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Also known as Kerrie Byles, Kenneth Byles

Jamaican reggae musician

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Person
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JM
Active from
1948-07-17
Active to
2025-05-15

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Junior Byles (born Kenneth Byles Jr. in a poor part of Kingston on 2 February 1948; died 15 May 2025) was a Jamaican reggae artist remembered for his song 'Fade Away', with its strong spiritual warnings about materialism and egoism. Recorded in 1975 for producer Joseph Hoo Kim, it was a massive hit in Jamaica and was also a big success in the UK, and was covered five years later by among others Adrian Sherwood's New Age Steppers group and by Salmonella Dub NZ, made a special version of it. <a hr

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date of birth
1948-07-17
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Junior Byles
start of work period
1967-00-00
date of death
2025-05-15
end of work period
2025-00-00
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