I got a bunch of Lord Invader tracks from that radio site you linked the other day, Miko... he (they? was it a group?) was quite awesome.

Yeah! And totally under-known and appreciated. He's a solo act, or at least was just known as himself. He's Trinidadian and did most of his recording in the 30s and 40s. He's one of those artists that's best known for the covers other people did of his tunes - he wrote the original "Rum and Coca Cola," made famous by the Andrews Sisters.

Thanks for the link, Miko! I'm so glad I now have speakers at work.

A bio

Yeah, ico...streaming audio makes work tolerable! There's sooo much great stuff out there.

I have an office mate. Plus, no one plays music here. It is thought to be unprofessional.

there are so many things in my iTunes that I would love to spring on all of them. . .

From the bio link:

Morey Amsterdam plagiarised Invader’s Rum and Coca-Cola, which became a massive hit for the Andrews Sisters

Wait a minute- Buddy Sorrell was a song thief??

This belongs in your "it's a crazy world" thread now.

I'm getting really addicted to Calypso. Also, the more I read about it, the more fascinated I become. A monumental musical phenomenon.

The Polynesian channel is great, too.

The Child Ballads I can stand for about 45 seconds. This is a real occupational hazard - they are really important in musical history, but I can hardly bear listening to a shrill rendition of seventeen verses of "The Twa Corbies" sung in a thick Scottish burr.

Oh, also, the calypso stuff sheds a lot of light on what the Squirrel Nut Zippers musta been listening to.