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Independent Reggae label: Stonehouse Records issued five singles in 1976-77, using an 000 numbering series.  All were Alton Ellis productions; The label was owned by Ellis, in association with Bert Campbell and Ital Music. Alton Ellis Real Name: Alton Nehemiah Ellis King of Rocksteady was Born: 1st September 1938 Kingston, Jamaica and Died: 10th October 2008 London, was aJamaican singer, songwriter, producer and promoter. Alton Ellis was born in down town Kingston into a musical family and raised in Trenchtown, Kingston. He was the older brother of reggae singer Hortense Ellis and at the end of his life father of 20 children. "The Godfather of Rocksteady" traveled regularly to England, and even moved there in 1973 after spending some years in Toronto, Canada. When moving to the U.K., he stopped all his Jamaican band projects. In London, he started his own business with a record store called Alltone, later also converged to a same titled label. He recorded with British producers and toured till the end of his life. He died in London 10 October 2008 at Hammersmith Hospital, of cancer. In his five decades of reggae music, he was always an important influence. Nearly every Jamaican reggae artist refers to him as "King" or "Father". He nearly worked with all important personalities of reggae history. He definitely leaves a huge gap.  Distributed By Ital Records. Thanks to Robert Lyons For The Info.

 

76	J Tony & Alton Ellis	Telephone Line	STONEHOUSE	SH	001
76	Caretaker	Majority Rules	STONEHOUSE	SH	002
77	Kay Janet & Kaylets	Loving You	STONEHOUSE	SH	003
77	Ellis Alton & Sugar Minott	Come Now Natty Dread	STONEHOUSE	SH	004
77	Clinton Senior	Son Of Man	STONEHOUSE	SH	005