LONDON (AP) ? Reggae music pioneer Alton Ellis, who enjoyed a career revival in recent years after a string of hits in the 1960s, died Friday. He was 70. Ellis died peacefully, officials at Hammersmith hospital said, adding that his family did not wish to release details.

Jamaican-born reggae singer Alton Ellis, known for his unique "rocksteady" sound," has died in London at the age of 70, his agent says. Agent Trish De Rosa remembered the so-called Godfather of rocksteady, who was diagnosed with cancer last year, as a very dedicated musician who refused to "slow down," the BBC said Sunday. "His life was the music and the stage," De Rosa said of Ellis, who died ...

LONDON - Reggae music pioneer Alton Ellis, who enjoyed a career revival in recent years after a string of hits in the 1960s, has died in a London hospital. He was 70.

LONDON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Jamaican-born reggae singer Alton Ellis, known for his unique "rocksteady" sound," has died in London at the age of 70, his agent says.

Reggae music pioneer Alton Ellis, who enjoyed a career revival in recent years after a string of hits in the 1960s, has died in a London hospital.