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Thursday 25 May 2017

Calypso Thursdays: The Duke of Iron

Cecil Anderson, 1906 – 1968)


Calypsonian, Nightclub and concert entertainmer, Pianist and Recording Artist, The Duke of Iron, worked with Bands in the 1930's and then branched off to a successful run of singles for many Record Labels. He was also  a hard working performer on stage that had billings at the Carnegie Hall, Apollo Theater, The Village Gate and others. He died in 1968; please take a listen here and Happy Calypso Thursday: Loving woman is waste a time, Big bamboo, Miss Constance, The Postman and Calypso war

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duke_of_Iron
Background information
Name: Cecil Anderson
Origin: Trinidad
Born: 1906
Died: 1968
Labels: Decca; Virgin Isle–Supertone; Varsity; Paragon; Stinson and Folkways, Monogram; Prestige/International; and RCA Victor

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