Irving Burgie

Aliases: Lord Burgess' Calypso Serenaders
Lord Burgess and His Calypso Serenaders
Real name: Irving Louis Burgie
Born: July 28, 1924
Died: November 29, 2019
Country: United States
IPI: 00004592699 6 works
00004594889 23 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Brooklyn-born singer, musician and songwriter known professionally as 'Lord Burgess' ("a lot of my work is based on songs and ditties that I've heard in the Caribbean"), whose songs were immortalized by Harry Belafonte during the calypso craze of the 1950s

Covers by Irving Burgie

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Brown Skin Gal	Ernesto San Miguel with Lord Burgess' Calypso Carnivaleers	1957	King Radio
Choucounne	Lord Burgess and His Calypso Serenaders	December 1954	(unknown), Katherine Dunham and Ensemble
Day Oh (Banana Boat Song)	Ernesto San Miguel with Lord Burgess' Calypso Carnivaleers	1957	Edric Connor and The Caribbeans, Harry Belafonte
Hold 'Em Joe	Ernesto San Miguel with Lord Burgess' Calypso Carnivaleers	1957	Sam Manning's Orchestra
I Do Adore Her	Ernesto San Miguel with Lord Burgess' Calypso Carnivaleers	1957	Harry Belafonte
Jamaica Farewell	Ernesto San Miguel with Lord Burgess' Calypso Carnivaleers	1957	(unknown), Harry Belafonte
Man Smart, Woman Smarter	Ernesto San Miguel with Lord Burgess' Calypso Carnivaleers	1957	King Radio
Matilda	Ernesto San Miguel with Lord Burgess' Calypso Carnivaleers	1957	King Radio