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‘Tribute
to Lynn Taitt’
sung by “Crazy”
composed by Mighty Jamma & Edwin Ayoung
produced by Barry “Mackadub” Stewart
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“Tribute to Lynn Taitt”
“Crazy”
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“Crazy”
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LYRICSIntro
This is a song for our unsung hero,
guitarist Dr. Nearlin Taitt Better
known as “Lynn” Taitt from Trinidad
and Tobago
Rock with the Rhythm
Chorus 1
Rock Rock
Rock Rock Rock steady - in the party
Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock with me -
it’s Uncle Crazy
Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock steady -
with music history
Rock Rock Rock Rock Rock with me -
is our story
Verse 1
He was a
creator, San Fernando-born
A true innovator, of the Reggae
Strum
What a Gift x4
He put he name on top Reggae List
(What a strum) x4
This Strum became the Reggae idiom
This music creator, with a musical
vibe
A music maker, reaching for the Sky
(For the Sky) x4
Oh yea he put the music on high
(Where he from) x4
He is a true-born Trinbagonian
Chorus 2
He is
Nearlin Taitt, the man was great
Lynn Taitt - a heavy weight
(What a Strum) x4
Lynn Taitt - is he lay the
foundation
(What a Jam) x4
Even Bob Marley say he’s the Man
He is Nearlin Taitt, a potentate
Lynn Taitt - we celebrate
For your contribution, as a musician
For your contribution, for your
inspiration
(For the Reggae, Rock Steady) x2
For the Reggae, rock steady
(Reggae rock steady) x2
We done know already
(Reggae rock steady) x3
Created by a Trini
Music break
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Chorus 1
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Verse 2
It’s from
the Rock Steady, the Reggae was born
Keep him in memory - even though
he’s gone
Though he is gone
(He is gone) x4
He is gone - his music will still
live on
(What a sound) x4
Come on, give thanks for what he has
done
He went to Jamaica - 1962
With a dream of the future
And so it came true, look what he do
(What he do) x4
So true, in making his dream come
true
(With his strum) x4
This strum, became the reggae idiom
He is Nearlin Taitt, a Potentate
Nearlin Taitt, a heavy weight
Rap
In the early
60s he went to Jamaica
Nearlin Taitt became a music
messenger
And with some great great men from
that era
The reggae strum start spreading all
over
With men like Jonny Nash and Desmond
Decker
Bunny Lea, Bob Marley and Sonia
Pottinger
We have some locals just like Isasha
You could see your Reggae music take
over
_________________
Nearlin
Taitt, a heavy weight
Lynn Taitt - a Potentate
Nearlin Taitt - we celebrate
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Edwin “Crazy” Ayoung
“Crazy” - born Edwin Ayoung in 1944, on Maraval Road in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad of a Venezuelan mother and Trinidadian father of Chinese descent, was - in his youth - as skilled and competitive in his country’s national pastime of cricket, as he has been now for years as a world-travelled musician, performing artist and composer.
Though dubbed The “Loveable
Lunatic of Soca,” Ayoung
has time and again not
been given his due in
his native land, yet
remains one of the most
commercially successful
artists on the international
soca scene. An experimentalist,
he pioneered the unique
musical genre known
as Parang Soca and played
a leading role in promoting
Chutney Soca. Crazy
would go on to sing
several monster smashes
in parang soca, including
Muchacha and
Homemade Wine.
A brilliant double-entendre artiste at its best - Edwin Ayoung has delighted in pushing the envelope in his humorous and witty manner. With songs like Paul, Nani Wine and Suck Meh Soucouyant to name but three, this illustrious performer remains a staple in the music world
He’s been ranked in the top three for Trinidad & Tobago’s annual national calypso monarch competition - his best showing being at position two with Dustbin Cover. He captured the prestigious Road March title (the ‘tune for the road’ during Carnival Monday and Tuesday) in 1985 with Suck Meh, Soucouyant.
For the 2019 steelband Panorama season “Crazy” has already been heard on Get Pay, Ice Cream and I’ll Be There. This is yet another release, co-written with the Mighty Jamma - Tribute to Lynn Taitt. (AKA Nerlin Taitt)
Mighty Jamma
“When it comes to drumming with steel, Mighty Jamma is the real deal. The 51-year-old has broken the Caribbean’s domination of the musical instrument to become one of the world’s greatest steel pan experts. One of the greatest names in the business was born in Wolverhampton, England. What’s more, his 23-year-old son Jamani has followed the family tradition and plays professionally around the globe.
“Mighty Jamma, who now lives in Great Barr, Birmingham, cemented his legendary status at Monday’s Notting Hill Carnival. His composition, Ignorance - performed by London’s 105-strong Metronomes Steel Orchestra - came third in the prestigious 2018 UK Panorama Steelband competition.
“As a schoolboy at
Wolverhampton’s
Highfield School,
Mighty Jamma was
taught the
instrument by his
older brother. He is
currently working
with top calypso
vocalist Edwin
“Crazy” Ayoung. The
name “Mighty Jamma”
was given him by
fans in Trinidad -
is banging the drum
for British steel.
His new album is
Musical Vibes.”
jammasteelpan.net
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