Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad and Tobago singer known as the ‘calypso king of the world’, dies aged 91
Slinger Francisco, who performed as the Mighty Sparrow, died on Sunday surrounded by family in New York
TL;DR
- Slinger Francisco, known as the Mighty Sparrow, died at 91 in New York.
- He was famous for his 1956 hit song 'Jean and Dinah' and other calypso classics.
- Born in Grenada, he moved to Trinidad and Tobago as a child, a country recognized as the birthplace of calypso.
- Francisco's career lasted over six decades, and he was honored with national awards in Trinidad and Tobago.
- He is remembered as a cultural revolutionary and a supreme entertainer who helped popularize calypso worldwide.