GROWLING   TIGER REAL NAME: Neville Marcano DATE OF BIRTH: March 5, 1916 PLACE OF BIRTH: Diego Martin, Trinidad EDUCATION: ... CAREER:                               Tiger was a promising boxer who became the bantam-weight champion of Trinidad in 1929. He turned to singing calypsoes in 1934 and won the first competition for calypsonians in 1939 with "The Labour Situation in Trinidad." He went on to sing at the Original Old Brigade Tent in the early 1940s. He retired from singing in calypso tents in 1960, but continued to write songs for other singers. His calypsoes include: 1935 - Money Is King 1936 - The Gold in Africa 1937 - Yaraba Shango 1939 - Shango; Trade Union 1945 - Interpreting Shango 1950 - Daniel Must Go 1959 - The Doc's Wedding Also - Marabella Wedding; The Gold in Africa; The Rats; Down The Road; Try A Screw to Get Through; Miss Marie's Advice; The Train Below; Senorita Panchita; The Parrot; Bandandea; Point Cumana; Maraval Girls; The Whe Whe Banker Wedding; War (with King Radio and Roaring Lion); Sadu Man; Maraval Girls; Bandandea; Mannie Dookie; Movie Stars; The Beautiful Land of Iere; The Rats; Down the Road; Miss Marie's Advice; Monkey (with King Radio and Roaring Lion DIED: 1993, in Trinidad. Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit