Hopeton Lewis
Hopeton Lewis' rich baritone has had a profound impact on Jamaican music, and his mixture of gospel and soul elements helped set the template for early rocksteady. Born October 3, 1947, in Kingston, Lewis' mother died when he was two, and he rotated living with various aunts, uncles, and grandparents. By the age of six he was already singing in church, and singing is where he turned when he was left on his own at the age of 15. Lewis quickly formed his first singing group, the Regals, and his career course was set. Like many Jamaican singers, Lewis got his start at Studio One, but soon moved over to Ken Khouri's Federal Studios, where he recorded what is arguably the first rocksteady side, "Take It Easy," backed by Lynn Taitt & the Jets. The song was released on Winston Blake's Merritone label in 1966 and was a huge success. In the late '60s he worked as part of a duo with Glen Brown. His solo career really took off when he won the 1970 Festival Song Competition with the song "Boom Shacka Lacka," which he recorded for Duke Reid's Treasure Isle label, then moved over to Byron Lee's Dynamic Sound imprint for the album Groovin' Out on Life, which firmly established Lewis as an explosive singer and performer when it was released in 1973, followed quickly by a second album, The Dynamic Hopeton Lewis. Lewis started his own label, Bay City Music, in the late '80s and turned increasingly to gospel music, releasing This Is Gospel in 1996, followed by Reaching Out to Jesus in 2000. Since then Lewis stuck with gospel and has released a prolific series of albums, including Lay Your Hands on Me Jesus, Caribbean Gospel Jubilee, Inner Peace, Hopeton Lewis Sings Country Gospel, The Many Moods of Gospel, and The Inspirational Hopeton Lewis.
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Classic Gold Collection
Reggae - Erschienen bei Rockatone Music am 25.03.2008
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Take It Easy with the Rock Steady Beat
Reggae - Erschienen bei Dub Store Records am 26.05.2015
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Everybody Rocking
Hopeton Lewis, Lynn Tait & The Jets
Reggae - Erschienen bei Merritone - Dub Store Records am 17.06.2014
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Grooving out on Life
Reggae - Erschienen bei Merritone am 21.11.2008
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Run If You Are Afraid
Reggae - Erschienen bei Dub Store Records am 03.08.2015
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The Mighty Quinn
World Music - Erschienen bei Spirit of 69 Records am 17.01.2014
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This Music Got Soul
Reggae - Erschienen bei Merritone - Dub Store Records am 21.08.2007
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Grooving Out On Life
Rock - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 28.03.2006
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Inner Peace
Reggae - Erschienen bei Rockstone Music Prod. am 03.07.2001
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Grooving Out On Life
World Music - Erschienen bei Charly Records am 28.03.2006
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Rock a Shacka
Reggae - Erschienen bei Merritone - Dub Store Records am 10.06.2014
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Let Me Come on Home
Reggae - Erschienen bei Merritone - Dub Store Records am 12.07.2007
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Love, Life and Music
Reggae - Erschienen bei SONGS 4 LIFE am 27.10.1997
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Love Ballads Vol. One
Reggae - Erschienen bei Rockstone Music Prod. am 06.07.2008
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Welcome to My House, Vol. 1
Reggae - Erschienen bei Lewis International Production am 09.09.2016
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Lay Your Hands on Me Jesus
Reggae - Erschienen bei Rockstone Music Prod. am 31.01.2008
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Healing: 42 Years of Music
Reggae - Erschienen bei Songs 4 Life Ministry am 08.12.2009
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Song's of Faith
Reggae - Erschienen bei Songs 4 Life Ministry am 25.06.2013
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De Word Through Music
Reggae - Erschienen bei Songs 4 Life Ministry am 25.03.2014
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Don't Cry
Reggae - Erschienen bei Merritone - Dub Store Records am 10.06.2014
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