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Rocksteady: The Short, Sweet Era That Changed Jamaican Music

todayNovember 2, 2026

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Jackie Jackson knew exactly when his story began. Remembering the 1967 session for Alton Ellis’s “Girl I’ve Got a Date,” the bassist put it plainly: “That was the birth of Jackie Jackson.”

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