Alton Ellis has been played over 140 times on NTS, first on 25 January 2013. Alton Ellis's music has been featured on 134 episodes.

Alton Nehemiah Ellis OD (1 September 1938 – 10 October 2008) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady who was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2004, Alton Ellis was awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government in recognition of his achievements. In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.

Born in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica, Alton Ellis was raised within a musical family and…