| LC control no. | n 93053105 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ellis, Alton |
| See also | Corporate body: Flames (Musical group : Alton Ellis) Corporate body: Alton & Eddie |
| Located | England |
| Birth date | 1938-09-01 |
| Death date | 2008-10-10 |
| Place of birth | Kingston (Jamaica) |
| Place of death | London (England) |
| Field of activity | Rocksteady (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Keyboard players Sound recording executives and producers Composers Reggae musicians |
| Found in | His Alton & Hortense Ellis [SR] p1990: label (Alton Ellis) Reggae Fusion Jamaica WWW site, Nov. 22, 2002 (Alton Ellis; b. 1944, Kingston, Jamaica; vocals, keyboards, producer, songwriter; has lived in England since 1972) Wikipedia, Oct. 11, 2008 (Alton Ellis OD (b. Alton Nehemiah Ellis); b. Sept. 1, 1940-Oct. 10, 2008; elsewhere in article says b. 1938) BBC News Web site, 11 Oct. 2008 (Reggae star Alton Ellis, known as "the Godfather of rocksteady", has died at the age of 70) Wikipedia, March 28, 2014 (Alton Ellis; born Alton Nehemiah Ellis, September 1, 1938, Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica, died October 10, 2008, London, England; Jamaican vocalist, one of the innovators of rocksteady who was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady") Ska, ℗2003: container (Alton & Eddie; performers of "Let me dream") insert (Alton Ellis and Eddie Perkins; recorded 1959-1962) |
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