Jumbie Jamberee
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Jumbie Jamberee is a calypso song written by Lord Intruder (Winston O'Conner).[1] In 1953 Lord Intruder released the song as the B-side to Disaster With Police.[2] The song is also known as Zombie Jamboree and Back to Back. The song is sometimes credited to one "Conrad Eugene Mauge Jr", although in the introduction to the Kingston Trio's version "Lord Invader and his Twelve Penetrators" are given credit.[3]
[edit] Notable cover versions
- The Kingston Trio recorded Zombie Jamboree on their ...from the "Hungry i" album in 1959.
- The A Capella group Rockapella has performed with numerous versions of tis song.
- Harry Belafonte recorded four versions of the song (in 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1972). It first appeared on Belafonte's The Many Moods of Belafonte and later became one of his signature songs.
- Bob Marley and The Wailers recorded a version as Jumbee Jamboree on their 1965 album The Toughest.[4]
- Harry Nilsson recorded a version of the song on his 1976 album …That's the Way It Is.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.calypsoworld.org/noflash/songs-13.htm History of Zombie Jamboree
- ^ http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/kaiso03.htm Lord Intruder in Kaiso No 3
- ^ http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/z/zombiejamboree.shtml lyrics of the Kingston Trio version
- ^ http://www.wailers.co.uk/a-z0jk.html Wailer discography
- ^ http://www.marcharry.com/ttwii.htm That's The Way It Is
