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REGGAE DANCEHALL PIONEERS: Alton Ellis — The Brixton Years Begin | Part 8 | The Singer Who Built His Own Lifeboat
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In 1972 Alton Ellis moved to London and opened All-Tone Records in Brixton. Six years later, two teenagers rode his rhythm to UK number one with Uptown Top Ranking. He never saw the money. Part 8 of the Reggae Dancehall Pioneers series tells the story of the lifeboat he built — and the question that never left him.