Lord Melody

Lord Melody
Background information
Birth nameFitzroy Alexander
Born1926
San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Died(1988-09-26)26 September 1988 (aged 62)
Trinidad
OccupationCalypsonian
Years activeEarly 1940s – mid-1980s
LabelsCook

Lord Melody (1926 – 26 September 1988)[1] was a popular Trinidadian calypsonian, best known for singles such as "Boo Boo Man", "Creature From The Black Lagoon", "Shame & Scandal", "Jonah and the Bake", "Juanita", and "Rastaman Be Careful". Melody's career spanned forty years, from the beginnings of popular calypso music to his embrace of the more dance oriented Soca style by the late 1970s.[2]

  1. ^ Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p.154-155
  2. ^ Biography at AllMusic