Irving Burgie
Biography
Irving Louis Burgie (July 28, 1924 – November 29, 2019), sometimes known professionally as Lord Burgess, was an American musician and songwriter, regarded as one of the greatest composers of Caribbean music. He composed 34 songs for Harry Belafonte, including eight of the 11 songs on the Belafonte album Calypso (1956), the first album of any kind to sell one million copies. Burgie also wrote the lyrics of the National Anthem of Barbados. To date, songs penned by Irving Burgie have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Calypso
1956
Three
1976
Belafonte At Carnegie Hall (The Complete Concert)
1959
Everybody's In Show-Biz - Everybody's A Star
1972
Trio
1981
Tha Carter IV
2011
Jump Up Calypso
1961
Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film The Great Gatsby
2013
Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall
1960
Belafonte Sings Of The Caribbean
1957
The Midnight Special
1962
Here We Go Again!
1959
On The Beach With The Paragons
1967
Die Großen Erfolge - Golden Records
1964
Boombastic (Full Length Album)
1995
To Wish You A Merry Christmas
1958
Seine 20 Grössten Hits
50th Anniversary Collection: 1970
2020
Like Drawing Blood
2006
Pure Gold From The Caribbean
1976
Pure Gold
1975
Calypso In Brass
1966
Chuck Berry In London
1965
Songs To Remember
1960
Credited work
998 releases · 194 albums · active 1956–2025
- Performance · 1,549
- Other credits · 60
- Production · 1
Studios: Carnegie Hall · Morgan Studios · The Hit Factory · Lakewood Amphitheatre