Harry Bellefonte was a skilled Calypso singer from the Carribean islands. Why would anyone care what he thinks about American politics or American political figures? That the man is taken seriously enough in this context to warrant the article is a sorry commentary on the absurdity of our times.
Personally, however appealing it may be to some to jump down the rabbit hole with Alice, it has no appeal to me. (And, incidentally, Bellefonte was never that good a Calypso singer. He was skilled--as I stated--but he always seemed a bit too much of a would be "Whitey." When I was a boy, my dad got an albumn of the real thing, and it had a lot more dynamism to it than any of Harry's pablum.
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And, incidentally, Bellefonte was never that good a Calypso singer. He was skilled--as I stated--but he always seemed a bit too much of a would be "Whitey." When I was a boy, my dad got an albumn of the real thing, and it had a lot more dynamism to it than any of Harry's pablum. I agree. Thge Tarriers, the Fontane Sisters, and even Buchanan & Goodman had better versions of "Banana Boat."
BRAVO!!!!! Couldn't agree more. The trouble with Harry is that anyone bothers to pay the slightest attention to him.