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"Yankees Gone"(Jean and Dinah) The Mighty Sparrow (Calypso Crown winner-Dimanche Gras 1956-live!)

Posted by Glenroy R Joseph on September 14, 2012 at 7:15pm
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...In 1956 a young newcomer to the calypso scene won the calypso crown in his first appearance on the big stage.From the 1956 Emory Cook album, Jump Up Carnival, here is the actual Dimanche Gras performance by the Mighty Sparrow of his winning calypso, "Yankees Gone."

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  • Jennifer Latiff September 16, 2012 at 12:51pm

    Hadn't heard the original before...real nice!

  • terry September 16, 2012 at 8:07am

    Legendary. Heard this live in St. Kitts via Radio Trinidad (could have been Redifusion) and remembered the

    "boy you heard that Mighty Sparrow calypso?" huge reaction next day.

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