This is believed to be the first known recording of the traditional Jamaican folk/work song. Included in the LP “Songs From Jamaica” by Trinidadian singer Connor, this may not be all that close of a match to either the Harry Belafonte “Banana Boat (Day-O)” treatment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5BoECIz9gw or the more singable Tarriers best-seller “The Banana Boat Song” with its descending ‘Day-O, Day-O’ chorus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8zCxITc8ig , but you can hear that both of those 1956-57 hits borrowed elements from this arrangement. Some sources suggest that the album was recorded in 1952 rather than 1954. The original LP track was issued on (UK) Argo RG 33 - Day Dah Light by Edric Connor with The Caribbeans For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx8kU_D2e4voMCx9SQkXFeSH7CnRO9j7x ) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: https://www.youtube.com/@the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf