TIMELINE EXPLORE OUR HISTORY
This timeline shows an interactive journey through Jamaica's rich and ever-shifting musical history; encompassing it's birth, growth and myriad of characters that has made it a genre admired by the world.
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SHARE / Jun 15, 1958 12:00 am
Joe Higgs and Roy Wilson's "Oh Manny Oh" (1958) produced by former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Edward Seaga, was one of the first records to be pressed in Jamaica and went on to sell 50,000 copies.
SHARE / Jun 15, 1957 12:00 am
Laurel Aitken's first recording was 'Roll Jordan Roll' voiced in 1957 for Caribbean Distributing. It sounded similar to ska but it had a more spiritual feeling. In fact, it was recorded long before Coxsone and Duke Reid started reco
SHARE / Jun 15, 1956 12:00 am
"My Boy Lollipop" was originally released by Barbie Gaye in late 1956. Millie Small released a cover of the song in March 1964 which was a massive hit, reaching number two both in the UK Singles Chart and in the U.S. Billboard Hot
SHARE / Jun 15, 1955 12:00 am
Harry Belafonte recorded "Day-O" (later changed to "The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)") for RCA Victor on this date in 1955.
SHARE / Jun 15, 1954 12:00 am
In 1954 Ken Khouri started Jamaica's first record label, "Federal Records".
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