| 词条 | Mighty Terror |
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|name = Mighty Terror |background = solo_singer |image = Mightyterror_doublegold.jpg |caption = Portrait on sleeve of "Double Gold" LP |birth_name = Fitzgerald Cornelius Henry |origin = Arouca, Trinidad |birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|1|13|mf=y}} |death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|3|14|1921|1|13|mf=y}} |genre = Calypso |occupation = Singer-songwriter, Trumpeter, Bassist, Drummer |years_active = 1947–2007 |instrument = Trumpet Bass drums vocals |Notable songs = Women Police In England Life In London Brownskin Girl No Carnival In Britain |label = SaGomes Christopher Dial Melodisc Nixa Pye |associated_acts = Lord Kitchener Bert McLean's Trio }} Fitzgerald Henry (13 January 1921 – 14 March 2007), better known as the Mighty Terror, was a Trinidadian calypsonian. Early career in TrinidadHe was born Fitzgerald Cornelius Henry in Anguilla Village, Arouca, Trinidad.[1][2] he studied trumpet as a child and also sang in church and school choirs.[3] His career started in 1947, and following the success of his "Negroes Know Thyself" he debuted at the Calypso Palace Tent in 1948.[3][2] He joined the Young Brigade Tent in 1949, where he continued playing until leaving Trinidad in 1953. In 1950 he his first 78 release was "Changing of the Indian Song".[3] During his time in Trinidad he recorded first for Sa Gomes (1951), for Christopher (1952) and took part in the Dial sessions in 1953. He was one of the first major calypsonians to have records released on Emil Shallit's UK-based Melodisc Records, in 1950.[4] Move to EnglandIn 1953, he took a job as a fireman on a ship and arrived in England later that year,[3] going first to London. In his own words: "I jump in a taxi and I say, Do you know of a gentleman called Lord Kitchener? I figure he popular and a taxi driver should know. He tell me he dead long time ago. Not that one (I said). This one is a calypsonian from the West Indies, Trinidad." Popular or not, the taxi driver had not heard of Lord Kitchener so took him to a West Indian club where he was given the phone number of guitarist Fitzroy Coleman.[1] Terror moved in with the Colemans and within a month he was regularly singing in the clubs and had won a contract to sing a jingle for the BBC. He continued recording for Melodisc in 1954 (scoring a hit with "Chinese Children", and following it up with other releases for the label, including "The Emperor of Africa," "Chopping Wood" and "Chinee Children Call Me Daddy")[3] and took part in the Nixa sessions in 1958 (these tracks being released by Pye Records). With the significant commercial success of 1957's "Life in London" and "I'll Walk a Million Miles",[3] he was named "Calypso King of Great Britain" at a charity concert organised by Claudia Jones after attacks on the West London black community, which was a prelude to the now famous Notting Hill Carnival.[5] The time between 1958 and 1964 was spent touring, first with Lord Kitchener and later with the Bert McLean Trio.[2] Return to TrinidadTerror returned to Trinidad in 1965 and won the Calypso King crown in 1966.[4] In April 1966, he represented Trinidad at the Festival of Negro Arts in Dakar, Senegal. In 1985 his home country awarded him the Silver Hummingbird Medal for services to Calypso music.[6] The Mighty Terror performed in Trinidad into his old age.[2] In later life he became ill with cancer of the throat, and after an appeal by his wife Gloria, Pan Trinbago and the National Carnival Commission (NCC) agreed to foot the bill for Nursing Home care once he left hospital. Patrick Arnold of Pan Trinbago said, "We felt a responsibility to spare him the ignominy of an existence that would rob him of his dignity and decided to do something about it," while Kenny Da Silva of the NCC added, "You can’t leave somebody like Terror to chance and to the vagaries of a life in an infirm condition in the winter of his years."[7] The Mighty Terror died aged 86 on 14 March 2007 as a result of throat cancer.[2] Music and lyricsLike most Calypso, the Mighty Terror's songs tell a story. Many of them contain a lot of innuendo and some surprisingly explicit themes for the time they were released. Examples of a number of his themes follow: Personal life"TV Calypso" - about buying his very first TV after being continually nagged by his wife and daughter. Other calypsonians"Kitch Cavalcade" - a tribute to Lord Kitchener. Social commentary"Heading North" - about the racial discrimination in the Southern States of the U.S. at the time.[2] Pure humour"Women Police in England"[8] - about his efforts to get arrested by the "lovely blondy" policewoman he saw (inspired by Spoiler's "Women Police in Trinidad"). References1. ^1 [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/W2qozgSAX3w Paul Wadey, "The Mighty Terror - Calypso king"], The Independent, 19 March 2007. 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/apr/04/guardianobituaries.musicnews Peter Mason, "Obituary: Mighty Terror"], The Guardian, 4 April 2007. 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 [https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/The_Mighty_Terror?id=A654ybpaeva4zeo35xcjyuqc44u&hl=en "The Mighty Terror - About the artist"], Google play - Music. 4. ^1 Thompson, Dave (2002), Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, p. 5. {{ISBN|0-87930-655-6}}. 5. ^Image of "Caribbean Carnival" 1959 brochure. 6. ^National Awards Database, The Office of the President, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. 7. ^"Pan Trinbago, NCC come to Terror’s aid", Newsday, 21 September 2006. 8. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJaaQDLNp7M "The Mighty Terror - Women police in England (audio)"] Sources
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