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Day-O: The Music of Irving Burgie - Pt 1 |
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by ronaldjacksonX |
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This mini-documentary was directed by Ronald David |
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Jackson and was produced for the celebration of the 50th |
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Anniversary of "Day-O." It was narrated by Vivia Burgie, |
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wife of Irving Burgie. Vivia passed away not long after |
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this video was produced and it is dedicated to her in |
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loving memory. |
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Irving Burgie (pronounced: Bur-gee) is best known as the |
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composer of such classic Calypso songs as "Day-O" and |
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"Jamaica Farewell." |
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Irving Burgie composed eight of the songs on Harry |
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Belafonte's ground-breaking 1956 album, "Calypso," which |
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was the first album in the United States to sell over one |
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million copies. Irving Burgie went on to write another |
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twenty-eight songs for Harry Belafonte. This year marks |
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the 50th Anniversary of "Day-O." Nina & Frederick, Patty |
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Page, Mantovani, Michiko Hamumura, Julio Iglesias, Marty |
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Franklin, and Catarina Valente are among the artists who |
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have recorded the music of Irving Burgie. Additional |
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songs by Burgie, including "The Seine," "El Matador," |
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"The Wanderer," and "Wish You Were Here" were recorded by |
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such folk acts as The Kingston Trio, Jimmy Buffett and |
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Miriam Makeba. Irving Burgie composed music for the |
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Twentieth Century Fox film, "Island in the Sun" including |
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the title song. In 1966, Burgie wrote the lyrics for the |
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National Anthem of Barbados. In 1983, Burgie received an |
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award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Cherry Lane |
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Music for his songs having sold over 100 million copies |
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worldwide. In 1988 Burgie's music was featured in Tim |
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Burton's hit movie, "Beetlejuice." In 2004, Burgie |
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recorded the CD, "The Father of Modern Calypso." |
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For more information: http://www.irvingburgie.com |
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Date Published: 2023-09-19 19:40:48 |
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Identifier: youtube-PMwS8LpUtdU |
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Item Size: 67667392 |
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Media Type: movies |
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