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- This is Trojan rock steady
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Alton Nehemiah Ellis OD (1 September 1938 – 10 October 2008) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady who was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2004, Alton Ellis was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government in recognition of his achievements. In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame. Born in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica, Alton Ellis was raised within a musical family and
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Ellis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- singer
- Award
- Order of Distinction
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Studio One
- Image
- Alton Ellis.JPG
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- cause of death
- cancer
- date of birth
- 1938-09-01
- date of death
- 2008-10-10
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
- name in native language
- Alton Ellis
- Commons category
- Alton Ellis
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