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Walter Winchell (George Clark; Varsity). A Calypso tribute from "The Duke of Iron," comparable to "The Lion's" recent bow to Bing Crosby (TIME, July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: January Records | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

...confused with The Lion, a Trinidad Negro and Calypso singer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Lion | 10/2/1939 | See Source »

Bing Crosby (The Lion and Sa Gomes Rhythm Boys; Decca). Having celebrated Franklin Roosevelt, the Duke of Windsor and the late Graf Zeppelin, Trinidad's Calypso singers turn to a famed U. S. colleague. Professional appraisal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: July Records | 7/10/1939 | See Source »

...Camel cigarets, Lyricist Johnny Mercer wrote and sang a five-stanza Calypso-style greeting, set to Benny Goodman's music. Excerpts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Radio Curtsies | 6/19/1939 | See Source »

...Calypso was a legendary sea nymph who delayed Odysseus for seven years of his wanderings. Few Trinidadians have heard of her, believe that their Calypso is a native word meaning old French & Spanish music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Calypso Boom | 8/29/1938 | See Source »

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