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Originally Posted by SH0CKWAVE

here ya go:

Jamaican Ska (the birth)
The Skatalites
Prince Buster
Desmond Dekker
Toots and the Maytals
The Wailers (early early Bob Marley stuff)
Don Drummond
Alton Ellis
Derrick Morgan
Justin Hinds and the Dominoes
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
The Melodians

2-Tone Ska (the renaissance)
The Specials
The Selecter
The Beat (aka The English Beat)
Bad Manners
Madness (went Pop after coming up Ska - took their band name from a Prince Buster song and their biggest hit, 'One Step Beyond,' is also a re-recording of a Prince Buster song.)

as far as modern ska bands, HEPCAT is worth listening to.

hope this helps! enjoy yourself.

Oh yes, oh I think I will....
Thank you kindly.