Politicians of both the political parties: The Labour Party and the People's National Party took to employing armed enforcers and systematised goon squads selected from the "Rude Boy" gangs. Well! How do you like that? The people who discredited the Rude Boys were same the people that employed these guys as bodyguard. This act of the political parties became a public outrage that the ruling party at the time had to subside and quickly pass a gun law whereupon, after a cooling off period guns could be turned in to the local authorities without threat of prosecution. Any person found in possession of an illegal gun or ammo would be imprisoned for an unrestricted period of time by order of a special constructed rigged up " Gun Court." Recording artists and producers alike often condoned and supported the actions of the "Rude Boys" through Ska music. The anti-gun movement was reflected in songs like Roland Alphonso's Soul Brothers instrumental group "Lawless Street." and British chart smash hit "Gunmen Coming To Town." The Slickers "Johnny You Too Bad", Duke Reid, a former policeman, originally instigated instrumental titles like "The Rude Boys." "Shuffling Down Bond Street," Prince Buster's production "Rudies Don't Cry." and The Jamaicans "Blam! Blam!"
Record producer Clement Seymour Dodd became the benefactor of a young
group known then as "The Rudies" who later changed their name to Wailing Wailers. This group consists of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Neville Livingston, Junior Braitheway with Beverly Kelso and Cherry Smith as back up vocals. Braitheway and the girls left after a being with the group for a short time, once again there was another name change this time they call themselves "The Wailers." |
