It was first reported that Henry Gates would drink Red Stripe at the White House beer summit, but he had Sam Adams Light.
Red Stripe is Jamaican beer, and that reminded me of “Dr. No”, which was partially filmed in Jamaica.
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“Dr. No” is from 1962, around the same time that Ska hit the music scene in Jamaica. After the movie came out there was a Jamaican version of the James Bond theme.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2009/AUG/JamesBond.mp3]Ska came after Calypso and evolved into Reggae, thanks in part to a record producer named Leslie Kong. In 1969, a few months before Woodstock, a Kong-produced record introduced America to Reggae and became a surprise hit on AM radio.
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