Artist
Hopeton Lewis
Kingston, Jamaica · 1947 – 2014
Hopeton Lewis is a musician from Kingston, Jamaica, active 1947–2014. Their discography on Gatefold includes 3 records.
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1947
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Biography
Hopeton Lewis (born 3 October 1947, Kingston, Jamaica, died 4 September 2014 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) was a Jamaican singer (with his baritone voice).
He started the band The Regals with Eddie & Winston Fraser around 1965 and it's the following year that the success comes with Take it Easy (opens in a new tab) announced by some as the first Rocksteady and the apotheosis with Boom Shaka Laka (Jamaica 1969) (opens in a new tab) which won the Festival Song contest in 1970. He became the lead singer of the Dragonaires (opens in a new tab) from 1969 to 1971. Around 1977 he opened a record store in Montego Bay "Hopetone Lewis Bay City Music" which gave the name to his label.
In the 80's he returned to his love of Gospel music and released a decade of albums
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