The older singers said "Why don't you just sing instead of moving around like a little Sparrow." It was said as a joke, but the name stuck. When I sing, I get excited and move around, much like James Brown, and this was new to them. When I started singing, the bands were still using acoustic instruments and the singers would stand flat footed, making a point or accusing someone in the crowd with the pointing of a finger, but mostly they stood motionless. There was Lord Kitchener, Lord Nelson, Duke. In the old days they tried to emulate British royalty. Your calypso name is given to you by your peers, based on your style. He received his performing name during his early career: He was first exposed to music through the choir in Catholic school, and became interested in calypso at 14 when he joined a steel band composed of neighborhood boys. Sparrow was born in Grenada on July 9, 1935, but moved to Trinidad when he was one year old. He has won Trinidad's Carnival Road March competition nine times and has been named Calypso Monarch eight times, achieving both accolades more times than any other calypsonian.
Known as the "Calypso King of the World," he is one of the most well-known and successful calypsonians.
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Read Full Bio Mighty Sparrow or Birdie (born Slinger Francisco, July 9, 1935, in Grandroy Bay, Grenada, West Indies) is a calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Mighty Sparrow or Birdie (born Slinger Francisco, July 9, 1935, in Grandroy Bay, Grenada, West Indies) is a calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
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