Genre

Rocksteady

Rocksteady on LoudQuietLoud: more than 100 artists, including Desmond Dekker, Dawn Penn and John Holt. It runs alongside skinhead reggae, calypso and ska.

Cover of Confrontation by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers

reggae · roots reggae · ska

Cover of Refugees by Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff

reggae · ska · roots reggae

The Wailers

reggae · roots reggae · ska

The Wailers

reggae · roots reggae · ska

Desmond Dekker

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Dawn Penn

reggae · dancehall · rocksteady

John Holt

reggae · roots reggae · rocksteady

The Aces

pop · indie pop · indie

The Skatalites

ska · reggae · rocksteady

The Upsetters

reggae · dub · ska

Horace Andy

reggae · dub · roots reggae

Alton Ellis

rocksteady · reggae · ska

The Gladiators

reggae · roots reggae · jamaica

The Heptones

reggae · rocksteady · roots reggae

Ken Boothe

reggae · rocksteady · roots reggae

The Ethiopians

ska · reggae · rocksteady

The Melodians

reggae · rocksteady · ska

The Paragons

rocksteady · reggae · ska

Delroy Wilson

reggae · rocksteady · ska

Prince Buster

ska · rocksteady · reggae

Marcia Griffiths

reggae · female vocalists · rocksteady

The Pioneers

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Jackie Mittoo

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Derrick Harriott

reggae · rocksteady · ska

Cornell Campbell

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Dandy Livingstone

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Derrick Morgan

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Phyllis Dillon

rocksteady · reggae · ska

The Frightnrs

reggae · rocksteady · usa

Laurel Aitken

ska · reggae · rocksteady

The Aggrovators

dub · reggae · roots

Bob Andy

reggae · rocksteady · roots reggae

Tommy McCook

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Symarip

skinhead reggae · ska · reggae

Don Drummond

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Keith Hudson

dub · reggae · roots reggae

Hepcat

ska · rocksteady · reggae

Roland Alphonso

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Judge Dread

ska · reggae · skinhead reggae

Barry Brown

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Hopeton Lewis

rocksteady · reggae · ska

The Uniques

rocksteady · reggae · ska

Errol Dunkley

reggae · rocksteady · ska

Pat Kelly

reggae · rocksteady · ska

Dennis Alcapone

reggae · rocksteady · all

The Gaylads

rocksteady · reggae · ska

The Techniques

rocksteady · reggae · ska

Cover of Gun Life by Keith & Tex

Keith & Tex

rocksteady · reggae · lovers rock

Slim Smith

reggae · rocksteady · ska

Nicky Thomas

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Clancy Eccles

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Eric Donaldson

reggae · rocksteady · ska

Westbound Train

ska · reggae · rocksteady

The Silvertones

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Lord Creator

ska · calypso · reggae

Cover of True Vibration by Owen Gray

Owen Gray

reggae · ska · rocksteady

The Family Circle

soul · reggae · american

Millie Small

ska · reggae · 60s

Stranger Cole

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Joya Landis

reggae · rocksteady · ska

Dave Barker

reggae · skinhead reggae · all

The Valentines

rocksteady · ska · reggae

The Valentines

rocksteady · ska · reggae

Ken Parker

reggae · rocksteady · ska

Baba Brooks

ska · rocksteady · reggae

Joe Higgs

reggae · roots reggae · ska

Dave & Ansel Collins

ska · reggae · rocksteady

The Kingstonians

rocksteady · reggae · skinhead reggae

Jackie Edwards

reggae · ska · soul

Claude Fontaine

reggae · bossa nova · jazz

Sonya Spence

reggae · rocksteady · jamaica

Little John

reggae · dancehall · ragga

Cover of The Russians Are Coming / Sir Lees Whip by Val Bennett

Val Bennett

reggae · rocksteady · ska

Justin Hinds

ska · rocksteady · reggae

Sound Dimension

reggae · rocksteady · dub

Tommy McCook & The Supersonics

ska · reggae · calypso

Ansel Collins

reggae · skinhead reggae · rocksteady

The Gaylettes

reggae · rocksteady · ska

The Versatiles

rocksteady · reggae · skinhead reggae

The Versatiles

rocksteady · reggae · skinhead reggae

Bruce Ruffin

reggae · ska · trojan

Lester Sterling

ska · reggae · rocksteady

King Stitt

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Rudy Mills

skinhead reggae · rocksteady · ska

Freddie McKay

reggae · rocksteady · roots reggae

The Dynamites

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Joe White

reggae · rocksteady · all

Roy Paci & Aretuska

ska · reggae · italian

Roy Shirley

rocksteady · reggae · ska

Larry Marshall

reggae · jamaica · rocksteady

Glen Adams

rocksteady · reggae · skinhead reggae

Al Brown

reggae · rocksteady · funk

Eric Morris

ska · rocksteady · reggae

Leroy Sibbles

reggae · rocksteady · funk

Jimmy London

reggae · lovers rock · rocksteady

Gladstone Anderson

reggae · jamaica · all

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Labels

Labels in this genre

Trojan Records

Home to Desmond Dekker, John Holt & The Skatalites

Doctor Bird

Home to Desmond Dekker, John Holt & Alton Ellis

Island

Home to Desmond Dekker, The Skatalites & The Heptones

Dub Store Records

Home to Derrick Harriott, Hopeton Lewis & The Techniques

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