Lord Flea

Lord Flea
Thomas performing in 1957
Background information
Birth name	Norman Byfield Thomas
Born	1931/32 or 1933/34 Kingston, Jamaica
Died	18 May 1959 (age 24–28) Miami, Florida, US
Genres	Mento, calypso
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1949–1959
Labels	Calypsodisc, Times, Capitol

Lord Flea was the stage name of Norman Byfield Thomas (1931/32 or 1933/34^{[note 1]} – 18 May 1959), a Jamaican mento musician credited with "helping start the calypso craze in U.S."^[1] 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 films.

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