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Lord Invader

"New York Subway" Written by Rupert Grant (Lord Invader). Sung by Lord Invader. Accompanied by Felix and His Internationals. Originally recorded for Disc Records, New York, c. 1946. From Lord Invader. Calypso in New York. Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40454. Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ©2000. Used by permission. www.folkways.si.edu Listen: RealAudio (379 KB) | Windows Media Player (583 KB) Read lyrics

Duke of Iron

"Edward VIII" Written by Rufus Callender (Caresser). Sung by the Duke of Iron, Lord Invader and Macbeth the Great. Accompanied by Gerald Clark and His Invaders. Originally recorded at Town Hall, New York, 1946. From Calypso at Midnight. Rounder 11661-1840-2. Courtesy of the Lomax Archive and Rounder Records. ©1999. Used by permission. www.alan-lomax.com Listen: RealAudio (678 KB) | Windows Media Player (718 KB) Read lyrics

Macbeth The Great

"Calypso War" Written and sung by Rupert Grant (Lord Invader), Patrick McDonald (Macbeth the Great) and Cecil Anderson (the Duke of Iron). Accompanied by Gerald Clark and His Invaders. Originally recorded at Town Hall, New York, 1946. From Calypso After Midnight. Rounder 11661-1841-2. Courtesy of the Lomax Archive and Rounder Records. ©1999. Used by permission. www.alan-lomax.com Listen: RealAudio (1.05 MB) | Windows Media Player (1.02 MB) Read lyrics

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