I Don't Like Reggae, I Love It: The History of "Redondo Beach" by Patti Smith
b'In this\\xa0 episode of I Don\\u2019t Like Reggae, I Love It, a special audio series of the Ska Boom podcast, on the historical origins and impact of reggae on popular music, I focus on Patti Smith\\u2019s embrace of reggae that started with the song \\u201cRedondo Beach\\u201d on her 1975 debut album \\u201cHorses.\\u201d The origin story of Redondo Beach is fascinating.\\xa0 Originally written and published as a poem in 1972, \\u201cRedondo Beach\\u201d was recorded, then lost, then re-recorded finally making it onto Horses. It may be evidence of the first official incidence of a punk reggae hybrid.Even more fascinating is Smith's respect for and musical\\xa0 friendship with\\xa0 Jamaican MC Tapper Zukie, who was one of the few Jamaican artists in the late 1970s that crossed over with the emerging punk/new wave audience. Smith was such a fan, that she said she had practiced her poetry over the rhythms of the Man Ah Warrior album before reworking them as songs with her band. If you\\u2019ve listened and received some value from this episode, then please help support the podcast for as little as $3 per month on Patreon. Supporters get access to exclusive content like special episodes of this series and advanced promo chapters from my forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History. Just go to patreon.com/skaboompodcast for more information.Please note: The music clips included in this podcast fall under the \\u201cFair Use Doctrine\\u201d as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, and news reporting.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'