Walter Merrick

Real name: Walter Ernest Merrick
Country: United States
IPI: 00077406367 1 work
00864471511 2 works
Comments: Songwriter, pianist, authority on West Indies music, and physician. He was originally from the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and moved to Trinidad at age five. Later he moved to the U.S. and studied medicine at Howard University. Subsequently, he became a noted New York City physician where he served as head of Harlem Hospital’s Department of Physical Medicine. Some of the earliest calypso recordings were performed and written by him in the early 1920s.

Songs written by Walter Merrick

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Push Ka-Pee Shee Pie	Louis Jordan, Walter Merrick, Joe Willoughby	Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five	April 12, 1949	Covered by (2 artists)
Run Joe	Louis Jordan, Walter Merrick, Joe Willoughby	Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five	April 23, 1947	Covered by (10 artists)