Henry Stephen (musician)
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Henry Augustus Stephen Pierre (15 July 1941 – 5 April 2021)[1][2] was one of the earliest Venezuelan proponents of rock and roll music.
Biography
Henry Stephen was born in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela. He once belonged to the "Los Impala" music group,[3] and later became a solo artist with the 1969 hit song "Limón, Limonero".[4] In 1974, RCA Records awarded him a Gold record for selling one million copies of the song.[5]
Later in his career, he became an actor in Venezuelan telenovelas.
Stephen died from COVID-19 in Caracas on 5 April 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Fallece Henry Stephen, pionero del rock en Venezuela, víctima de la covid-19". SWI swissinfo.ch. 5 April 2021. Retrieved Apr 6, 2021.
- ^ Àlex Oró (2001). La legión extranjera: foráneos en la España musical de los sesenta (in Spanish). Milenio. p. 145. ISBN 9788497430142. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ Gregorio Montiel Cupello (2004). El rock en Venezuela (in Spanish). Fundación Bigott. p. 61. ISBN 9789806428553. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ "Singles Discography for RCA Records - UK - 1000 series". Global Dog Productions. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ Alcanda, Santiago (July 28, 2005). "Limón, limonero" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 21, 2010.
- ^ "Fallece Henry Stephen, pionero del rock en Venezuela, víctima de la covid-19" (in Spanish). 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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