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OBITUARY: Calypso Artist Arrow Dies

Caribbean calypso and soca star Alphonsus Cassell, who performed under the professional name Arrow, died Sept. 15 from brain cancer complications on the island of Montserrat. He was 60. Arrow was best known for his 1982 hit "Hot Hot Hot," which former New York Dolls singer David Johansen, in his lounge-lizard persona of Buster Poindexter, turned into a 1987 U.S. hit...

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21:21 on September 20 2010

OBITUARY: Calypso Artist Arrow Dies

All About Jazz — Caribbean calypso and soca star Alphonsus Cassell, who performed under the professional name Arrow, died Sept. 15 from brain cancer complications on the island of Montser... more info
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