Mighty Destroyer

Clifford Morris (died November 1944), better known as Mighty Destroyer, was a Trinidadian calypsonian who won the Calypso King contest in 1941.

Hailing from Chaguanas, Mighty Destroyer won the Calypso King title in 1941 with the song "Adolf Hitler". ^{[1] [2]} He died in November 1944, prompting a tribute song from fellow calypsonian Ziegfield. ^[3]

Mighty Destroyer is considered one of the great early calypsonians. ^[4]

References

1. Roaring Lion (1986) Calypso from France to Trinidad: 800 years of history, General Printers of San Juan, pp. 108-9
2. Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN   0-87930-655-6, p. 5, 65
3. Anthony, Michael (1983) Port-of-Spain in a world at war, 1939-1945, Key Caribbean Publications, ISBN   9768054557, p. 242
4. West, Alan (2003) African Caribbeans: a Reference Guide, Greenwood Press, ISBN   978-0313312403, p. 193