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Alton Ellis

Kingston, Jamaica • 1938-09-01 – 2008-10-10

Alton Ellis is credited on 776 releases across 368 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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776

Pressings credited

368

Albums

7

Decades active

62

In collections

Biography

Alton Nehemiah Ellis (1 September 1938 – 10 October 2008) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady, he was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.

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Credited work

776 releases · 368 albums · active 1961–2025

  • Performance · 1,001
  • Production · 141
  • Other credits · 11
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Jamaica Recording Studio · Easy Street Studios · Dynamic Sounds Studios · Treasure Isle Recording Studio

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