Rocksteady

Rocksteady is music genre that was most popular in Jamaica between 1966 and 1968.

The term comes from a dance style that was menti

Rocksteady is music genre that was most popular in Jamaica between 1966 and 1968.

The term comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the Alton Ellis song Rock Steady. The rocksteady dance was more relaxed than the earlier, more frantic skanking dance style. A successor to ska, and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was performed by Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, The Kingstonians, Toots & the Maytals and The Paragons.