Reggae music pioneer Alton Ellis, who enjoyed a career revival in recent years after a string of hits in the 1960s, died Friday in London. He was 70. By The Associated Press Reggae music pioneer Alton ...

Alton Ellis, the smooth Jamaican singer and songwriter known as the godfather of Rock Steady, died Oct. 11 in London. He was 70 and had lived in Middlesex, England, for nearly two decades. The cause ...

“Alton Ellis”, photo by: Eric Oliviera, used with permission. Visit Eric's flickr photostream. As news of his death spread over the weekend, members of the Jamaican music scene paid tribute to his ...

Alton Ellis, the Jamaican singer known as "The Godfather of Rocksteady", passed away Friday, October 10 at Hammersmith Hospital in London. He was 70 years old. According to an AP report citing ...

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Jamaica's reggae star Alton Ellis has died of cancer in west London at the age of 70. His manager and agent Trish De Rosa said Jamaican authorities were considering the possibility of giving Ellis a ...

Alton Ellis would have been 72 in September had he not died in October 2008. Ellis was inducted into the International Reggae and World Music Awards Hall of Fame in 2006. He was one of a handful of ...

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Jamaican reggae legend Alton Ellis has passed away, aged 70. Ellis, who was nicknamed "The Godfather of Rocksteady", died at Hammersmith Hospital, London at the weekend. He is survived by his wife and ...

Alton Ellis, one of Jamaica s iconic vocalists, has died at the age of 70. Ellis was one of Jamaica s earliest recording artists, first waxing a side in 1959 as part of the duo Alton and Eddie. He ...