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Breaking Junior Byles died a short while ago

Chrissy 5/15/25, 10:58:36 PM
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debut: 11/14/02
200,130 runs

He was 76

word is prostate cancer

One of the pioneers.
Chrissy 5/15/25, 11:14:47 PM
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debut: 11/14/02
200,130 runs

Brerzerk 5/16/25, 12:08:57 AM
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debut: 3/16/21
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Too young! Curly Locks for me. Sweet Music by Family-Man's Upsetters bit well produced by Scratch. Walk Good Sah!
Chrissy 5/16/25, 12:38:03 AM
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debut: 11/14/02
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Curly Locks was very popular with middle class teens and young women - it made rastas accepted.
It gave parents’ nightmares. lol
Chrissy 5/16/25, 12:47:49 AM
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debut: 11/14/02
200,130 runs

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They say Cindy was a true curly lockslol

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JoeGrine 5/16/25, 7:43:02 AM
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debut: 2/15/09
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Curly Locks was very popular with middle class teens and young women - it made rastas accepted.
It gave parents’ nightmares.


True words, the Rastas were really beating down Babylon!
Brerzerk 5/16/25, 7:44:20 AM
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debut: 3/16/21
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Serious truth "Your Daddy is a poke chop and he says you shouldn't play with me" I saw the shift of acceptance. Dat Chinese and Third World helped too. Early 90's @ Maxfield/Hagley Park I saw a "vagrant" come up to me..."dis is Junior Byles who sing Curlu Locks, beg yuh a ten cent nuh?" Mental Illness Uggggh!
Drapsey 5/16/25, 11:15:23 AM
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debut: 12/26/07
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True words, the Rastas were really beating down Babylon!

"Beat Down Babylon", now that one is memorable.
FanAttick 5/16/25, 11:29:13 AM
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debut: 11/13/02
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RIP to a great one…Curly Locks was my favorite as well…I heard that he had fallen on hard times in recent years…unfortunate
Chrissy 5/16/25, 12:30:22 PM
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debut: 11/14/02
200,130 runs

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He got a lot of help in recent years. Suffered from severe mental health issues.
hubert 5/16/25, 2:48:47 PM
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debut: 11/14/02
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Wow Curly Locks, gone...phew..Another good one departs. Can't believe he was 76.
Seems like only yesterday when would sing his song while driving alone at nights.
RIP ,JB