Heather Augustyn

smallaxe@yahoo.com

Through the words of legendary artists, gleaned from more than a decade of interviews, the story of ska music is finally told by those who were there.

The comprehensive biography of a brilliant musician and his lover who forever shaped the course of music worldwide.

A life of crime as a rude boy is an easy way out in this historical fiction set in Kingston in 1966.

"excellent...fascinating interviews… hugely entertaining"--Trojan Records

"
groundbreaking story...worthy tribute"--Chesterton Tribune

"
you’ll definitely want this book"--Marco on the Bass

Real ground-breaking stuff, and fascinating as well.
--Steve Barrow, Jamaican music historian


A magnificent work of investigative journalism”
--Brad Klein, Documentary Filmmaker of Legends of Ska: Cool & Copasetic

“a ripping novella. . .”
--Charles Benoit, host of The Smart Set Jazz Show, Rochester, NY