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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dance band singer
jazz singer
person
activePeriod 1920s
1930s
associatedAct Lew Stone
Lew Stone and His Band
Ray Noble
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
Roy Fox
Roy Fox and His Band
basedIn London
linked to: London, England
birthName Albert Allick Bowlly
burialPlace Hanwell Cemetery, London
causeOfDeath bombing in the Blitz
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Portuguese Mozambique
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
nationality British
notableFor numerous hit recordings in the 1930s
smooth crooning vocal style
notableWork Blue Moon
Goodnight, Sweetheart
Guilty
Love Is the Sweetest Thing
Midnight, the Stars and You
My Woman
The Very Thought of You
numberOfRecordings over 1000
occupation band singer
singer
placeOfBirth Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique
linked to: Lourenço Marques
placeOfDeath London, England
recordLabel Decca Records
HMV
linked to: HMV Group
spouse Marjie Fairless
vocalStyle crooning

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