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Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor to ska and a precursor to reggae rocksteady was performed by Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads The Maytals The Heptones and The Paragons. The term rocksteady comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the Alton Ellis song Rock Steady. Dances performed to rocksteady were less energetic than the earlier ska dances.
