Lester Sterling
Lester Sterling, born January 31, 1936, in Kingston, Jamaica, was a Jamaican
saxophonist and trumpeter. He attended the Alpha Boys School before joining the
Jamaica Military Band in the 1950s and playing trumpet in Val Bennett's band in
1957. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Sterling worked as a studio musician
with bands such as Clue J & His Blues Blasters alongside future Skatalites
members. He became a founding member and alto saxophonist of the Skatalites in
1964. Following the group's disbandment in 1965, Sterling performed with Byron
Lee & the Dragonaires and recorded sol...
BangarangStranger Cole and Lester Sterling
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The Shadow of Your SmileTommy McCook, Vin Gordon, Johnny "Dizzy" Moore, Lester Sterling, Ranny "Bop" Williams, Danny Simpson, Tommy McCook & the Supersonics and Tuck
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BangarangStranger Cole and Lester Sterling
Bangarang
FOR THE LOVE OF YOUTommy McCook, Vin Gordon, Johnny "Dizzy" Moore, Lester Sterling, Ranny "Bop" Williams, Danny Simpson, Tommy McCook & the Supersonics and Tuck
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It Might as Well Be SpringLester Sterling
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Forest Gate Rock
Lester SterlingRocksteady Fever
