Sir Galba

Musical Artist

1919 – 1957

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Who was Sir Galba?

Sir Galba was a calypso singer and recording artist in the 1940s and 1950s.

He was born George Brindsley McSween in the village of Birchgrove, St. Andrews, Grenada, in 1919. A troubled man, he had a relatively brief career and life, but Galba is remembered for his outstanding calypsos and contributions to the development of the calypso scene in Trinidad. He stabbed someone in a nightclub in 1952 and five years later, after stabbing his girlfriend, he committed suicide on September 18, 1957.

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Born
1919
Grenada
Died
Sep 18, 1957
Trinidad

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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