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Swing 1968
Swing 1968
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Without doubt, the most suc-
itiel go on a tour .of the U'S"
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CanaA""anO Nassau rvith B'L' & D'
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si cessful and entertaining group ,o{
singers since the Busters' are the
JAil1AICANS. with onlY 3 Years
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rriii"'. a rnn dorr'u otl what each
of- these talented fellows do for
ihemselves (when not singing)'
behind them, these boYs (sorrY i,tbirir i. u Factory SuPe'rvisor
*"nt ttaue shown what dedication Retreading; Martin.-is
and hard work can do-
- iineitun "lttli'Ciiv
Record Sales I\Ianagcr \'vltn tne
College choir turned ti.iiut*
" Isle label of Duke Reid
out twro young meh in 1964,-Norris it-tre successtut conrbination for
Weir and Ou'en I'lats, who got irii n"io't festival song). Flats is
toeether rvith Martin Williams. University in Califor-
.leirv Moore and TommY Cowan
;'io "sine fo,r their suPPer"' En- ni"-ina TommY is Records Direc-
"i-C6rnpton
ioi with Lec Enterprises' VerY
to cnter the Fcstlval impressive. VerY good show'
--
"n,traeel of 1965, theY did-and ttt" group has recentlY been-
won^the 'amateur award'' ln 1966
"o*p"iition aescilnel orill s ith the use of
itr".n *otr 'best overall group' with
*fiit tttc Dancc is Through" Then sJperlatives bY most crities' as
*.iti ut ntusicians' and nexl
in 196?. as we all know, theY tore at the
ioo*ri as guest artistesAndreu
itre hotise down rtith Festival Song nfiiJ rinrrston and Sl.
"Ba. ba' boom."
-'iircitve contest for the title
netcr looked back' "iiminatiin
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Miss Jamaica 1968.
neit " came "Gutr Feve'r," then' iAuelcANs are destined
to go Places'
Exclusioe.
FoLLow rHEBYRON LEE$
DRAGONAIRES TOUR OF THE
U.S., CAI{ADA, BAHAMAS
EACH WEEK IN SWINC. Erclusfue.
COVER STORY: TIIE BYRON LEE STORY
Tlr<. \Ian. tlrr' \Irrsic. tlrc \Ilnager. Ilusic bv l)1,ron Lee :rnd thc l)rag-
Editor in Chlef: Srrc'ct,ss is ir r':rtlrcr hig rvorcl to oruires an invitttion to a. part).,
John colding Jr.
Assistant Edltors: Jaekie Estick ttttl:t plo;llr'- I'ir.r' Ig l),()1r)1rrr.('- ntor(, a country club dancc, a clrrrritl', a
Eric McNeish rlillicrrh to spr'll. ,rrr<l irri,.,' ls tlilfit.rrlt st:rgc shor.v or just it good old rock
Contributing Editors Sonny Bradshaw fo olrtiriu.
Jeff Dixon stcacly sessiorr lvhere Byron Lee and
Beverley Anderson l-here' is ol corrrst' tlrt' erc'tlttion tlrt. I)ragonaircs arc pl:rying. is an in-
tt) thirrg. rrn<l Bvr<ln
('onsulting Editor:
Drsign ll
Photography:
Winston Blake
Sel U. Lloyd
Norma Hamilton
The Professionals
TAKE bc.
rrtost :rnl
Itirs lx,r'rr thc srrcccss lrr''s st't orrt to
lJttlrr llvrop Aloysrrr. Ltrr irr \lap-
Lee vitirtion trr irn r.rcrrirrg ol dencing anrl
listcning ('x( it('nlcnt. To put it in to-
day's litnguage it's where
lction is - it's ir 'lrappening'.
thc
Art Forms: Errol Ferguson clrlstt'r to ()scar irntl Iiyll),rr Lcc irr Wcll, I believc that the most exciting
Promotron & Sales: Bernard Chin lf)11.5. lllrou lttr.u<lt'<l St. ()t:orgt:'s nlonlcnts in shorv-busineiss are always
Special
ColL,gt' l9-11,,--52 rvlrrrr. lu, l.('l)rns(.nt,
Correspondents: T. O. Malcolm. N.Y-
Sonya Lyle, London HER crl tlrt' st.lxxrl irl t.ritk<'t :ru<[ frxrtllall.
(lratlrr:rt<tl in ll)59 irrrtl trxrk rrp rlrrsic
irr l!l5fl, lurrnt.ltirrg th(' l)rlgurrrir(.s
tlrc oru's tlrrrt arc spirrkctl by tlre pt,r-
forrncrs on tlre stlg(' ol- bandstand
tlrat arc deligLted anrl happy and
cxcited thems-elvcs in being able to
itt l:lrrrrrrt'tt l)rrlL. uiake peoplc hnppy rvith what they
lJr,xrrr Ltt, trr<l tlrt' l)rirgonaires do. This is pnrt of BL & D's success.
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S"iTw*s'
A grincl Iilic tlris would exhau. Soru*Yg
rrrost_pt'<rpl_c, lxrt Zin:r enjoys it. ,\,r-i,-/,t,-
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. ""I'hc onl1. pr,oblcm," slre sirys, ',is
tlrat it trrkcs a little tinre ,r*ny- iron.t ir+ ,'^ioNft,
otltcr tlrings I lrtrvc to do". These vr -. -k
;,: 6.rL "
"otlrt'r'tlrings," slrc <'spltins, lre her <{
singirrg l<,ssorrs and tlrt' danr.e studies
sJrt, purr^ucs rvitli Fedor Lensky and
l):tnilolc lt tht'School of Internitionrrl
Ihllt't.
I lcl irtldt,rrrit. ('(lrx.:rti(nr dtrrins the
st lrorrl rcirr is cir,uit'd on solt,ly w-itl.r ,r
privirt(' tlltor. l k'r brrsv schedut"
:rllou,s lrcr rro tirrrc to aticnd regular +
class<'s. Slrc lrls bccrr workin; in fr
ir'ting ancl bitllet stcrrciily since she
u,as sir ) curs old, and in tlre past
s('\'('n )-('lrs hus lrt,cn itlle onlv bne
tttontlr.
"'fhlt l'as in Novcnrber lg6l" slrc
siglrs. "irrrrl tlrc til)l(' hlll)q Drett\.
lrt'llih orr rrrl lrirnrls rrntil I"rcceiveil .t;:
l call frorrr Arthur Lervis ( the pro-
tlrrtt'r') to tLr 1 tt;1,,1 (ilrn ibr ',tlrt, 9a-+;
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_ As .lol lrt'r' pirrt irs ir strrdt'nt nurse, \\'9u-r
Zinrr f<r'ls irlrnost "l>orn" to the role.
"\Il Granclrnothcr Betlmnei wtts a \t'Agn''
rurlst,lrclirlc slrc rnarriccl," she cx- *'', :.!t::
pluius, "irn<l Crunclrla IJeilrune was h -(
a <bctor. As t urattt:r of fact, the
ll.tlrrrn<,s lol gcncrationr^ hack in ililii:ja
wc ,c . sa L-
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rolling like cr*zlr A berncl neirrby just
added to the big show * for days. Well Soul Shots - I gotta go
but rnust Iet you know * SWING -is
not just a ntagazine: It's a way of
life, for days!
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THIS WEEK IN VIEW
"TIIE r\\'IIN{;TIRS' {.tohn Steed
and Emma Peel prayed by patrick
MacNee ancl Dr-,ra Rigg) tangle
ri'!th Paul Ilere'-sford, a power-mad,
rn0nelied art dilettante and his
aide Renson in "TI{E RETURN 0F
THE CYBERNALITS." Beresforcl Friday 2lst IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
and Benson are captilring scien-
tists who have something to do
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Saturday 22nd, ST. ANDREW CLUB
with arms rvork, r,i'ith the aide ol
Cybernauts. TFIE AVENGERS, of -
coLrlse, begin gclting too noser SYNAGOGUE BALL
for comfort. Beresford decidcs to
forcc, Fr. Ga.rnett, one of the Sunday 23rd VALE ROYAL a.m.
scientists he has captued, to work
on a scene which will give STEEI) - -
MARACAS
- p.-.
AND EMMA, a lingering death.
Garnett, pretending to co-operate.
explodes a kind of Molotov cock"
tail of his own manufacture in Monday: The Good Guys leave for U.S.A.
Beresford's face anti leaves him
spluttering in smoke as he makes
his escape. Beresford dispatches a
Cybernaut to fetch him back. It
finds him in Steed's flat where
Emrna is attending to the wounds
of the escaped scientist. The Cy-
bernaut carries Ga,rnett off [o v
Beresford and Emma i..s thntst
aside.
Meanu lrile. Chad\a ick an(l
BYRON LEE
Neville, tu'o eaptured scientisls
rrho hale succunrberl to Beresforcl
tcnrpting offer of € 100.000 in
Ond the DRAGONAIRES
cash to alll'one proposing the nrost
gruesonre and protlacted nreans ArcA's & cemnnEAN's
of death to Tl{E AVENGERS.
have discovere<l arr i<leal rl'av to MBER ONE BAND
get ri(l oI Steecl aud Ilnra. Iln*
TflE AVENGERS nranage to
wriggle out ol thi'.s takes all ol
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their quick-u ittedness and in-
genuitl'. TIIE A\'ENGERS l\londar'
riieht ir 8.30 orr ,tRC-T\'.
ffihi**'utmK
l].OO Silas Marncr
3.30 The Saint
9.30 AUred I{itchcock ..f)on,t lnterrupt..
10.00 Twlight Zonc '.Thc IIurrt,,
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10.30 News
10.40 Cimarron Strip -Without Honor,,
12.10 Thought for Tbday & Sign Off
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BY REQUES"T COMING
RJR TIMATABLE
6.30 Sunshine Man Show (Monday to
TODAY, TOh4OIIROW. & F'OREVER
5"30 Cood Morning Show (Monday to
Saturday) Saturday)
8.30 Woman,s World (Monday to Friday) 8.35 Jamaica Woman (Monday to Fri_
Treasure Isle Time'(Saturday) day)
10.30 Ten Thirty with Tony ((Monday io 9.30 The Everybody Show (Monday to
Friday) Friday)
12.00 Diners Club (Monday to Frialay in_
D.J. Round-up (Saturday)
12.15 Dr. PauI (Monday to Friday) Thursday)
12.30 Luncheon Date (Monday to Friday) cluding Dulcimina _ Wednesday &
3.3O Sounds of the Hound (Monday to 2.05 creetlng & crooving (Monday to
Friday) l'r iday )
The Fabulous 20 (Saturday) Top 1oo Sound Storh (Saturday)
5.10 Caribbean Rhythms (Saturday) 3.OO J.D. Show (incl. ?.A.D.I'. Monday
6.50 Discotheque (Monday to Saturday) to Friday)
7.15 Oldies but Cood,ies (Monday & 7.49 Disc Date (Monday to Friday)
Wednesdays) T'lxe Jamaica Hit parade (Saturday)
9.lO What's Your Grouse with phillip 9.3O The Mister Midnight Show (Mon_
Jackson day to Friday)
Big J Dancetime (Saturday)
They ure C,REAT, ln '68 rriglrl 'l lrl t{'onirg('l's - tlrosc tlrat
\\,(.r(' not *'itlr tlrc'l'.r\.1). ltok's rvctc
lll tlrt'rt' -- srlingirrg.
Cet in the Festiaul mood NOW I * )i, r\t lirlrrrrli l)iLrli on Srrturdirl rriglrt
i'r .. irlr
'Sotrl Slrrrcl.' strtk' tirt' slrov,, rrntl
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I lrlirr llritt tttrrrc llris Sirtruclrtr'. tlrr:
Early releoses fo, Festirsal '6g. .l.lt.lr. (l"lltl;all) pt'opl' uill irc
Ititvittp,, tittc lrt'r-k rr ltrrll .t (i'r1;Jtcy
l'l;rcr,. l"rrrrtls lor'l tlrc lLrtrrrc antl irll
ll,irL. \t't'rl sttltpltl.
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PROFILE_JEI"'T BARNES In Jrrlr, I 967 J,'fl rt.turrrt.<l to
. HYL1IONS (Barry St.) TTP'IOP RECORD CENTRE
I.l].C." and lras bc<'n rvitlr thr"rrr 'fol I DERRICKS ONE STOP-King St. . KG RECORDS
Jeff Barnes attended Kingston Col-
-Icge <lit1's'. Nrxv on Srrrrslrilrt' Srryx,rrrrrrrr
where he did speech and dram,r rllriclr lrr. uislrcs ut'r't' lorrgci - so (Cross Roads and II.W.T.) o ANDY'S-Church St.
(as well as l stint on the K.C. Choir) Ir<'trrrrl<l slrrt.ir<l rrrolc soul- irlrrl rt.rrllr
along witl'r the normtrl academic staff. t,,rrrr. irlir r'. o MORAT,ITS IMALI.I{ FOODS Church St. o Cross Roads
Jeff gravitated into rrdio :rs a trainee J.lJ. Lrvt's rlrrrr s orrrt'rr u,itlr rr.ll -
:lnnouncer at J.B.C. between lanuary sorrL', irrr<l rrrrxl t Lrtltr,sl lor t,s last Special: 12 lssucs of SWING delivered to your door
and March 1964. Returned to school rLivirrg irrr<l ilrtt,lligcut (.()tr\('rsittiol.
:rrrcl sat for CCE, A Level. l)ig ()tis (Soul) lltrlding irrr<l oI only 6/- (including Independence Special)
corrrsc tlrt' (.)rrct.rr - Alctlrir.
J.lJ. nl'rt sperrt cnrngh tilrre to
coruplete a colrrse in Speech and It sr.<'nrs Jt'fl llrrrrls srrtrLl rrrost
I)ranra irt the U.W,I. Extra-Murul likc to trin<'1. rlo sotrrr. trron. irttirrg
l)t1>:rrtrncnt, then workc-cl for a wlrik: (jrrst torrrplt.t<,rl 'l'rvo irr it Niglrt itl Subscription to SWING
rvith Gnl'crnmcnt llnrirdcitsting Ser- Arts Lt.r.trrrr' 'flr<'irtrt.) - tlrirrks lr.
vicc, rftr,r rvhich lrc entercd U.C. ntiglrt lirr iln i\(:r(l(.nr\ .\lrrrrl sonrt' Name
proper, but left, tlris tinrt to join tlirr.
ll.J.ll. \\/as s(x)n on tht. air ancl even Address
rnirnagccl to bc nw:rrded "llcst Nerv .\luke o rt'ul splu.tlt tnr !ltt Itilt,r-
Artnounccr"' in 1965. Jefl lr.rs hancllcd ttrttirttutl x'ctrt'. rt'ilh nttl srntl ttutdtittt,.
'r'vt'rv cont'civirblc slrrlrv' of varl.ing rL'ltirlt is tlt,tlt itt.sfulc ntr'- urrtv, l'ttt
gt'nrc. un<l- guinerl rrrur.lr t.rperit.nu' tnt J .l).
llcn' lo n'igrt tultrcrttt,
Idesire to be placed ()rL Vour mailing list for ,34 is'sues of
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his harxlling r,rf tlrc C.\1.\{. slulr. uillt rt lilllt, tlut't:rt- Kaalt -tltt' ltitlr and XLIAS SWII/G.
rvitlr lt.J.ll. brtlnl - urrtl .sprcud il gt'ntlu.
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