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This is a list of notable bands and musicians who performed primarily rocksteady music for a significant portion of their careers. Bobby Aitken Roland Alphonso [ 1 ]
The Rocksteady 7 also known as David Hillyard & the Rocksteady Seven, are an American Ska and Jazz band from New York, New York that formed in 1992. Since the early 1990s the group has consisted of tenor saxophonist and band leader Dave Hillyard as well as percussionist Larry McDonald .
Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. [1] A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years, performed by many of the artists who helped establish reggae, including harmony groups such as the Techniques, the Paragons, the Heptones and the Gaylads; soulful singers such as Alton Ellis, [2] Delroy ...
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The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991.The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz.The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North and South America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records.
The group continues to record material and tour regularly. Its 2007 album Here & Now was a collaboration with a new generation of musicians who have credited the band as an influence. America won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist and were nominated for Best Pop Vocal Group at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards in 1973. [1]
[2] [3] He formed his own band, which was booked by Byron Lee to perform at the 1962 independence celebrations in Jamaica. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Taitt decided to stay in Jamaica, living in Kingston , and played in a number of bands including The Sheiks, The Cavaliers, and The Comets, and worked with Baba Brooks , The Skatalites and Tommy McCook and the ...
Dave Hillyard is a tenor saxophonist originating from San Diego, California.He has performed in groups such as The Slackers, The Rocksteady Seven, The Donkey Show, Hepcat, Stubborn All-Stars, [1] and has guested with the likes of Rancid, Victor Rice, Skinnerbox NYC and Alexandra Lawerentz.