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 (Results 26-50 of 86 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 86 records)

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.