Mighty Shadow

The Mighty Shadow
Born	October 4, 1941 (1941-10-04) (age 70)
Origin	Belmont, Trinidad and Tobago
Genres	Calypso, Soca
Occupations	Musician, Singer, producer, Song-writer
Instruments	Vocals

Winston Bailey (born October 4, 1941), better known by his stage name The Mighty Shadow or Shadow, is a calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago. Bailey was born in Belmont, a suburb of Port of Spain in Trinidad, but grew up in Les Coteaux, Tobago with his grandparents. He began to sing at a very early age and he wanted to be a singer although his grandfather told him he must be a lawyer.

He won the Road March in 1974 and 2001 with "Bassman" and "Stranger" respectively. He won the Calypso Monarch in 2000 with "What's Wrong With Me" and "Scratch Meh Back." Shadow is also known for his unique dance in which he jumped to the tempo of his music in "skip-rope style" with both feet in the air at the same time. He won the Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal (Silver) in 2003.

He was the first to win both the International Soca Monarch and the Trinidad Road March competitions simultaneously, a feat he accomplished in 2001 with his song "Stranger".

Hit songs

He has had hits beginning in 1974 such as:

• I Come Out to Play
• King From Hell
• What is Life
• Crazy Computer
• Jump Judges Jump
• Children Ting
• Dingolay
• Poverty is Hell
• Tension
• Pay de Devil
• Snake in the Balisier

He has also done jingles for commercials such as one for the Inland Revenue office of Trinidad and Tobago. Today he is still active but has slowed down.

References

• "In the Shadow of Great Music: The Bassman". Trinidad Guardian. 2000-01-01. pp. 10. http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Biography/bio_WinstonBailey_Shadow.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 
• Small, Essiba (2000-02-18). "Shadow's Untold Story". Trinidad Guardian. pp. 3. http://www.nalis.gov.tt/Biography/bio_WinstonBailey_Shadow2.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-17. 
• "MIGHTY SHADOW". http://www.bestoftrinidad.com/calypso/shadow.html. Retrieved 2009-03-31. 
• Mason, Peter (1999). Bacchanal!: The Carnival Culture of Trinidad. Temple University Press. pp. 40. ISBN 1566396638. 

Persondata
Name	Mighty Shadow
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1941-10-02
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death