Lord Brynner
Biography
Lord Brynner (Kade Simon, Erin, Trinidad, 1937 - 1980s) was a popular calypsonian.
He named himself after the Hollywood actor Yul Brynner. He also shaved his head just like Yul.
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He moved to Jamaica to join the West Indies Regiment which functioned from 1958 until the early 1960s when there was a West Indies Federation. He performed in Jamaica for a while before returning to Trinidad after the collapse of the Federation.
He won the first Trinidad & Tobago Independence Calypso Monarch competition in 1962, edging out The Mighty Sparrow to second place.
In 1999 he was inducted into The Sunshine Awards hall of fame.
His calypsoes include:
1959 - Juvenile Delinquency; We Want Back Chaguaramas
1960 - Rich Man, Poor Man; Riot at the Oval; Why Sparrow Lost the Crown; Matiniquian Woman; Calypso Story; See Me Mama; Congo; Hula Hoop Girls; Leave the Yankees Alone; The Old Ladies; The Airport; The Doctor and the Newspaper; Vendor Woman; The Princess Wedding; South African Riot
1961 - The Budget; Happy Birthday; The Airport; Old Ladies; The End of the World; Girls from A to Z
1962 - Anita; The Twist Calypso; Carrera; Infidelity; Wedding in November; Michael; My Doolahin; Come With Me; Vagabonds; Publicity for So; Gang War; Nightclub Brawl; Trinidad & Tobago Independence; Ozzanna; Ivy; The Nation Calypso; Help Yourself; Vile Doctrine; Blood Transfusion; Crapaud & Lizard; Bossa Nova Love; Camalata; Sir Winston Churchill; Soldier; Come Back to Papa; The Devil and Man; U.N. Baby; Night Club Brawl; Margarita; Jamaica Why You Run; Trinidad Personalities; Custom Officers; Brynner's Calypso Tour; Trinidad Pullout the Federation
1964 - The Groom in the Bathroom; Pan in Church; Judieline; Call Me B'Wana
1965 - Tiger in Your Tank
1966 - TV Bacchanal; Lock and Key; Pull the Devil Tail; Never Trouble the Devil; Don't Share Your Love in Four; Naught from Naught; Teach Me to Ska; The Shack is Back; Congo War
1968 - Devaluation of the Pound; Jacqueline; Mr. Walker; Bajan Batchelors; Shame and Scandal; Wrecker Poom Poom; I Shall Be Released; The Games People Play; I Will Never Turn My Back on You; Proud Mary; Skull Duggery; Little Willy; Pen in Hand; Who Put Pepper in the Vaseline; Misery Woman; Roslyn Pussy; Republic Yes, Republic No; Vietnam Moratorium; Hang Them High; Doo Doo Darling; Hindu Girl Pamela; Matin Luther King Message; Caribbean Paradise; Big Mouth Marion; Mr. Crab; Calypsorama; Canadian Redhead; I Am Sorry Honey; Munsinger Affair; The Queen Singing Calypso; Uncle Crazy, Uncle Mad; Take Me Back to the Islands; West Indian Culture; Dorothy; My Teacher; Soul in She Soul; The Viking
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