Mighty Destroyer
{{Short description|Trinidadian calypsonian}}
Clifford Morris (died November 1944), better known as Mighty Destroyer, was a Trinidadian calypsonian who won the Calypso King contest in 1941.
Hailing from Chaguanas, Mighty Destroyer won the Calypso King title in 1941 with the song "Adolf Hitler".Roaring Lion (1986) Calypso from France to Trinidad: 800 years of history, General Printers of San Juan, pp. 108-9Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, {{ISBN|0-87930-655-6}}, p. 5, 65 He died in November 1944, prompting a tribute song from fellow calypsonian Ziegfield.Anthony, Michael (1983) Port-of-Spain in a world at war, 1939-1945, Key Caribbean Publications, {{ISBN|9768054557}}, p. 242
Mighty Destroyer is considered one of the great early calypsonians.West, Alan (2003) African Caribbeans: a Reference Guide, Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|978-0313312403}}, p. 193
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Category:Trinidad and Tobago calypsonians
Category:Year of birth missing
Category:20th-century Trinidad and Tobago male singers
Category:20th-century Trinidad and Tobago singers
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