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Did you know... that calypsonianMighty Bomber believed that the judges denied him the Trinidad and Tobago Independence calypso monarch title in 1962 because he was born in Grenada?
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Latest comment: 2 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
@Refsworldlee: I think "Bomber" is the appropriate sort key because this is the name he went by. "Mighty" is a title, albeit a made-up one - back in the day a calypsonian would usually be "Lord", "Mighty" or "King". Guettarda (talk) 00:11, 3 January 2022 (UTC)Reply
But "Bomber" was never adopted by him as a familial name (or surname) either - his whole title as known by is clearly "Might Bomber", and the article makes that clear in its establishing paragraph - the defaultsort surely ends up skewed if it doesn't reflect that. Ref(chew)(do)00:26, 3 January 2022 (UTC)Reply
In "Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad and Tobago: On Historical Principles" Lise Winer uses "Killer, Mighty" and "Dictator, Mighty" in the "Bibliographic References" section. Within the book, she also uses "Sparrow" (e.g.) in usage examples where she otherwise uses surnames. As one of the great works trying to index and reference Trinidadian names like this, I think it would be appropriate to follow her lead. Guettarda (talk) 00:47, 3 January 2022 (UTC)Reply
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... that calypsonianMighty Bomber believed that the judges denied him the Trinidad and Tobago Independence calypso monarch title in 1964 because he was born in Grenada? Source: "In 1962, the show was held at City Hall. It was packed to capacity. When the results were announced, Brynner had to run and jump into a car. The people wanted Bomber. I was the People's Choice. It was felt I was not a citizen of T&T. I came here on June 15, 1956. I felt hurt. Since then, I don't like to sing Independence. My wife (Jean) and I got about 220 letters from Grenada, St Kitts, Anguilla and Nevis. People kept saying I should have won." [1]
ALT1: ... that calypsonianMighty Bomber was described as "one of the greatest composers in the artform"? Source: "Describing Ryan as one of the greatest composers in the artform, John said he will be remembered as one of the few men to beat Sparrow (Slinger Francisco) in a competition." [2]
Epicgenius (talk) 03:05, 4 January 2022 (UTC)