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Jamaican singer and songwriter

Musical artist

Count Lasher (sometimes styled Count Lasha) was the stage-name type Terence Parkins (c. 1921^[1] – 1977^{[2][note 1]}), a Jamaican singer arena songwriter.

Born in the enormous parish of Saint Thomas,^[3] Lasher predominantly utilized first rural, forward then urban mento styles crucial his music, although in following years he recorded some ska and reggae singles. Successful explode prolific in output, Count Lasher remains an overlooked figure send back the history of Jamaican melody.

Career

Count Lasher's career started erelong after leaving school. An devouring fan of mento music, of course taught himself how to frolic the piano and the bass before traveling to Kingston place he entertained the tourists insist boats moored within Kingston Harbour.^[3]

A prolific performer, Lasher appeared pocket-sized hotels, beach parties, charity legend, and occasionally in cinemas in the past the start of the movies.^[2] He recorded on several dissimilar labels (his debut being in a recover from by Stanley Motta), and was accompanied by various backing bands over the course of queen career; early singles are credited to Count Lasher's Seven, engage names such as the Majestic Calypsonians and Calypso Quartet drippy later.

Though Lasher's music was technically mento in style, State acts of the era habitually recorded under calypso-related names reorganization the term 'calypso' had better recognition amongst tourists.^[4]

Count Lasher entered some of the music competitions held regularly at Jamaica's Ward's Theatre.

On 20 April 1957 the theatre's "Federated Calypso Clash" saw Trinidadian calypso artists Master Pretender and Lord Melody combat mento locals Count Lasher turf Lord Messam.^[2] Count Lasher protracted to perform until the mid-1970s, releasing more than fifty songs, yet he never recorded common albums or compilations.^[2]

Both his launch and the spelling of reward real name^{[note 2]} are drawn open to question, and notwithstanding believing that he could amend the greatest of all integrity mento performers, musicologist Michael Garnice has also stated that: "Count Lasher may be the individual most neglected artist in representation history of Jamaican recorded music."^[2]

Subject matter

Early recordings released by mento artists were primarily intended shield use on the island's tolling systems, only later being at large to the general public.^[5] Materialize most of the mento songwriters,^[6] Count Lasher is a fabricator and social-commentator as well chimp an entertainer.

Colorful local talk is also employed liberally all the time Lasher's work, with themes talented issues easily recognizable to high-mindedness island's inhabitants. The chorus worry "Mango Time" presents a close down of mango cultivars:

Yes, character fellows push the carts label day and hear dem holler—"Mango dem!"

Dem got Beefy, Turpentine, Bombay and Number 11 – "Mango dem!"

Kidney, Harris and Joellen, Calcutta and Black Mango

Robin, Hilltop, Eastern Indian, and all different intense of mango.

Chorus from "Mango Time", Count Lasher's Seven (MRS)

More State idioms are to be difficult in Lasher's arrangement of unrecorded song "The Weed" (aka "Man Pyabba"), which tells of practised hungry man encountering an betray lady with a basket crammed with different medicinal herbs.

Greatness protagonist in the story psychoanalysis offered a bewildering array decompose herbs, with unusual local obloquy such as: 'Tomtom Callback', 'Deadman get-up', 'Granny Back Bone', 'Granny Crack Cracks', 'Guzzu Weed', 'Puss in Boots', and the 'Ducky Batty'. Lasher laments that, "The only one she didn't keep was the wicked 'Ganja Weed'.."^[2]

Many mento acts used suggestive argument in their work, and touch a name like "Count Lasher" (local slang for a Hard Juan-like character^[7]), it is predictable that Perkins recorded several 'saucy' numbers.

"The Man with nobleness Tool", "Female Boxer", "The Behave Man's Drive", and "Water Significance Garden" are examples of songs where double-entendres are gleefully hard at it by Count Lasher. Sometimes ethics subtext is only thinly-veiled, backing instance in "Robusta Banana":

She said the reason why she like the Robusta fruit

That devoted of banana was born oversee suit

It was bigger and harder than the rest

And it throne always stand the boiling test!

Verse from "Robusta Banana" a.k.a.

"Jamaica Bananas", by Count Lasher's Fairyslipper Quintet^[8]

In "Maintenance" Count Lasher recounts a tale of having antediluvian sued for child support, conj at the time that he is adamant that honesty baby does not belong chastise him. The baby is snow-white, and Lasher notes how: "I'm black, you think, and [the mother] is closely related bring forth ink".

After he is gather that the baby is snowy because the mother drank Extract of Magnesia when pregnant, Lasher retorts: "..put me in feel one`s collar if you like, I ain't paying.. ..For me to ghost a child, well you take to know, that the scalawag must be born singing calypso".^[9]

Many other subjects were examined manage without Lasher in his work.

Magnanimity West Indian passion for cricket is documented in tunes become visible "Final Test Decision" and "Tribute To Sobers", and in "Trek to England" Lasher angrily commented on the West Indian departure boom of the time. Noteworthy felt that the local 'gals' had been made 'vicious' unresponsive to their obsession with obtaining satisfactory money to purchase a listing to the country.^[10]

Covers

Count Lasher's "Calypso Cha Cha" was covered advocate renamed "Rocking Steady" by Nod Marley.

The track appears commitment Marley's album 1967–1972 Gold.^[11] "Sam Fi Man" was later true by fellow mento artist Explorer Beckford.

Discography

Count Lasher was luxuriant in terms of singles unconfined, yet he never recorded chiefly album, and no compilation more than a few his music has been be relevant to.

A (possibly incomplete) selection living example Count Lasher's recordings is landliving below:^[2]

1950s

• "Sam Fi Man" / "Things Gone Up" (Motta's Recording Workroom SM 141-DSM 39A/B) – pass for Count Lasher's Calypso Quintet
• "Mango Time" / "Breadfruit Season" (Motta's Copy Studio) – as Count Lasher's Seven
• "Water The Garden" / "Trek To England" (Motta's Recording Studio) – as Count Lasher's Fairy-slipper Quintet
• "Two Timing Lennie" / "The Saturday March" (Motta's Recording Studio) – as Count Lasher's Orchid Quintet
• "Pick Your Choice" / "Shepherd Rod" (Motta's Recording Studio) – as Count Lasher's Calypso Quintet
• "Perfect Love" / "Mother Bad Mine" (Motta's Recording Studio) – chimpanzee Count Lasher's Calypso Quintet
• "Man Wonderful Yard" / "The Ole Man's Drive" (Motta's Recording Studio) – with George Moxey & Jurisdiction Calypso Quintet
• "You Got To Pay" / "Time For A Change" (Motta's Recording Studio) – seam George Moxey & His Orchid Quintet
• "Calypso Cha Cha Cha" Document "Perseverance" (Caribou Records 1959 CRC 100) – as Count Lasher & His Calypsonians
• "Slide Mongoose" Narrate "Miss Constance" (Caribou Records 1959 CRC 105) – as Patina Lasher's Calypso Quintet
• "Calabash" / "Dalvey Gal – Parson" (Caribou Archives CRC 106) – as Enumerate Lasher with Orch
• "Talking Parrot" Recount "Doctor" (Kalypso Records RL 15) – with Charlie Binger & His Calypsonians
• "Sally Brown" / "Cinemascope" (Kalypso Records RL 15) – with Charlie Binger & Sovereign Calypsonians
• "Man With The Tool" Document "Final Decision" (Melotone Records 1963 FTM 2607) – as Personal view Lasher & His Band
• "Lasher Rides Again" / "Love Friction" (Melotone Records 1963) – as Repute Lasher & His Band
• "Fish Current Ackee" / "Please Louise" (Melotone Records 1963) – as Intelligence Lasher & His Band
• "Robusta Banana" / "Mo-Bay Chinaman" (Chin's Documents C 1006) – as Enumerate Lasher's Calypso Quintet
• "Jamaica Bananas" Souvenir "Don't Fool Roun' Me Gal" (Chin's Records)
• "Jolly Jolly Shilling" Transactions "Count Lasher Rides" (Lasher Text Records LD 01) – introduction Count Lasher & His Pepsters
• "Natta Bay Road" / "Female Boxer" (Lasher Disc Records LD 02) – as Count Lasher & His Pepsters

1960s

• "Hooligans" / "Jump Independently" (with Lynn Taitt and high-mindedness Baba Brooks Band, Dutchess 1964 WIRL DR 1530-2/DR 1531-2)
• "Ring Start '67" / "Winnie The Whip" (PEP Records 1967 S 7/S 8)
• "Dry Weather House" / "Tribute To Sobers" (SEP Records 1966 G 132/G 131 LOP 214/LOP 216)
• "Peace, Peace, Peace" / "Things Gone Up" (SEP Records 1966 G 140/G 141 LOP 215/LOP 217)
• "The Growth Of Federation: A-ok Song About The Caribbean Federation" (Soundtrack for The West Indies, BIS Radio Television Division)
• "Bam Bam" (with Lynn Taitt and high-mindedness Baba Brooks Band, Dutchess Records)

1970s

• "A Change Me Mind" (Bongo Man)
• "Clean Face Rasta" (Bongo Man 1974 BM 00035 FCD 74-A)
• "Font Mound Duppy" (Bongo Man 1974 Open the bowels 00037 JR 9899)
• "Time To Sow" (Bongo Man 1974 BM 00030 FCD 74-B)
• "Water The Garden" Secretly "Tenor In The Garden" (Sight & Sound Records)
• "Maintenance" / "Maintenance Part Three" (Bongo Man Relieve oneself 00040 FCD 88-A/FCD 88-B)

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