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Various - History: Calypso Craze (6-CD - 1-DVD Deluxe Box Set)

6-CD / 1-DVD boxed set (LP-size) with 176-page hardcover book, 173 tracks. Total playing time approx. 484 mns. - DVD: 14 chapters, c. 86 minutes

The set comprises six CDs, covering the following topics:
•    Before The Craze: Calypso Hits Of The 1930s, 40s, And Early 50s
•    Belafonte And Calypso - Before And After Calypso
•    Calypso Goes Pop (...and R&B, Rock 'N' Roll, Folk, Country, Comedy, And Jazz)
•    Calypso On Stage And Screen
•    Calypso 'Across The Pond': The Calypso Craze In England
•    Mondo Calypso: The Calypso Craze In The Circum-Caribbean And Around The World

Performers include such surprises as:
•    Louis Farrakhan, Maya Angelou, Robert Mitchum, and Fess Parker
•    Stan Kenton, Louis Armstrong, and Hazel Scott
•    Nat 'King' Cole, Eartha Kitt, Rosemary Clooney, and Fred Astaire
•    Hank Snow, Tito Puente, Stan Freberg, and the Norman Luboff Choir
•    and 'blue-eyed calypsos' written by: Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, and Harold Arlen

Also represented are:
•    Trinidadian calypsonians Lion, Atilla, Radio, and Caresser; Beginner, Invader, and Kitchener; Terror, Cristo and Panther
•    Trinidadian expatriates Wilmoth Houdini, Duke of Iron, Sir Lancelot, and MacBeth the Great
•    Other West Indians (and Bermudians) such as Lloyd Thomas, Lord Flea, Lord Foodoos, Mighty Zebra, The Talbot Brothers, Sidney Bean, Hubert Smith, Blind Blake, Enid Mosier, The Eloise Trio, Edric Connor, George Browne, and Frank Holder
•    Folksingers The Tarriers, Terry Gilkyson and The Easy Riders, Stan Wilson, and The Kingston Trio

Bonus DVD:
•    Unseen in over 55 years - a 'Calypso Craze' feature-length film never before issued on video or broadcast on television: 'Calypso Joe' (Allied Artists, 1957), starring Herb Jeffries and Angie Dickinson, and featuring Duke of Iron and The Easy Riders
•    Four short 'soundies' from the 1940s and 50s, with Sam Manning and 'Belle Rosette' (Beryl McBurnie), Broadway and big-band singer Gracie Barrie covering Stone Cold Dead In The Market, and Lord Cristo and the March Of Dimes Quartet

In the standard history of American pop music, the 1950s are a parade of rock icons: Bill Haley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Elvis Presley. But after the demise of the great dance bands of the 1940s, rock 'n' roll didn't actually secure its position as the Next Big Thing until quite late in the day. For a few short months, in fact, it seemed that rock might be just another passing fad - and that calypso was here to stay.

From late 1956 through mid-1957, calypso was everywhere: not just on the Hit Parade, but on the dance floor and the TV, in movie theaters and magazines, in college student unions and high school glee clubs. There were calypso card games, clothing lines, and children's toys. Calypso was the stuff of commercials and comedy routines, news reports and detective novels. Nightclubs across the country hastily tacked up fishnets and palm fronds and remade themselves as calypso rooms. Singers donned straw hats and tattered trousers and affected mock-West Indian 'ahk-cents.' And it was Harry Belafonte - not Elvis Presley - who with his 1956 album 'Calypso' had the first million-selling LP in the history of the record industry. No wonder reporters and marketers joined the trade journals and fanzines in declaring a 'Calypso Craze.' In fact, by the time 'Variety' announced "Hot Trend: Trinidado Tunes" (on the cover of its December 26, 1956 issue), the Craze was already well underway.

How calypso came from Trinidad to America and found such celebrity, vying seriously (if only fleetingly) with rock 'n' roll for the affections of the nation's youth, is one of the stranger tales of modern popular music. This collection offers an overview of calypso's slow rise, heady prominence, and precipitous fall in America and beyond in the period surrounding the Calypso Craze of 1956-57.

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Interpret: Various - History
Album titlle: Calypso Craze (6-CD - 1-DVD Deluxe Box Set)
Genre Country
Label Bear Family Records
Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
Preiscode GK
Artikelart Box set
EAN: 5397102169472
weight in Kg 2

Various - History - Calypso Craze (6-CD - 1-DVD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 1
01	Marry An Ugly Woman	Lion, The
02	Edward The VIII	Caresser, The
03	Roosevelt In Trinidad	Atilla The Hun
04	Guests Of Rudy Vallee	The Lion & Atilla The Hun
05	Matilda	King Radio
06	He Had It Coming	Wilmoth Houdini
07	Sing A Tropical Song	Andrews Sisters, The
08	Rum And Coca Cola	Andrews Sisters, The
09	Scandal In The Family	Sir Lancelot
10	The Century Of The Common Man	Sir Lancelot
11	Old Lady With A Rolling Pin	Sir Lancelot
12	Mary Ann	Lord Invader, Armando Castro & Joe
13	Calypsonian Invasion	Duke Of Iron
14	Jackie Robinson	Lord Invader
15	Run Joe	Louis Jordan
16	Stone Cold Dead In The Market (He Had It Coming)	Fitzgerald, Ella & Jordan, Louis
17	Cab Calloway	MacBeth The Great
18	Cold In De Winter	Thomas, Lloyd
19	Is She Is, Or Is She Ain’t	Charmer, The
20	His Feet Too Big For De Bed	Kenton, Stan & Christy, June
21	Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell	Kitt, Eartha
22	Calypso Blues	Cole, Nat ‘King’
23	Last Train	Duke Of Iron
24	Labor Day Carnival (Jump In The Line)	Lord Invader
25	Chicago, Chicago	Lord Invader
26	Parakeets	Duke Of Iron
27	Prisoner Arise (Prizonaire Levé)	Duke Of Iron
28	Hurricane Janet	Lord Christo
29	Big Bamboo	Mighty Panther
30	Hacienda Hotel Radio Advertisement	Sir Lancelot

Various - History - Calypso Craze (6-CD - 1-DVD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 2
01	Man Smart (Woman Smarter)	Belafonte, Harry
02	Matilda	Belafonte, Harry
03	Hold ‘Em Joe	Belafonte, Harry
04	Kalenda Rock (Mourning Song)	Belafonte, Harry
05	Man Piaba	Belafonte, Harry
06	Jump Down, Spin Around	Belafonte, Harry
07	Banana Boat Song	Belafonte, Harry
08	Jamaica Farewell	Belafonte, Harry
09	Brown Skin Girl	Belafonte, Harry
10	Melda Massi	Belafonte, Harry
11	Come Back Liza	Belafonte, Harry
12	Mary’s Boy Child	Belafonte, Harry
13	Mama Look A BooBoo	Belafonte, Harry
14	Cocoanut Woman	Belafonte, Harry
15	Island In The Sun	Belafonte, Harry
16	Scratch Scratch	Belafonte, Harry
17	Don’t Ever Love Me	Belafonte, Harry
18	Cordelia Brown	Belafonte, Harry
19	Haiti Cheri	Belafonte, Harry
20	Judy Drownded	Belafonte, Harry
21	Lead Man Holler	Belafonte, Harry
22	Sweetheart from Venezuela	Belafonte, Harry
23	Gloria	Belafonte, Harry
24	Monkey	Belafonte, Harry
25	Reincarnation	Belafonte, Harry
26	Tongue Tie Baby	Belafonte, Harry
27	Don’t Stop The Carnival	Belafonte, Harry

Various - History - Calypso Craze (6-CD - 1-DVD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 3
01	The Banana Boat Song	Tarriers, The
02	Marianne	Gilkyson, Terry & Easy Riders, The
03	Marianne	Hilltoppers, The
04	Calypso Melody	Rose, David
05	In De Banana Tree	Mills Brothers
06	Calypso Gal	Hayman, Richard
07	Bahama Mama	Four Aces feat Alberts, Al
08	Curiosity Calypso	Gilbert, Ray
09	Mangos	Clooney, Rosemary & Comstock, Frank
10	Yellow Bird	Norman Luboff Choir, The
11	Calypso Hooray	Astaire, Fred
12	Calypso Joe	Johnson, Ray
13	Freddy’s New Calypso	Mitchell, Freddie
14	When Rock And Roll Come To Trinidad	Cole, Nat ‘King’
15	Dancing To The Rock And Rolla (Rum And Coca Cola)	Fontane Sisters, The
16	Calypso Rock And Roll	Deeps, The
17	Calypso Rock	Day, Dave & Redcoats, The
18	Calypso Rock	Mike Pedicin Quintet
19	Waikiki Farewell	Wilson, Stan
20	(Tell De Batter To) Hit De Long Ball	Four Happy Fellas
21	Number One	Simpson, Hoke
22	Zombie Jamboree	Kingston Trio, The
23	Calypso Sweetheart	Snow, Hank
24	The Banana Boat Song	Johnnie & Jack
25	Let’s Go Calypso	Draper, Rusty
26	My Man True To Me	Nita, Rita & Ruby
27	Banana Boat (Day-O)	Freberg, Stan
28	The Banana Boat Story (The Banana Boat Song)	Buchanan & Goodman
29	High Society Calypso	Armstrong, Louis
30	Take Me, Take Me	Scott, Hazel
31	Don’t Stop The Carnival	Rollins, Sonny
32	The Safety Song (Make The Last One For The Road A Cup Of Coffee)	Conway, Julie

Various - History - Calypso Craze (6-CD - 1-DVD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 4
01	Tastes Like Strawberries	Desmond, Johnny
02	Rock Calypso Joe	Treniers, The
03	Run Joe	Angelou, Maya
04	Donkey City	Angelou, Maya
05	Scandal In The Family	Angelou, Maya
06	Devil Is A Woman	Jeffries, Herb
07	The Naughty Little Flea	Lord Flea & His Calypsonians
08	Shake Shake Senora	Lord Flea & His Calypsonians
09	Calypso Be Bop	Lord Flea & His Calypsonians
10	Donkey Bray	Lord Flea
11	Calypso Rock	Mary Kaye Trio
12	Fire Down Below	Southern, Jeri
13	What Is This Generation Coming To?	Mitchum, Robert
14	Jean And Dinah	Mitchum, Robert
15	Don’t Hurry Worry Me	Gilkyson, Terry & Easy Riders, The
16	Go, Go, Calypso!	Doren, Mamie Van
17	Technique	Boone, Pat
18	Mama Look A BooBoo (Boo Boo Man)	Calypso Carnival feat King Flash
19	Two Ladies In De Shade Of De Banana Tree	Mosier, Enid & Her Trinidad Steel Band
20	Boys Days	Mosier, Enid & Her Trinidad Steel Band
21	Yankee Dollar	Premice, Josephine
22	Leave De Atom Alone	Premice, Josephine
23	The Bottle Imp	Holder, Geoffrey
24	Sugar Cane	Holder, Geoffrey
25	Stew Pig Knuckles	Calypso MacNiles
26	Wedding Bell Calypso (Man Talk Too Much)	Parker, Fess
27	Calypso Dance	Anthony, Ray
28	Limbo	Diamonds, The
29	Limbo	Roger King Mozian & El Boy
30	Chalypso	Duke, Billy & His Dukes

Various - History - Calypso Craze (6-CD - 1-DVD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 5
01	Chocolate Whiskey And Vanilla Gin	Ros, Edmundo
02	Day Dah Light (Banana Loaders’ Song)	Connor, Edric
03	London Is The Place For Me	Lord Kitchener
04	Kitch (Small Comb, Scratch Me Head)	Lord Kitchener
05	Food From The West Indies	Lord Kitchener
06	The Underground Train	Lord Kitchener
07	Tick! Tick! (The Story Of The Lost Watch)	Lion, The
08	Victory Test Match	Lord Beginner
09	John Goddard	Lord Beginner
10	Manchester United Calypso	Connor, Edric
11	Kitch's Bebop Calypso	Lord Kitchener
12	Is Trouble	Lord Kitchener
13	Chinese Children	Mighty Terror
14	Patricia Gone With Millicent	Mighty Terror
15	No Carnival In Britain	Mighty Terror
16	Brown Skin Gal	Mighty Terror
17	Prince Rainer	Lord Invader
18	My Experience On The Reeperbahn	Lord Invader
19	Woman Is A Man's Best Friend	Browne, George (Young Tiger)
20	Liberia	Bliff Radie Byne
21	Last Train To San Fernando	Duncan, Johnny & Blue Grass Boys, The
22	Sweetie Charlie	Holder, Frank
23	Coffee Bar Calypso	Daniels, Maxine
24	Gossip Calypso	Cribbens, Bernard
25	Shame And Scandal In The Family	Percival, Lance

Various - History - Calypso Craze (6-CD - 1-DVD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 6
01	Atomic Nightmare	Talbot Brothers
02	Don’t You Call Me Boo Boo	Talbot Brothers
03	Collegiate Invasion	Bean, Sidney & Fough, Eddie
04	Green Ticket	Smith, Hubert
05	Right Side Of The Road	Smith, Hubert & His Coral Islanders
06	Don’t Touch Me Tomato	Goombay Kings
07	Calypso Island	Eloise Trio, The
08	Run, Come See Jerusalem	Blind Blake
09	Delia' Gone	Blind Blake
10	Hold ‘Em Joe	Lord Foodoos & His Calypso Band
11	Calypso Cha Cha Cha	Count Lasher & His Calypsonians
12	Don't Blame It On Elvis	Fabulous McClevertys, The
13	I Like Ike	Mighty Zebra
14	Scandal In St Thomas	Mighty Zebra
15	Vim, Vigor And Vitality	La Motta Brothers, The & Virgin Islanders, The
16	Calypso Joe	Amando, Luis
17	Calypso Man	Prado, Perez & Jays, The
18	Jack, Jack, Jack	El Boy
19	Calypso Blues	Puente, Tito feat Versatones, The
20	Matilda	Cuarteto D'Aida
21	Weekend News	Lord Caresser
22	Atomic Energy	Lord Caresser
23	Nescafe Calypso	Woiski, Max
24	Limbo	Nina & Frederik
25	Ramadin	All Stell [sic] Percussion Band Of Trinidad [TASPO]
26	Ugly Girls Have Pretty Names	La Viny, Geraldo & Clemendore, Joseph (Cobra Man)
27	Mama Ist Aus Kuba	Babs, Alice
28	Banana Boat Song	Hamamura, Michiko
29	If You Wanna Be Happy	Soul, Jimmy

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Maverick 11-12/12 "This phantastic box set comes with a large book with rare photos, all that you need to know about Red Simpson's life and his music career, alongside session details for all of the recordings."

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