Hubert R. Charles
Roaring Lion (22 February 1908 – 11 July 1999) was a Trinidadian calypsonian (calypso singer/composer). His 65-year career began in the early 1930s and he is best known for his compositions "Ugly Woman" (1933), "Mary Ann" and "Netty, Netty", which are still performed today. The song "If You Wanna Be Happy", which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on 18 May 1963, as well as the R&B singles chart, is based on Roaring Lion's "Ugly Woman". |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 22, 1908, Died July 11, 1999
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 39410 | 10-in. | 3/15/1935 | Dingo Lay | Keskidee Trio | 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 | 39433 | 10-in. | 3/20/1935 | War | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
Decca | 39434 | 10-in. | 3/20/1935 | Shango | Keskidee Trio | vocalist | ||
Decca | 39450 | 10-in. | 3/22/1935 | Marian le' go me man | Keskidee Trio | 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 | 60953 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | The rumba dance | Hubert R. Charles | vocalist | ||
Decca | 60955 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | Peggy Daniels | Hubert R. Charles | vocalist | ||
Decca | 60957 | 10-in. | 3/31/1936 | Advantage Mussolini | Hubert R. Charles | vocalist | ||
Decca | 60966 | 10-in. | 4/2/1936 | Four Mills Brothers | Hubert R. Charles | vocalist | ||
Decca | 60970 | 10-in. | 4/2/1936 | Bargee Pelauri | Hubert R. Charles | vocalist | ||
Decca | 60986 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Fall of man | Hubert R. Charles | vocalist | ||
Decca | 60992 | 10-in. | 4/7/1936 | Monkey | Hubert R. Charles ; Neville Marcano | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61004 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | Lavaro | Hubert R. Charles | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61006 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | I wouldn't work | Hubert R. Charles | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61007 | 10-in. | 4/8/1936 | Life of the lion | Hubert R. Charles | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61022 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Advantage Mussolini | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61028 | 10-in. | 4/11/1936 | Milly | King Radio ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61029 | 10-in. | 4/11/1936 | Abyssinian lament | Gerald Clark and his Caribbean Serenaders | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61030 | 10-in. | 4/11/1936 | War | King Radio ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; The Tiger [Neville Marcano] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61031 | 10-in. | 4/11/1936 | we ain't 'fraid nobody | King Radio ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | 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 | 61957 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Netty-Netty | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61961 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Love thy neighbor | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61963 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Sally Sally water | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61967 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Out the fire | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61968 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Food scandal | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61969 | 10-in. | 2/16/1937 | Hold up blackbird, hold up | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61989 | 10-in. | 2/25/1937 | No syne no day | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61992 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | Power of the Lion | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61993 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | Mi ropa | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61996 | 10-in. | 2/25/1937 | King George the VI-2 | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 61997 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | Miss Bimbilla Brown | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62003 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | Bowl and bat | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62004 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | The rats | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62007 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | Ah Gertie | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62008 | 10-in. | 2/25/1937 | Nora darling | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62009 | 10-in. | 2/25/1937 | I will string along with you-1, 2 | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62010 | 10-in. | 2/25/1937 | Louis Schmeling | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62011 | 10-in. | 2/24/1937 | Netty's defense | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62012 | 10-in. | 2/24/1937 | Selassie is held by the policeman | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62013 | 10-in. | 2/24/1937 | Old lady | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62018 | 10-in. | 2/25/1937 | Mrs. Simpson | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62019 | 10-in. | 2/25/1937 | Modern times-1,2 | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62020 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | Mrs. Simpson | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62022 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | Reign of the Georges | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62023 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | Meet me at the Sangre Grande | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 62026 | 10-in. | 2/23/1937 | War | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Executor [Philip Garcia] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 68897 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | woopsin | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 68945 | 10-in. | 4/2/1941 | Three blind mice | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 69002 | 10-in. | 4/16/1941 | Winston Churchill | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 69003 | 10-in. | 4/16/1941 | A little more oil in my lamp | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 69019 | 10-in. | 4/18/1941 | Pappy chunks | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 69026 | 10-in. | 4/18/1941 | If you want pardon | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 69029 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | Ugly woman | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 69030 | 10-in. | 4/21/1941 | Bing Crosby | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91372 | 10-in. | 2/25/1938 | Excursion to Grenada | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91373 | 10-in. | 2/25/1938 | Ba boo la la | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91379 | 10-in. | 2/25/1938 | I am going to buy a bungaloo | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91380 | 10-in. | 2/25/1938 | Emmalene | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91418 | 10-in. | March 1938 | Ancient carnival | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91419 | 10-in. | March 1938 | Hojos | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91420 | 10-in. | March 1938 | Sa Gomes emporium | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91422 | 10-in. | 3/7/1938 | Heroes of old | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91423 | 10-in. | 3/7/1938 | Vitalogy | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91424 | 10-in. | 3/7/1938 | I am happy to be in love | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91434 | 10-in. | 3/9/1938 | When my body lie down in the grave | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91435 | 10-in. | 3/9/1938 | Jonah comes out the wilderness | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91436 | 10-in. | 3/9/1938 | See mee on mee roll | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91437 | 10-in. | 3/9/1938 | Mamy mine, my baby for me | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91438 | 10-in. | 3/9/1938 | Ting a ling mi Bangola | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91439 | 10-in. | 3/9/1938 | African war call | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91452 | 10-in. | 3/12/1938 | The vendor's song | John Buddy Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91453 | 10-in. | 3/10/1938 | Guests of Rudy Vallee | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91456 | 10-in. | 3/12/1938 | Tina | John "Buddy" Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | 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 | 91460 | 10-in. | 3/12/1938 | Girls of today | John "Buddy" Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91461 | 10-in. | 3/12/1938 | Man, man, man Peter | John "Buddy" Williams Blue Rhythm Orchestra ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91468 | 10-in. | 3/14/1938 | Love has done for me | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91609 | 10-in. | 1/26/1939 | Buddy Abraham | Hubert R. Charles ; Codallo's Top Hatters Orchestra | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91618 | 10-in. | 1/26/1939 | Woman headache | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91619 | 10-in. | 1/26/1939 | Malicious neighbors | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91628 | 10-in. | 1/31/1939 | Death | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91629 | 10-in. | 1/31/1939 | Bee | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91630 | 10-in. | 1/31/1939 | Sweet Emily | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91631 | 10-in. | 1/31/1939 | Old woman | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91632 | 10-in. | 1/31/1939 | Hooray Hoorah | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91633 | 10-in. | 1/31/1939 | Fire girls | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91634 | 10-in. | 1/31/1939 | Elsie gamble | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91650 | 10-in. | 2/7/1939 | Charming Trinidad | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91661 | 10-in. | 2/7/1939 | Bad woman OK | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91662 | 10-in. | 2/7/1939 | Blow wind blow | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91663 | 10-in. | 2/7/1939 | Kash kash K. More | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91664 | 10-in. | 2/7/1939 | Customs fire | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91665 | 10-in. | 2/7/1939 | The power of the Lion | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91666 | 10-in. | 2/7/1939 | Where is my sister this morning | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91667 | 10-in. | 2/7/1939 | Ara da da | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91670 | 2/8/1939 | [Unknown title(s)] | Atilla, the Hun [Raymond Quevedo] ; The Caresser [Rufus Callender] ; The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] ; Lord Executor | vocalist | |||
Decca | 91671 | 10-in. | 2/8/1939 | Bing Crosby | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91672 | 10-in. | 2/8/1939 | Mama I want it | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91911 | 10-in. | February 1940 | The invasion of Poland | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91912 | 10-in. | February 1940 | Sir Neville Chamberlain | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91913 | 10-in. | February 1940 | Hitler's mistake | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91922 | 10-in. | 2/8/1940 | Hitler's attitude | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91926 | 10-in. | 2/8/1940 | Lion oh | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91927 | 10-in. | 2/8/1940 | Carnival revue | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91946 | 10-in. | 2/10/1940 | Deliso | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91948 | 10-in. | 2/10/1940 | Happy land of Canaan | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91949 | 10-in. | 2/10/1940 | Suzie-Q | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91950 | 10-in. | 2/10/1940 | I sent my wife to the market | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91951 | 10-in. | 2/10/1940 | Shango dance | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91952 | 10-in. | 2/10/1940 | Rada dance | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist | ||
Decca | 91979 | 10-in. | 2/12/1940 | Orphan home | The Lion [Hubert R. Charles] | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Charles, Hubert R.," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308127.
Charles, Hubert R.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308127.
"Charles, Hubert R.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Roaring Lion (Musician) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88155470
Wikidata: Roaring Lion - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7339869
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/262097992
MusicBrainz: Roaring Lion - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48fb5388-88e2-4327-ae8c-dc19185804c8
ISNI: 0000 0003 8166 4556 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000381664556
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