Byron Lee & The Dragonires - Reggae Hot Shots (1971 - 1973)

Byron Lee and the Dragonaires have been a respected and well-known part of the Jamaican music scene for more than four decades. At times numbering as many as fourteen members (dancers excluded), BL & D were founded in 1956 as a so-called "big band". The band has helped popularize many differnt styles. In the fities, they played calpyso, cha-cha, bolero, merengue, and easy listening. During the sixties, they focuesd on ska, rock steady and reggae, in the seventies and eighties they specialized in calpyso, while in the nineties they have played primarily soca.

A first-rate show band, BL & D have travelled all over the world. Their first album "Fire Fly Jump Up" was released in 1960. Since then the prolific group has gone on to make more than seventy-five albums.

This compilation fetures material from the reggae albums recorded from 1971 to 1973. Only four of the songs here are of Jamaican origin, the othersreggae versions of well-known pop tunes. The eighteen tracks come from the LPs "Going Places", "Reggay Hot Col And Easy" and "Regay Roun´ The World". These were all released on Byron Lee´s Dynamic label, the latter two were also released in England by Trojan Records.


Tracklist:


1. Message to a Black Man
2. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
3. Theme from "Shaft"
4. Back Stabbers
5. Your Love Is Amazing
6. Breakfast in Bed
7. Chick a Bow
8. Maegre Dog
9. Hot Reggae
10. Mammy Blue
11. Julianne
12. Can't Wine
13. Bam Sa Bo
14. For Your Precious Love
15. A Little Love
16. Flying Machine
17. Three Bells
18. Good Morning Jamaica


Byron Lee & The Dragonires - Reggae Hot Shots (1971 - 1973)
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