the american big band era leavese me cold,but anything by al and any band he sang for, i cant get enough of them.i think it must be the honest simplicity of...
I'd say it's "Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear", from 1932. -Chris skeggy <haymake@...> wrote: the american big band era leavese me cold,but anything by al and...
"Be Still My Heart," October 1934, crushes me whenever I hear it. But still, it is my favorite. Jo christopher jones <ctomarctus@...> wrote: I'd say it's...
Skeggy - I'm so pleased you like that song - its one of my real favourites and always gives me lump in my throat when I hear it. ... From: skeggy To:...
after reading your e mail i could not get the song out of my head and found myself humming it all day friday at work . two i,ve rediscovered whilst playing...
jo roy fox/al bowlly out of nowhere cd roy fox and his band "whispering" living era cd aja 5352 al bowlly solo/claude ivy piano out of nowhere album...
Through WINMX I've managed to increase my number of Al Bowlly recordings from the 100 or so I've on various LP records and 200 or so more on disc to a total of...
how did you discover al bowlly there must be members who was not born when bowlly was recording these records. was records discovered in the attic? heard on...
Dear Geoffrey, I discovered Al Bowlly one Sunday morning in a series called the Sunday show on Sydney radio in the 60's after Al had sung it was mentined that...
At Logan Avenue and King Streets, in the 1970's were stores full of old JUNK! Delightful junk for nine-year-olds to sift through. Old proprietors, watching...
christopher In the 50s my mum had a stash of 78s that if I went near ,got for my trouble a well aimed slipper in the ear! Most was of her hero AB, and of the...
My story is probably a bit odd; I shared it briefly before, but I really should write it all down. In 1992 I listened to a radio show called Cypress Avenue on...
"Maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong" sounds like "Nevertheless". I've got a Mills Brothers' version on a '50's LP. Did Al sing that song too? DAVID PAYE...
Dave, The Street "Cleaner" was Arthur Tracy. He was not in Al's league. Gretchen ... From: DAVID PAYE To: albowlly@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 16,...
christopher Seems I get everything back to front, and yes Al did record this song, if you want I will dig out the CD it is now on and give you the cat # Yes...
Hi everybody - realy enjoyed hearing your "Discovery of Al" stories. I think I already said I first heard of him when I saw a BBC play about a group of Al fans...
i,ve just brought a street singer l.p in help the aged shop for a pound. i will have to listen to it and tell you if it,s any good geoff Lynda Regan...
What a bargain! Lets hope he's worth a quid! ... From: geoffrey hunt To: albowlly@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:15 PM Subject: Re:...
alan dell is sadly missed i have a few cassettes of the shows dating around the 70,s john dunn like alan dell was another presenter always worth listening to...
Hello, I much prefer Al Bowlly, but I consider Arthur Tracy to be a very good singer . His rendition of 'Pennies From Heaven' is the one used for the Denis...
I have enjoyed reading about how others "discovered" Al Bowlly. As for me, we had some old 78s in the house and one day, as a teenager in the 1960s, I was...
Al and Arthur were two different type of singers. Al always had really nice bands he sang with and Arthur as I recall from cd's sometimes just had an accordian...
Hello to all, This will be my opportunity for a full confession in front of what I hope is a most merciful jury. When I was in my teens, there was a local...
Dear All, On the 15th. November 1932, Al Bowlly with George Scott- Wood on piano recorded the lovely recording "I'll Follow You" listening to this track ...
