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Alton Ellis

1938 - 2008

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alton Ellis is the 1,849th most popular singer (up from 1,862nd in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 59th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Jamaican Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alton Ellis ranks 1,849 out of 4,381. Before him are Peter Sarstedt, Agnes Obel, Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Solomon Linda, Gerard Way, and Meja. After him are Pasha Parfeny, Colin Hay, Mac DeMarco, Marie Kraja, Cheryl Studer, and Nina Žižić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Alton Ellis ranks 531. Before him are Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko, Jorge Manicera, Nikolay Smaga, Judy Blume, Jorge Mendonça, and Sheila Dikshit. After him are Rita Achkina, Achim Müller, Heidi Schmid, Marilyn Ferguson, Carlos Contreras, and Luisa Valenzuela. Among people deceased in 2008, Alton Ellis ranks 326. Before him are Gennadi Volnov, Manorama, Benoît Lamy, Estelle Reiner, Harald Hein, and Roger Foulon. After him are Inga Fischer-Hjalmars, Buddy Miles, Derog Gioura, Marilyn Ferguson, Sam Tingle, and Bjørn Paulson.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Alton Ellis ranks 58 out of 189. Before him are Errol Brown (1948), Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Yellowman (1956), Bilal Philips (1947), and Augustus Pablo (1954). After him are Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), Arthur Wint (1920), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Coxsone Dodd (1932), Kenneth O. Hall (1941), and Andrew Holness (1972).

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Among SINGERS In Jamaica

Among singers born in Jamaica, Alton Ellis ranks 15. Before him are Bunny Wailer (1947), Burning Spear (1945), Carl Douglas (1942), Gregory Isaacs (1951), Errol Brown (1948), and Yellowman (1956). After him are Ini Kamoze (1957), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), Dennis Brown (1957), Omi (1986), Capleton (1967), and Sizzla (1976).

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