Alton Ellis & the Flames – “Rocksteady” (1967)

August 8, 2008 at 11:00 pm (Jamaican Music, Rocksteady)

The song that lent its name to this slowed-down version of ska.  Ellis was considered one of the greatest singers Jamaica ever produced, until Bob Marley came along.

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