Biography
Clue J. & The Blues Blasters
Effective period / Period of releases: 1959 - 2004
Members: Ernest Ranglin, Lester Sterling, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphonso, Don Drummond, Rico Rodriguez, Johnny Moore, Lloyd Brevett, Theophilus Beckford, Dennis "Ska" Campbell, Lloyd Knibbs, Joseph A. Gordon, Lloyd Mason, Cluett Johnson, Ken Williams (6), Dennis Sindrey, Ken Richards (2), Keith Stoddart, Aubrey Adams, Bobby Gaynair, Arkland Parks, Ian Pearson (3)
Clue J and The Blues Blasters was one of the first group of musicians to be recorded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd. Lord Tanamo (vocals), Carl McLaughlin (sax), and Tommy McCook joined this group of musicians a while later. These session musicians could be heard on almost every Jamaican producers recordings heard during the ska era.