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Engine room lyrics david rudder biography
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David Rudder
Trinidadian musician (born )
Musical artist
The Honourable David Michael RudderOCC (born 6 May ) is a Trinidadian calypsonian, known to be one of the most successful calypsonians of all time.
He performed as lead singer for the brass band Charlie's Roots.[1] Nine years later, Rudder stepped outside the band, entering the calypso tent as a solo calypsonian in , which was followed by an unprecedented rise to fame.[2]
"Almost overnight he became a national hero of the order of Marley in Jamaica, Fela in Nigeria and Springsteen in New Jersey," wrote Daisann McClane, American journalist and Worldbeat correspondent for Rolling Stone magazine.[3]
Rudder's music quickly became the subject of music critics around the world: "From New York to London to Tokyo, where the Japanese have released a CD of Rudder's greatest hits complete with lyrics translated into Japanese, Rudder has been described as modern calypso's most innovative songwriter