Comments on: Jamaica: Farewell to the Dragon - Byron Lee http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/05/jamaica-farewell-to-the-dragon-byron-lee/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Wed, 30 May 2012 04:27:02 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Merilyn Phillips http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/05/jamaica-farewell-to-the-dragon-byron-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-1755579 Merilyn Phillips Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:24:19 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=52286#comment-1755579 To this day, Feb 18th, 2011, I still have people coming to me, in south Florida, asking if the Byron Lee I've written about on my car window, (\REMEMBERING BYRON LEE....THANKS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC\), is the musical legend from Jamaica. Many still are unaware he is no longer with us. I remember my musical hero everyday and his music will live on forever. To this day, Feb 18th, 2011, I still have people coming to me, in south Florida, asking if the Byron Lee I’ve written about on my car window, (\REMEMBERING BYRON LEE….THANKS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC\), is the musical legend from Jamaica. Many still are unaware he is no longer with us.
I remember my musical hero everyday and his music will live on forever.

]]> By: Merilyn Phillips http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/05/jamaica-farewell-to-the-dragon-byron-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-1547297 Merilyn Phillips Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:26:14 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=52286#comment-1547297 I continue to mourn the passing of my musical hero, Byron Lee, aka Dragon. As I play his music, I either cry or dance, or both. I so wanted Byron Lee to stay around much longer. I prayed and prayed for his recovery. DAMN cancer!! A man who brought so much joy to the world should not have had his life end so painfully. I play his music full volume in my car and get many inquieries from folks, who have not had the pleasure of knowing this ledgend, ask "Who is that?". I let them know it is the one and only Byron Lee. They always reply, "That's beautiful music". Ya betta believe dat! Dragon, your music gets more beautiful the more I listen. Rest in Peace my dear friend. Your #1 Soca Junkie, Merilyn / Cayman Islands I continue to mourn the passing of my musical hero, Byron Lee, aka Dragon. As I play his music, I either cry or dance, or both. I so wanted Byron Lee to stay around much longer. I prayed and prayed for his recovery. DAMN cancer!! A man who brought so much joy to the world should not have had his life end so painfully. I play his music full volume in my car and get many inquieries from folks, who have not had the pleasure of knowing this ledgend, ask “Who is that?”. I let them know it is the one and only Byron Lee. They always reply, “That’s beautiful music”. Ya betta believe dat! Dragon, your music gets more beautiful the more I listen. Rest in Peace my dear friend. Your #1 Soca Junkie, Merilyn / Cayman Islands

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Caribbean: 2008 in Review http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/05/jamaica-farewell-to-the-dragon-byron-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-1541183 Global Voices Online » Caribbean: 2008 in Review Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:27:58 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=52286#comment-1541183 [...] musicians Alton Ellis and Byron Lee and Guyanese newspaper editor David de Caires, who Nicholas Laughlin describes as “the [...] [...] musicians Alton Ellis and Byron Lee and Guyanese newspaper editor David de Caires, who Nicholas Laughlin describes as “the [...]

]]> By: Raymond Koker http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/05/jamaica-farewell-to-the-dragon-byron-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-1540891 Raymond Koker Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:17:38 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=52286#comment-1540891 Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad will greatly miss the legendary entertainer, Byron Lee. My countrymen would agree with me that Byron entertained our nation, young and old, with his #1 hits on our chart over the past decades. Condolences, love & respect to his family. IRIE Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad will greatly miss the legendary entertainer, Byron Lee. My countrymen would agree with me that Byron entertained our nation, young and old, with his #1 hits on our chart over the past decades. Condolences, love & respect to his family. IRIE

]]> By: Ann http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/05/jamaica-farewell-to-the-dragon-byron-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-1529943 Ann Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:10:02 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=52286#comment-1529943 I was looking for the next tour schedule and found this article. This is so very sad and Byron Lee will be greatly missed by all of us who enjoyed his energetic. Much respect to his family. I was looking for the next tour schedule and found this article. This is so very sad and Byron Lee will be greatly missed by all of us who enjoyed his energetic. Much respect to his family.

]]> By: pat http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/05/jamaica-farewell-to-the-dragon-byron-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-1529846 pat Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:56:30 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=52286#comment-1529846 we caribbean people living in the usa feels sadden by the news of byron lee's passing. he will be greatly missed we caribbean people living in the usa feels sadden by the news of byron lee’s passing.
he will be greatly missed

]]> By: Farah http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/11/05/jamaica-farewell-to-the-dragon-byron-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-1529587 Farah Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:24:11 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=52286#comment-1529587 Such sad news. We here in Canada feel great remorse for the loss of Byron Lee. I found an article in Exclaim! magazine's website with a great memorial to the late Lee. http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=127&csid2=844&fid1=34678 -F Such sad news.
We here in Canada feel great remorse for the loss of Byron Lee.
I found an article in Exclaim! magazine’s website with a great memorial to the late Lee.

http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=127&csid2=844&fid1=34678

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