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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Try a Little Tenderness
Pop - Paru chez Musicnology le 1 août 2020
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Learn to Croon
Pop - Paru chez Sharp Edge Records le 12 août 2014
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Inventor of Crooning
Jazz - Paru chez Music Manager le 17 juin 2015
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Music For A Vintage Tea Party
Doris Day, Noël Coward, Al Bowlly
Pop - Paru chez Past Classics le 23 avr. 2012
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Don't Say Goodbye
Jazz - Paru chez Music Manager le 1 janv. 2010
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Great Al Bowlly
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Ap music le 14 déc. 2009
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Al Bowlly, Over The Blue
Jazz - Paru chez Shami Media Group 3 le 30 nov. 2016
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Classy Jazz Collection: Al Bowlly, Vol. 1
Jazz - Paru chez Nuova Canaria le 25 nov. 2015
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The One and Only: Al Bowlly
Jazz - Paru chez Kateland le 17 févr. 2014
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Best of the Essential Years: AL Bowlly
Jazz - Paru chez Xelon Entertainment le 29 juin 2012
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One Morning in May
Jazz - Paru chez Black Sheep Music le 2 mai 2012
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Wenn der Weisse Flieder wieder blüht (When The White Lilacs Bloom Again) (Recordings of 1928 - 1948)
Richard Tauber, Dajos Béla, Al Bowlly, Godwin Paul
Pop - Paru chez Festive Music le 12 mai 2024
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Diamond Master Series - Al Bowlly
Divers - Paru chez Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group le 14 nov. 2007
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By The Old Oak Tree
Dixieland - Paru chez Classic Records le 23 nov. 2010
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites, Vol. 3
Jazz vocal - Paru chez Charly Records le 21 mars 2011
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites, Vol. 6
Jazz vocal - Paru chez Charly Records le 21 mars 2011
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Al Bowlly's Time On My Hands
Pop - Paru chez Charly Records le 24 juin 2006
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites Volume 1 (Al Bowlly)
Pop - Paru chez Charly Records le 20 juin 2006
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