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 on 5 April 2021 to COVID-19 in Caracas during the COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela.[6]

See also[]

  • Venezuelan music

References[]

  1. ^ "Fallece Henry Stephen, pionero del rock en Venezuela, víctima de la covid-19". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved Apr 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Àlex Oró (2001). La legión extranjera: foráneos en la España musical de los sesenta (in Spanish). p. 145. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  3. ^ Gregorio Montiel Cupello (2004). El rock en Venezuela (in Spanish). p. 61. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Singles Discography for RCA Records - UK - 1000 series". Global Dog Productions. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  5. ^ Alcanda, Santiago (July 28, 2005). "Limón, limonero" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  6. ^ "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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