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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 continued to release records, but his success after the early 1970s was limited.

Since the late 1990s, Lewis has re-emerged as a Gospel singer.
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  • OneDayAsRobot

    ♥

    August 2011

  • bas686

    Mr. Lewis - THE BEST!

    September 2010

  • TippinMyStuff

    Their best band

    March 2009

  • petic

    Take it easy is said to be the first rocksteady song ever.... But first or not, it's a really nice one!

    December 2008

  • analogonz

    what u gonna do do do yeah

    August 2008

  • vidanes

    Take it easy, what a nice tune!

    August 2008

  • rodriguealfahel

    take it easy

    August 2007
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