Calypso Craze (CD/DVD)

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6-CD/1-DVD Box (LP-size) with 176-page hardcover book, 173 tracks. Total pl. time approx. 484 mns. - DVD: c. 86 minutes

The set comprises six CDs, covering the following topics:
Before The Craze: Calypso Hits Of The 1930s, 40s, And Early 50s
Belafonte And Calypso - Before And After Calypso
Calypso Goes Pop (... and R&B, Rock 'N' Roll, Folk, Country, Comedy, And Jazz)
Calypso On Stage And Screen
Calypso 'Across The Pond': The Calypso Craze In England
Mondo Calypso: The Calypso Craze In The Circum-Caribbean And Around The World

Performers include such surprises as:
Louis Farrakhan, Maya Angelou, Robert Mitchum, and Fess Parker
Stan Kenton, Louis Armstrong, and Hazel Scott
Nat 'King' Cole, Eartha Kitt, Rosemary Clooney, and Fred Astaire
Hank Snow, Tito Puente, Stan Freberg, and the Norman Luboff Choir
and 'blue-eyed calypsos' written by: Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, and Harold Arlen

Also represented are:
Trinidadian calypsonians Lion, Atilla, Radio, and Caresser; Beginner, Invader, and Kitchener; Terror, Cristo and Panther
Trinidadian expatriates Wilmoth Houdini, Duke of Iron, Sir Lancelot, and MacBeth the Great
Other West Indians (and Bermudians) such as Lloyd Thomas, Lord Flea, Lord Foodoos, Mighty Zebra, The Talbot Brothers, Sidney Bean, Hubert Smith, Blind Blake, Enid Mosier, The Eloise Trio, Edric Connor, George Browne, and Frank Holder
Folksingers The Tarriers, Terry Gilkyson and The Easy Riders, Stan Wilson, and The Kingston Trio

Bonus DVD:
Unseen in over 55 years - a 'Calypso Craze' feature-length film never before issued on video or broadcast on television: 'Calypso Joe' (Allied Artists, 1957), starring Herb Jeffries and Angie Dickinson, and featuring Duke of Iron and The Easy Riders
Four short 'soundies' from the 1940s and 50s, with Sam Manning and 'Belle Rosette' (Beryl McBurnie), Broadway and big-band singer Gracie Barrie covering Stone Cold Dead In The Market, and Lord Cristo and the March Of Dimes Quartet
Read more at: https://www.bear-family.de/

Track Listing

Disc 1:
  • Lion, The - Scaredy-Cat
  • Lion, The - Marry An Ugly Woman
  • Caresser, The - Edward The VIII
  • Atilla The Hun - Roosevelt In Trinidad
  • The Lion & Atilla The Hun - Guests Of Rudy Vallee
  • King Radio - Matilda
  • Wilmoth Houdini - He Had It Coming
  • Andrews Sisters, The - Sing A Tropical Song
  • Andrews Sisters, The - Rum And Coca Cola
  • Sir Lancelot - Scandal In The Family
  • Sir Lancelot - The Century Of The Common Man
  • Sir Lancelot - Old Lady With A Rolling Pin
  • Lord Invader, Armando Castro & Joe - Mary Ann
  • Duke Of Iron - Calypsonian Invasion
  • Lord Invader - Jackie Robinson
  • Louis Jordan - Run Joe
  • Fitzgerald, Ella & Jordan, Louis - Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming)
  • MacBeth The Great - Cab Calloway
  • Thomas, Lloyd - Cold In De Winter
  • Charmer, The - Is She Is, Or Is She Ain’t
  • Kenton, Stan & Christy, June - His Feet Too Big For De Bed
  • Kitt, Eartha - Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell
  • Cole, Nat ‘King’ - Calypso Blues
  • Duke Of Iron - Last Train
  • Lord Invader - Labor Day Carnival (Jump In The Line)
  • Lord Invader - Chicago, Chicago
  • Duke Of Iron - Parakeets
  • Duke Of Iron - Prisoner Arise (Prizonaire Levé)
  • Lord Christo - Hurricane Janet
  • Mighty Panther - Big Bamboo
  • Sir Lancelot - Hacienda Hotel Radio Advertisement
  • Disc 2:
    • Belafonte, Harry - Man Smart (Woman Smarter)
    • Belafonte, Harry - Hold ‘Em Joe
    • Belafonte, Harry - Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)
    • Belafonte, Harry - Man Piaba
    • Belafonte, Harry - Jump Down, Spin Around
    • Belafonte, Harry - Banana Boat Song
    • Belafonte, Harry - Jamaica Farewell
    • Belafonte, Harry - Brown Skin Girl
    • Belafonte, Harry - Melda Massi
    • Belafonte, Harry - Come Back Liza
    • Belafonte, Harry - Mary’s Boy Child
    • Belafonte, Harry - Mama Look A BooBoo
    • Belafonte, Harry - Cocoanut Woman
    • Belafonte, Harry - Island In The Sun
    • Belafonte, Harry - Scratch Scratch
    • Belafonte, Harry - Don’t Ever Love Me
    • Belafonte, Harry - Cordelia Brown
    • Belafonte, Harry - Haiti Cheri
    • Belafonte, Harry - Judy Drownded
    • Belafonte, Harry - Lead Man Holler
    • Belafonte, Harry - Sweetheart from Venezuela
    • Belafonte, Harry - Gloria
    • Belafonte, Harry - Monkey
    • Belafonte, Harry - Reincarnation
    • Belafonte, Harry - Tongue Tie Baby
    • Belafonte, Harry - Don’t Stop The Carnival
    • Disc 3:
      • Tarriers, The - The Banana Boat Song
      • Gilkyson, Terry & Easy Riders, The - Marianne
      • Rose, David - Calypso Melody
      • Mills Brothers - In De Banana Tree
      • Hayman, Richard - Calypso Gal
      • Four Aces feat Alberts, Al - Bahama Mama
      • Gilbert, Ray - Curiosity Calypso
      • Clooney, Rosemary & Comstock, Frank - Mangos
      • Norman Luboff Choir, The - Yellow Bird
      • Astaire, Fred - Calypso Hooray
      • Johnson, Ray - Calypso Joe
      • Mitchell, Freddie - Freddy’s New Calypso
      • Cole, Nat ‘King’ - When Rock And Roll Come To Trinidad
      • Fontane Sisters, The - Dancing To The Rock And Rolla (Rum And Coca Cola)
      • Deeps, The - Calypso Rock And Roll
      • Day, Dave & Redcoats, The - Calypso Rock
      • Wilson, Stan - Waikiki Farewell
      • Four Happy Fellas - (Tell De Batter To) Hit De Long Ball
      • Simpson, Hoke - Number One
      • Kingston Trio, The - Zombie Jamboree
      • Snow, Hank - Calypso Sweetheart
      • Draper, Rusty - Let’s Go Calypso
      • Nita, Rita & Ruby - My Man True To Me
      • Freberg, Stan - Banana Boat (Day-O)
      • Buchanan & Goodman - The Banana Boat Story (The Banana Boat Song)
      • Armstrong, Louis - High Society Calypso
      • Scott, Hazel - Take Me, Take Me
      • Conway, Julie - The Safety Song (Make The Last One For The Road A Cup Of Coffee)
      • Disc 4:
        • Desmond, Johnny - Tastes Like Strawberries
        • Treniers, The - Rock Calypso Joe
        • Angelou, Maya - Donkey City
        • Jeffries, Herb - Devil Is A Woman
        • Lord Flea & His Calypsonians - The Naughty Little Flea
        • Lord Flea & His Calypsonians - Shake Shake Senora
        • Lord Flea & His Calypsonians - Calypso Be Bop
        • Lord Flea - Donkey Bray
        • Southern, Jeri - Fire Down Below
        • Mitchum, Robert - What Is This Generation Coming To'
        • Mitchum, Robert - Jean And Dinah
        • Gilkyson, Terry & Easy Riders, The - Don’t Hurry Worry Me
        • Doren, Mamie Van - Go, Go, Calypso!
        • Boone, Pat - Technique
        • Calypso Carnival feat King Flash - Mama Look A BooBoo (Boo Boo Man)
        • Mosier, Enid & Her Trinidad Steel Band - Two Ladies In De Shade Of De Banana Tree
        • Mosier, Enid & Her Trinidad Steel Band - Boys Days
        • Premice, Josephine - Yankee Dollar
        • Premice, Josephine - Leave De Atom Alone
        • Holder, Geoffrey - The Bottle Imp
        • Holder, Geoffrey - Sugar Cane
        • Calypso MacNiles - Stew Pig Knuckles
        • Parker, Fess - Wedding Bell Calypso (Man Talk Too Much)
        • Anthony, Ray - Calypso Dance
        • Diamonds, The - Limbo
        • Duke, Billy & His Dukes - Chalypso
        • Disc 5:
          • Ros, Edmundo - Chocolate Whiskey And Vanilla Gin
          • Connor, Edric - Day Dah Light (Banana Loaders’ Song)
          • Lord Kitchener - London Is The Place For Me
          • Lord Kitchener - Kitch (Small Comb, Scratch Me Head)
          • Lord Kitchener - Food From The West Indies
          • Lord Kitchener - The Underground Train
          • Lion, The - Tick! Tick! (The Story Of The Lost Watch)
          • Lord Beginner - Victory Test Match
          • Lord Beginner - John Goddard
          • Connor, Edric - Manchester United Calypso
          • Lord Kitchener - Kitch's Bebop Calypso
          • Lord Kitchener - Is Trouble
          • Mighty Terror - Chinese Children
          • Mighty Terror - Patricia Gone With Millicent
          • Mighty Terror - No Carnival In Britain
          • Mighty Terror - Brown Skin Gal
          • Lord Invader - Prince Rainer
          • Lord Invader - My Experience On The Reeperbahn
          • Browne, George (Young Tiger) - Woman Is A Man's Best Friend
          • Bliff Radie Byne - Liberia
          • Duncan, Johnny & Blue Grass Boys, The - Last Train To San Fernando
          • Holder, Frank - Sweetie Charlie
          • Daniels, Maxine - Coffee Bar Calypso
          • Cribbens, Bernard - Gossip Calypso
          • Percival, Lance - Shame And Scandal In The Family
          • Disc 6:
            • Talbot Brothers - Atomic Nightmare
            • Talbot Brothers - Don’t You Call Me Boo Boo
            • Bean, Sidney & Fough, Eddie - Collegiate Invasion
            • Smith, Hubert - Green Ticket
            • Smith, Hubert & His Coral Islanders - Right Side Of The Road
            • Goombay Kings - Don’t Touch Me Tomato
            • Eloise Trio, The - Calypso Island
            • Blind Blake - Run, Come See Jerusalem
            • Blind Blake - Delia' Gone
            • Count Lasher & His Calypsonians - Calypso Cha Cha Cha
            • Fabulous McClevertys, The - Don't Blame It On Elvis
            • Mighty Zebra - I Like Ike
            • Mighty Zebra - Scandal In St Thomas
            • La Motta Brothers, The & Virgin Islanders, The - Vim, Vigor And Vitality
            • Prado, Perez & Jays, The - Calypso Man
            • El Boy - Jack, Jack, Jack
            • Lord Caresser - Weekend News
            • Lord Caresser - Atomic Energy
            • Woiski, Max - Nescafe Calypso
            • All Stell [sic] Percussion Band Of Trinidad [TASPO] - Ramadin
            • La Viny, Geraldo & Clemendore, Joseph (Cobra Man) - Ugly Girls Have Pretty Names
            • Babs, Alice - Mama Ist Aus Kuba
            • Soul, Jimmy - If You Wanna Be Happy

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: World

Run Time: 484 mins

Release Date: 08/29/14

UPC: 5397102169472

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