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 (Results 51-75 of 77 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 51-75 of 77 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Growling Tiger," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107268.

Growling Tiger. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107268.

"Growling Tiger." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107268

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