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Sam Manning

voc, key, 1899-1960 US, Trinidad
Jazz and World

Sam Manning was one of the earliest calypsonians who achieved international acclaim. He was born around 1899 in Trinidad and died in 1960 while traveling in Africa.Manning served in the British West Indies Regiment in France and the Middle East during World War I. In the early 1920s, he moved to New York, where he recorded music that combined jazz and calypso rhythms. His song "Lieutenant Julian" commemorated the 1929 transatlantic flight by Trinidadian Hubert Fauntleroy Julian. In 1934, he moved to England, where he gave performances in London.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
  • Percussion
Genres
  • Jazz
  • World
  • Latin

Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Volume 2 - Recorded In New York, 1927-1930Sam Manning2002Compil.
Volume 1 - Recorded In New York, 1924-1927Sam Manning2002Compil.
Barbados BluesSam Manning, Wilmoth Houdini1984Compil.
Lignum Vitae / EmilySam Manning1927Album
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