Another of my favourite songs from the late 1970s is The Specials’ “A Message To You, Rudy”. This is another song that is a cover of a Jamaican hit from the 1960s – the original is by Dandy Livingstone. Called “Rudy, A Message To You”, it was released in 1967.
A bit of trivia for you: Rico Rodriguez played trombone on both versions of this song.
Wikipedia – which is my usual source for info – has very little on Livingstone. He apparently dropped out of sight sometime in the 1970s.
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