"The contribution made by Lord Tanamo [real name: Joseph Gordon] to the development of Jamaican music, particularly in the early sixties, has rarely been acknowledged or appreciated. Not only did he play an integral part in the formation of the legendary instrumental band , The Skatalites, he also become one of the few performers to successfully integrate the melodic and lyrical structures of Calypso and Jazz songs into the driving rhythms of Ska ans Reggae."