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Rocksteady

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Rocksteady! (Volume 1) The Roots Of Reggae - Jamaican Music Compilation

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STUDIO 1, REGGAE, ROCKSTEADY HITS Ft. Marcia Griffiths, Alton Ellis, Heptones, Bob Andy

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60's 70's Early reggae rocksteady ska

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BLAZING ROCKSTEADY BEATS ft. Alton Ellis,Heptones ,Ken Boothe, Horace Andy and more

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The Difference Between Ska, Rocksteady, and Reggae Guitar - Guitar Lesson

Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years, performed by many of the artists who helped establish reggae. For example harmony groups such as The Techniques, The Righteous Flames and The Gaylads; singers such as Delroy Wilson, Phyllis Dillon and Roy Shirley; musicians such as Jackie Mittoo, Tommy McCook and Lynn Taitt. The term rocksteady comes from a popular (slower) dance style mentioned in the Alton Ellis song 'Rocksteady' that matched the new sound. Some rocksteady songs became hits outside Jamaica, as with ska, helping to secure the international base reggae music has today.