Record
label: Phil Madison. "Sly Mongoose." Victor, 1923.
Record
label: Phil Madison. "Sly Mongoose." Victor, 1923.
Madison was the first person to record this well-known Jamaican song about a scandal involving a young woman. Trinidadians Sam Manning and Houdini and jazz legend Charlie Parker were among the many other artists who performed the song.
Courtesy of Donald Hill.