Apr262024

Junior Byles

Junior Byles (Kerrie Byles Junior, most known for his 'Fade Away' is a reggae artist born in the poor parts of Kingston, Jamaica 1948. 'Fade Away', with its strong spiritual warnings for materialism and egoism, was 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. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Fade Away
110914
2Curly Locks
110236
3Fever
103074
4Beat Down Babylon
101374
5It Was a Long Way
47940
6The Long Way
24298
7A Place Called Africa
22179
8Coming Again
14769
9Demonstration
10919
10Heart And Soul
7943

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