Irving Burgie
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Irving Louis Burgie (July 28, 1924 – November 29, 2019), also known as Lord Burgess, was an American musician and songwriter who composed thirty four songs for Harry Belafonte, including eight of the 11 songs on the Belafonte album Calypso (1956), the first album of any kind to sell one million copies. Burgie also wrote the lyrics of the National Anthem of Barbados. To date, songs penned by Irving Burgie have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.
Discography
- Lord Burgess' Calypso Serenaders - Folk Songs Of Haiti, Jamaica And Trinidad (Stinson SLP 62, 1954)
- Ballad For Bimshire. A New Musical of Barbados (London AM 48002, 1963)
- Lord Burgess and his Sun Islanders - Calypso Go Go (Buddah BDS 5005, 1967)
- Lord Burgess Rides Again (Cherry Lane CLR-1-1984, 1984)
- Island in the Sun: The Songs of Irving Burgie (Angel 52222, 1996)
- The Father Of Modern Calypso (VLT-15170, 2003)<ref>Irving Burgie – The Father of Modern Calypso album page, Valley Entertainment.</ref>
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