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Valentine Dyall

voc, 1908-1985 GB, London
Children's Music

Valentine Dyall (7 May 1908 – 24 June 1985), the son of veteran actor Franklin Dyall and his first wife Mary Phyllis Dyall (née Logan), was an English character actor. His very distinctive sepulchral voice made him especially popular as a voice actor and he was known for many years as "The Man in Black", the narrator of the BBC Radio horror series Appointment with Fear.

     
Genres
  • Children's Music
  • Electronic
  • Reggae
  • Spoken Word
  • Blues
Popular Tracks   
A Was an Apple Pie, Mary Had a Little Lamb and More on The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection by Martin Carthy & Shirley Collins
Lucy Locket, Wee Willie Winkie and More on The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection by Martin Carthy & Shirley Collins
The House That Jack Built, There Was a Farmer and More on The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection by Martin Carthy & Shirley Collins
It's Raining It's Pouring, There Was a Crooked Man and More on The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection by Martin Carthy & Shirley Collins
There Was an Old Woman, Come Let's to Bed and More on The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection by Martin Carthy & Shirley Collins
I Had a Little Nut Tree, Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat and More on The Classic Nursery Rhymes Collection by Martin Carthy & Shirley Collins
A Song of Thanksgiving (Live) [Remastered 2022] on Vaughan Williams Live, Vol. 2 [Remastered 2022] by Ralph Vaughan Williams, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Appointment With FearValentine Dyall2010Compil.
70 Golden Nursery RhymesIsla St Clair, Floella Benjamin, Mike Berry, Martin Carthy, Valentine Dyall, The Children Of Britannia Row1982Album
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