Ska Boom-Episode 011: The Hooters & All You Zombies

Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae Podcast

My forthcoming book Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History will feature 19 chapters that tell the stories of important bands -- some well known, others not so much -- who deserve credit for giving birth to a uniquely American version of ska and reggae. The stories of each band are intrinsically linked to the songs they wrote and performed and in this episode I tell the story of The Hooters and their iconic reggae song “All You Zombies”. The Hooters you ask? Yes The Hooters! You mean that band that plays “And They Danced?” Yup, that band. Long before Cyndi Lauper, Live Aid and a major label deal, the Hooters were tearing up the stages of night clubs and high schools all around the Philly area as one of the earliest American ska and reggae bands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices