List of ska musicians

This is a list of notable bands and musicians who performed primarily ska or ska-influenced music for a significant portion of their careers.

Original (starting in late 1950s)

• Aubrey Adams
• Laurel Aitken
• Roland Alphonso
• Theophilus Beckford
• Val Bennett
• Baba Brooks
• The Blues Busters
• Prince Buster
• Clue J & His Blues Blasters
• Stranger Cole
• Desmond Dekker
• Don Drummond
• Jackie Edwards
• Alton Ellis
• The Ethiopians
• Owen Gray
• Derrick Harriott
• Justin Hinds
• Jah Jerry Haynes
• Judge Dread
• Lloyd Knibb
• Byron Lee & the Dragonaires
• Count Machuki
• Carlos Malcolm
• Tommy McCook
• The Melodians
• Johnny "Dizzy" Moore
• Derrick Morgan
• Eric "Monty" Morris
• Jackie Opel
• The Paragons
• Lee "Scratch" Perry
• The Pioneers
• Ernest Ranglin
• Rico Rodriguez
• The Skatalites
• Millie Small
• Symarip
• Lynn Taitt
• Lord Tanamo
• Toots & the Maytals
• The Wailers
• Delroy Wilson

2 Tone ska revival (starting in late 1970s)

Main article: 2 Tone

• Andy Cox
• Pauline Black
• Rhoda Dakar
• Bad Manners
• Mike Barson
• The Beat (also known as The English Beat)
• Mark Bedford
• Buster Bloodvessel
• The Bodysnatchers
• John Bradbury
• Jerry Dammers
• Chris Foreman
• Lynval Golding
• Terry Hall
• Madness
• Everett Morton
• Horace Panter
• Roddy Radiation
• Ranking Roger
• The Selecter
• Chas Smash
• The Specials (sometimes known as The Special AKA)
• Neville Staple
• Suggs
• Lee Thompson
• Dave Wakeling
• Daniel Woodgate

Third wave ska (starting in early 1980s)

Main article: Third wave ska

• 7 Seconds of Love
• Against All Authority
• Allniters
• The Allstonians
• Animal Chin
• The Aquabats
• Area-7
• The Arrogant Sons of Bitches
• Athena
• B. Lee Band
• BAMF!
• Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
• Blag
• Blue Meanies
• Big D and the Kids Table
• Bim Skala Bim
• Bomb The Music Industry!
• Buck-O-Nine
• The Busters
• Capdown
• Catch 22
• Chase Long Beach
• The Chinkees
• Choking Victim
• Chris Murray
• Citizen Fish
• Common Rider
• Dance Hall Crashers
• Deal's Gone Bad
• Desorden Publico
• Distemper
• The Donkey Show
• Edna's Goldfish
• The Expendables
• Farse
• Fishbone
• Five Iron Frenzy
• The Flatliners
• The Forces Of Evil
• The Gadjits
• General Rudie
• Go Jimmy Go
• Goldfinger
• Gollbetty
• Hepcat
• High School Football Heroes
• The Hippos
• Hub City Stompers
• I Voted for Kodos
• The Impossibles
• The Insyderz
• Jeffries Fan Club
• The Johnstones
• Johnny Socko
• Kid British
• King Apparatus
• The King Blues
• King Prawn
• The Know How
• Kemuri
• Lightyear
• Less Than Jake
• Let's Go Bowling
• Link 80
• Locomondo
• Long Shot Party
• Los Kung-Fu Monkeys
• Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
• Los Hooligans
• Mad Caddies
• Mark Foggo's Skasters
• Mealticket
• Mephiskapheles
• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• Monkey
• Mouthwash
• Mr. Review
• Mu330
• Mustard Plug
• No-Cash
• No Doubt
• No Torso
• Nuckle Brothers
• The O.C. Supertones
• Operation Ivy
• OreSkaBand
• Pannonia Allstars Ska Orchestra
• Panteón Rococó
• Pepper
• The Pietasters
• Pilfers
• The Planet Smashers
• The Porkers
• Potshot
• Rancid
• Random Hand
• RedSka
• Reel Big Fish
• The Rough Kutz
• Ruder Than You
• The Rudiments
• The Rudimentals
• Rx Bandits
• Save Ferris
• The Scholars
• The Scofflaws
• Ska-P
• Skankin' Pickle
• Skavoovie and the Epitones
• Skinnerbox
• The Skunks
• The Slackers
• Slapstick
• Slow Gherkin
• Spunge
• Sonic Boom Six
• Sounds Like Chicken
• Spring Heeled Jack
• Starpool
• Sto zvířat
• Streetlight Manifesto
• Stubborn All-Stars
• Subb
• Sublime
• Sublime with Rome
• Suburban Legends
• Suburban Rhythm
• The Suicide Machines
• Superhiks
• The Supervillains
• The Taj Motel Trio
• Tip The Van
• The Toasters
• Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
• The Unlimiters
• The Upgrades
• The Uptones
• The Urge
• Tijuana No!
• Voodoo Glow Skulls
• Westbound Train
• Zdob Si Zdub