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"Simmer Down" was the First single released by The Wailers
The Wailers (reggae)

The Wailers was a ska, rocksteady, and reggae group formed in Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica in 1963, consisting of Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Cherry Smith....
, accompanied by the ska
Ska

Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and Calypso music with United States jazz and rhythm and blues....
 supergroup, The Skatalites
The Skatalites

The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including "Guns of Navarone"....
, and produced by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in 1963. It was the number one hit in Jamaica
Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
 in February, 1964.

The Song was directed to the "Rude Boy
Rude boy

Rude boy, rudeboy, rudie, rudi or rudy were common terms for juvenile delinquents and criminals in 1960s Jamaica, and have since been used in other contexts....
s" of the ghetto
Ghetto

A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure."...
s of Jamaica at the time, sending them a message to cool down or "Simmer Down" with all the violence and crime going on in Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. It faces a natural harbor protected by the Palisadoes, a long spit which connects Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island....
. The subject matter of "Simmer Down" made The Wailers stand out amongst their contemporaries.






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"Simmer Down" was the First single released by The Wailers
The Wailers (reggae)

The Wailers was a ska, rocksteady, and reggae group formed in Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica in 1963, consisting of Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Cherry Smith....
, accompanied by the ska
Ska

Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and Calypso music with United States jazz and rhythm and blues....
 supergroup, The Skatalites
The Skatalites

The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including "Guns of Navarone"....
, and produced by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in 1963. It was the number one hit in Jamaica
Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
 in February, 1964.

The Song was directed to the "Rude Boy
Rude boy

Rude boy, rudeboy, rudie, rudi or rudy were common terms for juvenile delinquents and criminals in 1960s Jamaica, and have since been used in other contexts....
s" of the ghetto
Ghetto

A ghetto is described as a "portion of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure."...
s of Jamaica at the time, sending them a message to cool down or "Simmer Down" with all the violence and crime going on in Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the Capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. It faces a natural harbor protected by the Palisadoes, a long spit which connects Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island....
. The subject matter of "Simmer Down" made The Wailers stand out amongst their contemporaries. The Wailers at this time contained Bob Marley
Bob Marley

Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley Jamaican Order of Merit was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands: The Wailers and Bob Marley & the Wailers ....
, Bunny Wailer
Bunny Wailer

Bunny Wailer, also known as Bunny Livingston , is a singer songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh....
, Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh was a reggae musician who was a core member of The Wailers who then went on to have a successful solo career as well as being a trailblazer for the Rastafari movement....
, Junior Braithwaite
Junior Braithwaite

Franklin Delano Alexander Braithwaite, better known as Junior Braithwaite was one of the founders of, and the first lead singer of The Wailers ....
, Cherry Smith
Cherry Smith

Cherry Smith was a backing vocalist for the original The Wailers from 1963-1966.According to Bob Marley's official website Bunny Wailer and Beverley Kelso were the only surviving members of the original Wailers until Smith's death....
 and Beverley Kelso
Beverley Kelso

Beverley Kelso is a Jamaican singer. She was a backing vocalist, and one of the founding members of The Wailers . According to Bob Marley's official website both she and Bunny Wailer are the only surviving members of the original Wailers....
. It was Bob Marley's first hit and his career as a song writer and performer took off from there.

The song was later covered by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American third wave ska band from Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts.Formed in 1983, the Bosstones are credited with the creation of the ska-core genre, a form of music that mixes elements of third wave ska and hardcore punk....
 for their EP Ska-Core, The Devil, and More
Ska-Core, the Devil, and More

Ska-Core, the Devil, and More is an Extended play by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was first released in 1993 by Mercury Records. This EP includes one reggae and three Hardcore punk covers....
, as well as by The Specials
The Specials

The Specials are an England 2 Tone ska revival Musical ensemble formed in 1977 in Coventry. They have had Chart-topper in the United Kingdom, and their music is featured in film and television soundtracks....
 for their cover album Today's Specials.