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 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica- Cultural and creative industry officials, entertainment aficionados, friends, family and fans will gather at the Vin Lawrence Park on First Street in Trench Town on Saturday, ...

Reggae music pioneer Alton Ellis, known as the godfather of rocksteady, has died at the age of 70 in London, England. Officials at Hammersmith Hospital announced Sunday morning that Ellis, who had ...

This is the 24th in our daily series highlighting 55 Jamaicans who broke down barriers and helped put the country on the world stage. Each day, one personality will be featured, culminating ...

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 ...

Jamaican reggae star Alton Ellis, known as the "Godfather of Rocksteady", died overnight of cancer in London, a hospital spokeswoman has said. He was 70 years old. Ellis passed away peacefully at ...

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 ...

Alton Ellis, 70, the smooth-voiced Jamaican singer credited with helping launch the island's popular rock steady genre, a slow and hypnotically appealing style that borrowed from elements of American ...

If that doesn’t seem like a logical pairing to you, you’re hardly to be blamed, but since the mid-1960s musicians from Jamaica and other West Indian nations carved out a scene for themselves in ...

Keecia Ellis, the daughter of the Godfather of Rocksteady Alton Ellis runs her own publishing company to support reggae music creators. Her initiative Yard & Abroad connects artists in the UK and ...

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 ...