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Phyllis Dillon was born on 27 December, 1944 in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica, is a Jamaican singer. Discover Phyllis Dillon's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?
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Singer |
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59 years old |
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Capricorn |
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27 December 1944 |
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27 December |
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Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica |
Date of death |
15 April, 2004 |
Died Place |
Long Island, United States |
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Jamaica
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Phyllis Dillon Height, Weight & Measurements
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Phyllis Dillon Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Phyllis Dillon worth at the age of 59 years old? Phyllis Dillon’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. She is from Jamaica. We have estimated Phyllis Dillon's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Popularized by the American surf rock band The Ventures, "Perfidia" is a 1940 song written by Alberto Domínguez and made popular by the Cuban bandleader, Xavier Cugat.
Dillon also recorded duets with Ellis (as 'Alton and Phyllis'), including "Why Did You Leave Me To Cry" and "Remember that Sunday".
Dillon is regarded as one of the key singers of the rocksteady era.
Phyllis Dillon (27 December 1944 – 15 April 2004) was a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer who recorded for Duke Reid's lucrative Treasure Isle record label in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Dillon was born in 1944 in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica, and attended the Linstead Primary School.
It was during a performance at the Glass Bucket Club in Kingston, Jamaica with the group The Vulcans, that Duke Reid's session guitarist Lynn Taitt discovered Dillon.
Dillon was introduced to Treasure Isle studios by Tommy McCook, and recorded her first record for Duke Reid, "Don’t Stay Away", in late 1966, a recording that has been described as "perhaps the finest female performance in Jamaican music".
While most of Dillon’s subsequent recordings would be covers of popular and obscure American songs including Bettye Swann's "Make Me Yours", Perry Como's "Tulips and Heather," The Grass Roots' "Midnight Confessions," and Stephen Stills's "Love the One You're With"; "Don't Stay Away" was an original composition featuring Tommy McCook and the Supersonics as the backing band.
Another original song, "It’s Rocking Time" would later be turned into the Alton Ellis' hit "Rocksteady".
While these early recordings demonstrate Dillon's mastery of the rocksteady sound, a much slower, soulful, response to the sultry weather that made ska's upbeat rhythm and tempo undesirable, even impracticable, it was no indication of her greatest performance, 1967's "Perfidia".
At the end of 1967, Dillon moved to New York.
The following five years were spent living a double life.
She had a family and career in banking in the United States, flying frequently back to Kingston, Jamaica to continue recording for Reid.
After a number of singles and an album entitled Living in Love, Dillon ended her recording career in 1971.
In 1991, Michael Bonnet, the entertainment director for the Oceanea Hotel in Kingston approached Dillon inviting her to sing.
Her refusal at first was later rescinded and sparked a revitalized interest in performing and recording.
In the years following, Dillion would tour the UK, Germany and Japan.
In 1998 Dillon returned to the recording studio with Lynn Taitt, marked by reinterest in ska music in the United States.
She remained active until illness took hold.
Dillon died on 15 April 2004 in Long Island, New York, after a two-year battle with cancer, at the age of 59.
She was posthumously awarded the Order of Distinction in 2009 by the Jamaican government.