Wilmoth Houdini
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genre: calypso
genre: exotica
description: Frederick Wilmoth Hendricks (November 25, 1895 – August 6, 1973), best known as Wilmoth Houdini, was a prominent calypsonian. Life In 1916, he started his career in earnest when he began working with
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followers: 2725
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  date published: 2026-06-14T15:20:52Z
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album: The Cooks in Trinidad
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1940-01-01
album: The Calypso Way
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1940-01-01
  track: Poor but Ambitious
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    by artist: Wilmoth Houdini
    in album: The Calypso Way
      type: MusicAlbum
      date published: 1940-01-01
    genre: calypso
    genre: exotica
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      date published: 2026-07-19T08:50:34Z
    audio: Poor but Ambitious
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album: Rum & Coca-Cola
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1958-01-01
album: Poor But Ambitious
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1993
album: Poor But Ambitious
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1993
album: Poor but Ambitious: Calypso Classics from Trinidad 1928-1940
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1993-01-01
album: Rum and Coca-Cola
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2010-05-15
album: Rum and Coca-Cola
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2011-09-01
album: Calypso Legends - Wilmoth Houdini (1929 - 1940)
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2011-09-02