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Hopeton Lewis

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Singer whose 1966 "Take It Easy" is frequently named among the first rocksteady records, and a two-time Jamaica Festival Song winner who later turned to gospel.

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Story · Well supportedWhen the beat slowed: rocksteady's singers take the stage

The 1966 tempo drop turned a session-band music into an island of singers.