Bouquet of Roses

Archie Lewis

Archie Lewis (10 April 1918– 29 February 1988) was a Jamaican singer who was popular in Britain in the 1940s. Archie Lewis sang in choirs and was a Sunday school teacher before taking up singing as a career. Already one of the most popular singers in Jamaica, he migrated to Britain in 1942 to work in a munitions factory as part of the war effort, and became the featured singer with Geraldo and his Orchestra, with whom he recorded. He also appeared regularly on BBC radio. He had a "rich baritone voice" and specialised in romantic ballads. He was one of the first black vocalists to sing solo in public performances in England, and toured widely with Geraldo and with Josephine Baker, as well as performing at the London Palladium and at a Royal Command Performance… more »