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Biography
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Alston "Beckett" Cyrus
Effective period / Period of releases: 1976 - 2001
Calypso and soca singer - songwriter from Saint Vincent, in the Caribbean. He started his career in 1975 and since then he has recorded 35 albums. He is widely known as "ABC of Calypso / Soca". In 1977, he started a long term collaboration with the legendary keyboardist - arranger Frankie McIntosh. His breakthrough hit was 1977's disco calypso "Coming High"