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Choose one (and only one) of the following: Would you rather be a "one-hit wonder", forever linked to a single musical piece, but in a manner that the name of the song is decidedly more well-known than yours is; or would you rather have a career producing music that flies mostly under the radar but is highly respected within your particular genre? For the purposes of this exercise, you may choose...
Alton Ellis – Live & Learn Part 2 of my own small tribute. Alton Ellis’ smooth vocal tones grace another classic Studio One rhythm. A killer combination. File Download (2:56 min / 3 MB)
Let me note: The articles here written on the blog are part of Ras Cardo's copyrighted works, and his new book- Love in Black and White. (c) 2000-2008.All rights reserved. It is with sadness that we now mourn the loss of yet another member of our Trench-Town musical fraternity. The man and legend Alton Ellis left us recently. I Ras cardo sends all condolences to his family and many fans worldwide....
Alton Ellis – I’m Just A Guy Tommy Squeaker told me today that reggae singer Alton Ellis died last week. I missed this news at the time but couldn’t let his death pass without posting a couple of his tunes as I’ve long been a big fan. Alton Ellis’ career lasted a long time. In the days when ska slowed down and rocksteady was king in Jamaica, Alton Ellis was the man. So much so that he became known...
Informed by a post on shimmy shimmy, I realized that Jamaican rocksteady legend Alton Ellis has passed away from cancer. Here are a few of his classics that span over 45 years. Tribute on Myspace and idolator Ellis was known as the “Godfather of rocksteady“, with his 1967 debut album ‘Mr Soul Of Jamaica’ regarded as [...]
For those who may not know, the month of October in Reggae land is Peter-Tosh's month. I must tell the world to remember this Trench-Town prophet and musical icon. He was taken away from us in 1987, but his works must live on.
It's only two months since I had the pleasure of seeing Alton Ellis, the King or Godfather of Rocksteady, at the Jazz Cafe, but now he's dead, aged 70. (See The Vinyl Word August 11 and my photo below). This was apparently his last appearance and we were unaware that he was suffering from lymphatic cancer. It was a thoroughly enjoyable show and I'm glad I had a chance to see him one more time, but...
Não poderíamos deixar de prestar essa homenagem e de alguma forma tentarmos exaltar ainda mais a figura de Alton Ellis. A intenção do primeiro volume é de mostrar o quanto a voz do Mr. Rocksteady influênciou artistas como Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Errol Dunkley, Johnny Clarke, Winston Francis, Heptones, Delroy Wilson, Ken Booth, Jacob Miller, entre outros, que nessa coletânea interpretam alguns...
Jamaican musician Alton Ellis, the "godfather of rocksteady", died on Friday 10 October, 2008. Jamaican bloggers look back at his career and pay tribute to a musical legend.
Alton Ellis was regarded by many connoisseurs as the most consummate Jamaican vocalist of the 1960s, when he recorded some masterful records in the ska and rocksteady styles which preceded reggae. With his powerful, yearning voice he also had a particular gift for taking American soul and R&B songs and giving them a uniquely Jamaican character.
R.I.P. rocksteady reggae pioneer Alton Ellis, who succumbed to lymphatic cancer at age 70. Known as “the Godfather of Rocksteady,” Ellis had a string of hits in the ’60s and continued to perform until this August, when he collapsed onstage during a performance in London. [CanadianPress.com] Warren, OH’s Market Alley street will now be known as [...]
Reggae star Alton Ellis, known as “the Godfather of rocksteady”, has died at the age of 70. The Jamaican-born singer, who moved to Britain in the 1970s, achieved fame with a number of hits, including I’m Still in Love and I’m Just a Guy. He was a leading pioneer of the more laid-back “rocksteady” sound, which came out of Jamaica in the 1960s. Ellis was still performing until August this year, when...
