Two-tone (music genre)
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| + | '''2 Tone''' (or '''Two Tone''') is a [[music genre]] created in [[England]] in the late 1970s by fusing elements of [[ska]], [[punk rock]], [[rocksteady]], [[reggae]] and [[pop music|pop]]. | ||
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| + | The 2 Tone sound was developed by English musicians (mostly based in the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]] area) who grew up hearing 1960s Jamaican music and decided to play a similar style of music. They combined that style with influences from contemporary punk and pop music. The new music genre (and associated [[subculture]]) became known as 2 Tone because most of the bands were signed to the [[record label]] [[2 Tone Records]] at some point. Other record labels associated with the 2 Tone sound were [[Stiff Records]] and [[Go Feet Records]]. Bands considered part of the 2 Tone genre include [[The Specials]], [[The Selecter]], [[The Beat (band)|The Beat]], [[Madness (band)|Madness]], [[Bad Manners]] and [[The Bodysnatchers (band)|The Bodysnatchers]]. | ||
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| + | The music term ''2 Tone'' was coined by [[Jerry Dammers]] of The Specials, who has said he came up with the idea because he liked the black-and-white check pattern on his [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] when he was a young [[Mod (lifestyle)|mod]]. {{fact|date=October 2007}}However, many people think the name refers to black-and-white outfits worn by [[rude boy]]s and [[skinhead]]s — and to unity between [[black people]] and [[White people|whites]]. Dammers, with the assistance of [[Horace Panter]], created the Walt Jabsco logo to represent the 2 Tone movement. It was based on an early album cover photo of [[Peter Tosh]], and included an added black-and-white check pattern. | ||
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2 Tone (or Two Tone) is a music genre created in England in the late 1970s by fusing elements of ska, punk rock, rocksteady, reggae and pop.
The 2 Tone sound was developed by English musicians (mostly based in the West Midlands area) who grew up hearing 1960s Jamaican music and decided to play a similar style of music. They combined that style with influences from contemporary punk and pop music. The new music genre (and associated subculture) became known as 2 Tone because most of the bands were signed to the record label 2 Tone Records at some point. Other record labels associated with the 2 Tone sound were Stiff Records and Go Feet Records. Bands considered part of the 2 Tone genre include The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat, Madness, Bad Manners and The Bodysnatchers.
The music term 2 Tone was coined by Jerry Dammers of The Specials, who has said he came up with the idea because he liked the black-and-white check pattern on his scooter when he was a young mod. Template:FactHowever, many people think the name refers to black-and-white outfits worn by rude boys and skinheads — and to unity between black people and whites. Dammers, with the assistance of Horace Panter, created the Walt Jabsco logo to represent the 2 Tone movement. It was based on an early album cover photo of Peter Tosh, and included an added black-and-white check pattern.
