Lord Intruder was a calypsonian

Calypsonian

A calypsonian , originally known as the chantwell is a musician, from the Anglophone Caribbean, who sings songs called calypso. Calypsos are musical renditions having their origins in the West African griot tradition...

 from Tobago

Tobago

Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt...

 who was active in the 1950s.

He is known to have performed with the Trinidad

Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...

ian calypso tent

Calypso tent

Calypso tents are venues in which calypsonians perform during the Carnival season. They usually are cinema halls, community centers, or other indoor buildings which have seating and stage arrangements to host the entertainers, guests and patrons; or outdoor shows which are held in parks or, more...

 The Original Young Brigade (OYB), whose ranks included The Mighty Sparrow

Mighty Sparrow

Mighty Sparrow or Birdie is a calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World," he is one of the most well-known and successful calypsonians...

, Lord Melody

Lord Melody

Lord Melody was a popular calypsonian, best known for singles such as the self-deprecating "Boo Boo Man", "Shame & Scandal", "Jonah and the Bake", "Juanita" and "Rastaman Be Careful"...

 and The Mighty Bomber

Mighty Bomber

The Mighty Bomber is a sobriquet used by two calypsonians -* Kenny Cooper , a Trinidadian-born calypsonian who performed under than name beginning in the 1940s...

 .

He is credited with originating one of the most famous calypso standards, Jumbie Jamberie

Jumbie Jamberee

Jumbie Jamberee is a calypso song credited to Conrad Eugene Mauge Jr. In 1953 Lord Intruder released the song as the B-side to Disaster With Police. The song is also known as Zombie Jamboree and Back to Back...

, variously recorded as "Zombie Jamboree" and "Back to Back." He performed "Jumbie Jamboree" at the Old Brigade Calypso Tent in Port of Spain, Trinidad in 1953; he published the lyrics but never recorded the song.

Partial discography

• "Annual Walking Race," b/w "Is by Animal Motor Car was Invented" (ca. 1953)
• "Disaster with the Police," b/w "Jumbie Jamberie" (1953)
• "Good Friday Happenings," b/w "Ah Can't Bear the Torture" (1954)
• "Ashe's Experience in a Walking Race," b/w "Some People Does Get to Resemble They Work" (1954)
• "Advantage in Room Renting" (with OYB, 1955)
• "Destruction of Hurricane Janet", b/w "Doctor Shop Scandal" (1956)