Winston soso biography

Vincentian and Grenadinian singer

Trevor Winston Lockhart (14 July 1952 – 18 July 2021), known professionally as Winston Soso, was a soca singer from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

He was known among musicians as the "Rolls-Royce of Calypso".^[1]

Biography

Trevor Winston Lockhart was born on 14 July 1952.^[2] He was raised in Kingstown between Paul's Avenue and Sion Hill.

Winston soso biography

As a child, Lockhart was inspired by the calypso performances during Carnival,^[3] especially of Becket and Scorcher.^[4] He also became involved in sports, spending five years as goalkeeper for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team from 1972 through 1976.^[2]

Lockhart began performing at the Lyric Theatre in Kingstown in the 1960's under the name "Winston Soso", mainly soul music and R&B.

He joined the band Clymax in 1969. In 1996, he became the first Soca Monarch. He was known as the "Rolls-Royce of Calypso"; accor