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Austin Lyons a/k/a Superblue (formerly
known as Blue Boy) was born on
May 25, 1956 in Point Fortin,
Trinidad. At an early age he taught
himself to make and play steel
pan, and then formed his own band,
the Apple Stars Steel Orchestra.
In 1980 Blue boy joined a calypso
tent and sang "Soca Baptist",
a song he wrote while on a layover
in Santo Domingo in 1979. This
tune took the whole country by
storm, and went on to earn him
the title Road March Monarch.
"Soca Baptist" was the
biggest Road March (*) in the
history of Trinidad Carnival up
to that time.
In 1981 he became Road March Monarch
for the third time time with his
tune "Rebecca", which
was also played by the winners
of Panorama, Witch Desperadoes.
In 1986 Blue Boy helped form,
then manage, the calypso tent
"Culture House" and
its associated record label. This
venture required a lot of his
time, but he still found time
to write "Blue Fever",
a runner-up for the Road March.
In August he appeared at Socalypso
86 in London. This was the longest
live soca festival to be staged
in Europe up to that time.
In 1991 his tune "Get Something
And Wave" earned him his
fourth Road March Monarch by a
landslide. It surpassed "Soca
Baptist" to become the biggest
Road Monarch in the history of
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival.
In April he participated in Jamaica’s
Carnival, and in August he returned
to London for Socalypso 91 and
became the first calypsonian to
ever perform at Wembley Convention
Centre in London, England.
In 1992 Superblue was crowned
Road March Monarch for the fifth
time with his tune "Jab-Jab".
This landslide victory surpassed
that of 1991 to become the biggest
Road March in the history of Carnival.
He once again participated in
Jamaica Carnival, performing for
over 10,000 revelers in the "Cove".
In August he performed in New
York City’s Central Park, and
converted the huge multinational
crowd into "socaphiles".
In 1993 Superblue was crowned
Road March Monarch for the sixth
time with his tune "Bachannal
Time". Like his previous
victories, this landslide win
became the biggest in Carnival
history. It was also the first
time a competition was held to
determine "Soca Monarch of
Trinidad and Tobago"; the
title and accompanying T&T$25,000
were awarded to Superblue by unanimous
acclaim. His performance of "Bachannal
Time" and "Birthday
Party" were featured on the
first worldwide broadcast of Trinidad
and Tobago Carnival via CNN. "Bachannal
Time" has also been declared
the road March for Atlanta, Toronto
(Caribana), London, New York and
Miami Carnivals.
In March 93 he received the awards
for Calypso Record of the year
(Jab-Jab) and Calypso Album of
the Year ( In The Power) at the
Third Annual Caribbean Music Awards
held in New York City. In October
he received the awards for Calypso
Record of the Year ( In The Power)
and Best Party Tune of the year
(Jab-Jab) at the Fifth Annual
Calypso and Steelband Music Awards
held in New York City.
In July he performed for thousands
at New York’s South Street Seaport.
In August he toured England performing
in Leeds, Reading, Le Palais in
Hammersmith, and the WOMAD Music
Festival in St. Austell, Cornwall.
In September he appeared on "Best
Talk" on WPIX, a major New
York television network.
During his career, Superblue has
toured the Caribbean, Canada,
Europe and the United States,
spreading the music and culture
of Trinidad and Tobago. His on-stage
performance has no equal. He is
truly the Music Cultural Ambassador
of Trinidad and Tobago.
Ice Records proudly presents Superblue’s
latest offering FLAG PARTY, an
album filled with delectable delights,
and including in-depth liner notes
written by Gene Scaramuzzo, Soca
Aficionado.
*Road March: the people’s choice
for the tune to be played on the
road by brass bands, DJ’s and
steel bands during Carnival.
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