"Wonders of Buccoo Reef" (1971) "Anancy Story" (1972) "Know Your Country" (1978) "Mac" taking a break (1972)

IRVIN  McWILLIAMS DATE OF BIRTH: 1920 PLACE OF BIRTH: ..., Trinidad EDUCATION: ... CAREER:                                 McWilliams formed his band in the 1956 and, in 1961, became the first bandleader to present a local theme at Carnival with "Hail La Trinity." Later, he was the first bandleader to use multiple mas camps for his presentations. He won the Band-of-the-Year title three times (1971, 1972, and 1978). The following is a listing of McWilliams' Carnival presentations: 1956 - "King David and the Ammonites" 1957 - "Ten Commandments" 1958 - "Rulers of Persia" 1959 - "Feast of Balchazzar" 1960 - "The Grandeur That Was Rome" 1961 - "Hail La Trinity" 1962 - "Tribute to India" 1963 - "Festival of Mexico" 1964 - "Monarchs of the Nile" 1965 - "She and the Tibetans" 1966 - "Effigies of the Gods" 1968 - "Conquerors of Niniveh" 1969 - "Realms of the Kings" 1970 - "One Day in Persia" 1971 - "The Wonders of Buccoo Reef," 1st 1972 - "Our Anancy Stories," 1st 1973 - "Mama Look Ah Mas" 1974 - "Somewhere in the Caribbean" 1975 - "Root of All Evil" 1976 - "Toute Monde Ca Danse" 1977 - "Season Greetings" 1978 - "Know Your Country," 1st 1979 - "Our Famous Recipes" 1980 - "The Rains Came" 1981 - "Among My Souvenirs" 1982 - "Dance Zulu Dance" 1983 - "We Money" 1984 - "A Woman's World" 1985 - "The Days of Moses" 1986 - "Mas Trinidad Style" 1987 - "The Wedding of Montezuma" 1988 - "Stay Up Trinbago" AWARD: 1971 - Trinidad and Tobago Humming Bird Medal Silver (for Carnival Development) Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit