Mighty Sparrow

Slinger Francisco, known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow, was born in Grand Roy, Grenada, in 1935 and moved to Trinidad and Tobago as a toddler. His 1956 hit "Jean and Dinah" made him a star, and over a career spanning six decades he recorded hundreds of songs and earned the title "Calypso King of the World". His family said he died peacefully in New York on September 27, surrounded by family, after a brief illness. He was 91.