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Irving Burgie, Calypso Hitwriter For Harry Belafonte, Has Died At 95

PEOPLE Posted: December 2, 2019 6:00 am

Burgie, known professionally as Lord Burgess, said that the calypso hits he adapted and wrote for Belafonte “‘revolutionized music’ by introducing Afro-Caribbean rhythms to the pop mainstream.” – The New York Times

PEOPLE Published: 12.01.19

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