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Bringing the same incisive, cross-genre perspective he offered in When Rock Met Disco, Steven Blush gives a spirited survey of the crossover of Jamaican, British, and American sounds that changed the face of popular music in When Rock Met Reggae. The inspiration of ska, rock-steady, dub, and reggaeheard on independent recordings played on ';soundsystems' from Kingston and Brixtoncreated a new rock tonality and attitude, spanning from Eric Clapton to The Clash. Meanwhile, the ';Two Tone' soundstraversing The Specials, Madness, and UB40fueled the ';90s ska revival of Sublime, No Doubt, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and beyond. Attentive to the racial, political, and artistic aspects of this intricate story, Blush gives a memorable account of one of the most fertile cross-pollinations in pop music history.