Hopeton Lewis (Jam) R.I.P. 04. September 2014 - Brooklyn, New York, USA - Hopeton Lewis (Jam)
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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Hopeton Lewis, the singer reputed to have recorded the first Rocksteady song, died at his home in Brooklyn, New York Thursday evening.
He was 66 years old.
Lewis is best known for the 1966 hit ‘Take it Easy’ which heralded the Rocksteady sound. The beat was slower than the Ska which it followed.
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