Henry Stephen (musician)

Henry Stephen (born 1944 in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela) [1] is one of the earliest Venezuelan proponents of rock and roll music. He once belonged to the "Los Impala" music group,[2] and later became a solo artist with the 1969 hit song "Limón, Limonero".[3] In 1974, RCA Records awarded him a Gold record for selling one million copies of the song.[4]

Later in his career, he became an actor in Venezuelan telenovelas.

See also

  • Venezuelan music

References

  1. Àlex Oró (2001). La legión extranjera: foráneos en la España musical de los sesenta (in Spanish). p. 145. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  2. Gregorio Montiel Cupello (2004). El rock en Venezuela (in Spanish). p. 61. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  3. "Singles Discography for RCA Records - UK - 1000 series". Global Dog Productions. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  4. Alcanda, Santiago (July 28, 2005). "Limón, limonero" (in Spanish). Retrieved February 21, 2010.


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