Dr. Winsford “Joker” Devine Social Share
The cultural community in Trinidad and Tobago is mourning the loss of one of its most prolific songwriters, Dr. Winsford “Joker” Devine, who passed away at the San Fernando General Hospital on Monday, June 21.
Dr. Devine, himself from south Trinidad, became one of the post prolific composers in the history of Trinidad and calypso music. He is credited with penning over 600, (yes, SIX HUNDRED) songs in a stellar career during which he was also a panman, accomplished musician and arranger.
The list of outstanding calypsonians for whom he wrote songs reads like a Who’s Who of the art form; among them the Mighty Sparrow, Crazy, Baron, Sugar Aloes, Merchant, King Austin, Machel Montano, Singing Francine, Poser, and Scrunter. He has given the calypso world some classics, among the King Austin’s memorable classic, “Progress”, and Crazy’s prophetic “In time to come” along with popular hits like “Somebody”, �
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