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   4 November 2008. (2008-11-04) (aged 73) Kingston, Jamaica. Genres. Ska, rocksteady, reggae, calypso, soca, mas. Instrument (s) Bass guitar. Byron Lee OJ, CD, [1] born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee (27 June 1935 – 4 November 2008), was a Jamaican musician, record producer, and entrepreneur, best known for his work as leader of Byron Lee and the ...

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   Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. Byron Lee and the Dragonaires (known as Byron Lee's Dragonaires after Lee's death and now The Dragonaires) are a Jamaican ska, calypso and soca band. The band played a crucial pioneering role in bringing Caribbean music to the world. Byron Lee died on 4 November 2008, after suffering from cancer for a sustained ...

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   Byron Lee, leader of one of Jamaica’s top bands – the Dragonaires – played an instrumental role in popularizing Jamaican music around the world in the years before reggae and ska were known outside of the Caribbean. He was born Byron Aloysius St Elmo Lee in Christiana, Jamaica, in 1935. His father was an immigrant from China.

4. www.allmusic.com › artist › byron-lee-the-dragonByron Lee & the Dragonaires Songs, Albums, Rev... | AllMusic

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   Byron Lee & the Dragonaires. b. 27 June 1935, Jamaica, West Indies. Lee and his manager, Ronnie Nasralla, first put together the Dragonaires in 1956 and worked as a support act for touring singers including Harry Belafonte, and their…. Read Full Biography.

5. daily.redbullmusicacademy.com › 2013 › 03Byron Lee: The Original Dragonaire - Red Bull Music Academy

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   Mar 25, 2013 · Byron Lee was undoubtedly one of the most important figures in the history of the Jamaican music industry. As leader of The Dragonaires, one of the island’s top show bands since the early ’60s, Lee helped build the careers of dozens of vocalists, including Jimmy Cliff, The Maytals and The Blues Busters, and was instrumental in raising the profile of ska.

6. jamaicans.com › jamaican-history-byron-leeOn this day in Jamaican History: Byron Lee, leader of Byron ...

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   Lee was musician, record producer, and entrepreneur. Lee produced many of the early ska singles by The Maytals, and his entrepreneurial skills led to him setting up the Byron Lee’s Spectacular Show touring the Caribbean. He passed away on November 4th, 2008. Byron Lee and the Dragonaires is one of the best known Jamaican bands.

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   Who is Byron Lee?

   • Byron Lee OJ, CD, born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee (27 June 1935 – 4 November 2008), was a Jamaican musician, record producer, and entrepreneur, best known for his work as leader of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires.

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   What happened Byron Lee & the Dragonaires?

   • Byron Lee and the Dragonaires (known as Byron Lee's Dragonaires after Lee's death and now The Dragonaires) are a Jamaican ska, calypso and soca band. The band played a crucial pioneering role in bringing Caribbean music to the world. Byron Lee died on 4 November 2008, after suffering from cancer for a sustained period.

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   How did Byron Lee Die?

   • The band played a crucial pioneering role in bringing Caribbean music to the world. Byron Lee died on 4 November 2008, after suffering from cancer for a sustained period. The band was originally formed around 1950 by Byron Lee and his friend Carl Brady, taking its name from the St. George's College football team for which they played.

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   • Byron Lee later committed himself to widen ska’s popularity by backing the leading ska vocalists of the day, including Jimmy Cliff, Millie Small and Toots and the Maytals. What further exposed Byron Lee and the Dragoinaires to the international public was their appearance in the debut James Bond movie, Dr. No (1962).

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8. jamaicansmusic.com › artist › Byron_LeeByron Lee - Jamaicansmusic.com

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   Byron Lee CD, played a crucial pioneering role in bringing Jamaican music to the world. Formed in 1956 and playing a big band-ska sound their big break came in the first James Bond film, Dr. No, where they appeared as the band in the scene at Pussfeller's club and played a number of tunes on the soundtrack.