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Houdini's own favorite of all his compositions is Douglas MacArthur, a Brave Son of America. Like all the rest, its lyrics fit his first rule of composition. Says Houdini: "A Calypsonian is required to be high flown in his wordages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: King of Calypso | 8/26/1946 | See Source »

...typical Calypsonian inspiration was the visit of Franklin D. Roosevelt to Trinidad. Hammering long words into his melody regardless of accent (a Calypso trait), Atilla the Hun - a sober young father, mostly white, of nine children by his Negro wife - sings on a Decca disc...

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

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