Giving rocksteady its due
He may have played some of the ‘baddest’ bass lines in Jamaican popular music a but Jackie Jackson is far from a household name. In fact, most persons know him as the husband of singer Karen Smith.
Get Ready To Rocksteady, a film on the beat that preceded reggae, gives musicians like Jackson his due. One month of filming for the project, here is almost complete and it is expected to be released in Europe and North America this year.