Originally Posted by s_9
I think it might be urban legend that it was really hot one summer...Too damn hot to dance to ska music, so they slowed it down & it became Rocksteady, then eventually Reggae.
it is a good story, and there might be some truth to it... another factor that's been cited is the contempoaneous rise of armed political gang violence and the fact that it's easier to watch your back in the dancehall when you're just shuffling around slowly instead of skanking like a madman.
most important factor: tastes change over time