Mighty Terror

Fitzgerald Henry (13 January 1921 – 14 March 2007), better known as the Mighty Terror, was a Trinidadian calypsonian.

Early career in Trinidad He was born Fitzgerald Cornelius Henry in Anguilla Village, Arouca, Trinidad. he studied trumpet as a child and also sang in church and school choirs. His career started in 1947, and following the success of his "Negroes Know Thyself" he debuted at the Calypso Palace Tent in 1948.

Move to England

In 1953, he took a job as a fireman on a ship and arrived in England later that year,

The time between 1958 and 1964 was spent touring, first with Lord Kitchener and later with the Bert McLean Trio.

The Mighty Terror performed in Trinidad into his old age.

The Mighty Terror died aged 86 on 14 March 2007 as a result of throat cancer. - about his efforts to get arrested by the "lovely blondy" policewoman he saw (inspired by Spoiler's "Women Police in Trinidad").