Robert Greenidge (born 28 April 1950 in Success Village,

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) is a

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player. He is a member of

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singer

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and the instrumental group Club Trini. Greenidge has also collaborated with artists such as Robert Palmer,

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and

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and

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Career

Greenidge began performing as a pannist at age eight and performed internationally beginning in his teens. During 1970 he represented Trinidad and Tobago as a soloist and as a member of Trinidad and Tobago National Steel Orchestra. Within the next year he migrated to the United States where he studied and played music. Greenidge went on to play on

's 1976 album

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's 1976 LP

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and Robert Palmer's 1978 album Double Fun. He then performed on

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's 1980 album

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and

's 1980 LP

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. He also featured on

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's 1982 album

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's 1983 album

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and

's 1983 LP One Particular Harbour. Greenidge later played on Jimmy Buffett's 1984 album

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and

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's 1984 LP Street Talk. Greenidge's talents were also utilized extensively on

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, and ...That's the Way It Is. He went on to perform on Buffet's 1985 album

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, his 1986 release Floridays, Robert Palmer's 1989 album Addictions: Volume 1 and Buffett's 1984 album Fruitcakes. From 1978 to 1983, he played and toured with

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singer

. During 1986, Greenidge released his own album, ''Mad Music'', with fellow Coral Reefer

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. He has continued to record with Utley as Club Trini. He continued to work in his native country and the

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every year since 1979. He won the national steelband competition

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twice with the

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in 1991 and 1994, both times with his own compositions.

Discography

*''Mad Music'' — Robert Greenidge and Michael Utley (1986; MCA) *''Jubilee'' — Robert Greenidge and Michael Utley (1987; MCA 42045) *''Heat'' — Robert Greenidge and Michael Utley (1988; MCA) *'' Margaritaville Cafe: Late Night Menu'' — Various Performers (1993; Margaritaville) *''Caribbean Paradise'' — Dennis Desouza (1994; Wirl) *''It's Christmas Mon! Steel Pan Music Christmas'' — Robert Greenidge (1995; Intersound 3529) *''Club Trini'' — Greenidge/Utley - Club Trini (1996; Margaritaville 531041) *''Back in Town'' — Greenidge/Utley - Club Trini (1999; Club Trini Records) *'' Margaritaville Cafe: Late Night Live'' — Club Trini (2000) *''From the Heart'' — Greenidge/Utley — Club Trini (2003) * ''Steel Pans on Speak Easy - Don't Tread on Me —

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(2005)

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"A Coral Reefer Christmas" – Robert Greenidge (2010)

References

External links

Official websiteClub Trini website
at RobertGreenidge.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenidge, Robert Steelpan musicians Trinidad and Tobago musicians 1950 births Living people Coral Reefer Band members

Career

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