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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Let`s Face The Music And Dance
Pop - Released by Retro Music on 14 Sep 2021
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The HMV Sessions 1930 - 1934 Volume Twelve
Ray Noble Orchestra, Al Bowlly
Jazz - Released by MVE on 8 Aug 2011
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Try a Little Tenderness
Pop - Released by Musicnology on 1 Aug 2020
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Learn to Croon
Pop - Released by Sharp Edge Records on 12 Aug 2014
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Berlin and London (1927-30)
Jazz - Released by MVE on 8 Aug 2011
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Inventor of Crooning
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 17 Jun 2015
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Music For A Vintage Tea Party
Doris Day, Noël Coward, Al Bowlly
Pop - Released by Past Classics on 23 Apr 2012
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Don't Say Goodbye
Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 1 Jan 2010
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Great Al Bowlly
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Ap music on 14 Dec 2009
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Al Bowlly, Over The Blue
Jazz - Released by Shami Media Group 3 on 30 Nov 2016
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Classy Jazz Collection: Al Bowlly, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Nuova Canaria on 25 Nov 2015
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The One and Only: Al Bowlly
Jazz - Released by Kateland on 17 Feb 2014
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Best of the Essential Years: AL Bowlly
Jazz - Released by Xelon Entertainment on 29 Jun 2012
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One Morning in May
Jazz - Released by Black Sheep Music on 2 May 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 - Released by Festive Music on 12 May 2024
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Diamond Master Series - Al Bowlly
Miscellaneous - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 14 Nov 2007
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By The Old Oak Tree
Dixieland - Released by Classic Records on 23 Nov 2010
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites, Vol. 3
Vocal Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Al Bowlly Selected Favorites, Vol. 6
Vocal Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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