Alton Ellis

The Godfather, Mr. Soul, Soul of Jamaica, Alton Ellis has been wailing and crying his distinctive songs of love and strife for nearly 40 years. A champion of both Studio One and Treasure Isle studios in the mid-late sixties, Alton's songs have practically become anthems in Jamaica. There is a conviction and urgency within Alton's voice which both expresses the joy and pain of affairs of the heart, and the indignation of injustice.
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As Reggae dawned in 1968, Alton began recording for other famous and well-thought of Jamaica etc. producers such as Lloyd Daley and Keith Hudson, with whom he cut the conscious "Back To Africa," "Lord Deliver Us," and "Big Bad Boy."
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In 1972, Alton, disillusioned with the recording scene in Jamaica, moved to England in search of a better way of life. There he started his own label, Altone Records. He continued to record throughout the seventies and eighties, and even though there was little drop in the quality of his output, he drifted from the limelight and many fans wondered what happened to him.