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11 photos and 1 illustration tagged calypso, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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• libraryofcongress
• xmlns:dc=httppurlorgdcelements11
• 1940s
• microphone
• forties
• costume
• 40s
• man
• curtain
• singer
• hat
• standing
• lordinvader
• macbeththegreat
• singing
• men
• dukeofiron
• wilmothhoudini
• mustache
• music
• smile
• four
• braid
• moustache

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• The Library of Congress 10 photos & illustrations
• NASA on The Commons 1 photo / illustration
• British Library 1 photo / illustration

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[Portrait of Calypso, between 1938 and 1948] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  That's Wilmoth Houdini (1895-1973); aka "King Houdini," born Frederick Wilmoth Hendricks in Trinidad. Hear him sing "Black but Sweet" here; video features an image of him wearing this same costume, same curtain in background: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QkqbKD1Lxo

• beancounterbean said:

  This video has been removed by the user. Sorry about that.

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Here's another youtube video of Wilmoth Houdini singing "Black but Sweet": www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuVt2Qq6-ro

[Portrait of Calypso, between 1938 and 1948] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Lord Invader (1915-1961), aka Rupert Westmore Grant: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Invader

[Portrait of Calypso, between 1938 and 1948] (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  Lord Invader (1915-1961), aka Rupert Westmore Grant: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Invader