There were 3 significant Austin reggae bands in my 38 year career.
First came The Lotions. I was never technically a “Lotion” but I played with them for a couple of years.
Then came PRESSURE for 6 years.
The The Mau Mau Chaplains 20 years
These bands opened for….
Thrid World
Gregory Isaacs
Freddy McGregor
Jimmy Cliff
Peter Tosh
Bunny Wailer
Max Romeo
Burning Spear
Big Youth
The Gladiators
The Mighty Diamonds
The Meditaions
Isreal Vibrations
Steel Pulse
English Beat
General Public
Mutabaruka
Black Uhuru
Sugar Minot
Toots and the Maytals
Lee “Scratch” Perry
Culture
UB40
Wailing Souls
Aswad
The Heptones
Dennis Brown
Yellowman
Inner Circle
Eek-a-Mouse
The Skatalites