Ferdinand Gaynair
Ferdinand "Bobby Little Bra" Gaynair (died 23 June 2021) was a saxophone player from Jamaica who later lived in Canada. He was born in East Kingston in the 1920s. He received an Order of Distinction.[1] He was part of the Alpha Boys School. He played and recorded with various musicians including Count Ossie.
Gaynair married and moved to Canada. His older brother Wilton Gaynair was also a musician.[2]
He said he dated rhumba dancer Margarita Mahfood before Don Drummond dated her.[3] He performed regularly with Drummond and the Skatalites.[4] He lived in Nova Scotia.[5] In the summer of 2002 he performed with the Legends of Ska, a reunion of Ska musicians.[6]
Ferdinand Hagerfield Gaynair of Sydney, Nova Scotia, died at the Glace Bay General Hospital, Glace Bay, on 23 June 2021.[7]
Discography
[edit]- "Come Together"
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ferdinand "Bobby Little Bra" Gaynair, Ska Music Pioneer". goCapeBreton.com. 27 September 2017.
- ↑ "Jamaica Observer Limited". m.jamaicaobserver.com.
- ↑ "Margarita the Rose". 12 December 2016.
- ↑ Augustyn, Heather (3 August 2013). Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist. McFarland. ISBN 9781476603339 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Jamaica Gleaner". jamaica-gleaner.com.
- ↑ "Legends of Ska - About". www.legendsofska.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ↑ "GAYNAIR, ‘Bobby’ Ferdinand Hagerfield". pierfuneralhome.com, 23 June 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2026.