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Old 10-16-2008, 03:21 AM   #1
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RIP Alton Ellis

The Godfather of Rocksteady, the great Alton Ellis has passed away at age 70.

Thanks for the tunes, Mr Ellis.

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/40395

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=1kthwkH7k-0
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Old 10-17-2008, 04:00 AM   #2
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"He has become obsessed with blocks of sound, with sequoias of sound, and if he could not produce on the piano what he hears in his head, he would do it by other means. He would gather about him whales and jets and cascades, and make them sing and roar and crash." - Whitney Balliett, on Cecil Taylor
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Old 10-17-2008, 08:18 PM   #3
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Alton Nehemiah Ellis


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September 1, 1938 - October 10, 2008

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Old 10-21-2008, 04:28 PM   #4
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I saw him in his last performance in London!
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Old 10-24-2008, 12:23 AM   #5
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Oh, yeah? How was the show?
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Old 10-24-2008, 08:27 PM   #6
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Oh, yeah? How was the show?

great lots of fun
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Old 10-24-2008, 08:29 PM   #7
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A Grasshoppa Geoff sighting!
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