Raymond Quevedo (24 March 1892 – 22 February 1962)
Calypsonian, Atilla the Hun, was a pioneer of the Calypso genre and was instrumental in introducing the music form to the United States. He became an elected official in Trinidad and Tobago in his latter life and died in 1962. Please take a listen here and Happy Calypso Thursday: Treasury scandal, History of carnival and Roosevelt (FDR) in Trinidad
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atilla_the_Hun_%28calypsonian%29
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