Johnny Moore (Skatalites) R.I.P.

[schwenko]

Johnny Moore, 70, Ska Trumpeter, Is Dead

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: August 20, 2008

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Johnny Moore, a trumpeter and founding member of the pioneering Jamaican ska and reggae band the Skatalites, died on Saturday. He was 70.

He died at a friend’s house after being released from the hospital where he had cancer treatment last week, said Herbie Miller, a music promoter.

Mr. Moore helped form the Skatalites in 1964 along with the saxophonists Tommy McCook and Roland Alphonso and the trombonist Don Drummond.

In the months the group was together, it set about infusing jazz, movie themes and other genres with ska style. It broke up in the mid-1960s, but regrouped in New York two decades later. Two of the group’s albums, “Hi-Bop Ska!â€￾ and “Greetings From Skamania,â€￾ were nominated for Grammy awards.

Their music has influenced bands like 311, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and No Doubt.

Mr. Moore lived in New York City for 14 years but returned to Jamaica in the early 1980s. He last toured abroad about eight years ago with the reggae artist Bunny Wailer, and in recent years he made occasional appearances at Kingston clubs.

He is survived by four children.

[glokstadt]

Sad news indeed! Saw them over 2 years ago... He was a great musician.

I have been fortunate to know the band members of The Skatelites, as I promoted a gig when I booked them at Bogart's in Long Beach, CA back in 1989!



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