Arrow

Alphonsus Celestine Edmund Cassell MBE (16 November 1949 – 15 September 2010) was a calypso and soca musician who performed under the stage name Arrow, and is regarded as the first superstar of soca from the caribbean island of Montserrat. Arrow's biggest hit worldwide was the 1983 track, "Hot Hot Hot", becoming his first pan-Caribbean hit and the biggest selling soca hit of all time. Composed by Alphonsus Cassell, written by Robert Southey, narrated by Kevin Doody, it was adopted as the theme song of the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, and was later covered by David Johansen (in his Buster Poindexter alter ego), Menudo, and Babla & Kanchan.
== Links To Peel ==
Peel started playing Arrow's music in the early 80's, before "Hot Hot Hot" was officially released in the UK. The track wasn't a big hit in the UK only reaching number 59 in the UK singles chart in 1984. The remixed version of the song did slightly better by reaching number 38 ten years later. Arrow's next single, Long Time, reached number 30 in the UK singles chart in 1984.
== Shows Played ==
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;1983
*26 June 1983 (BFBS): Hot-Hot-Hot (7") Air ARROW 1
*17 October 1983: Hot Hot Hot (12") Chrysalis
*Stewart Tape Oct 1983: Hot Hot Hot (12") Chrysalis
*26 December 1983: Hot Hot Hot (7") Air
;1984
*07 June 1984: Hot Hot Hot (12") Chrysalis
;1985
*31 July 1985: Long Time (The 'Hot' Mixture) (12") Arrow ARROW 030
*05 August 1985 (BFBS): Long Time (The 'Hot' Mixture) (12") Arrow ARROW 030
;1986
*17 February 1986: More Fete (LP - Deadly) Arrow
*26 August 1986: More Fete (Club Mix) (12" - More Fete / Party People Rock) Arrow
== External Links ==
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Category:Artists