Lloyd Clarke is a Jamaican
ska
Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walki ...
musician. He had a series of hits in the early 1960s.
[David Vlado Moskowitz, ''Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'' (2006; ): "A noted ska style vocalist who was active in the early 1960s, Lloyd Clarke's early hits include the singles 'Fool's Day,' 'You're a Cheat,' Subsequently, his voice has appeared on a variety of compilation albums, which feature his more popular singles such as 'Girl Rush,' 'Japanese Girl,' and 'Parapinto Boogie.' Clarke's material appears on the compilation album ''Scandal Ska'' (1989)."] "Japanese Girl" was featured on
''Theme Time Radio Hour'' (season 2).
Singles
*"Fool's Day"
*"You're a Cheat"
*"Love You the Most"
*"Japanese Girl" (1963)
*"Girl Rush"
*"ParapintoBoogie"
References
20th-century Jamaican male singers
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