Ska Boom Stories - Why is Clyde Grimes on the cover of Ska Boom?

Welcome to Ska Boom! Stories, which is the audio companion to my new book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History now available for pre-sale through DiWulf Publishing.  Now that the book is finally finished and going into production, I want to use this series to share a behind the scenes look at what readers can expect from the book. In 400+ pages across 19 chapters, I’ve attempted to knit together the origin stories of groups of passionate musical pioneers who helped created a uniquely American version of ska and reggae. But this episode isn’t about what’s on the inside of the book, it's what’s on the outside. And there is a very specific reason why I chose to have a picture of Clyde Grimes - guitarist for Los Angeles mod ska band The Untouchables taken by noted LA rock music photographer Frank Gargani -- on the cover of the book. Hear what the iconic picture of Clyde means to a number of musicians featured in the book and how Gargani captured the photo of Clyde. If you’ve listened and received some value from this episode, then please help support the  podcast for as little as $3 per month on Patreon. Supporters get access to exclusive content like special episodes of the podcast and advanced promo chapters from the book.Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the “Fair Use Doctrine” as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices