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Kenneth St. Bernard (c. 1920s – 19 December 2002), known as Dictator or Mighty Dictator, was a Trinidadian calypso singer and musician.
By the late 1940s, St. Bernard was a prominent composer and performer of calypso songs, including "The Female Cricketer" (1948), "The Tobago Girl and the Mirror", "Negroes Keep Together" (both 1949), and "My Trip to Hollywood" (1950).[1] In 1950, the song "Last Train to San Fernando", which he performed and co-wrote, was played in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival Road March. Later recorded by The Duke of Iron, it became a skiffle hit in Britain when recorded by Johnny Duncan.[2][3] His later recordings included "Chinese Cricket Match" (1956).[4] Dictator was one of six calypso performers presented to Princess Margaret in 1956.[1]
He died in Trinidad on 19 December 2002.[5]
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