Raymond Quevedo

Raymond Quevedo (24 March 1892 – 22 February 1962), better known as Atilla the Hun, was a calypsonian from Trinidad. He began singing in 1911 and was at his most prominent in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of the pioneers in spreading awareness of calypso beyond its birthplace in Trinidad and Tobago. Together with the Roaring Lion (Rafael de Leon) he brought calypso to the United States for the first time in 1934. One of his popular calypsos was "FDR in Trinidad", commemorating U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1936 trip to Trinidad. Atilla competed in the first Calypso King contest in 1939, and won the title in both 1946 and 1947. Known as a defender of the poor, Atilla was able to transition to a political career. When several of his records were censored he composed "The Banning of Records", which was itself banned. Atilla was the first calypsonian to hold elected public office; he was elected to the Port of Spain City Council in 1946 and was elected to the Legislative Council of Trinidad and Tobago in 1950 representing the St. George County East. (See: Elections in Trinidad and Tobago). He also authored Atilla's Kaiso: A Short History of Trinidad Calypso with John La Rose, published posthumously in 1983.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 24, 1892 (Trinidad), Died February 22, 1962

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-57096	10-in.	11/15/1929	Matrimonio	Wilmoth Houdini ; Lionel Belasco Orchestra	Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-57098	10-in.	11/15/1929	Warning to mothers	Wilmoth Houdini ; Lionel Belasco Orchestra	Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo	composer
Decca	39415	10-in.	3/15/1935	Good will flyers	Raymond Quevedo		vocalist
Decca	39417	10-in.	3/15/1935	History of calypso	Raymond Quevedo		vocalist
Decca	39421	10-in.	3/18/1935	Pomme majais	Raymond Quevedo		vocalist
Decca	39425	10-in.	3/18/1935	Duke and Duchess of Kent	Raymond Quevedo		vocalist
Decca	39428	10-in.	3/20/1935	Vagaries of women	Raymond Quevedo		vocalist
Decca	39430	10-in.	3/20/1935	Sweet Elaine	Raymond Quevedo		vocalist
Decca	39451	10-in.	3/22/1935	'ere now and long ago	Egbert Moore ; Raymond Quevedo		vocalist
Decca	39453	10-in.	3/22/1935	Women will rule the world	Raymond Quevedo		vocalist
Decca	39455	10-in.	3/22/1935	Women are good and women are bad	Raymond Quevedo		vocalist
Decca	61956	10-in.	2/16/1937	Abdication	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61960	10-in.	2/16/1937	Zingue talala	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61962	10-in.	2/16/1937	Intercolonial tournament	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61966	10-in.	2/16/1937	Roosevelt in Trinidad	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61968	10-in.	2/16/1937	Food scandal	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	61969	10-in.	2/16/1937	Hold up blackbird, hold up	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	61972	10-in.	2/18/1937	West Indian federation	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61974	10-in.	2/18/1937	Friends	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61976	10-in.	2/19/1937	Treasury scandal	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61984	10-in.	2/19/1937	Man man Biscope	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61985	10-in.	2/19/1937	Street vendors	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia]		vocalist
Decca	61987	10-in.	2/19/1937	Josefita	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia]		vocalist
Decca	61988	10-in.	2/23/1937	Believes in the land of glory	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61990	10-in.	2/25/1937	His Majesty King George VI coronation	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61993	10-in.	2/23/1937	Mi ropa	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	61995	10-in.	2/25/1937	Martiniquen	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	61997	10-in.	2/23/1937	Miss Bimbilla Brown	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62003	10-in.	2/23/1937	Bowl and bat	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62004	10-in.	2/23/1937	The rats	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62007	10-in.	2/23/1937	Ah Gertie	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62009	10-in.	2/25/1937	I will string along with you-1, 2	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62010	10-in.	2/25/1937	Louis Schmeling	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62011	10-in.	2/24/1937	Netty's defense	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62012	10-in.	2/24/1937	Selassie is held by the policeman	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62018	10-in.	2/25/1937	Mrs. Simpson	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62019	10-in.	2/25/1937	Modern times-1,2	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62020	10-in.	2/23/1937	Mrs. Simpson	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62022	10-in.	2/23/1937	Reign of the Georges	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62023	10-in.	2/23/1937	Meet me at the Sangre Grande	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	62026	10-in.	2/23/1937	War	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	68898	10-in.	4/2/1941	Woman is not the weaker sex	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	68948	10-in.	4/8/1941	Roosevelt's election	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	68976	10-in.	4/11/1941	Invasion of Britain	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	68981	10-in.	4/11/1941	If I won a sweepstake	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	69006	10-in.	4/16/1941	The Red Cross society	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	69024	10-in.	4/18/1941	Gal come home with me	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91374	10-in.	2/25/1938	I don't want no bungalow	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91376	10-in.	2/25/1938	Commission's report	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91400	10-in.	3/3/1938	Deliso	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91401	10-in.	3/3/1938	The Mankiville's speech	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91406	10-in.	3/4/1938	The banning of records	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91407	10-in.	3/4/1938	West Indian rhythm	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91408	10-in.	3/4/1938	The governor's resignation	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91409	10-in.	3/4/1938	The horrors of war	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91411	10-in.	3/4/1938	Jimmy's ingratitude	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91412	10-in.	3/4/1938	Not me with matrimony	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91427	10-in.	3/8/1938	The strike	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91428	10-in.	3/8/1938	The Normandie	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91430	10-in.	3/8/1938	The drunker and the gambler	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91442	10-in.	3/10/1938	Fire brigade	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91443	10-in.	3/10/1938	Archi Bolay	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91445	10-in.	3/10/1938	Manuelita	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91447	10-in.	3/10/1938	Civil war in Spain	The Tiger [Neville Marcano]		vocalist
Decca	91451	10-in.	3/12/1938	Where was Butler?	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; John Buddy Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra		vocalist
Decca	91453	10-in.	3/10/1938	Guests of Rudy Vallee	The Lion [Hubert R. Charles]		vocalist
Decca	91458	10-in.	3/12/1938	Barre-a-oh (Instrumental)	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; John Buddy Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; Lord Executor ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano]		vocalist
Decca	91459	10-in.	3/12/1938	Marian (Instrumental)	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; John Buddy Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; Lord Executor ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano]		vocalist
Decca	91469	10-in.	3/14/1938	Jim Congo Myer	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91612	10-in.	1/26/1939	Love me Emily	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91613	10-in.	1/26/1939	The five year plan	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91640	10-in.	2/2/1939	The west Indian sheik	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91641	10-in.	2/3/1939	Dem policemen	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91642	10-in.	2/3/1939	La belle Trinidad	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91643	10-in.	2/3/1939	Inequality of life	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91648	10-in.	2/4/1939	Freddo	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91649	10-in.	2/4/1939	La reine Maribone	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91651	10-in.	2/4/1939	Gabilan Bombay	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91668	10-in.	2/8/1939	Scorpion	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91670		2/8/1939	[Unknown title(s)]	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; Lord Executor		vocalist
Decca	91917	10-in.	2/3/1940	Finland	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91969	10-in.	2/12/1940	Cambie Lowray	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91970	10-in.	2/12/1940	The Admiral Graf Spee	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91971	10-in.	2/12/1940	No wedding bells for me	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91972	10-in.	2/12/1940	Li li Pierrot Dorrie	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist
Decca	91973	10-in.	2/12/1940	Send Hitler to St. Helena	Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo]		vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Quevedo, Raymond," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104666.

Quevedo, Raymond. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104666.

"Quevedo, Raymond." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.