R.I.P. Jamaican Music Legend Byron Lee

Bandleader, producer, studio owner, and Jamaican musical icon Byron Lee passed away November 4 after a battle with cancer, according to a post on his website. [Via Tiny Mix Tapes.] He was 73. Lee formed his famed band the Dragonaires in 1957 and kept the group going in one form or another for the next five decades to come. During the 1960s and 70s, he helped bring the sound of Jamaica-- including ska, rock steady, reggae, and soca music-- to a much wider audience both at home and abroad, though ...

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