Details

  • Country / Jamaica
  • Time Span / 1932 – 1959

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Influenced By (6)

Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Lord Kitchener, Lord Invader

Influence On (1)

Alvin "Seeco" Patterson

Genres

Reggae Latin Folk, World, & Country

Styles

Calypso Chanson

Aliases

Norman Thomas

Lord Flea

Lord Flea was the stage name of Norman Byfield Thomas (1931/32 or 1933/34 – 18 May 1959), a Jamaican mento musician credited with "helping start the calypso craze in U.S." With his band The Calypsonians, Flea toured America throughout the late 1950s, and released an album on the Capitol label. The band also performed in two calypso-related films. Continue reading on Wikipedia

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