Junior Byles

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Born
17 July 1948
Born In
Kingston, Jamaica
Died
15 May 2025 (aged 76)
Junior Byles (born Kenneth Byles Jr. in a poor part of Kingston on 2 February 1948; died 15 May 2025) was a Jamaican reggae artist remembered for his song 'Fade Away', with its strong spiritual warnings about materialism and egoism. Recorded in 1975 for producer Joseph Hoo Kim, it was a massive hit in Jamaica and was also a big success in the UK, and was covered five years later by among others Adrian Sherwood's New Age Steppers group and by Salmonella Dub NZ, made a special version of it. By 1975, Byles' health had begun to decline. Suffering from depression, he… read more
Junior Byles (born Kenneth Byles Jr. in a poor part of Kingston on 2 February 1948; died 15 May 2025) was a Jamaican reggae artist remembered for his song 'Fade Away', with its strong spiritual warnings about materialism and egoism. Recorded in 1975 for producer Joseph Hoo Kim, it w… read more
Junior Byles (born Kenneth Byles Jr. in a poor part of Kingston on 2 February 1948; died 15 May 2025) was a Jamaican reggae artist remembered for his song 'Fade Away', with its strong spiritual warnings about materialism and egoism. Recorded in 1975 for producer Joseph Hoo Kim, it was a massive hit in Jamaica and was also a big success in the UK, and wa… read more

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1 Play track The Wonderman Years Beat Down Babylon
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2 Play track Trojan Reggae Chill-Out Box Set Curly Locks
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3 Play track Beat Down Babylon: The Upsetter Years The Long Way
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4 Play track Reggae Anthology - The Channel One Story Fade Away
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5 Play track Babylon It Was a Long Way
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6 Play track The Wonderman Years Fever
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7 Dreadlocks Time/ Fist To Fist Dreadlocks Time/ Fist To Fist
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8 Play track The Wonderman Years A Place Called Africa
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9 Play track Babylon Da Da
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10 Play track A Long Way Whip Them, Whip Them
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    1971 · 2 tracks

    Beat Down Babylon
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