List of ska musicians
This is a list of notable bands and soloists who have performed ska or ska-influenced music at some point in their careers.
Original (starting in 1960s)
- Laurel Aitken
- Prince Buster
- Desmond Dekker
- Clement "Coxsone" Dodd
- Don Drummond
- The Ethiopians
- Justin Hinds
- Judge Dread
- Byron Lee & the Dragonaires
- The Melodians
- Jackie Opel
- Millie Small
- Derrick Morgan
- Eric "Monty" Morris
- The Paragons
- Lee "Scratch" Perry
- The Pioneers
- Duke Reid
- Ernest Ranglin
- Rico Rodriguez
- The Skatalites
- Symarip
- Toots and the Maytals
- The Wailers
2 Tone (starting in 1970s)
- Bad Manners
- The Beat (also known as The English Beat)
- The Bodysnatchers
- Madness
- The Selecter
- The Specials (known at some points as The Special AKA)
- Special Beat
Third wave ska & ska punk (starting in 1980s)
- Against All Authority
- The Allstonians
- The Aquabats
- Area-7
- The Arrogant Sons of Bitches
- Assorted Jellybeans
- Athena
- Big D and the Kids Table
- Bim Skala Bim
- Blue Meanies
- The Bruce Lee Band
- Buck-O-Nine
- The Busters
- Capdown
- Catch 22
- The Chinkees
- Choking Victim
- Citizen Fish
- Critical Mass
- Dance Hall Crashers
- Desorden Público
- Downfall
- Fishbone
- Five Iron Frenzy
- Goldfinger
- Hepcat
- The Hippos
- The Insyderz
- Johnny Socko
- King Django
- King Prawn
- Leftöver Crack
- Leningrad
- Less Than Jake
- Let's Go Bowling
- Link 80
- Mad Caddies
- Mephiskapheles
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
- Monkey
- Mr Bungle
- Mu330
- Chris Murray
- Mustard Plug
- Los Olvidados
- No Doubt
- The O.C. Supertones
- Operation Ivy
- Ore Ska Band
- Panteon Rococo
- Pepper
- The Pietasters
- The Planet Smashers
- La Resistencia
- Reel Big Fish
- Ruder Than You
- Save Ferris
- The Scofflaws
- Ska-P
- Skankin' Pickle
- Slightly Stoopid
- The Slackers
- Slapstick
- spunge
- Streetlight Manifesto
- Sublime
- Suburban Legends
- Suburban Rhythm
- Suicide Machines
- The Toasters
- Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra (ska jazz & ska punk)
- The Uptones
- Voodoo Glow Skulls
- The W's