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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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Occupation Singer
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 27 December 1944
Birthday 27 December
Birthplace Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Date of death 15 April, 2004
Died Place Long Island, United States
Nationality Jamaica

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1940

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.

1944

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.

Influenced by American singers Connie Francis, Patti Page and Dionne Warwick, she began singing in talent contests.

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.

1966

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".

1967

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.

1971

After a number of singles and an album entitled Living in Love, Dillon ended her recording career in 1971.

1991

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.

1998

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.

2004

Dillon died on 15 April 2004 in Long Island, New York, after a two-year battle with cancer, at the age of 59.

2009

She was posthumously awarded the Order of Distinction in 2009 by the Jamaican government.