REGGAE DANCEHALL PIONEERS: Alton Ellis — The Deals That Vanished | Part 9 | When Island and A&M Walked Away

June 02, 2026 • 00:02:27

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By the late 1970s, Island Records and A&M Records were both talking to Alton Ellis. Both walked away. Meanwhile he was carrying a family of 20+ children on session fees and shop receipts. Part 9 of the Reggae Dancehall Pioneers series tells the chapter the cleaner biographies fold away.

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