# List of ska musicians

This is a list of notable bands and musicians who performed primarily ska or ska-influenced music for a significant portion of their careers.

## Original (starting in late 1950s)

* Aubrey Adams
* Laurel Aitken
* Roland Alphonso
* Theophilus Beckford
* Val Bennett
* Ken Boothe
* Baba Brooks
* The Blues Busters
* Prince Buster
* The Clarendonians
* Jimmy Cliff
* Clue J & His Blues Blasters
* Stranger Cole
* Desmond Dekker
* Coxsone Dodd
* Don Drummond
* Jackie Edwards
* Alton Ellis
* The Ethiopians
* Owen Gray
* Derrick Harriott
* Justin Hinds
* Jah Jerry Haynes
* Lloyd Knibb
* Byron Lee & the Dragonaires
* Count Machuki
* Carlos Malcolm
* Tommy McCook
* The Melodians
* Johnny "Dizzy" Moore
* Derrick Morgan
* Eric "Monty" Morris
* Jackie Opel
* The Paragons
* Lee "Scratch" Perry
* Lord Tanamo
* The Pioneers
* Ernest Ranglin
* Rico Rodriguez
* The Skatalites
* The Silvertones
* Millie Small
* Symarip
* Lynn Taitt
* Toots & the Maytals
* The Wailers
* Delroy Wilson

## 2 Tone ska revival (starting in late 1970s)

* Akrylykz
* The Apollinaires
* Pauline Black
* Bad Manners
* Mike Barson
* The Beat/The English Beat
* Mark Bedford
* Buster Bloodvessel
* The Bodysnatchers
* John Bradbury
* Andy Cox
* Rhoda Dakar
* Jerry Dammers
* Judge Dread
* Chris Foreman
* Lynval Golding
* Terry Hall
* Madness
* Everett Morton
* Horace Panter
* Roddy Radiation
* Ranking Roger
* The Selecter
* Chas Smash
* The Specials
* Neville Staple
* Suggs
* Lee Thompson
* Dave Wakeling
* Daniel Woodgate

## Third wave ska (starting in early 1980s)

* Against All Authority
* Allniters
* Animal Chin
* The Aquabats
* Area-7
* The Arrogant Sons of Bitches
* Athena
* BeNuts
* Blue Meanies
* Big D and the Kids Table
* Bim Skala Bim
* The Bruce Lee Band
* Buck-O-Nine
* Catch 22
* Cherry Poppin' Daddies
* The Chinkees
* Choking Victim
* Chris Murray
* Citizen Fish
* Common Rider
* The Crazy 8s
* Dance Hall Crashers
* Deal's Gone Bad
* Desorden Publico
* Distemper
* Doe Maar
* Downfall
* Edna's Goldfish
* The Expendables
* Falling Sickness
* Farse
* Fishbone
* Five Iron Frenzy
* Fuzigish
* The Gadjits
* Gals Panic
* Go Jimmy Go
* GOGO13
* Goldfinger
* Hepcat
* The Hippos
* The Hooters
* The Hotknives
* The Impossibles
* Inspecter 7
* The Insyderz
* Jeffries Fan Club
* Johnny Socko
* Kemuri
* King Apparatus
* The Kingpins
* The Know How
* Lightyear
* Leftöver Crack
* Less Than Jake
* Let's Go Bowling
* Link 80
* Long Shot Party
* Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
* Mad Caddies
* Mark Foggo's Skasters
* Mealticket
* Me Mom and Morgentaler
* Mephiskapheles
* The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
* Monkey
* Mr. Review
* Mu330
* Mustard Plug
* No Doubt
* The O.C. Supertones
* Operation Ivy
* Panteón Rococó
* The Pietasters
* Pilfers
* The Planet Smashers
* The Porkers
* Potshot
* Pressure Cooker
* Rancid
* Reel Big Fish
* The Rough Kutz
* Ruder Than You
* The Rudiments
* Rx Bandits
* Save Ferris
* The Scofflaws
* The Siren Six!
* Ska-P
* Skankin' Pickle
* Skavoovie and the Epitones
* Skinnerbox
* The Skoidats
* The Skunks
* The Slackers
* Slapstick
* Slow Gherkin
* Spunge
* Spring Heeled Jack
* Stubborn All-Stars
* Subb
* Sublime
* Suburban Legends
* Suburban Rhythm
* The Suicide Machines
* Superhiks
* The Toasters
* Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
* The Uptones
* The Untouchables
* Tijuana No!
* Voodoo Glow Skulls

## Post-third wave (starting in early 2000s)

* Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
* Beebs and Her Money Makers
* Bomb The Music Industry!
* The Brass Action
* Capdown
* The Cat Empire
* Chase Long Beach
* En Tol Sarmiento
* The Flatliners
* Folly
* The Forces of Evil
* Gollbetty
* Howards Alias
* Hub City Stompers
* Imperial Leisure
* The Interrupters
* I Voted for Kodos
* Jeff Rosenstock
* The Johnstones
* The King Blues
* King Prawn
* Kingston Rudieska
* Lightyear
* Locomondo
* The Locos
* Murphy's Kids
* No Torso
* Oreskaband
* The Orobians
* Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra
* Random Hand
* RedSka
* Rude King
* Russkaja
* The Rudimentals
* Ska Cubano
* The Skints
* Slightly Stoopid
* Sonic Boom Six
* Sounds Like Chicken
* Starpool
* Streetlight Manifesto
* The Supervillains
* Talco
* The Unlimiters
* The Upgrades
* Westbound Train
* We Are the Union