Q11762576
Lord Flea
Jamaican mento musician
| Bio | Lord Flea was the stage name of Norman Byfield Thomas, 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 films2 |
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| Born | c. 19321 |
| Died | 1959 May 181 |
| Occupation | singer, songwriter1 |
| Cause of death | illness, natural causes2 |
| Status | Possible: Lord Flea may be a 27 Club member |