Artist: Lord Caresser
Author: Rufus Callender
Label: Decca
Year: 1937
About the abdication of the Prince Of Wales and future king Edward to marry the wife of his dreams, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. See also: Roosevelt In Trinidad.
Covers:
Lord Invader, Duke Of Iron & Macbeth The Great [on Calypso At Midnight - Lomax series]
Blind Blake [as Love Alone]
Harry Belafonte [as Love, Love Alone]
Taj Mahal [as King Edward's Throne]
Following his abdication, Edward became the Duke Of Windsor and ambassador for the Bahamas during WW II. That's calypso singer Blind Blake's territory, so he probably serenaded the Duke & Duchess with this song in or around Government House in Nassau.
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Arnold Rypens
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