COOK RECORDS

And now ladies and gentlemen... Lord Melody's coming to knock you out now. The audience roars as the calypsonian king boasts about his ugly looks and the "booboo" his children see in the yard...

A certain magic emanates from lead tenor pan player Percy Thomas and the Katzenjammers, a champion steel drum ensemble from Port of Spain, Trinidad. Captured by Emory Cook, the steady pulse of this...

Trinidad and Tobago's favorite calypsonian Lord Melody demonstrates exactly why he is the lord of melody in this collection of songs that includes "Crazy Love" and "Dr. Make Your Love." Two songs,...

This recording features ten favorite calypso songs by Lord Melody, including "The Letter," "Alexander the Murderer" and "The River." No listener can escape the ribald rivalry between Melody and...

How low can you go? Chances are, you'll laugh (or at least giggle) before you reach your limit. These largely instrumental pieces with limbo-appropriate rhythms are interspersed with brief humorous...

This recording gives listeners more calypsos from one of the most famous calypsonians of all time, Lord Melody. (See also COOK00914 Again! Lord Melody Sings Calypso and COOK00927 Calypso through the...

The legendary calypsonian Lord Melody (nee Fitzroy Alexander) put together the songs on this recording in a matter of days, but it is a superb demonstration of the genre. A dynamic performer known...

This 1950's recording pairs the electrifying accordionist Charles Magnante with the smoldering vocalist LaVergne Smith. Accompanied lightly by banjo, Magnante's virtuosic set ranges from "Twelfth...

Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, "Haywire Mac" McClintock sings army songs from the early 1900s, which he learned while in the Philippines as a civilian packer with US Army pack trains. These...

Calypso King Mighty Sparrow (nee Slinger Francisco) is known for provocative and often bawdy lyrics, at one point describing rival Lord Melody's face as "ugly... like a crocodile." Beyond this...

This is another delectable set of calypsos composed and sung by the "Calypso King" Mighty Sparrow. Backed by "the Boys," a full orchestra, and featuring several stellar instrumental solos, these were...

To me I sing love songs-sad songs-torchy songs better. Guess it's because I had such a hard, sad life from as far back as I can remember is why. Cryin' songs and dyin' songs are the substance of...