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Hopeton Lewis

Reggae
Reggae

Hopeton Lewis is a Reggae act. Their sound grew out of Byron Lee and Glen Brown. Those roots explain a lot about how Hopeton Lewis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Jamaicans, The Techniques, The Heptones, Derrick Morgan and The Ethiopians, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Johnny Osbourne, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around Hopeton Lewis, reaching back through Byron Lee and forward to Johnny Osbourne. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Hopeton LewisByron LeeGlen BrownJohnny OsbourneThe JamaicansThe TechniquesThe HeptonesDerrick MorganThe EthiopiansThe KingstoniansThe ParagonsDesmond Dekker & The…

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Hopeton Lewis connections

Hopeton Lewis grew out of Byron Lee and Glen Brown, shares an orbit with The Jamaicans, The Techniques, The Heptones and Derrick Morgan, went on to shape Johnny Osbourne. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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