"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." Many of his 32 presentations were based on the history and culture of Trinidad and Tobago. Later, he was the first bandleader to use multiple mas camps for his presentations. He presentations won Band-of-the-Year title three times (1971, 1972, 1978), People's Choice Award five times (1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1980), and King of the Bands titles in 1965, 1968, 1969, and 1971. 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) DIED: 2007 Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit