Irving Burgie, who co-wrote the Harry Belafonte hit Day-O and helped to popularise Caribbean music in the 1950s, has died aged 95.
Burgie also penned the lyrics to the national anthem of his home nation Barbados, called In Plenty And In Time of Need.His death was announced by the Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley at the country's independence day parade.Burgie's songs, which also included calypso tracks Island in the Sun and Jamaica Farewell, have sold over 100 million records worldwide.Artists who recorded his tracks included Jimmy Buffett, Brian Wilson, Carly Simon, Chuck Berry and Sam Cooke.
Burgie along with William Attaway wrote the lyrics for the 1956 version of Day-O which was sung by Belafonte, known as the King of Calypso.
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