Autobiography irving burgie day-o
The story of his growing up in Brooklyn, his army career, and his involvement in the Civil Rights movement, his marriage and family and the black struggle to..
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Irving Burgie
Brooklyn-born songwriter Irving Burgie has long been acknowledged as one of the greatest composers of Caribbean music, penning the lyrics to the national anthem for his mother’s homeland of Barbados after the island nation achieved independence on November 30, 1966, the place of his introduction to Caribbean folklore.
His songs sold over 100 million records throughout the world, and he wrote classic Caribbean standards including such familiar hits as "Day-O," "Jamaica Farewell," "Island In The Sun," "Angelina," and co-wrote "Mary's Boy Child." Among the artists who recorded his songs were Jimmy Buffett, the Kingston Trio, Brian Wilson, Carly Simon, Chuck Berry and Sam Cooke.
Irving Burgie wrote some 35 songs recorded by Harry Belafonte, including 8 of the 11 songs on Harry's 1956 album, Calypso (the first album in America to sell over one million copies).
Irving penned "The Seine," "El Matador," and "The Wanderer" for the Kingston Trio, and his
