tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post6255727460461312450..comments2024-03-24T10:37:39.446+00:00Comments on The Vinyl Word: Hopeton Lewis RIPNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534654679371832525noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-62698786231914222722014-09-06T10:46:10.929+01:002014-09-06T10:46:10.929+01:00Publish and be damned. I meant Gladstone Anderson...Publish and be damned. I meant Gladstone Anderson, not Lewis.Dave Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534966392822723816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258459.post-86451061725877260852014-09-06T10:43:04.572+01:002014-09-06T10:43:04.572+01:00‘Take It Easy’ must have a good case for being the...‘Take It Easy’ must have a good case for being the first rock steady record, and/or the inspiration for the name of the genre. Legend has it that Hopeton Lewis asked for the rhythm to be slowed down, and at the end of the recording Gladstone Lewis commented on the rock steady nature of the rhythm.<br /><br />The OED cites a 1967 advert in the Daily Gleaner as the first reference to rock steady, bracketing above the 1966 Alton Ellis song of the same name, although in the song it is a dance. No matter, it’s the quality of the music that counts, although maybe we could ask Uncle Freddy?Dave Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534966392822723816noreply@blogger.com