The Godfather of Rock Steady

Rock Steady sounds like you'd think it would - slow and steady, the relentless upbeat of the guitar, an easy cadence that spawned reggae. Ska slowed down and sweetened. The music gets its name from Alton Ellis' song, "Get Ready Rock Steady". Ellis died last weekend. In the NYT obit, a fellow musician's quoted as saying Ellis was bigger than Bob Marley in Jamaica. Now that's big. Que en paz descanse, Alton...