Vietnam
2020 · Prince Buster RSPB7-014 · Kingston, Jamaica
- Artist
- Don Drummond
- Title
- Vietnam
- Release
- Sunshine With My Girl / Vietnam
- Year
- 2020
- Label
- Prince Buster # RSPB7-014
- Format
- 7" · Archival
- Language
- Instrumental
- Country
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Genre
- Reggae · Ska
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Latin & Central American, & Caribbean Music
Jamaican Ska song "Vietnam" (Prince Buster # RSPB7-014), unreleased at the time, and re-issued in 2020, was an instrumental, by Don Drummond, born 12 March 1932 in Kingston, Jamaica, and died in the same city on 6 May 1969. The song was recorded during the war years, although the exact date is not known. The music is thought to be by the group The Skatalites, of which Don Drummond was a member.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
B-side of Prince Buster "Sunshine With My Girl"; previously unreleased war-era recording, first issued 24 April 2020 (Japan, Rock A Shacka). The music is thought to be by The Skatalites.
About the artist
Jamaican ska trombonist, born 12 March 1932 in Kingston, Jamaica; died 6 May 1969 in Kingston; a member of The Skatalites. [Source: Wikipedia]