Al Bowlly
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Al Bowlly was a popular British-based jazz and dance band singer of the 1930s, known for his smooth crooning style and numerous hit recordings.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dance band singer
ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Lew Stone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lew Stone and His Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Noble and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Fox and His Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Albert Allick Bowlly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hanwell Cemetery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | bombing in the Blitz ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Portuguese Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-01-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941-04-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1934 ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| genre |
dance band
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| heritage |
Greek
ⓘ
Lebanese ⓘ |
| influenced | later British popular singers ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in World War II air raid ⓘ |
| name | Al Bowlly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
numerous hit recordings in the 1930s
ⓘ
smooth crooning vocal style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue Moon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goodnight, Sweetheart NERFINISHED ⓘ Guilty ⓘ Love Is the Sweetest Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ Midnight, the Stars and You NERFINISHED ⓘ My Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Very Thought of You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRecordings | over 1000 ⓘ |
| occupation |
band singer
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
ⓘ
HMV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Marjie Fairless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | crooning ⓘ |
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