| LC control no. | n 91117188 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML410.B949 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Burgie, Irving |
| Variant(s) | Burgie, Irvine Burgie, Lord Burgess Lord Burgess Burgess, Lord |
| Birth date | 1924-07-28 |
| Death date | 2019-11-29 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Calypso (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Calypso musicians Authors Singers Composers Lyricists |
| Found in | Caribbean carnival, c1992: CIP t.p. (Irving Burgie) The national anthem of Barbados, 197-?: p. 3 (words by Irvine Burgie) Island in the sun, 1999: CIP t.p. (Lord Burgess Burgie) CIP data sheet (Burgie, Lord Irving) bk. t.p. (Lord Burgess) COHM database, July 10, 1998 (hdg.: Burgie, Irving L.; usage: Irving Louis Burgie; Lord Burgess; musician; lyricist, and composer) New York times, viewed online, December 2, 2019 (obituary dated December 1, 2019: Irving Burgie; Irving Louis Burgie; born July 28, 1924, Brooklyn, New York; died Friday [November 29, 2019] in Brooklyn at age 95; singer, composer and lyricist whose songs were immortalized by Harry Belafonte during the calypso craze of the 1950s; known professionally as Lord Burgess; author of 2 books on music of the West Indies) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98020174 |
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