By: Precious Mills
BASSETERRE (Friday 25th September 2020) — With live backup by the Grand Masters Band, the funeral service of the late three-time crowned Calypso Monarch Dion Geron ‘King Ayatollah’ Stevens came off as a calypso showcase in thanksgiving for his life and times. The service was held on the afternoon of Monday 21st September 2020 at The Gardens play field in Irish Town, followed by a procession to Springfield Cemetery with his hit songs ‘Terrorist,’ ‘Three Long Years,’ and ‘Writing on the Wall’ played while fans jammed in the streets. King Craig, King Konris, King Phonsie, and Parliamentary Representative Dr. Geoffrey Hanley were among those who paid tribute. King Ayatollah passed away on 26th August 2020 from natural causes.