Irving Burgie

American songwriter ("Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Died on Sunday December 1st 2019


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@DaPathanGuy: Discover Inside: Irving Burgie, Who Wrote Calypso Hits for Harry Belafonte, Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@CHANNAKAJIMA: ...Also dead are Irving Burgie, who wrote this song for the hard labour workers of the world: ... - 4 years ago

@JarvisHollings1: RT @BeetlejuiceBway: Today we fondly remember Irving Burgie, writer of “Day-O” and friend of #BeetlejuiceBway. - 4 years ago

@Lennon_English: RT @BlackFaves: Learned something new today. Irving Burgie is the man who helped Harry Belafonte bring calypso music to the mainstream. RIP… - 4 years ago

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@judy_armes: 🗞🎶...listen to. Irving Burgie, 🥀🕊Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95 - 4 years ago

@realscottmauro: RT @BeetlejuiceBway: Irving Burgie with the cast and creative team of #BeetlejuiceBway in Washington, D.C. - 4 years ago

@fiweh: Day-O! Irving Louis Burgie dies at 95 - FiWEH Life - - 4 years ago

@Ntellectual: Irving Burgie Remembered for Selling 100M+ Records - 4 years ago

@TheBurtonWire: Irving Burgie Remembered for Selling 100M+ Records - 4 years ago

@UkuTabs: Jamaican Farewell - 4 years ago

@anadesitornades: RT @Lynnbrooklyn: Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95 - 4 years ago

@rnavarrofjr: Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95 - 4 years ago

@MisterLassiter: Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95 - 4 years ago

@hisashiburi__: RT @nytimesmusic: Calypso “revolutionized music” by introducing Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the pop mainstream, he said in 2016 - 4 years ago

@albinsonl: RT @nytimesmusic: Calypso “revolutionized music” by introducing Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the pop mainstream, he said in 2016 - 4 years ago

@angels_xr: RT @nytimesmusic: Calypso “revolutionized music” by introducing Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the pop mainstream, he said in 2016 - 4 years ago

@t_hisashi: RT @nytimesmusic: Calypso “revolutionized music” by introducing Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the pop mainstream, he said in 2016 - 4 years ago

@nytimesmusic: Calypso “revolutionized music” by introducing Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the pop mainstream, he said in 2016 - 4 years ago

@NumbersXNews: RT @NumbersXNews: Murder By Num83rs| Iconic songwriter Irving Burgie dead at 95 #SimpleTruthTV with your Gematria broadcast. - 4 years ago

@nowachildnetwrk: 12-08-19 7:31 PM EST "DAY O" WORDS AND MUSIC BY IRVING BURGIE AND WILLIAM ATTAWAY Tune in at… - 4 years ago

@BruceKlayman: Calypso Singer Irving Burgie, Writer of ‘Day-O’ and Other Harry Belafonte Hits, Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@sayoriisgay: RT @BeetlejuiceBway: Today we fondly remember Irving Burgie, writer of “Day-O” and friend of #BeetlejuiceBway. - 4 years ago

@SeamusOisin: CARIBBEAT: Celebrating ‘Day-O’ songwriter Irving Burgie and his 95 years of successes - New York Daily News. Wonder… - 4 years ago

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@DaPathanGuy: Discover Inside: Irving Burgie: Songwriter of calypso hit Day-O dies aged 95 - 4 years ago

@BigYoung71: CARIBBEAT: Celebrating ‘Day-O’ songwriter Irving Burgie and his 95 years of successes - New York Daily News… - 4 years ago

@wearethentia: "Irving Burgie: Songwriter of calypso hit Day-O dies aged 95": US composer Irving Burgie, who helped to popularise… - 4 years ago

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@9NorthRecords: RT @larrypareigis: Irving Burgie, Songwriter of Calypso Hit 'Day-O,' Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@turnpikemusic: RT @larrypareigis: Irving Burgie, Songwriter of Calypso Hit 'Day-O,' Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@edgehillmusic: RT @larrypareigis: Irving Burgie, Songwriter of Calypso Hit 'Day-O,' Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@sputnikjkb: RT @nytimesmusic: He and Harry Belafonte were behind the calypso craze of the 1950s - 4 years ago

@paradise_carl: RT @nytimesmusic: He and Harry Belafonte were behind the calypso craze of the 1950s - 4 years ago

@nytimesmusic: He and Harry Belafonte were behind the calypso craze of the 1950s - 4 years ago

@wmzeon: Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95 - 4 years ago

@coogan_nancy: Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95 - 4 years ago

@BlackFaves: Learned something new today. Irving Burgie is the man who helped Harry Belafonte bring calypso music to the mainstr… - 4 years ago

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@KenHunt01: Loved Peter Mason’s obituary of #IrvingBurgie (1924–2019). His credits include ‘Banana Boat Song’ (aka ‘Day-O’) and… - 4 years ago

@obituarywriters: Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit “Day-O… - 4 years ago

@blogofdeath: Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit “Day-O… - 4 years ago

@Bosharudden: Irving Burgie, Songwriter Who Helped Bring Calypso To America, Dies At 95 - 4 years ago

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@TcDeplorable: The world just got a little sadder today! R.I.P Irving Burgie! Irving Burgie, Writer of Hit Song "Day-O" Used in Be… - 4 years ago

@ErickaMauldin: RT @larrypareigis: Irving Burgie, Songwriter of Calypso Hit 'Day-O,' Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@larrypareigis: Irving Burgie, Songwriter of Calypso Hit 'Day-O,' Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@imcdownsound: RT @guardianmusic: Irving Burgie obituary - 4 years ago

@Artspromo: Irving Burgie, Who Wrote Calypso Hits for Harry Belafonte, Dies at 95 - 4 years ago

@burkedia: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@alejandromanc11: RT @WISH_TV: Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit “Day-O (The Banana… - 4 years ago

@seand1977: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@JordanHannon8: RT @WISH_TV: Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit “Day-O (The Banana… - 4 years ago

@WISH_TV: Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit “Day-O… - 4 years ago

@beau_angelnz: RIP: Irving Burgie, Writer Of 'Day-O' Song In Tim Burton's 'Beetlejuice', Dies At 95 - 4 years ago

@Wellcome_Home: Musique Le compositeur américain Irving Burgie, qui a popularisé le calypso, est mort - 4 years ago

@Wellcome_Home: Musique Le compositeur américain Irving Burgie, qui a popularisé le calypso, est mort - 4 years ago

@soundsoutoftime: RT @nytimesmusic: Irving Burgie was a singer, composer and lyricist whose songs were immortalized by Harry Belafonte during the calypso cra… - 4 years ago

@nytimesmusic: Irving Burgie was a singer, composer and lyricist whose songs were immortalized by Harry Belafonte during the calyp… - 4 years ago

@KALXNow: 1:44pm "Day-O" by Irving Burgie - 4 years ago

@kalxplaylist: 1:44pm Day-O - Irving Burgie - The Father of Modern Calypso(Valley) - 4 years ago

@glamarous00: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@docuvixen: RT @DiasporicMusic: Irving Burgie, Songwriter of Calypso Hit ‘Day-O,’ Dies at 95 – Repeating Islands - 4 years ago

@DiasporicMusic: Irving Burgie, Songwriter of Calypso Hit ‘Day-O,’ Dies at 95 – Repeating Islands - 4 years ago

@LuvlyDramaGurl: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@dgtwatter: BBC News - Irving Burgie: Songwriter of calypso hit Day-O dies aged 95 - 4 years ago

@gillhp: BBC News - Irving Burgie: Songwriter of calypso hit Day-O dies aged 95 - 4 years ago

@Midas_Demi: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@dahmahlee: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@MissDC7: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@AKMoulton: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@DrewOnline: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@RasBenjiMassop1: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@cravpup: RT @wcchen: ‘Day-O’ a.k.a. ‘The Banana Boat Song’, often attributed to Irving Burgie or Harry Belafonte, was first released in 1954 by Trin… - 4 years ago

@tavsaint: RT @wcchen: ‘Day-O’ a.k.a. ‘The Banana Boat Song’, often attributed to Irving Burgie or Harry Belafonte, was first released in 1954 by Trin… - 4 years ago

@patnoxolo: RT @CaribbeanUp: R.I.P. to Irvin Burgie, who along with the hit "Day-O", also penned the National Anthem of Barbados, "In Plenty and In Tim… - 4 years ago

@RattrayHuish: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@DemsAbroadGBC: US composer Irving Burgie, who helped to popularise Caribbean music with hit songs like Day-O, has died aged 95. - 4 years ago

@YaadMekI: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@YaadMekI: RT @kevinobriencha1: Day-O is a Jamaican folk song. But Jamaican media just repeating the assertion Irving Burgie w… - 4 years ago

@JustCallMeZig: RT @BeetlejuiceBway: Today we fondly remember Irving Burgie, writer of “Day-O” and friend of #BeetlejuiceBway. - 4 years ago

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@mostthingsking: RT @kevinobriencha1: Day-O is a Jamaican folk song. But Jamaican media just repeating the assertion Irving Burgie w… - 4 years ago

@nobody2000th: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@timenglishbooks: RT @nytimesmusic: He and Harry Belafonte were behind the calypso craze of the 1950s - 4 years ago

@Zaganashikwe: RT @wcchen: ‘Day-O’ a.k.a. ‘The Banana Boat Song’, often attributed to Irving Burgie or Harry Belafonte, was first released in 1954 by Trin… - 4 years ago

@BWolmers: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@BWolmers: RT @wcchen: ‘Day-O’ a.k.a. ‘The Banana Boat Song’, often attributed to Irving Burgie or Harry Belafonte, was first released in 1954 by Trin… - 4 years ago

@kevinobriencha1: Belafonte described "Day-O" as "a song about struggle, about black people in a colonized li… - 4 years ago

@garveygirl: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@wcchen: ‘Day-O’ a.k.a. ‘The Banana Boat Song’, often attributed to Irving Burgie or Harry Belafonte, was first released in… - 4 years ago

@kevinobriencha1: Day-O is a Jamaican folk song. But Jamaican media just repeating the assertion Irving Burgi… - 4 years ago

@DiMawgaYute: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@cravpup: RT @wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song. - 4 years ago

@wcchen: The late, great Irving Burgie didn’t write ‘Day-O’. He adapted it from a traditional Jamaican song.… - 4 years ago

@LeGervese: Iconic Music Composer Irving Burgie dies at 95 years - 4 years ago

@mortaigne: RT @nytimesmusic: He and Harry Belafonte were behind the calypso craze of the 1950s - 4 years ago

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