Hopeton Lewis

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Real name: Hopeton Lincoln Sinclair Lewis
Born: October 30, 1947
Died: September 4, 2014
Country: Jamaica
IPI: 00215327102 3 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Rock Steady / Reggae singer and songwriter from Kingston

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Boom Shocka Lock	Hopeton Lewis	1969	UB40
		Take It Easy	Hopeton Lewis	1966	(3 artists)

Covers by Hopeton Lewis

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me	Hopeton Lewis	1973	Mac Davis
		City of New Orleans	Hopeton Lewis	1973	Steve Goodman
		Express Yourself	Hopeton Lewis	1971	Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
		Funky Kingston	Hopeton Lewis	1971	The Beginning of the End
		Grooving Out on Life	Hopeton Lewis	1971	The Newbeats
		Help Me Make It Through the Night	Hopeton Lewis	1971	Kris Kristofferson REC, Percy Sledge REL
		Joy to the World / Put Your Hand in the Hand	Hopeton Lewis	1971	Three Dog Night, Anne Murray
		Let Me Come on Home	Hopeton Lewis	1967	Otis Redding
		Let the Little Girl Dance	Hopeton Lewis	August 1967	Carl Spencer & The Videos
		Proud Mary	Hopeton Lewis	1971	Creedence Clearwater Revival
		The Wind Cries Mary	Hopeton Lewis	1973	The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Songs written by Hopeton Lewis

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Boom Shacka Lacka	Hopeton Lewis	Hopeton Lewis	1969	Covered by UB40
Get on the Right Track	Hopeton Lewis	Phillis Dillon with Tommy McCook and The Supersonics	1969	Covered by Carroll Thompson
Take It Easy	Hopeton Lewis	Hopeton Lewis	1966	Covered by (3 artists)

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Grooving Out on Life	Hopeton Lewis	1971	Dynamic Sounds

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me	Hopeton Lewis	1973	Dynamic Sounds
	Boom Shocka Lock	Hopeton Lewis	1969	Treasure Isle
	City of New Orleans / The Wind Cries Mary	Hopeton Lewis	1973	Dragon [JM]
	Let Me Come on Home	Hopeton Lewis	1967	Island
	Let the Little Girl Dance	Hopeton Lewis	August 1967	Island
	Take It Easy	Hopeton Lewis	1966	Merritone