Artist: Blind Blake [1]

Aliases

Blind Blake and His Royal Victoria Calypsos
Blind Blake and the Royal Victoria Hotel "Calypso" Orchestra

Real name

Blake Alphonso Higgs

Born

1915

Country

Bahamas

Comments

He is now dead. Death believed to have occurred in 1985 or 1986.

Performances

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
1		The Goombay Rock	Blind Blake and the Royal Victoria Hotel "Calypso" Orchestra	1952	Sean Costello

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
1		Delia Gone	Blind Blake and the Royal Victoria Hotel "Calypso" Orchestra	1952	Jimmie Gordon and His Vip Vop Band
2		John B. Sails (Wreck of the John B.)	Blind Blake and His Royal Victoria Calypsos	1952	Cleveland Simmons Group

	Title	Written by	Covered by
1	The Goombay Rock	Blind Blake [1]	Sean Costello

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1	A Fifth Album of Bahamian Songs	Blind Blake and the Royal Victoria Hotel "Calypso" Orchestra	1952	Art Records
2	A Second Album of Bahamian Songs	Blind Blake and His Royal Victoria Calypsos	1952	Art Records
3	A Third Album of Bahamian Songs	Blind Blake and the Royal Victoria Hotel "Calypso" Orchestra	1952	Art Records

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