Artist
Byron Lee
13 releases · 57 collaborators · 8 labels
- Real name
- Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee
- Date active
- 1973 – 2019
- Relevance
- Low, very weak ties with the core dub techno cluster, here because linked to reggae, the sound dub itself came out of
Bio
Born 27th June, 1935 Christiana, Manchester Parish, Jamaica.
Died 4th November, 2008 Kingston, Jamaica.
Byron Lee was a Jamaican bassist, pianist, band leader, and producer. Established the world-renowned Dynamic Sounds Studios in 1969.
He ran the labels Dynamic Sounds, label 657852, Sunshine, label 304247, Soul (3), label 130324, label 147275.
He created the famous group "the Dragonaires" in 1957 (name taken from the coat of arms of his college where a dragon appears).
Awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government in 1982 for services to music, and the Order of Jamaica on 24th October, 2008 in his hospital bed. He also launched the annual Jamaica carnival in 1990 and appeared with The Dragonaires in the James Bond film Dr. No.
Died 4th November, 2008 Kingston, Jamaica.
Byron Lee was a Jamaican bassist, pianist, band leader, and producer. Established the world-renowned Dynamic Sounds Studios in 1969.
He ran the labels Dynamic Sounds, label 657852, Sunshine, label 304247, Soul (3), label 130324, label 147275.
He created the famous group "the Dragonaires" in 1957 (name taken from the coat of arms of his college where a dragon appears).
Awarded the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican government in 1982 for services to music, and the Order of Jamaica on 24th October, 2008 in his hospital bed. He also launched the annual Jamaica carnival in 1990 and appeared with The Dragonaires in the James Bond film Dr. No.
Member of
Byron Lee And The Dragonaires
Byron Lee And The Ska Kings
Byron Lee's Allstars
The Byron Lee Orchesta
Byron Lee (Artist)
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- Releases: 5 Relevance: low Active: 1973 – 1980
- Releases: 2 Relevance: low Active: 2004
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1990
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2019
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2004
- Releases: 2 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1987
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1980
- Releases: 1 Relevance: extremely low Active: 2018