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Rico's Combo
OriginEngland
GenresSka
LabelsPlanetone
Past membersRico Rodriguez
Lovett Brown
Mike Elliott
Jackie Edwards

Rico's Combo were a studio band, that recorded on the Planetone label in the early 1960s.

History

The group, led by the Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez, recorded some ska records for the Planetone record label in the early 1960s. When Rodrigues was not present on the recordings, the group would go by the name of The Planets.

Two tracks from this group, "London Here I Come" and "Hitch and Scramble", appeared on the Rodriguez's Trombone Man Anthology 1961-1971 CD.

Members

Discography

  • "London Here I Come" / "Midnight In Ethiopia" - Planetone RC 1
  • "Planet Rock" / "You Win" - Plantone RC 4
  • "Hitch and Scramble" / "Gee's Boogie" - Planetone RC 6
  • "Mighty As A Rose" / "Tell All Those Girls" (The Marvelles) - Planetone PT 35

References

  1. "SKA, ROCKSTEADY AND JAMAICAN MUSIC: August 2010". Skaandjamaicanbeat.blogspot.com. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. "PLANETONE 7"S". Xs4all.nl. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2014.


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