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Al Bowlly

voc, 1898-1941 GB, Maputo
Singer / Musician / Composer / Songwriter of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Albert Allick Bowlly

Albert Allick "Al" Bowlly (b. 7 January 1899 in Mozambique – d. 17 April 1941) was a popular British Jazz singer and crooner in the United Kingdom during the 1930s, making more than 1,000 recordings between 1927 and 1941. He was killed by the explosion of a parachute mine outside his flat in Jermyn Street, London during the Blitz.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Soundtrack
Plays With
Al Bowlly And His Orchestra
Lew Stone & The Monseigneur Band
Ray Noble And His Orchestra
Roy Fox & His Orchestra
Popular Tracks   
Heartaches on The Myth of Al Bowlly by Al Bowlly
Midnight, the Stars and You on The Myth of Al Bowlly by Al Bowlly
You're as Pretty as a Picture on Centenary Celebrations by Al Bowlly
The Very Thought of You (with the Ray Noble Orchestra) on The Very Thought Of You by Al Bowlly
It's All Forgotten Now on The Myth of Ray Noble & His Orchestra by Ray Noble
Guilty on The Myth of Ray Noble by Ray Noble & His Orchestra
Love Is the Sweetest Thing on The Very Thought Of You by Al Bowlly
Midnight, the Stars and You (Alternate Take) on The Myth of Ray Noble by Ray Noble & His Orchestra
I Love You Truly on Heart & Soul by Al Bowlly
My Woman on The Myth of Al Bowlly by Al Bowlly

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Love Is the Sweetest ThingAl Bowlly2014Compil.
The Complete Len Fillis Sessions Vol. 1Al Bowlly2010Album
Ambassador Of SongAl Bowlly2009Compil.
Close Your EyesAl Bowlly2008Compil.
This Is RomanceAl Bowlly2008Compil.
Volume 4 Melody In SpringLew Stone Featuring Al Bowlly2008Compil.
Over On The Sunny SideRay Noble And His Orchestra, Al Bowlly2007Compil.
The Essential CollectionAl Bowlly2007Compil.
The Very Thought Of You - The Ultimate CollectionAl Bowlly2006Compil.
Al BowllyAl Bowlly2004Compil.
The Very Thought Of YouAl Bowlly2004Compil.
The Very Thought Of YouAl Bowlly2004Compil.
The Al Bowlly Story - The Final Years (Recordings 1938-1941)Al Bowlly2003Compil.
The Al Bowlly Story - UK To The USA And Back Again (Recordings 1932-1938)Al Bowlly2003Compil.
Don't Say GoodbyeAl Bowlly2003Compil.
Say, Don't You Remember?Al Bowlly2002Compil.
The HMV Sessions 1930-34 Vol. 9Ray Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly2001Compil.
The HMV Sessions 1930-34 Volume 8Ray Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly2001Compil.
The HMV Sessions 1930-34 Volume SixRay Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly2000Compil.
The Best Of Al BowllyAl Bowlly2000Compil.
The Al Bowlly CollectionAl Bowlly2000Compil.
The HMV Sessions 1930-34 Volume FourRay Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly1999Compil.
The HMV Sessions 1930-34 Volume ThreeRay Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly1999Compil.
The HMV Sessions 1930-34 Volume OneRay Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly1998Compil.
The Marvelous Melodies Of Peter MendozaAl Bowlly, Peter Mendoza, Roy Fox, Ray Noble1998Compil.
The HMV Sessions 1930-34 Volume TwoRay Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly1998Compil.
Goodnight SweetheartAl Bowlly1997Compil.
Perfect NostalgiaAl Bowlly, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra1997Compil.
The Dance Band YearsAl Bowlly with Ray Noble And His Orchestra1997Compil.
The Very Thought Of YouAl Bowlly1996Compil.
The Very Thought Of YouAl Bowlly1995Compil.
The Very Thought Of YouAl Bowlly1994Compil.
Love Is The Sweetest ThingAl Bowlly1994Compil.
The Very Thought Of YouRay Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly1993Compil.
Love Is The Sweetest ThingAl Bowlly1993Compil.
Just A Bowl Of Cherries (The Complete Flexi-Discs)Al Bowlly1993Compil.
Al Bowlly With Various OrchestrasAl Bowlly1990Compil.
The Very Thought Of YouAl Bowlly1990Compil.
Proud Of YouAl Bowlly1989Compil.
Au Revoir But Not GoodbyeAl Bowlly, Jimmy Mesene1989Compil.
Al Bowlly HippodromeAl Bowlly1989Compil.
Flowers For MadameAl Bowlly, Ray Noble, Ronnie Munro & His Orchestra1988Compil.
Ten Cents A DanceRoy Fox & His Band Featuring Al Bowlly1988Compil.
Al Bowlly With Ray Noble 1931 To 1934Al Bowlly With Ray Noble1987Compil.
Time On My HandsAl Bowlly1987Compil.
Al Bowlly With Ray Noble 1931 To 1934Al Bowlly With Ray Noble1986Compil.
Goodnight SweetheartAl Bowlly1986Compil.
Over On The Sunny SideRay Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly1986Compil.
Al Bowlly In New YorkAl Bowlly1986Compil.
Sentimentally YoursAl Bowlly1985Compil.
Sweet As A SongAl Bowlly1985Compil.
We'll Be Together AgainAl Bowlly, Carroll Gibbons1985Compil.
Right From The HeartLew Stone And His Band With Featured Vocalist Al Bowlly1985Compil.
My Song Goes Round The WorldAl Bowlly1984Compil.
The Great Bands In Digital Stereo Series Vol 3Ray Noble, Al Bowlly, Glenn Miller1984Compil.
The Dance Band DaysAl Bowlly1984Compil.
The Al Bowlly CircleAl Bowlly1984Compil.
A Million Dreams (Solos 1932 to 1933)Al Bowlly1983Compil.
The Golden Age Of Al BowllyAl Bowlly1983Compil.
The HMV Sessions 1930-1934Ray Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly1982Compil.
Goodnight Sweetheart (Al Bowlly - 1931 Sessions)Al Bowlly1982Compil.
20 Golden GreatsAl Bowlly1981Compil.
The London Sessions (1928-1930)Al Bowlly1981Compil.
The One And Only AlAl Bowlly1980Compil.
The Formative YearsAl Bowlly, Arthur Briggs And His Savoy Syncops Orchestra1978Compil.
The Radio Years (1935/6 Vol.2)Ray Noble And His Orchestra With Al Bowlly1978Compil.
Al Bowlly And Phyllis RobinPhyllis Robins, Al Bowlly1978Compil.
On The Sentimental SideAl Bowlly1978Compil.
The Echo Of A Song (1932 Recordings)Lew Stone And His Band Featuring Al Bowlly And Nat Gonella1977Compil.
The Radio Years (1935/6 Vol. 1)Ray Noble And His Orchestra With Al Bowlly1976Compil.
Dance Time The 1930's - Volume 2Ray Noble And His Orchestra Featuring Al Bowlly / Joe Haymes & His Orchestra1974Album
A Man And His DreamAl Bowlly1973Compil.
Al Bowlly-Ray NobleAl Bowlly, Ray Noble1972Compil.
They Called Me AlAl Bowlly1971Compil.
Al BowllyAl Bowlly1970Compil.
Goodnight SweetheartAl Bowlly1970Compil.
Al Bowlly•Ray NobleAl Bowlly, Ray Noble1969Compil.
By The FiresideAl Bowlly1968Compil.
The Ambassador Of SongAl Bowlly1966Compil.
The Big Swoon Of The ThirtiesAl Bowlly1965Compil.
Al Bowlly Sings AgainAl Bowlly1964Compil.
Al Bowlly With Lew Stone And His BandAl Bowlly With Lew Stone And His Band1964Compil.
Al Bowlly SingsAl Bowlly1964Single
Ten-Thirty Tuesday NightLew Stone And His Band Featuring Al Bowlly & Nat Gonella1963Compil.
Memories Of Al Bowlly Volume 4Al Bowlly, Ray Noble & His New Mayfair Dance Orchestra1959Compil.
Memories Of Al Bowlly, Volume 2Al Bowlly With Ray Noble And His Orchestra1958Compil.
Memories Of Al Bowlly, Volume 3Al Bowlly, Ray Noble And His Orchestra1958Compil.
Memories Of Al Bowlly, Volume 1Al Bowlly, Ray Noble And His Orchestra1957Compil.
The Great Al BowllyAl Bowlly1956Single
Souvenir AlbumAl Bowlly1955Single
When That Man Is Dead And GoneAl Bowlly, Jimmy Mesene, The Radio Stars With Two Guitars1941Album
Moon Love / Au RevoirAl Bowlly1940Album
When You Wear Your Sunday Blue / Ridin' HomeAl Bowlly1940Album
Dark Eyes / CarelessAl Bowlly1940Album
South Of The Border / Never Break A PromiseAl Bowlly / Sam Browne1940Album
The Ferry Boat Serenade / Only For EverAl Bowlly, Jimmy Messine1940Album
Romany / LonelyAl Bowlly1939Album
Bei Mir Bist Di Schoen / MarieAl Bowlly1938Album
Le Touquet / Vieni, VieniAl Bowlly, Ronnie Munro & His Orchestra1937Album
Blue Moon / In A Blue And Pensive MoodAl Bowlly1935Album
My Melancholy Baby / Basin Street BluesAl Bowlly1935Album
A Little White Gardenia / You And The Night And The MusicAl Bowlly1935Album
My Melancholy Baby / Basin Street BluesAl Bowlly1935Album
Roll Along, Prairie Moon / Red Sails In The SunsetAl Bowlly1935Album
Red Sails In The Sunset / Roll Along Prairie MoonAl Bowlly1935Album
In A Blue And Pensive Mood / A Little White GardeniaAl Bowlly1935Album
Ev'rything's Been Done Before / You Opened My EyesAl Bowlly1935Album
Red Sails In The Sunset / Roll Along Prairie MoonAl Bowlly1935Album
If I Had A Million Dollars / Be Still My Heart!Al Bowlly1934Album
Madonna Mine / It's All Forgotten NowAl Bowlly1934Album
Trouble In Paradise / Mademoiselle - WaltzRay Noble And His Orchestra, Al Bowlly1933Album
I Only Want One GirlRay Noble And His Orchestra, Al Bowlly1933Album
Night And Day / Love Locked OutAl Bowlly1933Album
How’m I Doin? / MoonRoy Fox & His Band, Al Bowlly, Nat Gonella1932Album
One More Affair / MartaRoy Fox & His Band, Al Bowlly1932Album
Eleven More Months And Ten More Days / Foolish FactsAl Bowlly1932Album
I'll Follow You / A Million DreamsAl Bowlly1932Album
Please Don’t Mention It / Wherever You AreAl Bowlly1932Album
Live Never Dies / The Kiss WaltzHawaiian Serenaders, Al Bowlly1930Album
Frankie And Johnnie Blues / By The Old Oak TreeAl Bowlly & Ella Logan1930Album
What More Can I Ask / Can't We Meet AgainLew Stone & The Monseigneur Band, Al Bowlly, Jack Hylton And His OrchestraAlbum
Vol. 5Ray Noble, Al BowllyCompil.
My Canary Has Circles Under His EyesRay Noble, Al BowllyCompil.
Berlin and London 1927-30Al Bowlly, Arthur Briggs And His Savoy Syncops OrchestraCompil.
Romantic Songs Of The 30sAl Bowlly, Bing CrosbyCompil.
Two Sleepy PeopleAl BowllyCompil.
Volume 3Ray Noble, Al BowllyCompil.
What More Can I Ask? / Her Name Is MaryLew Stone & The Monseigneur Band, Al Bowlly, Jack HyltonAlbum
The Ray Noble Story Volume 2Ray Noble And His Orchestra With Al BowllyCompil.
Vol. IIRay Noble / Al BowllyCompil.
Volume 6Ray Noble / Al BowllyCompil.
The Complete Maurice Winnik And Sydney Lipton SessionsAl BowllyCompil.
Volume 4Ray Noble / Al BowllyCompil.
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