Kenneth St. Bernard ( 1920s – 19 December 2002), known as Dictator or Mighty Dictator, was a Trinidadian calypso singer and musician. By the late 1940s, St. Bernard was a prominent composer and performer of calypso songs, including "The Female Cricketer" (1948), "The Tobago Girl and the Mirror", "Negroes Keep Together" (both 1949), and "My Trip to Hollywood" (1950).Ronald C. Emrit, "Mighty Dictator", ''BestofTrinidad.com''
Retrieved 30 October 2023. In 1950, the song "

Last Train to San Fernando "Last Train to San Fernando" is a Trinidadian calypso song written by Sylvester DeVere, Randolph Padmore, and Mighty Dictator, the latter being a pseudonym for Kenny St. Bernard. Johnny Duncan, a British-based American musician, recorded a ski ...

", which he performed and co-wrote, was played in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Road March. Later recorded by

The Duke of Iron The Duke of Iron (born Cecil Anderson, 22 November 1906 – 17 November 1968) was a calypsonian, nightclub and concert entertainer, and recording artist from the 1930s through the 1960s. Born in Trinidad and working mainly in the United State ...

, it became a skiffle hit in Britain when recorded by Johnny Duncan. His later recordings included "Chinese Cricket Match" (1956). Dictator was one of six calypso performers presented to

Princess Margaret Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the younger sister and only sibling of Queen Elizabeth ...

in 1956. He died in Trinidad on 19 December 2002. ''Trinidad and Tobago Gazette'', No.24 vol.46, 8 February 2007, p.95
Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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* 1920s births 2002 deaths Calypsonians 20th-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers {{Trinidad-musician-stub