"Kerrie Byles (born 17 July 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica), also known as 'Junior Byles', 'Chubby', or 'King Chubby', is a Jamaican reggae singer. ... Lee 'Scratch' Perry, then working as chief engineer at Joe Gibbs' studio, was scouting for talent for Gibbs' new Amalgamated label, and spotted the group while they were auditioning for the 1967 Festival Song Contest with 'The Time Has Come'. ... Perry signed the group to the label, but left Gibbs soon after. The Versatiles stayed with Gibbs for two years, before moving to work with Perry, and then to Duke Reid's Treasure Isle label, also recording for other producers such as Laurel Aitken.Regarded by some as his greatest work, 'Fade Away' 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 Adrian Sherwood's New Age Steppers group. ..."
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Junior Byles - Fade Away
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