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Calypso icon Slinger Francisco, dubbed 'The Mighty Sparrow,' dies at 91, his family says
Compiled Sep 27
What happened
Slinger Francisco, known as the Mighty Sparrow, died Sunday at age 91.
The detail
He died peacefully surrounded by family in New York after a brief illness.
The detail
He got his breakthrough in calypso music with the 1956 hit song 'Jean and Dinah.'
The detail
He was born in Grand Roy, Grenada, in July 1935 and migrated to Trinidad and Tobago in 1937 as a toddler.
How it unfolded
July 1935: Slinger Francisco is born in Grand Roy, Grenada. · 1937: Francisco migrates with his parents to Trinidad and Tobago. · 1956: Francisco releases his breakthrough hit song 'Jean and Dinah.' · 1987: The University of the West Indies confers an honorary Doctor of Letters on Francisco. · Sunday: Francisco dies peacefully surrounded by family in New York.
By the numbers
91 age · 1956 year · 1935 birth year · 1937 migration year · 1987 year
Still unresolved
The statement did not disclose other details about the brief illness that preceded his death.