Lord Invader
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Biography
[Edit]Most famous as the composer of "Rum and Coca-Cola," Lord Invader was a popular calypso performer in both his native Trinidad and New York, recording from the late '30s through the early '60s. Born Rupert Westmore Grant, he made his recording debut for RCA Bluebird in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad in 1937, with a song about boxer Joe Louis, and continued to record (for both RCA and Decca) and place in the upper reaches of Trinidadian calypso competitions through the early '40s, when he also began to perform and make recordings in New York City. In Trinidad in September 1943, visiting American comedian Morey Amsterdam heard Lord Invader's "Rum and Coca-Cola" and made it known back in the US, where the Andrews Sisters had a huge hit with the song. Lord Invader sued for plagiarism, the case eventually getting decided in his favor in 1947, although he didn't receive money from the defendants for seven years.
"Rum and Coca-Cola," however, was but one of many songs that the singer performed and recorded. As with many other calypso singers of that and other eras, Lord Invader was skilled at devising songs with social and political commentary, as well as singing more conventional lyrics based on romantic situations, or based upon traditional folk songs. From the mid-'40s through the early '60s, he recorded off and on for Moe Asch of Folkways Records, and during that period he was performing and recording in New York, London, and Europe. A compilation of 26 tracks Lord Invader did for Asch — some with his Calypso Group, some with full and somewhat jazzy bands — was issued by Smithsonian Folkways in 2000.
Title: There's a Brown Boy In the Ring and Other Children's Calypso Songs
Artist: Lord Invader
Genre: World Music
Collections
Title: Joe Meek Recordings
Genre: Rock
Title: Joe Meek: Sound Engineer
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Calypso at Midnight
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: If You Ain't Got the Do-Re-Mi
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Calypso Pionners, Vol. 2 (1925 - 1947)
Genre: World Music
Title: Calypso Carnival Music
Genre: Latin
Title: The Roots of Trinidad Calypso (1927-1931)
Genre: World Music
Title: Calypso Carnival (1935 - 1939)
Genre: World Music
Title: Calypso - Best of Trinidad
Genre: World Music
Title: London Is the Place for Me
Genre: World Music
Title: Trinidadian Calypso
Genre: World Music
Title: Calypso Kings
Genre: World Music
Title: Calypso and Meringues
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Calypso Dance from Trinidad Island (1955 - 1957)
Genre: Latin
Title: Smithsonian Folkways Children's Collection
Genre: Kids
Title: Trojan Calypso Collection
Genre: Reggae
Title: Calypso Calssics
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Finest Vintage Melodies & Retro Tunes Vol. 38
Genre: Pop
Title: Early Calypso & Island Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Trinidad Carnival (1934 - 1940)
Genre: World Music
Title: Calypso Pionners, Vol. 3 (1934 - 1947)
Genre: World Music
Title: Jamaican Party Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Calypso Carnival Men
Genre: Latin
Title: Calypso Carnival Music
Genre: Latin
Title: Native Calypso Songs
Genre: Reggae
Title: Don'T Stop The Carnival - Trinidad And Calypso
Genre: Pop
Title: Bonkers 12: The Dirty Dozen
Genre: Hardcore
Title: Records Of Love And Peace Vol. 2
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae
Title: Calypso Cavalcade Vol. II (Digitally Remastered)
Genre: World Music
Featuring albums
Title: Secret Museum Of Mankind Vol. 2: Ethnic Music Classics: 1925-48
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Muriel's Treasure, Vol. 2: Vintage Calypso from the 1950s & 1960s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music
Title: Muriel's Treasure, Vol. 3: Vintage Calypso from the 1950s & 1960s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music