• Hopeton Lewis – Cool Collie
    • Hopeton Lewis – This Poor Boy
    • 1. Cool Collie
    • 2. This Poor Boy

    All time classic rocksteady tune originally released in 1966, 'Cool Collie' is sometimes considered as one of the first Rocksteady recordings. With hard hitting peformance by the backing band, Hopeton Lewis sings to free Ganja which is the one of the essential elements of Jamaican music tradition.B-side, Mr. Rocksteady performs a bitter love song in a minor key. don't let this go!!

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