Hopeton Lewis

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Born
3 October 1947
Born In
Kingston, Jamaica
Died
4 September 2014 (aged 66)
Hopeton Lewis is a Jamaican singer. Lewis began recording in the mid-1960s, and had one of the earliest rocksteady hits with "Take It Easy" in late 1966. He had several more Jamaican hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the first 'herb' song ever recorded in Jamaica, "Cool Collie", worked for Duke Reid as an arranger and backing singer, and won the Festival Song Contest in 1970 with "Boom Shaka Lacka". He began working as a singer with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, and in 1971 had a hit with "Grooving Out On Life". He… read more
Hopeton Lewis is a Jamaican singer. Lewis began recording in the mid-1960s, and had one of the earliest rocksteady hits with "Take It Easy" in late 1966. He had several more Jamaican hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the first 'herb' song ever recorded in J… read more
Hopeton Lewis is a Jamaican singer. Lewis began recording in the mid-1960s, and had one of the earliest rocksteady hits with "Take It Easy" in late 1966. He had several more Jamaican hits in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the first 'herb' song ever recorded in Jamaica, "Cool Collie", worked for Duke Reid as an arranger and… read more

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1 Play track Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68 Take It Easy
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 119 listeners
2 Play track Grooving Out On Life Express Yourself
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 58 listeners
3 Play track The Mighty Quinn - Single Mighty Quinn
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4 Play track Rocksteady - The Roots Of Reggae Sounds & Pressure
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5 Gay Jamaica Independence Time Boom-Sha-Ka-Lacka
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6 Play track U Roy (Expanded Version) Tom Drunk
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7 Play track Barry Myers Presents Scratchy Sounds (Ska, Dub, Roots & Reggae Nuggets) Cool Collie
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8 Play track Classic Gold Collection Boom Shaka Laka
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9 Play track Classic Gold Collection Sounds and Pressure
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10 Play track People Get Ready (This Is Rock Steady) People Get Ready (This Is Rock Steady)
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Albums

  1. 17,117 listeners

    1 Jan 1971 · 10 tracks

    Grooving Out On Life
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  2. 15,963 listeners

    25 Mar 2008 · 18 tracks

    Classic Gold Collection
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  3. 15,359 listeners

    1967 · 10 tracks

    Take It Easy
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  4. 6,756 listeners

    The Mighty Quinn
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