Sugar Minott - Oh Mr Dc (Studio One)

Alton Ellis

Born Alton Nehemiah Ellis in Trench Town, Kingston, Jamaica, Ellis was raised within a musical family and learned to play the piano at a young age.[6] He attended Ebeneezer and Boys' Town schools, where he excelled in both music and sport.[7] While at Boys' Town Ellis performed as a dancer (in a duo) in the first show that a school director called Mr Bailey had organized for Vere Johns who had been invited down to talent scout.[8] He would later compete on Vere Johns' Opportunity Hour.[9] After winning some competitions, he switched to singing, starting his career in 1959 as part of the duo Alton & Eddy with Eddy Parkins.[10]

Ellis and Parkins recorded for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One, initially in the R&B style, having a hit in 1960 with "Muriel" (from Dodd's first commercially-oriented recording session at Federal studios),[11] a song Ellis had written while working as a labourer on a building site.[7] This initial success was followed by the release of "My Heaven", which like "Muriel" was a slow R&B ballad with the instrumental triplets and vocal harmonizing common to the ballads of that period. Further releases in the R&B style followed: "Lullabye Angel", "I Know It All", "I'm Never Gonna Cry" and "Yours".[7] The duo also recorded R&B tracks for Vincent Chin's Randy's label including "Let Me Dream". The duo split after Parkins won a major talent contest and moved to the United States.[10] Ellis remained in Kingston, working as a printer and after losing his job, he restarted his music career, initially forming a new duo with John Holt.[7] When Holt joined The Paragons, Ellis formed a new group, The Flames. Ellis continued to work for Dodd and also recorded for his arch-rival, Duke Reid on his Treasure Isle label.[10] At the start of his career Ellis recorded with his younger sister Hortense; early tracks with Hortense like "Don't Gamble With Love" (1965) were still in the R&B style.

King of Kings 10 Year Anniversary

Here is a piece of the King of Kings 10 Year Anniversary Sunday April 29th 2012 feat. Black Tusk and Jah Warrior Shelter. 20 Sounds 10min each.. Big up Dj Smoky and the Shattuck Downlow in Berkeley Ca for hosting this event every Sunday for the past 10 years STRONG!

BOB MARLEY DOCUMENTARY TO BE FIRST-EVER US FILM STREAMING ON FACEBOOK®

BOB MARLEY DOCUMENTARY TO BE FIRST-EVER US FILM STREAMING ON FACEBOOK® SIMULTANEOUS WITH THEATRICAL RELEASE Facebook’s Users Given Instant Streaming Access to Kevin Macdonald’s “MARLEY” At Midnight on April 20th; A Portion of the Proceeds to Benefit Save the Children LOS ANGELES (April 12, 2012) – Shangri-La Entertainment, Tuff Gong Pictures and Milyoni announced today that Academy Award®-winning director Kevin Macdonald’s definitive documentary about the legendary musician Bob Marley will be the first U.S. release ever to be made available for streaming on Facebook® the same day as its theatrical release, April 20. Using Milyoni’s Social Cinema technology, http://www.milyoni.com/products/social-cinema/ Facebook’s users will be able to instantly watch “MARLEY” streaming from the Bob Marley Facebook page. Social Cinema provides fans with a shared, social viewing experience with the ability to chat with friends, answer questions and share and tag favorite clips. Over 37 million fans currently “like” the Bob Marley Facebook page, making it one of the top 20 most popular pages in the world.