CANADA It is possible that Canadians were involved in one of the first songs that could be called ska. In many reference books you can read that Chris Blackwell used a white Canadian band for his first recordings, to back Laurel Aitken on 'Boogie In My Bones' and 'Little Sheila'. But in other books you will read that this concerned Australian musicians (see also Australia/New Zealand and References). After leaving the Techniques in 1965, the famous Jamaican singer Slim Smith visited Canada where he recorded his first solo album, Toronto'66, which sank into obscurity almost instantly. A lot of Jamaicans lived in Canada. It was one of the few countries where the single 'Bend down Low'/'Mellow Mood' credited to 'Bob, Rita & Peter' (Bob Marley & The Wailers) was released. As happened everywhere, it received a poor reception. Lastly, I know that both Byron Lee & The Dragonaires and Sonny Bradshaw toured Canada in the 1960's. Artists Joey Lewis and the Skalettes Canadian pressings