King Radio

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Norman Span, known as King Radio, was a top Trinidadian calypsonian active in the 1930s and 1940s. He was a waterfront worker in Port of Spain when he started performing in public in 1929. Six years later he started his short-lived recording career. He was the composer of many calypsos, several of which later became standards through popular recordings by Harry Belafonte such as "Matilda", "Man Smart, Woman Smarter", and "Brown Skin Girl". == References == == See also ==... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, King Radio first charted in 1962 with Twistin' Matilda (And the Channel).The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.

Top songs: #1: Twistin' Matilda (And the Channel) - #2: Man Smart, Woman Smarter
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  Jimmy Soul
1.
03/1962
#1  Twistin' Matilda (And the Channel)
Jimmy Soul

from If You Wanna Be Happy   
57 pts
22
US
20
R&B
[S.P.Q.R. 3300]
written by Norman Span greentick
  Robert Palmer
2.
12/1976
#2  Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Robert Palmer

from Some People Can Do What They Like   Some People Can Do What They Like
12 pts
63
US


[Island 75]
written by King Radio greentick, D. L. Miller, F. Kuhn & Charles Harris

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