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Junior Byles

Junior Byles

reggaeroots reggaedubrootsjamaica
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About Junior Byles

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.

Top Tracks

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Beat Down Babylon

145.1K plays
2

Curly Locks

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3

Fade Away

136.3K plays
4

Fever

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5

It Was a Long Way

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6

The Long Way

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7

A Place Called Africa

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8

Coming Again

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9

Demonstration

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10

Don't Know Why

9.5K plays

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