Lord Intruder (born Winston O'Conner) was a

calypsonian A calypsonian, originally known as a ''chantwell'', is a musician from the anglophone Caribbean who sings songs of the Calypso music, calypso genre. Calypsos are musical renditions having their origins in the West African griot tradition. Origin ...

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who was active in the 1950s. He is known to have performed with the

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calypso tent Calypso tents are venues in which calypsonians perform during the Carnival season. They usually are cinema halls, community centers, or other indoor buildings which have seating and stage arrangements to host the entertainers, guests and patrons ...

group The Original Young Brigade (OYB), whose ranks included The

Mighty Sparrow Slinger Francisco Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, ORTT Chaconia Medal, CM Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 9 July 1935), better known as Mighty Sparrow, is a Trinidadian Calypso music, calypso vocalist, songwriter, and guitar ...

Lord Melody Lord Melody (1926 – 26 September 1988)Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', backbeat Books, , p.154-155 was a popular Trinidadian calypsonian, best known for singles such as " Boo Boo Man", "Creature From The Black Lagoon", ...

and The Mighty Bomber. He is credited with originating one of the most famous calypso standards, " Jumbie Jamberie", variously recorded as "Zombie Jamboree" and "Back to Back." He performed "Jumbie Jamboree" at the Old Brigade Calypso Tent in

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, Trinidad, in 1953."Zombie Jamboree", Folkstuff, 24 August 2008.
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Partial discography

*"Annual Walking Race," b/w "Is by Animal Motor Car was Invented" (c. 1953) *"Disaster with the Police," b/w "Jumbie Jamberie" (1953) *"Good Friday Happenings," b/w "Ah Can't Bear the Torture" (1954) *"Ashe's Experience in a Walking Race," b/w "Some People Does Get to Resemble They Work" (1954) *"Advantage in Room Renting" (with OYB, 1955) *"Destruction of Hurricane Janet", b/w "Doctor Shop Scandal" (1956)

References

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