My understanding, it was Bertie Marshall who Invented the Double Tenor, but since we have so many eye witnesses and Ah hear this and Ah hear that I would like to know who invented the Double tenor. Now I know Bertie has his Styling with the FAC on the left and the GBD on the right, So, Did Bertie invented the Double tenor or somebody else invented it and Bertie made his own style and end up Mastering it? Helppppppppppppp
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I am not to sure of this. But My Good Friend Bede Lopez might recall that when Bertie invented the Double Tenor they first Band to use it on the road was City Symphony. I cant remember what Year. ???????????????
I do not know if this will help, but my cousin (La-leeks) who was with City Symphony management encouraged me to play mas with them the year with "Rose" and "Angus Dieu" (Spelling could be incorrect),and the year was 1960. In a conversation with "Splav", he told me that while he was in Invaders they were encouraging Ellie to tune a double tenor, but he never took them on. However, one Jour Overt morning on Charlotte Street thet heard City Symphony playing Angus Dieu, blowing away everybody, and he saw double tenor in the band. As a lil kid I was not checking for the pans, so I cannot say that I saw the double tenor in City Symphony that year. However, if what "Splav" said is correct, and he had not reason to lie, it is possible that the double tenor by Bertie could have been around in 1960 if not earlier.
Thanks Robert for bringing this up, I was trying to find out what year Sparrow sang "Rose" and I would of used that Date/Year as a guide with City Symphony using the Double tenor but I could not find it. I remembered hearing City Symphony playing AGNUS DEI and Rose (I was not a member with them at that time) with those Barking Double tenors and seeing the greatest Double tenor player Cordell (SPONGY) Barbour doing his thing. If your cousin LALIX was still alive he can give you the whole story. Spongy can give us the story bout Double tenors also but he does not know or have access to a computer, all these high tech are too far fetched for him. I will see if WST can interview him on the Phone.
Bede, LALIX passed away two years ago. He was suffering from Alzheimer disease.
Rob, I knew he Passed, I did not know about his complications bless his soul.
Val, My recollection about City Symphony and Bertie Marshall Double tenor is in 1962, that is when I went to live in that area, But a friend of mine spoke to the greatest Double tenor player Cordell (Spongy) Barbour) and Spongy said before Bertie came around Symphony he was tuning somewhere around Jackson place (Behind the Bridge)
Hi Andre, hopefully within the next year. As Dr. Roy Thomas (the original editor) advised me, I am not rushing it. I also have been busy with my other vocation, and other ventures. I will also be using my visit to Trinidad in March, as an opportunity to gather some of his writings and other steelband-related documents. But the book will be out within the next year. I admit, I had NO idea the huge task I accepted, and that is why I admire authors like Dr. Lance, who make it look so easy. Anyway, thanks again for the support, bro. Hope you're not too cold in Maple country. Hotep. Ghost.
Hmmmm!!! I think the steelband was invented in Antigua or was it Martinique? The Double Tenor??
Patrick, Now you making me Laugh,Ha ha
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