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  "name": "Don Drummond & The Skatalites",
  "description": "Don Drummond & The Skatalites appears once in our Ska list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/don-drummond-and-the-skatalites/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1964,
    "last": 1964
  },
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    "list": "Ska"
  },
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      "slug": "ska",
      "name": "Ska",
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      "trackKey": "don-drummond-and-the-skatalites--man-in-the-street",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/don-drummond-and-the-skatalites--man-in-the-street/",
      "title": "Man in the Street",
      "year": 1964,
      "label": "Studio One",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A trombone melody of extraordinary melancholy over a rhythm going the other way entirely. Drummond wrote the saddest instrumentals in a music built for celebration.",
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}