Lord Melody King Sparrow - Rock N Roll Calypso Yankees Back Again
Review by Nihit Kishore
Lord Melody and King Sparrow have teamed up to create an exceptional album, Rock N Roll Calypso Yankees Back Again. The album features a mix of calypso and rock n roll music, which is a unique blend that is sure to please fans of both genres.
The album opens with the upbeat and catchy title track, "Rock N Roll Calypso Yankees Back Again," which sets the tone for the rest of the album. Other standout tracks include "Jumbie Jamboree," "Mama Look A Boo Boo," and "Jean and Dinah."
Lord Melody and King Sparrow's vocals are both impressive, and they complement each other perfectly. The instrumentation is also noteworthy, with the guitar and drums adding a rock n roll edge to the calypso rhythms.
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Filename: lord-melody-king-sparrow-rock-n-roll-calypso-yankees-back-again.zip- MP3 size: 11.2 mb
- FLAC size: 121.6 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Yankee's Back Again | ||
| Rock-N-Roll Calypso |
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Catalog Numbers
SM-001Labels
GEMSListen online
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- lytte på nettet
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Formats
- Shellac
- 10"
- 78 RPM
Notes
- One of three recordings of Rock N Roll Calypso, the other two being Vitadisc and Balisier.
- No image of Sparrow side, if you have one be sure to add.
About Lord Melody King Sparrow
Trinidadian calypso singer born 1926 d. 1988.
Began recording in the mid to late 1940s, and continued up until 1985, three years before his death.
Regarded as one of the most popular calypsonians behind Mighty Sparrow and Lord Kitchener. He had a friendly rivalry with Sparrow.
Began working with Harry Belafonte in the late 1950s. Belafonte recorded a number of Melody's songs, including some that Melody did not end up recording himself.
Spent much of the 1960s working with Belafonte and did not release any albums between 1963 and 1972, although did release several singles and compilation tracks. His return to albums with 1972's Mas Is Devil Power was notably more dance-oriented, and he had made a stylistic shift to the more dance oriented Soca style by the late 70s. He kept recording in this style until the mid 1980s.
He was diagnosed with cancer in the early 1970s, and eventually succumbed to it in 1988.
Real Name
- Fitzroy Alexander
Name Vars
- F. Alexander
- Fitzroy Alexander \
- Fitzroy Alexander (Melody)
- L. Melody
- Lon Melody
- Lord
- Lord Melody (Fitz Roy Alexander)
- Lord Melody (Fitzroy Alexander)
- Lord Melody - Fitzroy Alexander
- Lord Melody Fitz Roy Alexander
- Lord-Melody
- Melody
- Melody Lord
- Sleazy Christopherson
Aliases
- Fitzroy Alexander
