Talk:Solomon Linda
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[edit] History
Solomon Linda had a rather sad history: He never got royalties for this song, and his family's fight to get royalties for "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was unsuccesful. He died poor. I don't have sources for this, but I saw a documentary on the topic, so someone must know the real answers. --Slashme 12:07, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
- As one of the (un)official deletomatics, I can help a bit expanding this sucker. I heard about this chap on my local NPR station, and I've added a link to the The World segment about Mr Linda. D.valued 12:59, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Ntsele Family
I have a suspicion that Solomon's family name was Ntsele or perhaps Linda Ntsele.
as on this page
or this page:
I have some recollection of seeing his name stated as Solomon "Linda" Ntsele as if Linda was a nickname.
Perhaps someone who knows better could look into this and if true it could be noted, in particular if a memorial exists perhaps the name could be stated if it differs from Solomon Linda.
His daughter's name seems to be recorded as Ntsele or Nsele, I do not know which one or whether both are correct.
