(1898-01-07)7 January 1898 Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
Died
17 April 1941(1941-04-17) (aged 43) London, England
Genres
Jazz, vocal
Occupation(s)
Singer, bandleader
Years active
1927–1941
Musical artist
Albert Allick Bowlly (7 January 1898[1] – 17 April 1941) was a South African-British vocalist and dance band guitarist who was popular during the 1930s in Britain.[2][3] He recorded upwards of 1,000 songs that were listened to by millions.
His most popular songs include "Midnight, the Stars and You", "Goodnight, Sweetheart", "Close Your Eyes", "The Very Thought of You", "Guilty", "Heartaches" and "Love Is the Sweetest Thing". He also recorded the only English version of "Dark Eyes" by Adalgiso Ferraris, as "Black Eyes", with the words of Albert Mellor.[4]
^Al Bowlly at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
^Baker, Rob (16 April 2019). "'The Wednesday' – and the Death of the Crooner Al Bowlly". Flashbak.com.
^Cite error: The named reference Larkin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Al Bowlly – Dark Eyes". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021 – via YouTube.
bandleader and Bowlly was singing Stone's arrangements with Stone's band. After much radio exposure and a successful British tour with Stone, Bowlly was inundated...
Albert Allick "Al" Bowlly (7 January 1898 – 17 April 1941) was a Mozambican-born South African/British singer, songwriter, composer and band leader, who...
by AlBowlly) on the original Star Trek television series episode "The City on the Edge of Forever". Noble moved to New York City in 1934. The Bowlly/Noble...
1969 as part of ITV's Saturday Night Theatre strand. The tale of a young AlBowlly obsessive attempting to blot out memories of sexual abuse via his fixation...
1932 by British band leader and singer Ray Noble. Using guest vocalist AlBowlly, Noble's recording was a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic, bringing...
assumed leadership of the band. The main vocalist at the Monseigneur was AlBowlly, who had already sung on over 30 recordings. When Fox returned to London...
recordings of this song were sung by AlBowlly and Tino Folgar, recorded in 1931 (the year the song was written). Bowlly made recordings with both Ray Noble's...
Noble. The song was first recorded by Ray Noble and His Orchestra with AlBowlly on vocals for HMV in England in April 1934. This record was then released...
Lunceford – featuring Sy Oliver (1934) AlBowlly with Ray Noble and his orchestra, recorded July 11, 1934. (AlBowlly Discography) Chico Marx – piano version...
from the film. It was used in versions by Cliff Edwards, Tony Bennett, AlBowlly, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, Mandy Patinkin...
Orchestra "Paper Doll" – The Mills Brothers "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" – AlBowlly with The Ray Noble Orchestra "Lili Marlene" – Lale Andersen "I Get Along...
loud vocal style. The microphone made possible the more personal style. AlBowlly, Bing Crosby, Gene Austin, Art Gillham and, by some historical accounts...
recorded March 23, 1934 for Brunswick Records (catalog 6798). AlBowlly(1934) (AlBowlly Discography) Little Jack Little - recorded February 8, 1934 for...
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