Al Bowlly
The most popular vocalist in Britain during the 1930s, Al Bowlly showcased a range of material unsurpassed by any contemporary other than Bing Crosby. He was also a true international recording artist: born in Mozambique to Greek and Lebanese parents, he was raised in Johannesburg, but gained his musical experience singing for a dance band led by Jimmy Liquime in India and Singapore during the mid-'20s. Just one year after his 1927 debut recording date in Berlin, Bowlly arrived in London for the first time, as part of Fred Elizalde's orchestra. That year, "If I Had You" became one of the first popular songs by an English jazz band to become renowned in America as well, and Bowlly had gone out on his own by the dawn of the '30s. During the next three years, he recorded over 500 songs and appeared with orchestras led by Ray Noble and Lew Stone. A visit to New York in 1934 with Noble resulted in more success; he appeared at the head of an orchestra handpicked for him and Noble by Glenn Miller (the band included Claude Thornhill, Charlie Spivak, and Bud Freeman, among others).
During the mid-'30s, such songs as "Blue Moon," "Easy to Love," "I've Got You Under My Skin," and "My Melancholy Baby" were sizable American successes -- so much so that Bowlly gained his own radio series on NBC and traveled to Hollywood to film The Big Broadcast of 1936, which also starred one of his biggest competitors, Bing Crosby. He was back in England that same year, appearing with his own band, the Radio City Rhythm Makers, as well as the orchestras of Sydney Lipton, Geraldo and Ken Johnson. Partnered with Jimmy Messini, Bowlly also branched out onto the London stage during the early '40s with an act called Radio Stars with Two Guitars. It was his last venture before his death in 1941, the victim of a German bomb exploded outside his apartment. Fifty years after his death, a British musical named Melancholy Baby toured the country with much success.
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1930s Classics
Pop - Paru chez Master Classics Records le 1 août 2011
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The Very Thought Of You
Pop - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 28 nov. 2008
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Greatest Hits (2022 Remaster)
Lounge - Paru chez In Vinyl We Trust le 3 juin 2022
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The HMV Sessions 1930 - 1934 Volume One
Ray Noble Orchestra, Al Bowlly
Jazz - Paru chez MVE le 16 août 2011
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Fabulous British Dance Bands: Ray Noble, Vol.1 (Recordings 1931-1935) Featuring Al Bowlly
Classique - Paru chez Jube le 4 juin 2013
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Big Bands Of The 30s, Vol. 2
Al Bowlly, The Ray Noble Orchestra
Jazz traditionnel & New Orleans - Paru chez Planet Blue Records le 1 juil. 1984
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The Al Bowlly Collection 1927-40, Vol. 1
Pop - Paru chez ACROBAT le 16 déc. 2013
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Al Bowlly - ХX Век Ретропанорама
Jazz - Paru chez RDS Records le 1 déc. 2015
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Centenary Celebrations
Pop - Paru chez Parlophone UK le 28 nov. 2008
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Greatest Hits
Jazz vocal - Paru chez Master Classics Records le 1 mars 2010
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Al Bowlly: Love Is the Sweetest Thing
Jazz - Paru chez Retrospective le 1 janv. 2010
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The Al Bowlly Story
Pop - Paru chez Avid Entertainment le 7 juin 2005
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The Very Best of Al Bowlly
Jazz vocal - Paru chez Past Classics le 26 juil. 2012
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The Melancholy Mr Bowly
Jazz vocal - Paru chez Excess Music le 4 juin 2020
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My Funny Valentine
Lounge - Paru chez Retrospective le 1 janv. 2012
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Love Is the Sweetest Thing: Magic Of
Divers - Paru chez Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group le 21 févr. 2020
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Ray Noble & Al Bowlly, Vol. 2
Jazz - Paru chez CoolNote le 1 janv. 2000
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A Simpler Time: 1940s Collection
Pop - Paru chez Music Today Records le 23 juin 2015
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Al Bowlly Sings Again
Jazz - Paru chez Al Bowlly le 12 déc. 2022
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