First Steelpan Recording, 'Lion-Oh' Hell Yard SteelBand & the Roaring Lion1940

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"The earliest known steelpan recording from Trinidad and Tobago was the Hell Yard Steel Band accompanying "The Roaring Lion" in 1940. This was recorded by Decca Records on February 11th, 1940, at the Sa Gomes Emporium located at Marine Square and the name of the calypso was 'Lion Oh'. , the first two lines of which were "Leggo me lion, Lion oh, Oh leggo me lion, Lion oh" and the Decca recording card listed the performers as "the Lion with his West Indian Rhythm Band."
The Decca record sheet also asserts that this performance "is the earliest known recording of a steel-band" and lists the instruments used as "boom (metal drum), tenor (two large cans or biscuit tins), du-dup, and the ubiquitous bottle and spoon"
Taken from the book 'The Birth of Steel-Drum Music and the History of the Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra' by Bukka Rennie.
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[@johnnykhan8942]

Thanks for that Nostalgic piece of History.

[@SocaPhD]

Good stuff!

[@judgedread3899]

Thanks-:) I have a lot of old Golden Age songs. what's your e-mail address, I have a song for you-:)

[@SocaPhD]

Its [e-mail]
Much appreciated! :-)

[@daryljos]

Hellyard Steelband evolved into Trinidad All Stars today. First Steelband to be recorded

[@omalone1169]

was there anything before this

[@earlhaywood4372]

Well , Well , Well .

[@judgedread3899]

Hi SocaPhD, I sent you a mail some time back, have you received it? I'll resend it-:) I corrected your date-:)

[@omalone1169]

please link to their piece

[@carib909]

Nothing at all go so. Brute Force from Antigua and Barbuda was the the first steel band to record. This recording is of a percussion instrument, with no rubber on the sticks. That is not pan!!! Before you cuss meh, half me family from Trinidad. Truth is truth. Is Antiguans who first put rubber on pan sticks too.

[@omalone1169]

please link to it