Hopeton Lewis Dies
Rocksteady pioneer whose 1966 single 'Take It Easy' is credited as one of the genre's first records, died in Brooklyn at 66.
Also on the calendar: Hopeton Lewis was born — October 3rd
Rocksteady pioneer whose 1966 single 'Take It Easy' is credited as one of the genre's first records, died in Brooklyn at 66.
Also on the calendar: Hopeton Lewis was born — October 3rd
Emmanuel 'Rico' Rodriguez, Cuban-born Jamaican ska trombonist trained by Don Drummond at Alpha Boys School, who replaced Drummond in The Skatalites and later played with The Specials, including on 'A Message to You, Rudy.' Died in London at age 80.
Also on the calendar: Rico Rodriguez was born — October 17th
Don Drummond, Jamaica's greatest jazz musician and Skatalites trombonist, died in Bellevue Asylum in 1969 after being convicted of murder.
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