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Byron Lee

real name Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee

Christiana, Jamaica

Byron Lee is credited on 1,259 releases across 331 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,259

Credits

331

Albums

7

Decades active

108

In collections

Biography

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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.
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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.

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Credited work

1,259 releases · 331 albums · active 1960–2025

  • Production · 1,035
  • Performance · 510
  • Other credits · 136
  • Engineering · 61
  • Mastering · 7

Studios: Dynamic Sounds Studios · Federal Records Studio · Atlantic Studios · Wirl Studio

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