This is, as you can see, a tribute page to one of my favourite singers of the 30s and 40s- Al Bowlly. It's also a tribute to Lew Stone and his band, firstly because of everything he did for Al, both personally and musically, and secondly because myspace seems to be sadly lacking in Stone's music. (Though I have cheated somewhat with the Monia Liter numbers!) I hope you like the songs I've selected, and if you have any requests for something you'd like to add or download, I'd be happy to put them up.
I try and update the songs and stuff on this page fairly often so do check back for new stuff and if there's anything you'd like to hear, I'll try and indulge you. Also if you are looking for any of Al's music, then don't hesitate to contact me and I'll send out a bulletin and see if anybody can find you a copy. Also, on a 30s musical memorabilia note, I can also recommend some reputable and friendly websites/sellers who deal in 78s, gramophones, and quality needles.
Despite our efforts on this page and others like it, of course, the ultimate tribute we can pay to Al and Lew is to continue to enjoy these wonderful recordings. If you think you don't know Al's music, then chances are you have heard him before, so please do have a listen to the songs up on this page. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch!
Greetings to Al & Lew, I heard that recording of RIPTIDE and I was hooked. I had to have it. Found the 1935 stock arrangement of it and now MY orchestra plays it. Thank you gentlemen for such wonderful music TRULY RUSS WILSON
Hello, hope all is good just dropping by to say our album is now only £2+postage, for 12 tracks on limited edition cd our shop is http://d67. bigcartel. com, thanks and take care, Absent.
Thanks for the add. I really do appreciate it. I've loved this music for years but never met anyone else in my age group who even knew what I was talking about! Best. John.
Hi Al, great to meet you here in myspace and thanks for adding me! It is a great honour!!!! One of your songs is my absolutely fave: "Guilty". So long.... Yours Stinker
Albert Allick 'Al' Bowlly www.squidoo.com/bowlly (January 7, 1890/1899(?)-April 17, 1941) was a popular singer in the United Kingdom during the 1930s, making more than 1,000 recordings between 1927 and 1941. Bowlly was born in Mozambique to Greek and Lebanese parents who met en route to Australia and moved to South Africa. He was brought up in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was killed by the explosion of a parachute mine outside his apartment in London during the Blitz. The image “http://durium.opweb.nl/images/duriumgb1/bowlly.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors. Early life and career - Bowlly showcased a range of material unsurpassed by any contemporary other than perhaps Bing Crosby. He was also a true international recording artist. After a series of odd jobs across Europe in his youth, he gained his musical experience singing for a dance band led by Jimmy Liquime on a tour of India and Singapore during the mid-1920s. However, he fell out with Liquime and was fired whilst the band was still in India. Bowlly had to work his passage back home, through busking. Just one year after his 1927 debut recording date in Berlin, Bowlly arrived in London for the first time as part of Fred Elizalde's orchestra. That year, "If I Had You" became one of the first popular songs by an English jazz band to become well known in America as well, and Bowlly had gone out on his own by the beginning of the 1930s. First, however, the onset of the Great Depression in 1929 resulted in Bowlly being made redundant and returning to several months of busking to survive.
The image “http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o238/r2ok/mega.gif” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors. Early stardom - In the 1930s, he was to sign two contracts which were to change his fortunes - one in May 1931 with Roy Fox, singing in his live band for the Monseigneur Restaurant in London, the other a record contract with Ray Noble&#
