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Alton Ellis
Alton Nehemiah Ellis OD (1 September 1938 – 10 October 2008)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Trojan Records state that he was born in 1940 )〕〔"(Godfather of rocksteady dies at 70 )", Press Association, 11 October 2008〕 was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady who was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady".〔Huey, Steve ("Alton Ellis Biography" ), Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation.〕 In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame. ==Early life== Born Alton Nehemiah Ellis in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica, Ellis was raised within a musical family and learned to play the piano at a young age.〔Altruda, Joey ("The Legends of Ska" ), ''Swindle Magazine'', issue 9.〕 He attended Ebeneezer and Boys' Town schools, where he excelled in both music and sport.〔Cane-Honeysett, Laurence (1997) ''Soul Groover'' liner notes, Trojan Records〕 While at Boys' Town Ellis performed as a dancer (in a duo) in the first show that a school director called Mr Bailey had organized for Vere Johns who had been invited down to talent scout. He would later compete on Vere Johns' ''Opportunity Hour''.〔O'Brien Chang, Kevin & Chen, Wayne (1998) "Reggae Routes", Ian Randle Publishers, ISBN 976-8100-67-2〕 After winning some competitions, he switched to singing, starting his career in 1959 as part of the duo Alton & Eddy with Eddy Parkins.〔Larkin, Colin (1998), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9.〕
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