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Cue Club

Well supported

Basement club at 5a Praed Street, Paddington, London, opened by Jamaican sound pioneer Count Suckle in 1964; open seven nights a week, it mixed ska, soul and funk and staged Jamaican and US acts including Prince Buster and Edwin Starr.

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At a glance

Type: venue →
Era: Ska and independence-era culture →
Confidence: Well supported

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Videos

Duke Vin, Count Suckle & the Birth of Ska in Britain (trailer)

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · documentary

Trailer for Gus Berger's 2008 documentary; discovery-only embed.

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Articles & sources

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RIP Count Suckle, London Soundsystem Pioneer

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Red Bull Music Academy Daily obituary reference.

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