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Calypso swept across the Virgin Islands' tourist industry in the post-World War II era. The islands' best-known calypso band was the McCleverty Brothers, who organized in St. Thomas in 1953. The group's lead vocalist, Carl McCleverty, considered himself a "calypso entertainer," rather than a calypsonian. In addition to singing, he performed dramatic dance routines, while wearing a hat topped with fruit and plants. Along with performances in hotels and clubs in the Virgin Islands, the band toured the Caribbean, the United States, Canada and England.

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