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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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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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites Volume 2
Pop - Paru chez Charly Records le 20 juin 2006
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites Volume 3 (Al Bowlly)
Pop - Paru chez Charly Records le 20 juin 2006
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites Volume 4
Pop - Paru chez Charly Records le 20 juin 2006
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites Volume 6
Pop - Paru chez Charly Records le 20 juin 2006
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By the Old Oak Tree
Pop - Paru chez Pearls of the Past le 1 mars 2021
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Crooning in Colour
Jazz - Paru chez Music Today Records le 5 janv. 2015
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Isle of Capri - 4 Track EP
Pop - Paru chez Play Digital le 12 avr. 2013
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Sunshine and Shadows
Soul - Paru chez Midget Music le 9 janv. 2012
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The Collection
Jazz - Paru chez Entertain Me Ltd le 10 janv. 2010
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30 Greatest Love Songs
Pop - Paru chez Play Digital le 12 janv. 2017
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Au Revoir but Not Goodbye (Remastered) - Single
Pop - Paru chez Bacci Bros Records le 13 janv. 2014
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Six Play: Al Bowlly - EP
Pop - Paru chez Play Digital le 25 juin 2010
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Art of Crooning
Pop - Paru chez Music Today Records le 5 janv. 2015
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Easy listening - Vocal
Lounge - Paru chez Music Manager le 31 juil. 2015
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There's Something In Your Eyes
Jazz - Paru chez Blooming Jazz Records le 22 août 2016
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Time On My Hands
Pop - Paru chez Finestar Records le 12 mars 2017
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