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Byron Lee dies from cancer at age of 73

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Jamaica ska bandleader who helped introduce Jamaican music to an international audience and founded one of the island's first ska bands has died.
Information Minister Olivia Grange says Byron Lee died of cancer at the University Hospital of the West Indies on Tuesday. He was 73.
The musician founded the band Byron Lee and the Dragonaires band in 1956 at age 20 and recorded several ska and calypso songs, including "Tiny Winey." The band soon signed with the West Indies Recording Limited label owned by future Prime Minister Edward Seaga.
Lee bought the label in 1964. His Kingston studio would later attract musicians including The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton.
Lee was born in Manchester on June 27, 1935 to parents Oscar Lee and Evelyn Chung-Lee.

He was educated at Mount St Joseph School in Mandeville, where he learnt music then later at St Georges College in Kingston.

He became bandleader of Byron lee and the Dragonaires in 1956, with the bands first record being released in 1960.

He was the first person to promote live Jamaican music in North America and also introduced carnival to Jamaica.

Other awards Lee received include the Silver Musgrave medal for his contribution to music in 1978 and the institute of Jamaica centenary medal for the development of music in Jamaica in 1981.
Lee is survived by his wife and six children.

 
 
 
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Friday, August 12, 2011


 
R.I.P. B. Lee
for you know my sunday afternons wouldn't be the same without you. but i will keep playing your lovely songs to always remember the great man that song them an played them...

your in my fathers arm sweet an sound an rockinging those lalabys to the heavenly music now. R.I.P
By N. Challenger @ St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 

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Sunday, November 16, 2008


 
Byron Lee and Obama
I missed you Mr Lee rest in peace, u gwain and I got Obama to rally with. God blessed u
By Nadine @ USA 

nmsacyle@aol.com
Saturday, November 15, 2008


 
R.I.P
THIS MAN FOR AS LONG AS I KNOW HAS BEEN A FAVORITE OF MINE. MY COUSIN AND I HAVE BEEN TO SO MANY OF HIS SHOW AND WE LOVE HIM. I A DEEPLY SADEN ABOUT HIS DEATH.
By AT27YEAR @ US,DE GUYANA 

BING8L@AOL.COM
Friday, November 7, 2008


 
LIVE ON
MR. LEE YOUR MUSIC WILL LIVE ON IN THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE JAMAICA PEOPLE..MAY YOU R.I.P.
By SLIM @ Summit NJ 

acammock29@yahoo.com
Wednesday, November 5, 2008


 
R.I.P
May you R.I.P Mr. Lee. You have touched many people around the world with your music. Belize loves you and will not forget what you have to us the mortals.

BIG UP OBAMA!!!
By David E @ Belize 


Wednesday, November 5, 2008


 
Big Dance in heaven
Byron and Obama grandma a dance in heaven rite now.
May you both R.I.P
By Roger @ Texas, Usa 

rogerb1369@yahoo.com
Tuesday, November 4, 2008


 
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