| There is no question that Trinidad is the royal palace of calypso and the Mighty Sparrow its male monarch. The career of "Sparrow," built-in Slinger Francisco, is the history of modern calypso. He began in 1956, which was early plenty for his songs to be covered by older calypsonians, such equally the great Knuckles of Iron. The tribute was of course returned past Sparrow. Sparrow'south musical achievements include steel pan evolution, use of electric guitar, and eventually promoting "soca," or soulful calypso. Gratis from the restrictions of pre-1956 recording restraints, generally he sang longer songs with more intense lyrics and themes. From the start, Sparrow revolutionized calypso, and simply the records from his outset few years can be compared to those of how-do-you-do-fi era calypsonians. Eventually Sparrow became the virtually busy calypsonian in history, winning the Calypso Monarch Crown and the Road March Title many times. His popularity was never in doubt, merely he did not capture either championship and hold it consistently, as many people believe. He forfeited the crown several years by protesting or abnegation from the contest, and in other years he but lost. Sparrow adult calypso itself, contributed a staggering number of hit songs, repeatedly captured the crown, and produced many other artists. He protested conditions for calypsonians performing publicly, recording in the studio, and getting radio airplay. Calypso had been stagnating as quaint, folk music for cruise-transport tourists, simply under Sparrow it returned to its hard-biting origins and became dangerous once again. Political, ofttimes raunchy, and usually brilliant, Sparrow'due south music united West Indians from Trinidad to Brooklyn, New York. Buying: There are so many! It is difficult to go wrong with Sparrow records upwardly until the mid-1970s. Even his latest albums have some of his best work, all the same. |
| Rating | |
| Calypso Carnival [Vol. i]; Balisier |
| seven | Calypso Funfair Vol. 2; Balisier HDF-1005; 1958 |
| 7 | This is Sparrow; Balisier HDF-1008; 1959 (due west/Sonny Denner orch. incl. Cyril Diaz) |
| 7 | Sparrow in Hi-Fi; Balisier HDF-1009 (1959 calypsos & "rock & roll" songs; arr. Sonny Denner) |
| vi | King Sparrow's Calypso Carnival; Cook 920 |
| 6 | Male monarch Sparrow in Loftier Allegiance; Cook 1126 (partly "Rock & Roll") |
| 7 | The Mighty Sparrow Sings True Life Stories of Passion, People, Politics; Scepter International SI-9001; 1965 (compilation; Scepter/Mace S-10002) |
| 8 | Trinidad Oestrus Wave; Scepter/Mace Due south-10003; 1965 (compilation) |
| six | Male monarch of Calypso!; MGM SE-4259 (live) |
| Sparrow; RCA Victor LPB-9035 |
| The Mighty Sparrow; RCA Victor LPB-1056 |
| 7 | The Mighty Sparrow's Greatest Hits; RCA Victor LPB-1067; 1960/1956-59 |
| More than Sparrow's Greatest Hits; RCA Victor LPB-1086 |
| 7 | Calypso King; RCA Victor LPB-1097 |
| vii | Sparrow the Conqueror; RCA Victor LPB-2035 (w/the RCA All-Stars Recording Orchestra & the March of Dimes Quartet; Joey Lewis, Richard Lewis, Carl Lewis, Errol Ince, Frank Joseph, Roderick Borde, Bertram Inniss, Horace Gordon, Clarence Curvan, Harold de Freitas, Conrad Little, Nap Hepburn, Conrad Prescott, Alan Haynes, Marjorie Johnson..) |
| seven | Sparrow Come up Back; RCA Victor LPS-3006; 1963 |
| vii | Calypso Sparrow; RCA Victor LPS-3010; 1964 |
| nine | Greatest Calypsoes by the Mighty Sparrow; RCA Victor LPS-3017 (compilation) |
| six | The Slave; National (NRC) NLP-4188; 1963 |
| The Outcast; National NLP-4199 |
| 8 | Christmas with Sparrow; National NLP-4410 (Christmas classics--non calypso, in 2 deluxe editions --different jacket art-- both extremely rare) |
| 6 | Tattoo Woman; National 100; 1965 (Hilary/RA-3002) |
| viii | Congo Man; National NLP-5050; 1965 |
| 7 | Sparrow at the Hilton; National RA/NRC-8070; 1967 |
| 5 | The Calypso Genius; National (NRC) NLP-8420 (Genius; Hilary SP-3001) |
| v | Spicy Sparrow; RA-1005 |
| six | Sparrow Calypso Carnival; RA-1010; 1968 |
| six | More than Sparrow More!!; RA-2020 |
| 6 | Sparrow Power; Hilary/RA-2021/3030 |
| six | Calypso Fourth dimension; RA-2121 (w/the Troubadours; Izzy Sanabria jacket) |
| v | Calypso A La King; RA-2122 |
| half dozen | Alive Vol. 2; Hilary/RA-2127 (westward/the Troubadours; also as "At his Best"--same number) |
| 7 | Hotter Than Ever; RA-3112 |
| 6 | Sparrow Once again (Knock Dem Down); RA-4020 |
| 7 | Calypso Maestro; RA-5050 |
| vii | The All-time of the Mighty Sparrow--Live at the Blue Coronet in Brooklyn; Straker PLS-7772 (live; Barbados) |
| Sparrow [Meets the] Dragon (Byron Lee) |
| 8 | Solid Gold--Sparrow'south Greatest Hits; Steady S-134 |
| 5 | Sparrow Spectacular; Bestway W-034-S1; 1973 |
| 4 | Sparrow-Dragon Once more; Dynamic Sounds SLP-002; 1975 (w/Byron Lee) |
| 6 | Boogie Trounce '77; Salsoul SZS-5510; 1977 |
| 7 | N.Y.C. Blackout; Charlie's Records CR-139; 1977 |
| five | 25th Anniversary; Charlie'due south Records JAF-001; 1980 (2-LP) |
| seven | Sanford; Charlie'due south Records JAF-1004; 1981/1980 |
| iv | One Beloved One Heart; B's Records BSR-SP--69; 1987 |
| 4 | Jump for Jesse; New Dove ND-122801; 1987 |
| 7 | Party Classics 2; Charlie'due south SCR-3247; 1988 |
| 6 | Party Classics three; Charlie's SCR-3520; 1990 (soca) |
| half-dozen | Renaissance; BLS BLS-1021; 1996 (ii-LP) |
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