Hello friends of 
I came back with another musical genre and I told them about the Mento, the Ska now it's Rocksteady's turn.
Rocksteady is another musical genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. That came after the ska, being his successor and then gave way as a direct precursor to reggae.
Rocksteady used to be played by Jamaican vocal groups such as The Gaylads, The Maytals and The Paragons.
But where and why was it called Rocksteady?
It was named after a song by Alton Ellis, "Rocksteady", which was also a type of dance, whose movements or steps were less rapid than the Ska.
There were many songs, but the first international hit was "Hold Me Tight" which ranked number 5 in the United Kingdom (England) and United States of American soul singer Johnny Nash. He was one of the first non-Jamaican singers to record reggae music.
Relevant details of Rocksteady:
It is slower and more relaxed than ska.
They used musical instruments such as: electric guitar, bass and piano, were the main ones.
It arises during a time when Jamaican youth went to the so-called ghettos in Kingston: Riverton City, Greenwich Town and Trenchtown.
The songs ranged from romantic to danceable.
As the Rastafari movement became more popular, rocksteady was devoted less to romantic themes and more to politics and protest.
And as everything has its beginning and end, so also happened with this musical genre the Rocksteady was a very short stage within Jamaican popular music, but influenced much for future musical genres such as Reggae and Dancehall that happened to him.
But before finishing the post here I share the first hit of the Rocksteady and stay tuned because this story continues ....
