Al Bowlly

Albert Allick Bowlly 7 January 1898 1 – 17 April 1941 Was A Southern-African Singer Songwriter Composer And Band Leader Who Became A Popular Jazz Crooner During The British Dance Band Era Of The 1930s And Later Worked In The United States. He Recorded More Than 1 000 Records Between 1927 And 1941. His Most Popular Songs Include "Midnight The Stars And You" "Goodnight Sweetheart" "The Very Thought Of You" "Guilty" And "Love Is The Sweetest Thing".
Born In Lourenço Marques In The Then-Portuguese Colony Of Mozambique Bowlly Gained His Musical Experience Singing For A Dance Band Led By Edgar Adeler On A Tour Of South Africa Rhodesia India And Indonesia During The Mid-1920s. He Was Then Employed By Jimmy Liquime To Perform In India Calcutta Singapore And The Raffles Hotel. In 1928 He Arrived In England And Briefly Took Part In A Jazz Band Before Being Made Redundant Due To The 1930s Depression. In 1930 He Was Spotted And Signed To Accompany Both Roy Fox's And Ray Noble's Orchestras That November. The Signing With Noble Led A To A Successful Association Between The Two Which Resulted In Over 500 Records Being Produced Over A Four-Year Period.
In 1933 Bowlly Began To Collaborate With Lew Stone And Had Further Success Producing Some Of The Most Popular Jazz Records Of The 1930s. A Year Later Bowlly Travelled Abroad To New York Which Resulted In Further Success And An Introduction Into The American Charts. During The Mid-1930s Bowlly Recorded "Blue Moon" "Easy To Love" "I've Got You Under My Skin" And "My Melancholy Baby" Which Were All Sizable Successes.
By 1938 Bowlly Began To Suffer Problems With His Throat And Was Forced To Return To London. His Absence From The UK Had Damaged His Popularity With British Audiences And He Toured Regional Theatres And Continued His Recording Career Performing With Different Orchestras In Order To Make A Living. In 1940 He Formed A Double Act With Jimmy Messene And Took Part In Radio Stars With Two Guitars Performing In Theatres Across London. His Last Recorded Song Was A Duet With Messene Of Irving Berlin's Satirical Song On Hitler Entitled "When That Man Is Dead And Gone". It Was His Last Venture Before His Death In An Air Raid In April 1941. Http //www.Albowlly.Com/ Http //www.Memorylane.Org.Uk/the_Al_Bowlly_Circle.Htm Http //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Al_Bowlly read less