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Lord Creator
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Lord Creator (born Kentrick Patrick[1], circa 1940, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is a calypso and ska artist. Alongside Cuban born Rolando Alphonso, Barbadian Jackie Opel and fellow Trinidadians Lynn Taitt and Lord Bryner, Lord Creator was an important and positive 'outside' influence during the early development of the Jamaican music scene.[2]
[edit] Career
He started as a calypso singer under the stage name Lord Creator, and moved to Jamaica in the late 1950s. There he recorded his first hit, "Evening News", in 1959 with Fitz Vaughan Bryan's big band. In 1962, he recorded "Independent Jamaica", which became the official song marking Jamaica’s independence from the British Empire on 6 August 1962. That song was also the first record on Chris Blackwell's newly founded Island Records label in the United Kingdom (Island 001). In 1963, "Don't Stay Out Late", produced by Vincent Chin, became a hit in Jamaica.
In 1964, he had a further hit with "Big Bamboo", produced by Coxsone Dodd with Tommy McCook on saxophone. After "Little Princess" in 1964, he recorded a calypso album, Jamaica Time, at Studio One. It included calypso classics like "Jamaica Farewell" and "Yellowbird", as well as a cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind". His next album, Big Bamboo, was recorded at Dynamic Studios sometime after 1969, when the studio was established by Byron Lee. Carlton Lee is listed as the producer.
Creator’s biggest hit was "Kingston Town", a tune he recorded for producer Clancy Eccles in 1970[citation needed]. After that, Lord Creator virtually disappeared from the music industry; although in 1976, he still recorded "Big ******************** Sally", a no-holding-back, free-spirited song which was done on the same tape as Fay Bennett's equally lewd and light-hearted "Big Cocky Wally" for Lee 'Scratch' Perry in the Black Ark studio. Both songs were released on two separate Island Records singles in the UK, both on the B-side accompanied by two different Upsetters dubs. In 1978 Creator returned to the Black Ark to re-record his 1969 song, "Such is Life".
In 1989, the British band UB40 recorded a cover version of "Kingston Town".
There is a story that after this, Eccles saw Creator, who had become homeless and destitute, on a Kingston street. When Eccles called out to him, Creator fled thinking Eccles had come to collect $30 he owed him. Eccles chased him down and told him UB40 had recorded "Kingston Town" and that Creator had earned substantial royalties.[citation needed] Creator also did a slightly faster version of this song, where the word 'Kingston' is replaced by 'Babylon'. With the money he earned in royalties, Creator revitalized his life and career. He appeared in oldies shows in Jamaica, and toured Japan.
[edit] References
<A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvDZ8U-7A1A&feature=related">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Creator">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvDZ8U-7A1A&feature=related">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Creator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvDZ8...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIoT01t7YKA
Lord Creator
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Lord Creator (born Kentrick Patrick[1], circa 1940, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago) is a calypso and ska artist. Alongside Cuban born Rolando Alphonso, Barbadian Jackie Opel and fellow Trinidadians Lynn Taitt and Lord Bryner, Lord Creator was an important and positive 'outside' influence during the early development of the Jamaican music scene.[2]
[edit] Career
He started as a calypso singer under the stage name Lord Creator, and moved to Jamaica in the late 1950s. There he recorded his first hit, "Evening News", in 1959 with Fitz Vaughan Bryan's big band. In 1962, he recorded "Independent Jamaica", which became the official song marking Jamaica’s independence from the British Empire on 6 August 1962. That song was also the first record on Chris Blackwell's newly founded Island Records label in the United Kingdom (Island 001). In 1963, "Don't Stay Out Late", produced by Vincent Chin, became a hit in Jamaica.
In 1964, he had a further hit with "Big Bamboo", produced by Coxsone Dodd with Tommy McCook on saxophone. After "Little Princess" in 1964, he recorded a calypso album, Jamaica Time, at Studio One. It included calypso classics like "Jamaica Farewell" and "Yellowbird", as well as a cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowing in the Wind". His next album, Big Bamboo, was recorded at Dynamic Studios sometime after 1969, when the studio was established by Byron Lee. Carlton Lee is listed as the producer.
Creator’s biggest hit was "Kingston Town", a tune he recorded for producer Clancy Eccles in 1970[citation needed]. After that, Lord Creator virtually disappeared from the music industry; although in 1976, he still recorded "Big ******************** Sally", a no-holding-back, free-spirited song which was done on the same tape as Fay Bennett's equally lewd and light-hearted "Big Cocky Wally" for Lee 'Scratch' Perry in the Black Ark studio. Both songs were released on two separate Island Records singles in the UK, both on the B-side accompanied by two different Upsetters dubs. In 1978 Creator returned to the Black Ark to re-record his 1969 song, "Such is Life".
In 1989, the British band UB40 recorded a cover version of "Kingston Town".
There is a story that after this, Eccles saw Creator, who had become homeless and destitute, on a Kingston street. When Eccles called out to him, Creator fled thinking Eccles had come to collect $30 he owed him. Eccles chased him down and told him UB40 had recorded "Kingston Town" and that Creator had earned substantial royalties.[citation needed] Creator also did a slightly faster version of this song, where the word 'Kingston' is replaced by 'Babylon'. With the money he earned in royalties, Creator revitalized his life and career. He appeared in oldies shows in Jamaica, and toured Japan.
[edit] References
- <LI id=cite_note-0>^ Geocities.com
- ^ Jamaicans.com
- "Don't Stay Out Late" article
- "Kingston Town" article
- In the Battle for Emergent Independence: Calypsos of Decolonization, by Ray Funk
<A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvDZ8U-7A1A&feature=related">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Creator">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvDZ8U-7A1A&feature=related">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Creator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvDZ8...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIoT01t7YKA
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