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02 Dec 00 - 07:16 PM (#350407) Subject: Songs and Lyrics of Wilmouth Houdini From: Seth I'm looking for songs/lyrics/more information about Wilmouth? Houdini, a calypso singer and bandleader from Trinidad active in the thirties and forties. I believe that he wrote "FDR in Trinidad" covered by Ry Cooder, but also wrote great topical songs about everything Britsh and American of the era. I think that he also wrote "Stone Cold Dead in the Market" that was recorded in the U.S. by Louis Jordan and Ella Fitzgerald sometime in the forties. Anyone got a clue? Thanks Seth from China |
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02 Dec 00 - 07:27 PM (#350414) Subject: RE: BS: Songs and Lyrics of Wilmouth Houdini From: Brendy Here's a wee bit of info that I found. I do FDR in Trinidad myself - great version Cooder has. I can only try.... B. |
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02 Dec 00 - 07:33 PM (#350420) Subject: RE: BS: Songs and Lyrics of Wilmouth Houdini From: Brendy And here's a bit in Chinese, or Japanese! B. |
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02 Dec 00 - 08:52 PM (#350474) Subject: RE: BS: Songs and Lyrics of Wilmouth Houdini From: Stewie I have the Arhoolie/Folk Lyric album (Arhoolie/Folk Lyric CD-7010). It is a reissue of a 1984 Flyright LP - FL 9040 - with extra tracks. It has a 6-page booklet with notes by John Cowley on Houdini and the songs. --Stewie. |
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03 Dec 00 - 02:06 AM (#350591) Subject: RE: BS: Songs and Lyrics of Wilmouth Houdini From: Stewie Oops, that should have read 'Folklyric' LP in my previous posting, not 'Flyright' which is an English label. --Stewie. |
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03 Dec 00 - 03:25 PM (#350784) Subject: RE: BS: Songs and Lyrics of Wilmouth Houdini From: Seth Thanks so much. My Chinese 5th and 6th graders just love and I mean LOVE anything close to calypso, even when played and sung badly by yrs. truly with banjo accompaniment. Seth from CHina |
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03 Dec 00 - 08:15 PM (#350867) Subject: RE: BS: Songs and Lyrics of Wilmouth Houdini From: Stewie Seth, I forgot to mention that you can learn more than you probably want to know about calypso from Ray Funk's 'Kaiso Newsletters' which are currently available on the Rod Stradling's 'Musical Traditions' site - a great site! Cheers, Stewie. |