The following was inspired by the lyrics of Andersson, Benny Goran Bros and others (Thank You For The Music).
Kelwyn is someone special, he's certainly not a bore.
Each day he'd e-mail me jokes, many I never heard before.
He has a talent, a wonderful thing
'cause everyone listens when he starts to sing.
But I've often wondered: how did it all start
That Kelwyn had something that could capture a heart?
I understand that Kelwyn's mother said he was a dancer before he could walk.
Another feat I try to imagine: when she said he started singing before he could talk.
He was discovered at age six when he sang for then-famous Mahanna Haddaway
At a lavish party, standing on a table, he sang to her Happy Birthday!
Kelwyn was employed with a pharmaceutical organisation as regional manager
So he did not really have to sing for his supper.
He enjoyed the times he sang for weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries.
He has been an energetic participant in events for charities.
When his friend Geddes passed, he even sang at his funeral too:
All My Tomorrows Belong to You
Some of the music and songs today incite a different rhythm:
Youngsters dance to a waltz and ask where that music came from.
They are music and lyrics of Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin,
Rodgers & Hammerstein, Jerome Kern and Irving Berlin.
Kelwyn is famous for the ballads of the present and the past,
And for future generations, these songs will surely last.
Kelwyn crooned Carols By Candlelight in the President's bandstand.
He did this voluntarily and happily and not by command.
T&T celebrates our 52 years of Independence this year;
Kelwyn celebrates 73 years as a balladeer.
His popularity is recognised and he is fit and is strong.
That is why the Hall of Fame is where his name should belong.
So I say to Kelwyn:
Thank you for the music
The songs you're singing
Thanks for all the joy they're bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be
Without a song or a dance, what are we?
So I say:
Thank you for the love songs,
And for singing them to me.
Pearl-e Phillips
Andalusia, Maraval