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Hopeton Lewis (born 3 October 1947, Kingston, Jamaica - died 4 September 2014, Brooklyn, New York, USA) was a Jamaican singer known for his baritone voice. He began his musical career in 1965 with a band alongside Eddie, achieving success the following year with the song "Take it Easy," which is often regarded as the first Rocksteady track. Lewis gained further acclaim by winning the Festival Song contest in 1970 and served as the lead singer of the Dragonaires from 1969 to 1971. In 1977, he opened a record store in Montego Bay called "Hopeton Lewis Bay City Music," which also became the name of his label. In the 1980s, he returned to his passion for Gospel music and released a decade's worth of albums.

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