WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
rock′ stead′y, 
  1. Music, Music and Dancethe style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
  • 1965–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rock steady
  1. a type of slow Jamaican dance music of the 1960s
'rock steady' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ska

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