March 22, 1978 (vol. 88, iss. 135) • Page Image 5
…modern music by alan rubenfeld O NE OF THE great American music fads of the seventies has been reggae music. Reggae became an overnight hype in the U.S., as numerous record companies moved into Jamaica, hunting down this in- triguing sound. But by the end of 1976 the bubble burst as it became evident that reggae did not offer much financial potential in this country. Rolling Stone aptly chronicalized the demise of reggae, as it designated Ston...…