#ThursdayThrowback
Thursday is Friday's Friday.
#Fever #JuniorByles from 1972
#Reggae #musicsky
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Thursday is Friday's Friday.
#Fever #JuniorByles from 1972
#Reggae #musicsky
youtu.be/MAYrtXY9RwU?...
Junior Byles & King Medious - Fever
YouTube video by Reggae Box
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May 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
#ThursdayThrowback
Thursday is Friday's Friday.
#Fever #JuniorByles from 1972
#Reggae #musicsky
youtu.be/MAYrtXY9RwU?...
Thursday is Friday's Friday.
#Fever #JuniorByles from 1972
#Reggae #musicsky
youtu.be/MAYrtXY9RwU?...
Very sad to hear that Junior Byles died yesterday aged 76.
A truly unique singer who sang some of the great 70s reggae tunes... Fade Away, Curly Locks, Beat Down Babylon.
This one is a personal favourite...
youtu.be/IG9D3-olhdA?...
RIP Junior
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
A truly unique singer who sang some of the great 70s reggae tunes... Fade Away, Curly Locks, Beat Down Babylon.
This one is a personal favourite...
youtu.be/IG9D3-olhdA?...
RIP Junior
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
May 16, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Very sad to hear that Junior Byles died yesterday aged 76.
A truly unique singer who sang some of the great 70s reggae tunes... Fade Away, Curly Locks, Beat Down Babylon.
This one is a personal favourite...
youtu.be/IG9D3-olhdA?...
RIP Junior
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
A truly unique singer who sang some of the great 70s reggae tunes... Fade Away, Curly Locks, Beat Down Babylon.
This one is a personal favourite...
youtu.be/IG9D3-olhdA?...
RIP Junior
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
RIP | News arrived of Devon Irons' passing, coming shortly after Junior Byles. Like Byles, Irons made his mark through his work with Lee "Scratch" Perry, recording two of his most memorable tracks, "Ketch Vampire" and "When Jah Come," in 1976. #DevonIrons #LeePerry #JuniorByles
bit.ly/rvp-di
bit.ly/rvp-di
May 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
RIP | News arrived of Devon Irons' passing, coming shortly after Junior Byles. Like Byles, Irons made his mark through his work with Lee "Scratch" Perry, recording two of his most memorable tracks, "Ketch Vampire" and "When Jah Come," in 1976. #DevonIrons #LeePerry #JuniorByles
bit.ly/rvp-di
bit.ly/rvp-di
#juniorbyles #chantdownbabylon #reggae #reggaesky
"we have a come long way, still got a long way to go..." 🔥 ✶
"we have a come long way, still got a long way to go..." 🔥 ✶
JUNIOR BYLES & RUPERT REID - Chant Down Babylon [1975]
YouTube video by Bionic Dub
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#juniorbyles #chantdownbabylon #reggae #reggaesky
"we have a come long way, still got a long way to go..." 🔥 ✶
"we have a come long way, still got a long way to go..." 🔥 ✶
Here's another of Junior Byles' all-time tunes... Beat Down Babylon.
He recorded it in 1971 with Lee Perry. Its lyrics of insurrection, Val Douglas' bassline and Scratch's whip cracking fitted the times perfectly...
youtu.be/HGep5L6Ryq4?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
He recorded it in 1971 with Lee Perry. Its lyrics of insurrection, Val Douglas' bassline and Scratch's whip cracking fitted the times perfectly...
youtu.be/HGep5L6Ryq4?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
May 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here's another of Junior Byles' all-time tunes... Beat Down Babylon.
He recorded it in 1971 with Lee Perry. Its lyrics of insurrection, Val Douglas' bassline and Scratch's whip cracking fitted the times perfectly...
youtu.be/HGep5L6Ryq4?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
He recorded it in 1971 with Lee Perry. Its lyrics of insurrection, Val Douglas' bassline and Scratch's whip cracking fitted the times perfectly...
youtu.be/HGep5L6Ryq4?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
Cover Culture |Fever: Junior Byles vs Little Willie John | Here's Junior Byles in a Lee Perry production, versus Little Willie John's version, although Peggy Lee's rendition became a monster hit. #CoverCulture #LittleWillieJohn #PeggyLee #JuniorByles #LeePerry #Reggae #ReggaeSky
bit.ly/rvp-fev
bit.ly/rvp-fev
March 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Cover Culture |Fever: Junior Byles vs Little Willie John | Here's Junior Byles in a Lee Perry production, versus Little Willie John's version, although Peggy Lee's rendition became a monster hit. #CoverCulture #LittleWillieJohn #PeggyLee #JuniorByles #LeePerry #Reggae #ReggaeSky
bit.ly/rvp-fev
bit.ly/rvp-fev
Step back in time to January 1975, and listen to the Top 10 singles and LPs as featured in Black Music Magazine. ft. #JohnHolt #GregoryIsaacs #JuniorByles #RupieEdwards #Upsetters #PatKelly #MarciaGriffiths #KenBoothe #ReggaeHistory #ReggaeSky #ReggaeThrowback
www.reggae-vibes.com/charts/2024/...
www.reggae-vibes.com/charts/2024/...
December 26, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Step back in time to January 1975, and listen to the Top 10 singles and LPs as featured in Black Music Magazine. ft. #JohnHolt #GregoryIsaacs #JuniorByles #RupieEdwards #Upsetters #PatKelly #MarciaGriffiths #KenBoothe #ReggaeHistory #ReggaeSky #ReggaeThrowback
www.reggae-vibes.com/charts/2024/...
www.reggae-vibes.com/charts/2024/...
#MusicSky #EndingTracks #JuniorByles #ReggaeSky
Some of my favorite album ending tracks.
Junior Byles –"Poor Chubby" - 1972 "Beat Down Babylon" album.
youtu.be/9llSGr1FkMk?...
Some of my favorite album ending tracks.
Junior Byles –"Poor Chubby" - 1972 "Beat Down Babylon" album.
youtu.be/9llSGr1FkMk?...
Poor Chubby
YouTube video by Junior Byles - Topic
youtu.be
September 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
#MusicSky #EndingTracks #JuniorByles #ReggaeSky
Some of my favorite album ending tracks.
Junior Byles –"Poor Chubby" - 1972 "Beat Down Babylon" album.
youtu.be/9llSGr1FkMk?...
Some of my favorite album ending tracks.
Junior Byles –"Poor Chubby" - 1972 "Beat Down Babylon" album.
youtu.be/9llSGr1FkMk?...
One Drop Eighteen features some wonderful words from poet Geoffrey Philip, plus a feature on the lost voice of reggae, Junior Byles.
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onedroppoetry.substack.com/p/one-drop-e...
One Drop Eighteen
I am a living man who's got a lots of plans, it's true...
onedroppoetry.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Beat Down Babylon became a huge success and Scratch followed it up with several versions.
Here's a couple of them...
Dennis Alcapone - youtu.be/VBIit5Lio0k?...
Maxie, Niney & Scratch - youtu.be/NzEaTU7s5fA?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
Here's a couple of them...
Dennis Alcapone - youtu.be/VBIit5Lio0k?...
Maxie, Niney & Scratch - youtu.be/NzEaTU7s5fA?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
May 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Beat Down Babylon became a huge success and Scratch followed it up with several versions.
Here's a couple of them...
Dennis Alcapone - youtu.be/VBIit5Lio0k?...
Maxie, Niney & Scratch - youtu.be/NzEaTU7s5fA?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
Here's a couple of them...
Dennis Alcapone - youtu.be/VBIit5Lio0k?...
Maxie, Niney & Scratch - youtu.be/NzEaTU7s5fA?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #musicsky #juniorbyles
REST IN POWER JUNIOR BYLES 🙏 February 2, 1948 - May 15, 2025 🇯🇲
#JuniorByles #Restinpower #CurlyLocks #Reggae #Jamaica #Reggaeville
#JuniorByles #Restinpower #CurlyLocks #Reggae #Jamaica #Reggaeville
May 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
REST IN POWER JUNIOR BYLES 🙏 February 2, 1948 - May 15, 2025 🇯🇲
#JuniorByles #Restinpower #CurlyLocks #Reggae #Jamaica #Reggaeville
#JuniorByles #Restinpower #CurlyLocks #Reggae #Jamaica #Reggaeville
Have a listen and step back in time to February 1975, with the Top 10 singles and LPs as featured in Black Music Magazine. Thanks to Eric Denham! #BobMarley #KenBoothe #DelroyWilson #JuniorByles #AugustusPablo #JohnnyClarke #PatKelly #MarciaGriffiths #ReggaeHistory #Reggae #ReggaeSky
Black Music Magazine Charts | February | 1975
www.reggae-vibes.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Have a listen and step back in time to February 1975, with the Top 10 singles and LPs as featured in Black Music Magazine. Thanks to Eric Denham! #BobMarley #KenBoothe #DelroyWilson #JuniorByles #AugustusPablo #JohnnyClarke #PatKelly #MarciaGriffiths #ReggaeHistory #Reggae #ReggaeSky
#New | Shanachie Records will release an LP celebrating Lee “Scratch” Perry and his Black Ark productions from the 1970s, titled 'Crucial Cuts From The Heart of the Ark (1973-1978)'. #LeePerry #ShanachieRecords #MaxRomeo #JuniorByles #Heptones #Congos #LP
www.reggae-vibes.com/news/2025/05...
www.reggae-vibes.com/news/2025/05...
May 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#New | Shanachie Records will release an LP celebrating Lee “Scratch” Perry and his Black Ark productions from the 1970s, titled 'Crucial Cuts From The Heart of the Ark (1973-1978)'. #LeePerry #ShanachieRecords #MaxRomeo #JuniorByles #Heptones #Congos #LP
www.reggae-vibes.com/news/2025/05...
www.reggae-vibes.com/news/2025/05...
Reggae has lost a legend. Junior Byles died on Thursday, May 15. With a voice full of soul and lyrics that struck deep, he gave us anthems like Beat Down Babylon, Fade Away and Curly Locks. To honour his legacy, we revisit Ray Hurford’s article on Junior #JuniorByles #BeatDownBabylon
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bit.ly/rvp-jb
May 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Reggae has lost a legend. Junior Byles died on Thursday, May 15. With a voice full of soul and lyrics that struck deep, he gave us anthems like Beat Down Babylon, Fade Away and Curly Locks. To honour his legacy, we revisit Ray Hurford’s article on Junior #JuniorByles #BeatDownBabylon
bit.ly/rvp-jb
bit.ly/rvp-jb
#Review | Crucial Cuts From The Heart Of The Ark (1973-1978) | We've just dropped a review of this set — a blazing showcase of Lee Perry’s Black Ark magic. Feat. Max Romeo, Junior Murvin & more! #LeeScratchPerry #JuniorByles #JuniorMurvin #MaxRomeo #Upsetters
www.reggae-vibes.com/reviews/2025...
www.reggae-vibes.com/reviews/2025...
August 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#Review | Crucial Cuts From The Heart Of The Ark (1973-1978) | We've just dropped a review of this set — a blazing showcase of Lee Perry’s Black Ark magic. Feat. Max Romeo, Junior Murvin & more! #LeeScratchPerry #JuniorByles #JuniorMurvin #MaxRomeo #Upsetters
www.reggae-vibes.com/reviews/2025...
www.reggae-vibes.com/reviews/2025...
An #Otwituary for reggae star #JuniorByles
Two roads before you, Rasta:
to the left a twilit path, clouded
by dub and collie weed; right,
the road to consciousness, the
sweet harvest of your own voice.
In the end, they both end here.
Two roads before you, Rasta:
to the left a twilit path, clouded
by dub and collie weed; right,
the road to consciousness, the
sweet harvest of your own voice.
In the end, they both end here.
May 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
An #Otwituary for reggae star #JuniorByles
Two roads before you, Rasta:
to the left a twilit path, clouded
by dub and collie weed; right,
the road to consciousness, the
sweet harvest of your own voice.
In the end, they both end here.
Two roads before you, Rasta:
to the left a twilit path, clouded
by dub and collie weed; right,
the road to consciousness, the
sweet harvest of your own voice.
In the end, they both end here.
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Junior Byles:
🎵 Another Moses
#6music #JuniorByles
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
Another Moses, by Junior Byles
2 track album
pressuresounds.bandcamp.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RileyAndCoe
Junior Byles:
🎵 Another Moses
#6music #JuniorByles
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
RIP Junior Byles (February 2, 1948 – May 15, 2025). Fade Away is the song I will forever associate with him.
#JuniorByles #FadeAway #reggae
#JuniorByles #FadeAway #reggae
Fade Away
YouTube video by Junior Byles - Topic
www.youtube.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
RIP Junior Byles (February 2, 1948 – May 15, 2025). Fade Away is the song I will forever associate with him.
#JuniorByles #FadeAway #reggae
#JuniorByles #FadeAway #reggae
#Review | Junior Byles' 'Got The Tip' and I-Roy's 'Space Flight' are paired one single from Skank and Groove. Both are standout tunes from Lee Perry's impactful pre-Black Ark era. #JuniorByles #IRoy #leePerry #Upsetters #Vinyl #7Inch #Reissue #SkankAndGroove
Junior Byles - Got The Tip / I-Roy - Space Flight
Junior Byles - Got The Tip / I-Roy - Space Flight | Reissue of two great classics produced by Lee Perry on 7" vinyl by Skank and Groove.
www.reggae-vibes.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#Review | Junior Byles' 'Got The Tip' and I-Roy's 'Space Flight' are paired one single from Skank and Groove. Both are standout tunes from Lee Perry's impactful pre-Black Ark era. #JuniorByles #IRoy #leePerry #Upsetters #Vinyl #7Inch #Reissue #SkankAndGroove
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
Junior Byles:
🎵 Fade Away
#6music #JuniorByles
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
Junior Byles - Fade Away (Faithful Remix), by Faithful
from the album QDA
faithful.bandcamp.com
August 16, 2026 at 5:38 AM
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #Afrodeutsche
Junior Byles:
🎵 Fade Away
#6music #JuniorByles
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
#Review |Junior Byles-Auntie Lu-Lu b/w U Roy-Double Six| Buyreggae's reissue label Skank and Groove comes up with 2 true gems of boss reggae on 7" vinyl, featuring the mighty U Roy and Junior Byles. #JuniorByles #URoy #Upsetters #Vinyl #7Inch #SkankAndGroove
www.reggae-vibes.com/reviews/2025...
www.reggae-vibes.com/reviews/2025...
May 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#Review |Junior Byles-Auntie Lu-Lu b/w U Roy-Double Six| Buyreggae's reissue label Skank and Groove comes up with 2 true gems of boss reggae on 7" vinyl, featuring the mighty U Roy and Junior Byles. #JuniorByles #URoy #Upsetters #Vinyl #7Inch #SkankAndGroove
www.reggae-vibes.com/reviews/2025...
www.reggae-vibes.com/reviews/2025...
#juniorByles song Fade Away could be about #Trump
"He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away, fade away
God is here and there and everywhere
And He knows when you play the game unfair
So people beware
Or else you fade away!"
youtu.be/MzlSVFtxb4c?...
"He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away, fade away
God is here and there and everywhere
And He knows when you play the game unfair
So people beware
Or else you fade away!"
youtu.be/MzlSVFtxb4c?...
July 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
#juniorByles song Fade Away could be about #Trump
"He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away, fade away
God is here and there and everywhere
And He knows when you play the game unfair
So people beware
Or else you fade away!"
youtu.be/MzlSVFtxb4c?...
"He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away, fade away
God is here and there and everywhere
And He knows when you play the game unfair
So people beware
Or else you fade away!"
youtu.be/MzlSVFtxb4c?...
#juniorByles song Fade Away could be about #Trump
He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away, fade away
God is here and there and everywhere
And He knows when you play the game unfair
So people beware
Or else you fade away!
youtu.be/MzlSVFtxb4c?...
He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away, fade away
God is here and there and everywhere
And He knows when you play the game unfair
So people beware
Or else you fade away!
youtu.be/MzlSVFtxb4c?...
JUNIOR BYLES - Fade Away [1976]
YouTube video by Bionic Dub
youtu.be
July 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
#juniorByles song Fade Away could be about #Trump
He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away, fade away
God is here and there and everywhere
And He knows when you play the game unfair
So people beware
Or else you fade away!
youtu.be/MzlSVFtxb4c?...
He who seeks of only vanity
And no love for humanity
Shall fade away, fade away
God is here and there and everywhere
And He knows when you play the game unfair
So people beware
Or else you fade away!
youtu.be/MzlSVFtxb4c?...
JUNIOR BYLES - Fade Away [1976]
YouTube video by Bionic Dub
www.youtube.com
August 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM