Lord Burgess, born Irving Lewis Burgess on July 28, 1924, was an American musician and songwriter renowned for his contribution to the music of Harry Belafonte. He wrote 34 songs for Belafonte, including eight out of eleven tracks on Belafonte's first album, 'Calypso' (1956), which made history as the first album to sell a million copies. Additionally, Burgess is known for writing the lyrics to the national anthem of Barbados.
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Meaning of the name - Lord
A person of high authority, ruler, master, supreme being.
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Lord Burgess belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Brooklyn
Place of Death: Queens
Cause of Death: heart failure
Educated At: Juilliard School
Occupation: lyricist | musician | composer
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 28, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for July 28, 2025 |
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| Sun | 5 Leo 16 | 5 Leo 50 | 13 Scorpio 59 |
| Moon | 29 Gemini 56 | 22 Virgo 57 | 17 Pisces 45 |
| Mercury | 26 Leo 53 | 11 Leo 26 | 20 Scorpio 58 |
| Venus | 1 Cancer 37 | 27 Gemini 7 | 4 Libra 49 |
| Mars | 5 Pisces 11 | 24 Virgo 15 | 6 Pisces 58 |
| Jupiter | 9 Sagittarius 56 | 11 Cancer 0 | 20 Sagittarius 42 |
| Saturn | 26 Libra 55 | 1 Aries 37 | 6 Scorpio 44 |
| Uranus | 21 Pisces 6 | 0 Gemini 50 | 17 Pisces 46 |
| Neptune | 19 Leo 32 | 2 Aries 1 | 22 Leo 29 |
| Pluto | 12 Cancer 30 | 2 Aquarius 29 | 13 Cancer 27 |
| Rahu | 23 Leo 54 | 20 Pisces 26 | 18 Leo 33 |
| Ketu | 23 Aquarius 54 | 20 Virgo 26 | 18 Aquarius 33 |
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