Calypso Kings and Pink Gin
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- CO-COMM-LP-01185 Cook.1185
- Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)
- Stamford, CT Cook 1957
- General
- Commercial Calypso music. Brief descriptive notes by E.C. [Emory Cook] on container insert. Lord Melody; Sparrow, (Calypso singer); King Solomon.; Chang-ki-sheik.; King Fighter.; Lord Cypher.; March of Dimes Quartet.; Young Brigade Tent Orchestra.
- Recorder
- Cook, Emory, 1913-2002
- Performer
- Lord Melody, 1926-1988
- King, Solomon, singer
- Sparrow, (Calypso singer)
- Chaing-Kai-Sheik
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- King Fighter
- Mighty Cypher
- Tent Band
- Collection Creator
- Cook Labs
- Cook, Emory, 1913-2002
- Place
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Topic
- Calypso (Music)
- Recorder
- Cook, Emory, 1913-2002
- Performer
- Lord Melody, 1926-1988
- King, Solomon, singer
- Sparrow, (Calypso singer)
- Chaing-Kai-Sheik
- March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
- King Fighter
- Mighty Cypher
- Tent Band
- Culture
- Trinidadians
- Afro-Caribbean
- See more items in
- Cook Labs records
- Cook Labs records / Series 7: Audio Recordings / Commercial Recordings / LPs
- Extent
- 1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
- Date
- 1957
- Archival Repository
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Identifier
- CFCH.COOK, Item CO-COMM-LP-01185
- Type
- Archival materials
- Phonograph records
- Collection Citation
- Cook Labs records, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
- Contents
- Dear Sparrow (Mighty Sparrow) -- Sen.orita (March of Dimes) -- Jonah and the bake (Lord Melody) -- Silly meal (Coocoo soop) (King Fighter) -- P.N.M. Balisier (Mighty Cypher) -- Mornin' time (King Solomon) -- Road march hit tunes (Tent Band) -- Creature from the black lagoon (Lord Melody) -- Situation in Trinidad (Mighty Sparrow) -- General election (March of Dimes Quartet) -- Sailor man (Mighty Sparrow) -- Picong (duel with insults at 6 inches) (Sparrow vs. Melody) -- Naughty boy (Chang-Kai-Sheik) -- Belafonte (King Solomon).
- Track Information
- 101 Dear Sparrow / Lord Melody. 102 Senorita / March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. 103 Jonah and the Bake / Lord Melody. 104 Silly Meal / King Fighter. 105 PNM Balisier / Mighty Cypher. 106 Mornin' Time / Solomon King. 107 Road March Hit Tunes / Tent Band. 202 Situation in Trinidad / Sparrow (Calypso singer). 201 Creature from the Black Lagoon / Lord Melody. 203 General Election / March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. 204 Sailor Man / Sparrow (Calypso singer). 205 Picong (Duel with Insults at Six Inches) / Lord Melody, Sparrow (Calypso singer). 206 Naughty Boy / Chaing-Kai-Sheik. 207 Belafonte / Solomon King.
- Restrictions
- Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
- Record ID
- ebl-1649106000772-1649106007354-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0