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, ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Tribute to Alton Ellis & Hortense Ellis was not held on Saturday in Trench Town, Kingston, as initially planned. The organisers of the Reggae Month event, entitled ‘Remembering ...

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 ...

Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley's crossover smash "Welcome to Jamrock" and the Ghetto Youth/Tuff Gong/Universal album of the same name took top honors at the 25th Annual International Reggae & World Music… ...

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 ...

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 ...