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Jamaican musician (1935-2008)

Person · Open Library

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  • Insider's Pre-Med Guidebook

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1935
Active to
2008
adult standardsbig bandbluescast recordingseasy listeningjazz

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Listeners
31,257
Total plays
136,745

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rocksteadyskareggaejamaicacalypso

Byron Lee and the Dragonaires is one of the best known Jamaican bands. Lee 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. They also caused a stir at the New York World's Fair in 1964. As successful as the band was <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Byro

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Jamaica
Place of birth
Christiana
Place of death
Kingston
Occupation
composer
Genre
ska
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.byronleemusic.com
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date of birth
1935-06-27
date of death
2008-11-04
cause of death
bladder cancer
manner of death
natural causes
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