Alton Nehemiah Ellis (1 September 1938 – 10 October 2008)"Godfather of rocksteady dies at 70", Press Association, 11 October 2008 was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady, he was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady".Huey, Steve, [ "Alton Ellis Biography"], Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation. In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.
Born Alton Nehemiah Ellis in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica, Ellis was raised... more
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