[4] In 1960 he was invited by The Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) to join the Young Brigade calypso tent.
[1] He placed fourth in the Independence calypso competition in 1962 which was won by Lord Brynner (Kade Simon).
"[3] Bomber represented Trinidad and Tobago in the Commonwealth Festival of Arts in Britain in 1963 and met Harry Belafonte after performing in the United States.
[3] Bomber was one of the few calypsonians who beat Sparrow in competition and was described by Mark John as "one of the greatest composers in the artform".
[9] In 1976 he was granted a plot of land in Picton Hill, Laventille, by the government of Prime Minister Eric Williams in recognition of his contribution to calypso.