Born in Point Fortin in 1932, Pope was a former school teacher who left a career working at Shell Oil to perform calypso music.
[2] He won the National Calypso King title for four years straight (1968–71), the only person to achieve the feat: In 1968 with "What Is Calypso" and "Social Bacchanal", in 1969 with "Black Is Beautiful" and "One Foot Visina", then in 1970 singing "Brotherhood of Man" and "See Through" and finally, in 1971 he won the competition performing "Mathematical Formula" and "Melvine & Yvonne".
[1][2][3][4] Furthermore he was noted for exploring ideas such as black consciousness, apartheid, and global politics in his lyrics.
[citation needed] In 1970, he was awarded the Silver Hummingbird Medal for his contribution to calypso.
[1][2][4][5] Pope died on 14 January 2009, aged 76, in St. Clair (Port-of-Spain), Trinidad and Tobago of myelofibrosis, which he had been battling for five years.