Irving Burgie
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Irving Burgie was an American songwriter best known for penning many of Harry Belafonte’s signature calypso hits, including much of the landmark album "Calypso."
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American songwriter
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lord Burgess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
contributing most of the songs on Harry Belafonte’s album Calypso
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writing many of Harry Belafonte’s calypso hits ⓘ |
| birthName | Irving Louis Burgie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Harry Belafonte
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The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| contributedToWork | Calypso (Harry Belafonte album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-07-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-11-29 ⓘ |
| education | Juilliard School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Barbadian descent ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
calypso music
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music ⓘ songwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
Caribbean music
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calypso ⓘ |
| heritage | Barbadian mother ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | popularization of calypso music in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| name | Irving Burgie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped make Calypso the first LP to sell over one million copies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Angelina
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Bajan national anthem lyrics ⓘ Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) NERFINISHED ⓘ In That Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’ NERFINISHED ⓘ Island in the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamaica Farewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lead Man Holler NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary’s Boy Child NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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lyricist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Queens, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| workRecordedBy |
Harry Belafonte
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Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteLyricsFor | National anthem of Barbados ⓘ |
| wroteSongFor | Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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