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‘Pan Pioneers’

sung by Stephen Drayton
composed by Stephen Drayton

arranged by Philip Allard

   

 

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LYRICS

Verse 1

Many years ago we invent the steelpan
Born and bred Trinbagonians
From this lovely twin island
Men like Spree, Neville Jules
And Ellie Mannette, Pile and others to
You could take a wager
And surely have no regrets

Chorus

Because I want you understand
As a Pioneer of Pan
I am speaking of the days
When ideas were new
(History, I tell you)
We used to go around stealing oil drums
Same oil drums we get sweet music from
Improvising same to bring it to you

Verse 2

Time gone by
Pan players really had bad name
Considered as vagabonds
Their skills were second to none
Now we see
That they are in the Hall of Fame
Oh what a wonderful effort
Giving pan players good name

Chorus
_________________

Verse 3

Take a look at pan player development
Biscuit drum to boom kettle
Bugle to tenor mettle
Don’t forger the rhythm
And the bass line, too
The guitar pan and cellos
A full compliment to you

Chorus
_________________

Verse 4

Sad to see, some pan players are suffering
Instrument is a problem
Can’t get sponsors to help them
Consider all the contributions they make
Give pan players support
I beg you for goodness sake

Chorus


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“Pan Pioneers”
Stephen Drayton

Provided with the expressed permission of the composer(s)

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Stephen Drayton was born 30th August 1937. From an early age, around ten years, while attending the Marabella E.C. School in Trinidad, he was called upon very often to sing; by that time he was already playing the tenor pan in at least two steelbands in and around San Fernando.

Drayton was the first captain of Sundowners Steelband where he also made the pans for the band. During the early 1950s, through the sixties and into the seventies, he progressed immensely having captained other bands. With the challenges of life going into manhood, he left the pan scene and ventured into body-building where he won seventeen titles in Trinidad and Tobago.

Drayton then entered into the calypso arena where he was a semi-finalist in Trinidad & Tobago’s national competition in 1998. Following this he took a hiatus for a number of years, but subsequently returned to the fold.

Drayton is credited with three calypso and one gospel CDs, having decided to pursue a musical career indefinitely.  He both composed and performed the track featured here, Pan Pioneers, along with Sharing The Soca.

 
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