In 1914 the United States-based Victor label sent engineers to Trinidad to record the repertoire of the local music scene, including the emerging calypso form.
According to session logs compiled by Victor engineers, the accompanying guitarist on the "Resigna" recordings was Gerald Clark.
Clark went on to a lengthy career (into the 1940s) as an orchestra leader in New York accompanying some of the most popular calypso vocalists and recording artists.
[4] According to John Cowley in his book Carnival, Canboulay and Calypso: Traditions in the Making, Whiterose's real name was Henry Julian, and he led a group called White Rose Masquerade Band.
[5] A review of "Ringing a Bell" in The Mirror indicates the song was composed in Creole and that it was about Carúpano rum.