Lynn Taitt
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Lynn Taitt (22 June 1934 – 20 January 2010) was a guitarist born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, closely associated with Jamaican rocksteady music. Born Nerlynn Taitt, in San Fernando, Trinidad, he got his start as a musician playing in local steel drum bands, before taking up the guitar aged 14. He formed his own band, which was booked by Byron Lee to perform at the 1962 independence celebrations in Jamaica. Taitt decided to stay in Jamaica <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Lynn+Taitt">
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lynn
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- San Fernando
- Place of death
- Montreal
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- rocksteady
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Trojan Records
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1934-06-22
- date of death
- 2010-01-20
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
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