Lord Tanamo, born Joseph Abraham Gordon in 1934, Kingston, Jamaica, is best known as a ska performer. He enjoyed hits as the lead vocalist for The Skatalites, such as "I'm In The Mood For Ska", in 1965. He continued to record at least through the late 1970s with singles and LPs for producers Coxsone Dodd, the Pottingers and Bunny Lee. But Tanamo was an established mento star, who then moved to R&B before beginning his ska and reggae career. ...show more

Lord Tanamo, born Joseph Abraham Gordon in 1934, Kingston, Jamaica, is best known as a ska performer. He enjoyed hits as the lead vocalist for The Skatalites, such as "I'm In The Mood For Ska", in 1965. He continued to record at least through the late 1970s with singles and LPs for producers Coxsone Dodd, the Pottingers and Bunny Lee. But Tanamo was an established mento star, who then moved to R&B before beginning his ska and reggae career.

Read more about Lord Tanamo here: http://www.mentomusic.com/tanamo.htm. ...show less