Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was performed by Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, The Maytals, The Heptones and The Paragons. The term rocksteady comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the Alton Ellis song "Rock Steady". Dances performed to rocksteady were less energetic than the earlier ska dances. The first international rocksteady hit was "Hold Me Tight" (1968) by the American soul singer Johnny Nash; it reached number one in Canada.
Characteristics
Rocksteady uses some of the musical elements of rhythm and blues (R&B), jazz, ska, African and Latin American drumming, and other genres. One of the most easily recognizable elements, as in ska, are offbeat rhythms; staccato chords played by a guitar and piano on the offbeats of the measure. This offbeat can be counted so that it falls between each count as an "and". Example: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. The perceived tempo became slower with the development of rocksteady than it had been in ska and this led to a number of changes in the music. The guitar and piano players began to experiment with occasional accents around the basic offbeat pattern. This can be heard throughout Jamaican recordings in subsequent years.
"Rock Steady" is a song performed by British-Canadian recording girl group All Saints from their third studio album, Studio 1. It was co-written by group member Shaznay Lewis in collaboration with the track's producer Greg Kurstin. The song was released by Parlophone Records on 6 November 2006 on
CD, digital, maxi-single and 12" vinyl format. "Rock Steady" was the last official single to be released by the group. All Saints collaborated with Kurstin on a number of songs; six were chosen for the album. "Rock Steady" was released as the first single from it. The song contains prominent 2 Tone, dance-pop, reggae fusion, rocksteady and ska musical characteristics. It is lyrically influenced by feelings of feminism and confidence in reference to the personalities of the group members themselves.
"Rock Steady" received mainly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. On 11 November 2006, the single debuted at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart before reaching a peak of number three the following week. It became All Saints' ninth consecutive top ten hit in the United Kingdom. The single also garnered chart success internationally; peaking within the top ten in the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary and Spain, and the top forty in several other countries.
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2. Hortense Ellis.....Can I Change My Mind
3. Alton Ellis ...Can I Change My Mind
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Roy Shirley - People Rocksteady
The Uniques - People Rocksteady
Lloyd Jackson, The Groovers - Do It To Me Baby
Tommy McCook - Caltone Special
Johnny Moore, Tommy McCook - Sound & Soul
TT Ross - When I Was Little
Roy Wilson - Music Field
Alton Ellis - Rocksteady
Roy Wilson - Dread Saras
Rita Marley - You’re My Desire
Roy Shirley - Get On the Ball
Lloyd Clarke - Summertime
Roy Shirley - Don’t Fight Against Good Ambition
Roy Shirley - Get In The Groove
Slim Smith - Trying Hard To Find A Home
Roy Shirley - Taking Over Orange Street
Owen Gray - Catch A Fallen Star
Lester Sterling - Wise Men Of Rocksteady
Roy Shirley - Musical Train
Little Satmo - Shock Steady
Lester Sterling - Lester S Skank
L Charles - Bits & Pieces
Dawn Penn - I’ll Get You
Glen Adams - Capos Hide Away
Glen Adams - Adams Rock
Roy Shirley - The Mighty Joe Razor
Glen Adams - Grab A Girl
Errol Dunkley - I’m Going Home
Lester Sterling - Forest Gate Rock
Roy Shirley - Get Yourself Running
Cynthia Richards - Johnny Darling
Alva Lewis - Lonely Lover
The Aggravators - Aggrevating Sax
Roy Shirley - I Am A Winner
Roy Shirley - Warming Up The Scene Girl
Roy Shirley - Get Me The Last Dance
Roy Shirley - Thank You
Roy Shirley - Never Let Them Go
Roy Shirley - Rolling
Slim Smith - Let Me Go Girl
Yvonne Harrison - Take My Hands
Roy Shirley - If I Did Know
Roy Shirley - A Golden Festival
Roy Shirley - Got To Be A Winner
Cynthia Richards - Forever
Don Drummond Junior - Sir Pratt Special
Glen Adams - Hold Down Miss Winey
Emotions - No Use To Cry
Roy Shirley - Musical War
Winston Samuels - It’s Been So Long
Slim Smith - Love And Devotion
Slim Smith - Facts Of Life
Slim Smith - Place In The Sun
Slim Smith - My Woman’s Love
Slim Smith - Blessed Are Thu Meek
Slim Smith - Everybody Needs Love
Slim Smith - One Fine Day
Heptones - Ain’t That Bad
Dawn Penn - To Sir With Love
Heptones - School Girls
Bill Gentles - Long Life
Don T. Lee - Love Please Come Back
Glen Adams - My Argument
Max Romeo - My One Girl
Don T. Lee - Reggae Time
Glen Adams - S-H-I (I’m Shocking)
Glen Adams - She’s So Fine
Claudette Thomas - Roses Are Red My Love
The Caribbeans - Butterflies
Yvonne Harrison - The Chase
Yvonne - Near To You
Glen Adams - I Want To Hold Your Hand
Ken Boothe - You Left The Water Running
Ken Boothe - The One I Love
Honey Boy Martin - Dreader Than Dread
Heptones - Gunman Coming To Town
Hemsley Morris - Love Is Strange
Emotions - Buy You A Rainbow
Emotions - Careless Hands
Emotions - Don’t Want To Let You Go
Emotions - Soulful Music
Diplomats - Meet Me At The Corner
Val Bennet - Val Is Back
Danny - In The Mood
Heptones - I Am lonely
Pat Kelly - Daddy’s Home
Slim Smith - Gypsy Woman
Roy Shirley - Touch Them
Glen Adams - Hey There Lonely Girl
Ken Parker - How Could I
Glen Adams - I Remember
Slim Smith - Lessons Of Love
The Webber Sisters - My World
Alva Lewis - Revelation
Lester Sterling - Soul Voyage
Ken Rose - Wall Flower
Raving Ravers - Rock Rock And Cry
Dawn Pennn - Broke My Heart
Slim Smith - Keep The Light
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Lloyd Jackson, The Groovers - Do It To Me Baby
Tommy McCook - Caltone Special
Johnny Moore, Tommy McCook - Sound & Soul
TT Ross - When I Was Little
Roy Wilson - Music Field
Alton Ellis - Rocksteady
Roy Wilson - Dread Saras
Rita Marley - You’re My Desire
Roy Shirley - Get On the Ball
Lloyd Clarke - Summertime
Roy Shirley - Don’t Fight Against Good Ambition
Roy Shirley - Get In The Groove
Slim Smith - Trying Hard To Find A Home
Roy Shirley - Taking Over Orange Street
Owen Gray - Catch A Fallen Star
Lester Sterling - Wise Men Of Rocksteady
Roy Shirley - Musical Train
Little Satmo - Shock Steady
Lester Sterling - Lester S Skank
L Charles - Bits & Pieces
Dawn Penn - I’ll Get You
Glen Adams - Capos Hide Away
Glen Adams - Adams Rock
Roy Shirley - The Mighty Joe Razor
Glen Adams - Grab A Girl
Errol Dunkley - I’m Going Home
Lester Sterling - Forest Gate Rock
Roy Shirley - Get Yourself Running
Cynthia Richards - Johnny Darling
Alva Lewis - Lonely Lover
The Aggravators - Aggrevating Sax
Roy Shirley - I Am A Winner
Roy Shirley - Warming Up The Scene Girl
Roy Shirley - Get Me The Last Dance
Roy Shirley - Thank You
Roy Shirley - Never Let Them Go
Roy Shirley - Rolling
Slim Smith - Let Me Go Girl
Yvonne Harrison - Take My Hands
Roy Shirley - If I Did Know
Roy Shirley - A Golden Festival
Roy Shirley - Got To Be A Winner
Cynthia Richards - Forever
Don Drummond Junior - Sir Pratt Special
Glen Adams - Hold Down Miss Winey
Emotions - No Use To Cry
Roy Shirley - Musical War
Winston Samuels - It’s Been So Long
Slim Smith - Love And Devotion
Slim Smith - Facts Of Life
Slim Smith - Place In The Sun
Slim Smith - My Woman’s Love
Slim Smith - Blessed Are Thu Meek
Slim Smith - Everybody Needs Love
Slim Smith - One Fine Day
Heptones - Ain’t That Bad
Dawn Penn - To Sir With Love
Heptones - School Girls
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Don T. Lee - Love Please Come Back
Glen Adams - My Argument
Max Romeo - My One Girl
Don T. Lee - Reggae Time
Glen Adams - S-H-I (I’m Shocking)
Glen Adams - She’s So Fine
Claudette Thomas - Roses Are Red My Love
The Caribbeans - Butterflies
Yvonne Harrison - The Chase
Yvonne - Near To You
Glen Adams - I Want To Hold Your Hand
Ken Boothe - You Left The Water Running
Ken Boothe - The One I Love
Honey Boy Martin - Dreader Than Dread
Heptones - Gunman Coming To Town
Hemsley Morris - Love Is Strange
Emotions - Buy You A Rainbow
Emotions - Careless Hands
Emotions - Don’t Want To Let You Go
Emotions - Soulful Music
Diplomats - Meet Me At The Corner
Val Bennet - Val Is Back
Danny - In The Mood
Heptones - I Am lonely
Pat Kelly - Daddy’s Home
Slim Smith - Gypsy Woman
Roy Shirley - Touch Them
Glen Adams - Hey There Lonely Girl
Ken Parker - How Could I
Glen Adams - I Remember
Slim Smith - Lessons Of Love
The Webber Sisters - My World
Alva Lewis - Revelation
Lester Sterling - Soul Voyage
Ken Rose - Wall Flower
Raving Ravers - Rock Rock And Cry
Dawn Pennn - Broke My Heart
Slim Smith - Keep The Light
Dawn Penn - I’ll Let You Go Boy
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TRACKLIST
1.Carlton & the Shoes ... Love Me Forever
2. Hortense Ellis.....Can I Change My Mind
3. Alton Ellis ...Can I Change My Mind
4. Alton Ellis.... Tumbling Tears
5. Heptones.... Pretty Looks
6. Heptones .... Gonna Fight
7. Heptones ....Sea Of Love
8. Marcia Griffiths ....Sea Of Love
9. Heptones ....Book Of Rules
10.Horace Andy ....See A Man's Face
11. Horace Andy .... Skylarking
12. The Slickers... Johnny Too Bad
13. Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths... Feel Like Jumping
14. Pluto Shervington...Ram Goat
15. The Techniques... You Don't Care
16. Nora Dean ...Barbwire ( In his underpants)
17. Alton Ellis ....I'm Just A Guy
18. Heptones.....Party Time
19. Delroy Wilson ....Rain From The Skies
20.Dobby Dobson .....Loving Pauper
21. Dobby Dobson... Seems To Me I'm Loosing You
22. Dennis Brown ...No Man Is An Island
23. Keith & Text.... Tonight
24. Marcia Griffiths....Mark My Word
25. Slim Smith .... Conversation
26. Ken Boothe....Say You
27. Ken Booth.....Silver Words
29. Ken Boothe ... Starlight
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TRACKLIST
1.Carlton & the Shoes ... Love Me Forever
2. Hortense Ellis.....Can I Change My Mind
3. Alton Ellis ...Can I Change My Mind
4. Alton Ellis.... Tumbling Tears
5. Heptones.... Pretty Looks
6. Heptones .... Gonna Fight
7. Heptones ....Sea Of Love
8. Marcia Griffiths ....Sea Of Love
9. Heptones ....Book Of Rules
10.Horace Andy ....See A Man's Face
11. Horace Andy .... Skylarking
12. The Slickers... Johnny Too Bad
13. Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths... Feel Like Jumping
14. Pluto Shervington...Ram Goat
15. The Techniques... You Don't Care
16. Nora Dean ...Barbwire ( In his underpants)
17. Alton Ellis ....I'm Just A Guy
18. Heptones.....Party Time
19. Delroy Wilson ....Rain From The Skies
20.Dobby Dobson .....Loving Pauper
21. Dobby Dobson... Seems To Me I'm Loosing You
22. Dennis Brown ...No Man Is An Island
23. Keith & Text.... Tonight
24. Marcia Griffiths....Mark My Word
25. Slim Smith .... Conversation
26. Ken Boothe....Say You
27. Ken Booth.....Silver Words
29. Ken Boothe ... Starlight
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Roy Shirley - People Rocksteady
The Uniques - People Rocksteady
Lloyd Jackson, The Groovers - Do It To Me Baby
Tommy McCook - Caltone Special
Johnny Moore, Tommy McCook - Sound & Soul
TT Ross - When I Was Little
Roy Wilson - Music Field
Alton Ellis - Rocksteady
Roy Wilson - Dread Saras
Rita Marley - You’re My Desire
Roy Shirley - Get On the Ball
Lloyd Clarke - Summertime
Roy Shirley - Don’t Fight Against Good Ambition
Roy Shirley - Get In The Groove
Slim Smith - Trying Hard To Find A Home
Roy Shirley - Taking Over Orange Street
Owen Gray - Catch A Fallen Star
Lester Sterling - Wise Men Of Rocksteady
Roy Shirley - Musical Train
Little Satmo - Shock Steady
Lester Sterling - Lester S Skank
L Charles - Bits & Pieces
Dawn Penn - I’ll Get You
Glen Adams - Capos Hide Away
Glen Adams - Adams Rock
Roy Shirley - The Mighty Joe Razor
Glen Adams - Grab A Girl
Errol Dunkley - I’m Going Home
Lester Sterling - Forest Gate Rock
Roy Shirley - Get Yourself Running
Cynthia Richards - Johnny Darling
Alva Lewis - Lonely Lover
The Aggravators - Aggrevating Sax
Roy Shirley - I Am A Winner
Roy Shirley - Warming Up The Scene Girl
Roy Shirley - Get Me The Last Dance
Roy Shirley - Thank You
Roy Shirley - Never Let Them Go
Roy Shirley - Rolling
Slim Smith - Let Me Go Girl
Yvonne Harrison - Take My Hands
Roy Shirley - If I Did Know
Roy Shirley - A Golden Festival
Roy Shirley - Got To Be A Winner
Cynthia Richards - Forever
Don Drummond Junior - Sir Pratt Special
Glen Adams - Hold Down Miss Winey
Emotions - No Use To Cry
Roy Shirley - Musical War
Winston Samuels - It’s Been So Long
Slim Smith - Love And Devotion
Slim Smith - Facts Of Life
Slim Smith - Place In The Sun
Slim Smith - My Woman’s Love
Slim Smith - Blessed Are Thu Meek
Slim Smith - Everybody Needs Love
Slim Smith - One Fine Day
Heptones - Ain’t That Bad
Dawn Penn - To Sir With Love
Heptones - School Girls
Bill Gentles - Long Life
Don T. Lee - Love Please Come Back
Glen Adams - My Argument
Max Romeo - My One Girl
Don T. Lee - Reggae Time
Glen Adams - S-H-I (I’m Shocking)
Glen Adams - She’s So Fine
Claudette Thomas - Roses Are Red My Love
The Caribbeans - Butterflies
Yvonne Harrison - The Chase
Yvonne - Near To You
Glen Adams - I Want To Hold Your Hand
Ken Boothe - You Left The Water Running
Ken Boothe - The One I Love
Honey Boy Martin - Dreader Than Dread
Heptones - Gunman Coming To Town
Hemsley Morris - Love Is Strange
Emotions - Buy You A Rainbow
Emotions - Careless Hands
Emotions - Don’t Want To Let You Go
Emotions - Soulful Music
Diplomats - Meet Me At The Corner
Val Bennet - Val Is Back
Danny - In The Mood
Heptones - I Am lonely
Pat Kelly - Daddy’s Home
Slim Smith - Gypsy Woman
Roy Shirley - Touch Them
Glen Adams - Hey There Lonely Girl
Ken Parker - How Could I
Glen Adams - I Remember
Slim Smith - Lessons Of Love
The Webber Sisters - My World
Alva Lewis - Revelation
Lester Sterling - Soul Voyage
Ken Rose - Wall Flower
Raving Ravers - Rock Rock And Cry
Dawn Pennn - Broke My Heart
Slim Smith - Keep The Light
Dawn Penn - I’ll Let You Go Boy
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MORE ROCKSTEADY FROM DJ SHARPE @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y7O1huj87g
https://youtu.be/C0mpFa2i46E
* THIS THE BEST BLEND OF ROCKSTEADY DELIVERY ON THIS PLATFORM.*
Full Mix is available on https://audiomack.com/dj-sharpe/song/the-rocksteady-ultimix & https://www.mixcloud.com/jefton-sharpe/a-journey-into-the-rocksteady-era/
TRACKLIST
1.Carlton & the Shoes ... Love Me Forever
2. Hortense Ellis.....Can I Change My Mind
3. Alton Ellis ...Can I Change My Mind
4. Alton Ellis.... Tumbling Tears
5. Heptones.... Pretty Looks
6. Heptones .... Gonna Fight
7. Heptones ....Sea Of Love
8. Marcia Griffiths ....Sea Of Love
9. Heptones ....Book Of Rules
10.Horace Andy ....See A Man's Face
11. Horace Andy .... Skylarking
12. The Slickers... Johnny Too Bad
13. Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths... Feel Like Jumping
14. Pluto Shervington...Ram Goat
15. The Techniques... You Don't Care
16. Nora Dean ...Barbwire ( In his underpants)
17. Alton Ellis ....I'm Just A Guy
18. Heptones.....Party Time
19. Delroy Wilson ....Rain From The Skies
20.Dobby Dobson .....Loving Pauper
21. Dobby Dobson... Seems To Me I'm Loosing You
22. Dennis Brown ...No Man Is An Island
23. Keith & Text.... Tonight
24. Marcia Griffiths....Mark My Word
25. Slim Smith .... Conversation
26. Ken Boothe....Say You
27. Ken Booth.....Silver Words
29. Ken Boothe ... Starlight
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Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was performed by Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, The Maytals, The Heptones and The Paragons. The term rocksteady comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the Alton Ellis song "Rock Steady". Dances performed to rocksteady were less energetic than the earlier ska dances. The first international rocksteady hit was "Hold Me Tight" (1968) by the American soul singer Johnny Nash; it reached number one in Canada.
Characteristics
Rocksteady uses some of the musical elements of rhythm and blues (R&B), jazz, ska, African and Latin American drumming, and other genres. One of the most easily recognizable elements, as in ska, are offbeat rhythms; staccato chords played by a guitar and piano on the offbeats of the measure. This offbeat can be counted so that it falls between each count as an "and". Example: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. The perceived tempo became slower with the development of rocksteady than it had been in ska and this led to a number of changes in the music. The guitar and piano players began to experiment with occasional accents around the basic offbeat pattern. This can be heard throughout Jamaican recordings in subsequent years.
Saw an ad in the newspaper that caught my eye I said to my baby this sounds like a ticket for you and I It said volunteers wanted for a very special trip To commune with Mother Nature on a big wooden ship We took a taxi to the river in case any places were free There was an old guy with a beard And every kind of creature as far as the eye could see This old guy was the boss, he said, "I won't tell you no lie But there's more to this journey that is apparent to the eye" He said he'd heard God's message on the radio It was going to rain forever and he'd told him to go "I'll protect you all don't worry I'll be a father to you all I'll save two of every animal, no matter how small But I'll need some assistants to look after the zoo I can't see nobody better so you'll just have to do" I said, "Just tell me something before it's too late and we're gone I mean just how safe is this boat we'll be on?" "It's Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady" It rained for forty days and forty long nights I'd never seen rain like it and it looked like our old friend Was being proved right We had no time to worry though there was just to much to do Between the signified monkey and the kangaroo We had to wash all the animals we had to feed them too We were merely human slaves in a big floating zoo She said, "Hey Baby I don't mean to be flip But it seems this old man is on some power trip" I said, "No, no sugar you must be wrong I mean look at the size of this boat we're on. We're as safe as houses, as safe as mother's milk He's as cool as November and as smooth as China silk He's God's best friend, he's got a seat on the board And life may be tough but we're sailing with the Lord." Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Woke up this morning and something had changed Like a room in my house had just been rearranged She said, "It's stopped raining and I know the guy's kind But if we stay here much longer I'm gonna lose my mind." So we said we had a mission for his favourite dove To see if there was any mercy from this great God above So to find dry land, away the white bird flew We didn't need no country just a rock would do When the dove came back to us, he threw down a twig It was manna from heaven and meant we could blow this gig "But the rock's too small," he said, "can't you see?" I said, "It's just perfect for her, it's perfect for me." Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady Rock steady