Hopeton Lewis (born 3 October 1947, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican singer. 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. 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. He worked f...
