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Byron Lee

Ska
Ska

Byron Lee is a Ska act. They run in the same orbit as Lester Sterling, Joe White, The Versatiles and Sister Charmaine, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Desmond Dekker, Boris Gardiner, The Maytals and Hopeton Lewis, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around Byron Lee and forward to Desmond Dekker & The Aces. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Byron LeeDesmond Dekker & The…Desmond DekkerBoris GardinerThe MaytalsHopeton LewisPaul SimonThe Rolling StonesPluto ShervingtonLester SterlingJoe WhiteThe VersatilesSister Charmaine

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Byron Lee connections

Byron Lee shares an orbit with Lester Sterling, Joe White, The Versatiles and Sister Charmaine, went on to shape Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Desmond Dekker, Boris Gardiner and The Maytals. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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