Last Train to San Fernando

"Last Train to San Fernando"
Song by Johnny Duncan
Released1957
GenreSkiffle[1]
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Sylvester DeVere
Randolph Padmore
Mighty Dictator

"Last Train to San Fernando" is a Trinidadian calypso song written by Sylvester DeVere, Randolph Padmore, and Mighty Dictator,[2] the latter being a pseudonym for Kenny St. Bernard.[3]

Johnny Duncan, a British-based American musician,[4] recorded a skiffle version (accompanied by the Blue Grass Boys), which was a #2 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1957.[5] In the U.K., Duncan's recording was released by Columbia Records[5] while in the U.S. it was released as a single by Capitol Records.[6]

Among the other artists who recorded the song were The Duke of Iron in 1952[7] and Bobby Short in 1957.[8][9]

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  3. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 12, Part 5, Number 1: Music, January-June 1958. Washington: Copyright Office. 1959. p. 285. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
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  6. ^ Capitol Records, "Buyboard", advertisement, The Billboard, 7 October 1957, p. 45.
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  8. ^ Brocken, Michael (2018) [2003]. The British Folk Revival: 1944-2002. Abingdon, England: Routledge. ISBN 9781138710740. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  9. ^ "Bobby Short". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-06-17.