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In 2006, he was inducted into the international reggae and world music awards hall of fame. In 2004, alton ellis was awarded the order of distinction by the jamaican government in recognition of his achievements. The term rocksteady comes from a popular slower dance style mentioned in the alton ellis song rocksteady that matched the new sound. Jan 20, 2017 verse 1 c better get ready dm come do rock steady em dm you got to do this new dance, hope youre ready em you got to do it just like uncle freddy g if you dont know am just shake your head, rock your bodyline am shake your shoulders, everything in time dm g c dm then see ohohohooohohooh c dm you got to shake your shoulders verse 2 c. Letra rock steady letralyrics better get ready come do rock steady, ooh you got to do this new dance hope youre ready you got to do it just like uncle freddy if you dont know just shake your head, rock your bodyline shake your shoulders, evrything in time. The best of alton ellis classic reggae rocksteady hits mix the. Alton nehemiah ellis od 1 september 1938 10 october 2008 was a jamaican singersongwriter. Alton ellis, aka the godfather of rocksteady, started his career as a singer in 1959 as one half of the duo alton and eddy the other half being eddy perkins. A successor to ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was performed by jamaican vocal harmony groups such as the gaylads, the maytals, the heptones and the paragons. Alton ellis was the top rocksteady singer, and it shows.
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Born alton nehemiah ellis in trenchtown, kingston, jamaica. Alton ellis mix best of alton ellis classic reggae and. Alton ellis rocksteady better get ready come do rock steady, ooh you got to do this new dance hope youre ready you got to do it just like uncle freddy if you dont know just shake your head. Nov 20, 2017 the best of alton ellis classic reggae rocksteady hits mix the best of alton ellis classic hits mix is brought to you by jet star music.
He grew up being a good dancer and winning some dance contests at vere johns opportunity hour. Get all the lyrics to songs on get ready for rockreggaesteady and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Rocksteady is a musical entity originated in jamaica around 1966. The gentler pace accented the tender lyrics, and many of its anthems were love songs. You can buy album get ready for rock reggae steady 196774 1999 alton ellis. Listen to the best rocksteady reggae ska roots rock steady shows. Hailed as the king of rock steady, alton ellis, who has died aged 70 of cancer, was the first singer to popularise the style that formed the bridge.
Rocksteady chords by alton ellis learn to play guitar by chord and tabs and use our crd diagrams, transpose the key and more. The term rocksteady comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the alton ellis song rock steady. Alton ellis the godfather of rocksteady djeasypromos. Sep 05, 2011 alton ellis rocksteady better get ready come do rock steady, ooh you got to do this new dance hope youre ready you got to do it just like uncle freddy if you dont know just shake your head. Download alton ellis songs, singles and albums on mp3. Listen to rock steady original, a song by alton ellis on tidal. Not surprisingly, many popular rocksteady songs are american soul covers such as alton ellis willow tree, sitting in the park and im just a guy. The sweetvoiced jamaican singer alton ellis was the artist most commonly associated with the rocksteady genre of the mid1960s, and was indeed often called the godfather of rocksteady. Music profile for alton ellis, born 1 september 1938. Get ready rock steady by various artists, released 30 october 2015 1. Sep 10, 2012 alton ellis, aka the godfather of rocksteady, started his career as a singer in 1959 as one half of the duo alton and eddy the other half being eddy perkins. Sings rock and soul by alton ellis album, rocksteady. He began recording in the late 1950s and continued until his death in 2008, but he reached his period of greatest popularity in the late 1960s.
One of the innovators of rocksteady who was given the informal title godfather of rocksteady. Ellis was born in trenchtown, a poor area of kingston, jamaica, and learned to play the piano at a young age. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. In 2004, alton ellis was awarded the order of distinction by the jamaican government in. Between 1965 and 1967 rocksteady dominated the jamaican airwaves and. Better get ready come do rock steady, ooh you got to do this new dance hope youre ready y. Alton ellis the godfather of rocksteady best of the.
He was the older brother of reggae singer hortense ellis and at the end of his life father of 20 children including noel ellis. The best of alton ellis classic reggae and rocksteady hits mix. The beat the tears of a clown owen gray the great pretender the ozskas takin my love the porkers burnin love jerry jones see you later alligator ken boothe susie q. Read or print original rock steady lyrics 2020 updated. After scoring a couple of hits, perkins moved to the u. Better get ready come do rock steady, ooh you got to do this new dance hope youre ready you got to do it just like uncle freddy if you dont know. Some rocksteady songs became hits outside jamaica, as with ska, helping to secure the international base reggae music has today. Check out rock steady by alton ellis on amazon music. Alton ellis born alton neamiah ellis, 1944 in kingston, jamaica, died october 10 2008 was a musician best known as one of the innovators of rocksteady music. Ellis had his first hit during the ska craze, but made his true lasting mark as the definitive solo singer of the rocksteady era. Alton ellis,heptones,ken boothe, horace andy and more youtube. The best of alton ellis classic reggae rocksteady hits mix the best of alton ellis classic hits mix is brought to you by jet star music. One of the first vocalists to enter the jamaican music business, alton ellis was generally revered as the greatest and most soulful singer the country ever produced that is, until bob marley came along. Free download lton nehemiah ellis od 1 september 1938 10 october 2008 was a jamaican vocalist.
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