Byron Lee
Jamaica
Born: 06 May 2011
Died: 04 November 2008
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Reggae, International, Latin
Styles: Calypso, Reggae/Caribbean, Reggae/Caribbean, Ska, Party Soca, Soca, Rocksteady, Reggae-Pop, Contemporary Reggae, Tropical, Latin Pop., Tropical, Dancehall
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In the years before reggae or even ska was known outside of the Caribbean, Byron Lee was the first bandleader to achieve an international following playing Jamaican music, and he played a vital role in popularizing it around the world. And when Bob Marley was a struggling young musician of the little-known Wailers, Byron Lee was probably the most well-known Jamaican bandleader in the world. Lee was 20 years old when he formed his band the Dragonaires in 1956. They began making a name for themselves almost immediately, as a kind of big-band equi...
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