Remember pan icons before death
Posted: Saturday, June 14, 2008

Frank 'Crawl' Finlay

Saturday, June 14 2008

THE NATION must honour its legends and veterans of the steel pan industry while they are still alive. This was the call made by members of the Witco Desperadoes steel band as they gathered yesterday at Despers Pan Theatre in Laventille to say a final farewell to bass man Frank "Crawl" Finlay.

Finlay, 66, who played nine bass with the Desperadoes steel band for over 40 years, died instantly last Sunday when the car in which he was a passenger was struck by a police panel van under the Freeport flyover.

Members of the steel band paid tribute to Finlay by playing a number of songs at the well- attended funeral.
Full Article : newsday.co.tt


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