Byron LeeOJCD, born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee (27 June 1935 – 4 November 2008), was a Jamaican musician, record producer, and entrepreneur, best known for his work as leader of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires.
Biography
Lee was born in Christiana, Manchester Parish, Jamaica, to an Afro-Jamaican mother and a Chinese father (a language teacher) originally from Kowloon, Hong Kong. His mother was from Auchtembeddie, where mento and junkanoo were popular musical forms, and his family actively upheld the cultural and musical traditions of their African ancestors. The family moved to the Mountain View Gardens area of Kingston when Lee was around 8 or 9 years old. He learned to play piano at a convent school in Mandeville, but put music on hold when he became a member of the Jamaican national football team. He taught himself to play bass on a homemade instrument, and around 1950, along with his friend Carl Brady, he formed the first incarnation of the Dragonaires, named after the college football team that they played for, at that time concentrating on mento. The band turned professional in 1956 and went on to become one of Jamaica's leading ska bands, continuing since and taking in other genres such as calypso, Soca, and Mas.
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires (known as Byron Lee's Dragonaires after Lee's death and now The Dragonaires) are a Jamaicanska, calypso and soca band. The band played a crucial pioneering role in bringing Caribbean music to the world. Byron Lee died on 4 November 2008, after suffering from cancer for a sustained period.
History
The band was originally formed around 1950 by Byron Lee and his friend Carl Brady, taking its name from the St. George's Collegefootball team that they played for. The band originally played mento, and performed their first shows in the college common room to celebrate the team's victories. After a few years of playing at parties, birthdays and weddings, Lee decided to turn professional. By 1956, the Dragonaires had become a fixture on Jamaica's hotel circuit, playing under their own name and also providing backing to visiting American stars including Harry Belafonte, Chuck Berry, The Drifters, Sam Cooke, and Fats Domino. The Dragonaires prided themselves on being able to play any style of music, their repertoire including covers of American pop and R&B hits, and they soon adapted to include ska when that became popular.
BYRON LEE AND THE DRAGONAIRES - TINEY WINEY - (MUSIC VIDEO)
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published: 03 Dec 2012
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Ragga Ragga
Classic Soca Tune
Hope you enjoy
published: 14 Jul 2009
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Ouch
Byron Lee & the Dragonaires Ouch
published: 08 Jun 2010
Mighty Sparrow / Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Only A Fool • TopPop
"Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart" is a song that was composed in in 1964 by American songwriters Norman Bergen and Shelly Coburn.
The version by The Mighty Sparrow with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires charted in 1969 in the UK as well as in the Netherlands
where it reached #31 in the Dutch Top 40 on 21 June 1969.
The song re-entered the Dutch charts in 1977, spending a staggering 27 weeks on the charts and peaking at #2 on 8 April 1978. It became the #3 song of that year in the Netherlands.
This recording was made in Trinidad in February 1978.
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Broadcast date: 04-02-1978
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published: 23 Aug 2018
BYRON LEE AND THE DRAGONAIRES - SOCA BUTTERFLY (MUSIC VIDEO).avi
hola amigos aquí les dejo un vídeo de este gran grupo que en particular a mi me encanta... espero que lo disfruten.
published: 30 Nov 2012
Byron Lee 50th Anniversary
Byron Lee 50 years of the dragon
Gone but not forgotten
R.I.P.
published: 22 Apr 2018
Tiney Winey
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published: 29 Apr 2015
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires - Classic Soca Medley
Album : Soca Girl
Arranged By Neville Hinds & Charles Dougherty
Tracks :
1. Hammer
2. Parkway Jam
3. Bahia Girl
4. Don't Rock Me So
Released : 1986
published: 21 Jun 2013
BYRON LEE - SOCA TATIE/BUTTERFLY LIVE - 50 YEARS OF THE DRAGON
Hola aqui les dejo otro video de Byron Lee & The Dragonaires espero lo disfruten es uno de mis favoritos...
published: 24 Dec 2012
Nani Wine
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The Man And His Music
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"Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart" is a song that was composed in in 1964 by American songwriters Norman Bergen and Shelly Coburn.
The version by The Mighty Sp...
"Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart" is a song that was composed in in 1964 by American songwriters Norman Bergen and Shelly Coburn.
The version by The Mighty Sparrow with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires charted in 1969 in the UK as well as in the Netherlands
where it reached #31 in the Dutch Top 40 on 21 June 1969.
The song re-entered the Dutch charts in 1977, spending a staggering 27 weeks on the charts and peaking at #2 on 8 April 1978. It became the #3 song of that year in the Netherlands.
This recording was made in Trinidad in February 1978.
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Broadcast date: 04-02-1978
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AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.
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TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
"Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart" is a song that was composed in in 1964 by American songwriters Norman Bergen and Shelly Coburn.
The version by The Mighty Sparrow with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires charted in 1969 in the UK as well as in the Netherlands
where it reached #31 in the Dutch Top 40 on 21 June 1969.
The song re-entered the Dutch charts in 1977, spending a staggering 27 weeks on the charts and peaking at #2 on 8 April 1978. It became the #3 song of that year in the Netherlands.
This recording was made in Trinidad in February 1978.
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Broadcast date: 04-02-1978
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The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives.
AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.
AVROTROS Broadcasting
PO Box 2
1200 JA Hilversum
The Netherlands
TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
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Tiney Winey · Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
The Man And His Music
℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
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Tiney Winey · Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
The Man And His Music
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Nani Wine · Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
The Man And His Music
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Nani Wine · Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
The Man And His Music
℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
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Nani Wine · Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
The Man And His Music
℗ 2010 VP Music Group, Inc
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"Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart" is a song that was composed in in 1964 by American songwriters Norman Bergen and Shelly Coburn.
The version by The Mighty Sparrow with Byron Lee & the Dragonaires charted in 1969 in the UK as well as in the Netherlands
where it reached #31 in the Dutch Top 40 on 21 June 1969.
The song re-entered the Dutch charts in 1977, spending a staggering 27 weeks on the charts and peaking at #2 on 8 April 1978. It became the #3 song of that year in the Netherlands.
This recording was made in Trinidad in February 1978.
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Broadcast date: 04-02-1978
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The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives.
AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.
AVROTROS Broadcasting
PO Box 2
1200 JA Hilversum
The Netherlands
TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
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Tiney Winey · Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
The Man And His Music
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Nani Wine · Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
The Man And His Music
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Byron LeeOJCD, born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee (27 June 1935 – 4 November 2008), was a Jamaican musician, record producer, and entrepreneur, best known for his work as leader of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires.
Biography
Lee was born in Christiana, Manchester Parish, Jamaica, to an Afro-Jamaican mother and a Chinese father (a language teacher) originally from Kowloon, Hong Kong. His mother was from Auchtembeddie, where mento and junkanoo were popular musical forms, and his family actively upheld the cultural and musical traditions of their African ancestors. The family moved to the Mountain View Gardens area of Kingston when Lee was around 8 or 9 years old. He learned to play piano at a convent school in Mandeville, but put music on hold when he became a member of the Jamaican national football team. He taught himself to play bass on a homemade instrument, and around 1950, along with his friend Carl Brady, he formed the first incarnation of the Dragonaires, named after the college football team that they played for, at that time concentrating on mento. The band turned professional in 1956 and went on to become one of Jamaica's leading ska bands, continuing since and taking in other genres such as calypso, Soca, and Mas.