Early Trinidad and Tobago Steelbands Names Associated with Hollywood Movies

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Reggie Greaves November 17, 2018 at 11:42am
Reggie Greaves November 17, 2018 at 11:39am

There was a steel band called "Rising Sun" from Belmont, POS. T&T.. From Belmont Valley Road opposite to the "Chinese Savanah" next to the "Rose Bowl". They got their name from the movie "Behind the Rising Sun" 1943. Starring Tom Neal, Margo and Robert Ryan. Check it out.

Reggie Greaves.
- Pan Times > Reggie Greaves May 12, 2020 at 9:04am
  
  Thank you for the information.
Courtney Leiba March 19, 2017 at 5:53pm

We should add: Hills Sixteen,Leningrad, Red Army, Bad Twenty,Tropical Harmony
- Peter Gray > Courtney Leiba November 14, 2018 at 12:45pm
  
  Correct, Courtney.
- Pan Times > Courtney Leiba March 19, 2017 at 6:45pm
  
  Courtney
  
  Thank you for the information.
  
  Do you know what specific movies are associated with these bands?
  
  Thanks again
  - Courtney Leiba > Pan Times April 28, 2017 at 4:20am
    
    They are not movies but taken during the war years e,g The Japanese Army were known as the Red Army therefore the names was associated with war. Another name Lenningrade was associated with Russia.
    - Lawford Dupres > Courtney Leiba May 18, 2021 at 11:55am
      
      With due respect to Mr. Leiba, the Red Army was not Japanese but Russian. Also the name of the band Bar 20 was derived from a movie of the same name.
    - Peter Gray > Courtney Leiba November 14, 2018 at 12:47pm
      
      Actually, I believe "Red Army" referred to Stalin's Russian army (Stalin having been the strongman of the time in Russia.
PJJ March 18, 2017 at 3:56pm

Thank you for this interesting history research.

I had always thought that the "Gay Desperadoes" steelband was named after the movie, from the 1930's, of the same name.

I have absolutely no data to back that up other than the name. The movie you credit does fit the time period better.

Do any old Despers members have any written or oral history, or perhaps that is what you already used.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027660/

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