae music in the U.K. led him to Trojan Records where he produced a series of hits and vanity projects, including the 1969 album Blow Your Horn which featured some of Rico Rodriguez’s original compositions.
Read MoreFollowing the lineage of Caribbean music with sociopolitical commentary, “Nite Klub” confronts the opulence and disparity of British nightlife during economic turmoil.
Read MoreReggae producer Dandy Livingstone knew a hit song when he heard it - especially when he had written it.
Read MoreWhen “Ghost Town” became a 1981 number-one single in the U.K., the future of The Specials was uncertain. Reflecting on the recession-fueled violence throughout England, the recording also captured the band’s own inner turmoil in attempting to re-create a Sly & Robbie production.
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