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Sixties Rock Poster Aritst Alton Kelley Dead At 67

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2008-06-02 16:26:26 by Michael Goldberg of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
...Alton Kelley, passed away Sunday. His death was due to "complications from a long illness," according to a press release Alton Kelly's contribution to the legendary art exhibit, Joint Show It was Kelley, along with his creative partner Stanley Mouse and a handful of other artists, Wes Wilson, Victor Moscoso and Rick Griffin, who created a...
 
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Jamaican Rocksteady Star Alton Ellis Dies in London

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2008-10-13 09:22:49 by WMCNewsDept. in World Music Central
Alton Ellis, a popular Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer, died October 10 at a London hospital. He was 70 Alton Ellis was born September 1st of 1940 in Kingston, Jamaica . He began his singing career in the late 1950s, when he partnered Eddie Perkins on a handful of songs for leading Jamaican producer, Clement Coxsone Dodd. Soon after, he...
 
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r.i.p.: alton ellis

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2008-10-12 15:54:49 by joe in 17 dots
...Alton Ellis, who passed away on Friday at the age of 70. Alton was a master , a truly gifted vocalist responsible for some of reggaes biggest hits. I had the privilege of seeing him live twice, and count both as two of the best shows Ive ever attended. He was a spirited, lively, engaging performer who seemed genuinely thrilled to be...
 
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San Francisco Psychedelic Graphic Artist Alton Kelley Dies

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2008-06-10 07:28:01 by Editor in World Music Central
...Alton Kelley died last week. The name might not immediately strike a bell with most, but the elaborately designed concert posters from 1960s and 1970s bearing names like the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix or album covers for The Beatles, Journey and Steve Miller speak his name loud and clear Alton Kelley, along with...
 
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Alton Ellis R.I.P.

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2008-10-13 19:56:01 by Jason Cherkis in Black Plastic Bag
Alton Ellis is dead . Trojan Records writes Paying a fitting tribute to the career of Alton Nehemiah Ellis in just a few paragraphs is an impossible task. For well over forty years, his inimitable voice has thrilled hundreds of thousands worldwide on countless classic Ska, Soul, Rock Steady and Reggae recordings, many of which he also happened...
 
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Alton Nehemiah Ellis 1944-2008

2008-10-09 20:29:46 by Baudolino of MOG in MOG - Editor's Picks
 
...Alton's covers here, and reported my fears that, given that he'd been diagnosed with lymph cancer, he might not be with us much longer. http://mog.com/Baudolino/blog/190011 He seemed to have recovered from his chemotherapy, but collapsed shortly after coming off stage in London in August, and his condition deteriorated. He died earlier today...
 
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Alton Ellis Dies

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2008-10-12 00:02:00 by Carl Abernathy in Cahl's Juke Joint: A rock, blues and jazz blog
 
Alton Ellis, known as the godfather of rocksteady, died Friday. When he performed a love song, it was like hearing Jerry Butler backed by a reggae band. Ellis' voice was that smooth and sweet RIP
 
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Alton Ellis, godfather of rocksteady, RIP

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2008-10-13 00:00:00 by mofgimmers in Electric Roulette
...Alton Ellis , known as the godfather of rocksteady, who has died at the age of 70 in London Officials at Hammersmith Hospital announced Sunday morning that Ellis, who had cancer of the lymph glands, died peacefully Friday night after he had been hospitalized for several weeks. "His life was the music and the stage," said his manager Trish De...
 
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Rocksteady Legend Alton Ellis R.I.P.

2008-10-13 12:25:00 by Dave Maher in Pitchfork: News
 
Alton Ellis, the Jamaican singer known as "The Godfather of Rocksteady", passed away Friday, October 10 at Hammersmith Hospital in London. He was 70 years old According to an AP report citing hospital officials, "Ellis died peacefully," and "his family did not wish to release details." However, an obituary on the Trojan Records site points to a...
 
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R.I.P. Neal Hefti and Alton Ellis

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2008-10-15 22:56:55 by Randall Monty in Merry Swankster
 
...Alton Ellis, however, selected both. This past weekend, these two lesser known but well regarded musicians shed this mortal coil, leaving behind legacies as one hit wonders that actually belie long and influential careers Neal Hefti (1922-2008) played trumpet and composed for the likes of Count Bessie, Steve Allen, Harry James and Woody...
 
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