# Don Drummond & The Skatalites — Man in the Street

Don Drummond & The Skatalites’s Man in the Street (1964) is No. 2 in our Ska ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1964
- **Label:** Studio One
- **On one list:** Ska
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Don Drummond & The Skatalites](https://waxonia.com/artist/don-drummond-and-the-skatalites/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/don-drummond-and-the-skatalites--man-in-the-street/

## What we say

### No. 2 in [Ska](https://waxonia.com/genre/ska/)

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.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Don%20Drummond%20%26%20The%20Skatalites%20Man%20in%20the%20Street) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll_5suXU_pg)

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