Biography
Byron Lee And The Dragonaires
Effective period / Period of releases: 1960 - 2015
Members: Hopeton Lewis, Boris Gardiner, Lester Sterling, Byron Lee, Barry Biggs, Neville Hinds, Winston Wright, Granville Williams, Bruce Ruffin, Vic Taylor, Frank Anderson, Derrick Stewart, Lynford Brown, Sammy Ismay, Bumps Jackson, Jo Jo Bennett, Peter Ashbourne, Tony Gregory, Wallace Wilson (2), Esmond Jarrett, Ken Lazarus, Marvin Brooks, Keith Lyn, Frank Aird, Courtney Robb, Errol Gayle, Oscar Benjamin, Ossie Scott, Carl Brady, Victor Chung, Junior Gray, Barry Lloyd (2), Chester Power, Vernon Muller, Winston Graham, Sammy Johnson, Sammy Davis, Lester Williams (5), Keith Jackson (5), Leslie "Steam Pigeon" Mowatt
Jamaican ska, calypso, mas and soca band, formed around 1950 by Byron Lee and his friend Carl Brady. One of the best known and most successful Jamaican groups of all time.The group were picked to perform in the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No which brought them to an international audience. Their "Dance Hall Soca" hit (recorded with Admiral Bailey) was credited with starting the ragga-soca craze of the late 1990s.