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Mighty Sparrow
Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidadian singer-songwriter whose real name was Slinger Francisco and who was widely recognised as the "Calypso King of the World", has died.
Born in Grenada, his family moved to Trinidad when he was a child. After some initial succes in Trinidad, he moved for a period to London where he recorded for Trojan Records,
During a recording career spanning 65 years, he scored such hits as "Jack Palance", "No Doctor No", "Sailor Man" and "Crawford", while releasing more than 60 studio albums on such labels as RCA, Warner Bros and Trojan, as well as numerous compilation and live LPs between 1956 and 2021.
Mighty Sparrow died in hospital in Queens, New York City, USA on the 27th September 2026. He was 91.
© Jim Liddane
Morris Ballen
Morris Ballen, who operated the southeastern Pennsylvania company Disc Makers since 1959, died at his home in Philadelphia on the 21st September 2026, at the age of 88.
The firm he created supplied songwriters and bands with everything they could need to put their music before the general public, including short runs of vinyl records, cassettes andCDs as well as a top-quality graphic design service and free bar codes.
© Jim Liddane
Neil Henderson
Neil Henderson, the Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist for both The Bay City Rollers and Middle Of The Road, died in Glasgow on September 20th, 2026, at the age of 73 following a short illness.
Neil penned a number of songs for Middle of The Road, including their hits "Rockin' Soul" and "Everybody Loves a Winner".
© Jim Liddane
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