▁on ▁the ▁song ▁" Take ▁It ▁E asy " ▁by ▁Hop eton ▁Lewis . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁other ▁J ama ican ▁record ings ▁have ▁been ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁" first " ▁rock st ead y ▁release ▁such ▁as ▁Al ton ▁Ell is ▁& ▁the ▁Fl ames ' ▁" G irl ▁I ' ve ▁Got ▁a ▁Date ", ▁and ▁the ▁Der rick ▁Morgan ▁r ude ▁boy ▁anth em ▁" T ough er ▁Th an ▁T ough " ▁with ▁Lyn n ▁Ta itt ▁playing ▁guitar ▁on ▁all ▁three . ▁ ▁Ta itt ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁arr anger ▁for ▁the ▁house ▁band ▁at ▁the ▁West ▁Indian ▁Feder ated ▁Club . ▁Although ▁he ▁left ▁J ama ica ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁reg ga e , ▁his ▁playing ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁on ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁H ux ▁Brown ▁who ▁adapted ▁Ta itt ' s ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁newer ▁reg ga e ▁style . ▁ ▁Ta itt ' s ▁work ▁can ▁be ▁heard ▁on ▁various ▁ 6 0 s ▁record ings ▁by ▁Der rick ▁Morgan , ▁Des mond ▁De k ker , ▁Lee ▁Perry , ▁Ken ▁Bo othe , ▁Bob ▁Mar ley ▁and ▁Joe ▁H ig gs , ▁among ▁others . ▁He ▁recorded ▁with ▁Johnny ▁Nash ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁international ▁hits , ▁including ▁" C up id " ▁and ▁" Hold ▁Me ▁T ight ". ▁ ▁Ta itt ▁remained ▁active ▁as