Growling Tiger
Neville Marcano (1916–13 May 1993), known as the Growling Tiger, was a Trinidadian calypsonian. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1916, Died May 13, 1993
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist
Notes: Credited as Tiger (Neville Marcano) on RCA issues.
See Also: Tiger (Neville Marcano)
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-04634 | 10-in. | 2/7/1937 | Beat them, cuff them, Joe Louis! | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Growling Tiger | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble and tamboo bamboo | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-04635 | 10-in. | 2/7/1937 | What I want from my girls | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Growling Tiger | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-04636 | 10-in. | 2/7/1937 | Maraval girls | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Growling Tiger | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-04637 | 10-in. | 2/7/1937 | Leave me all alone | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Tiger Neville Marcano | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-04638 | 10-in. | 2/7/1937 | Mathilda | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Growling Tiger | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-04639 | 10-in. | 2/7/1937 | Death | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Growling Tiger | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-04647 | 10-in. | 2/7/1937 | Is this a religion? | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Growling Tiger | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-04648 | 10-in. | 2/7/1937 | Lazy man | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Tiger Neville Marcano | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-04652 | 10-in. | 2/10/1937 | The runaway bridegroom | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Tiger Neville Marcano | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-04653 | 10-in. | 2/10/1937 | Creole girl vs. Indian girl | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Tiger Neville Marcano | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-04654 | 10-in. | 2/10/1937 | Emilia's love | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Tiger Neville Marcano | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-04656 | 10-in. | 2/10/1937 | Obeah man | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Tiger Neville Marcano | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-04657 | 10-in. | 2/10/1937 | Out the fire | Bert McLean's Jazz Hounds ; Tiger Neville Marcano | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | vocalist | |
| Decca | 39410 | 10-in. | 3/15/1935 | Dingo Lay | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39413 | 10-in. | 3/15/1935 | Empty pride | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39418 | 10-in. | 3/18/1935 | Money is king | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39423 | 10-in. | 3/18/1935 | Trinidad-My home | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39424 | 10-in. | 3/18/1935 | Congo bara | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39426 | 10-in. | 3/20/1935 | Go down the valley | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39427 | 10-in. | 3/20/1935 | Marabella wedding | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39429 | 10-in. | 3/20/1935 | Mannie Dookie | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39431 | 10-in. | 3/20/1935 | From hell to luxury | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39433 | 10-in. | 3/20/1935 | War | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39434 | 10-in. | 3/20/1935 | Shango | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39448 | 10-in. | 3/22/1935 | Sadu man | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39450 | 10-in. | 3/22/1935 | Marian le' go me man | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39452 | 10-in. | 3/22/1935 | Emily | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39454 | 10-in. | 3/22/1935 | Don't le' me mother know | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39456 | 10-in. | 3/22/1935 | Sa Gomes emporiums | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60967 | 10-in. | 4/2/1936 | The gold in Africa | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60969 | 10-in. | 4/2/1936 | Yaraba shango | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60971 | 10-in. | 4/2/1936 | Sheila | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60983 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Delcina | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60984 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Point cumama | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60987 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Movie stars | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60989 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Try a screw to get through | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60991 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Ask no questions | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60992 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Monkey | Hubert R. Charles ; Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60993 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | The rats | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60995 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Radio maintain your child | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60996 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Hell yard and George St. | King Radio ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60997 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Workers appeal | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60998 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Blue basin | Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61005 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | Send your children to the orp .. | King Radio ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61012 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | [Unknown title(s)] | King Radio ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61014 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | They couldn't stop the masque | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61016 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | The whe whe banker wedding | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61017 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | The mysterious Tunapuna woman | Gerald Clark and his Caribbean Serenaders | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61019 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Bandandea | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61030 | 10-in. | 4/11/1936 | War | King Radio ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61032 | 10-in. | 4/11/1936 | Don't break it I say | King Radio ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61033 | 10-in. | 4/11/1936 | Millington | King Radio ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72917 | 10-in. | 6/7/1945 | What are you doing in my gallery | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72918 | 10-in. | 6/7/1945 | Interpreting Shango | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72919 | 6/7/1945 | Mary Ann | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 72920 | 10-in. | 6/7/1945 | Yankee cook disguised | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72921 | 10-in. | 6/7/1945 | The missing gold from the C.I. | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72922 | 10-in. | 6/7/1945 | Lost babies | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72923 | 10-in. | 6/7/1945 | Angeline | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 72924 | 10-in. | 6/7/1945 | Shango | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91446 | 10-in. | 3/10/1938 | The beautiful land of Eire | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91447 | 10-in. | 3/10/1938 | Civil war in Spain | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91448 | 10-in. | 3/10/1938 | Don't want them to stand me by(?) | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91449 | 10-in. | 3/10/1938 | Next door neighbour | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91458 | 10-in. | 3/12/1938 | Barre-a-oh (Instrumental) | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; John Buddy Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; Lord Executor ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91459 | 10-in. | 3/12/1938 | Marian (Instrumental) | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; John Buddy Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; Lord Executor ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91463 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Down the road | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91464 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Darling Kimberlin | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91465 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Senorita Panchita | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91466 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Emilia | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91470 | 10-in. | 3/12/1938 | Gertrude | John "Buddy" Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91471 | 10-in. | 3/12/1938 | Miss Marie's advice | John "Buddy" Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91925 | 10-in. | 2/8/1940 | Let them fight for ten thousand ... | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91932 | 10-in. | 2/8/1940 | No no no Miss Angeline | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91933 | 10-in. | 2/8/1940 | In my own native land | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91947 | 10-in. | 2/9/1940 | Ah neighbours, neighbours | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 91980 | 10-in. | 2/12/1940 | Ellis Nottingham | The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Growling Tiger," accessed April 22, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107268.
Growling Tiger. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 22, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107268.
"Growling Tiger." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Growling Tiger (Calypso singer), 1916-1993 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95057625
Wikidata: Growling Tiger - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5611695
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/29145542584396641819
MusicBrainz: Growling Tiger - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9a2cca5b-1cd9-45c8-89ee-c612c227e826
ISNI: 0000 0004 3983 0976 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000439830976
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