Bowlly was born in Lourenço Marques in the then Portuguese colony of Mozambique, to Greek and Lebanese parents who met en route to Australia and moved to South Africa, where he was brought up in Johannesburg. After a series of odd jobs across South Africa in his youth, namely as a barber and jockey, he gained his musical experience singing for a dance band led by Edgar Adeler on a tour of South Africa, Rhodesia, India and Indonesia during the mid-1920s. However, he fell out with Adeler and was fired from the band in Surabaya, Indonesia. After a spell with a Filipino band in Surabaya he was then employed by Jimmy Liquime in India. Bowlly worked his passage back home through busking. Just one year after his 1927 debut recording date in Berlin, where he recorded Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" with Edgar Adeler, Bowlly arrived in London for the first time as part of Fred Elizalde's orchestra, although he nearly didn't make it after foolishly frittering away the fare money sent to him by Elizalde.
There's a Time and Place For Everything Savoy Hotel Orpheans with Al Bowlly 1931
This is Al Bowlly's first record with Carroll Gibbons' Savoy Hotel Orpheans - an auspicious beginning - and a fabulous record. From M.C.Productions Vintage Recordings CD Savoy Hotel Orpheans #2 1929 - 1932
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Statement Code - There's A Time And A Place For Things Like These
Statement Code play There's A Time And A Place For Things Like These , at The Joiners, Southampton, Tues 12th Oct 2010.
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Al Bowlly Sings 'The Very Thought of You' (1934) | British Pathé
Jazz singer Al Bowlly sings his popular hit 'The Very Thought of You' in 1934 at Pathé Studios, taken from Lew Stone's famous 'Monseigneur Band.'
Bowlly was South African (although born in Mozambique) yet he became a great star in both the UK and America during the 1930s.
Al Bowlly enjoyed over 15 big hits from 1935 to 1941, acquiring a mass radio following of millions. Tragically he was killed in the Blitz, when his home in St. James was bombed in 1941. He was 43 years old.
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This is Al Bowlly's first record with Carroll Gibbons' Savoy Hotel Orpheans - an auspicious beginning - and a fabulous record. From M.C.Productions Vintage Reco...
This is Al Bowlly's first record with Carroll Gibbons' Savoy Hotel Orpheans - an auspicious beginning - and a fabulous record. From M.C.Productions Vintage Recordings CD Savoy Hotel Orpheans #2 1929 - 1932
This is Al Bowlly's first record with Carroll Gibbons' Savoy Hotel Orpheans - an auspicious beginning - and a fabulous record. From M.C.Productions Vintage Recordings CD Savoy Hotel Orpheans #2 1929 - 1932
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That's Somerset · Ray Noble Orchestra · Al Bowlly
The HMV Sessions 1930 - 1934 Volume Two
℗ 2011 Smith & Co
R...
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
That's Somerset · Ray Noble Orchestra · Al Bowlly
The HMV Sessions 1930 - 1934 Volume Two
℗ 2011 Smith & Co
Released on: 2011-08-16
Music Publisher: Edward Kassner Music Co Ltd.
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
That's Somerset · Ray Noble Orchestra · Al Bowlly
The HMV Sessions 1930 - 1934 Volume Two
℗ 2011 Smith & Co
Released on: 2011-08-16
Music Publisher: Edward Kassner Music Co Ltd.
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Jazz singer Al Bowlly sings his popular hit 'The Very Thought of You' in 1934 at Pathé Studios, taken from Lew Stone's famous 'Monseigneur Band.'
Bowlly was S...
Jazz singer Al Bowlly sings his popular hit 'The Very Thought of You' in 1934 at Pathé Studios, taken from Lew Stone's famous 'Monseigneur Band.'
Bowlly was South African (although born in Mozambique) yet he became a great star in both the UK and America during the 1930s.
Al Bowlly enjoyed over 15 big hits from 1935 to 1941, acquiring a mass radio following of millions. Tragically he was killed in the Blitz, when his home in St. James was bombed in 1941. He was 43 years old.
Check out Al Bowlly singing 'Melancholy Baby': https://goo.gl/ekwJ0
For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: https://goo.gl/W4hZBv
Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: https://goo.gl/7dVe8r
#BritishPathé #Music #Singer #Jazz
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Al Bowlly sings 'The Very Thought of You' (1934).
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Jazz singer Al Bowlly sings his popular hit 'The Very Thought of You' in 1934 at Pathé Studios, taken from Lew Stone's famous 'Monseigneur Band.'
Bowlly was South African (although born in Mozambique) yet he became a great star in both the UK and America during the 1930s.
Al Bowlly enjoyed over 15 big hits from 1935 to 1941, acquiring a mass radio following of millions. Tragically he was killed in the Blitz, when his home in St. James was bombed in 1941. He was 43 years old.
Check out Al Bowlly singing 'Melancholy Baby': https://goo.gl/ekwJ0
For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: https://goo.gl/W4hZBv
Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: https://goo.gl/7dVe8r
#BritishPathé #Music #Singer #Jazz
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Al Bowlly sings 'The Very Thought of You' (1934).
BRITISH PATHÉ'S STORY
Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it.
Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
This is Al Bowlly's first record with Carroll Gibbons' Savoy Hotel Orpheans - an auspicious beginning - and a fabulous record. From M.C.Productions Vintage Recordings CD Savoy Hotel Orpheans #2 1929 - 1932
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
That's Somerset · Ray Noble Orchestra · Al Bowlly
The HMV Sessions 1930 - 1934 Volume Two
℗ 2011 Smith & Co
Released on: 2011-08-16
Music Publisher: Edward Kassner Music Co Ltd.
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Jazz singer Al Bowlly sings his popular hit 'The Very Thought of You' in 1934 at Pathé Studios, taken from Lew Stone's famous 'Monseigneur Band.'
Bowlly was South African (although born in Mozambique) yet he became a great star in both the UK and America during the 1930s.
Al Bowlly enjoyed over 15 big hits from 1935 to 1941, acquiring a mass radio following of millions. Tragically he was killed in the Blitz, when his home in St. James was bombed in 1941. He was 43 years old.
Check out Al Bowlly singing 'Melancholy Baby': https://goo.gl/ekwJ0
For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: https://goo.gl/W4hZBv
Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: https://goo.gl/7dVe8r
#BritishPathé #Music #Singer #Jazz
Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: https://goo.gl/hV1nkf
Al Bowlly sings 'The Very Thought of You' (1934).
BRITISH PATHÉ'S STORY
Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it.
Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.
British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/
Bowlly was born in Lourenço Marques in the then Portuguese colony of Mozambique, to Greek and Lebanese parents who met en route to Australia and moved to South Africa, where he was brought up in Johannesburg. After a series of odd jobs across South Africa in his youth, namely as a barber and jockey, he gained his musical experience singing for a dance band led by Edgar Adeler on a tour of South Africa, Rhodesia, India and Indonesia during the mid-1920s. However, he fell out with Adeler and was fired from the band in Surabaya, Indonesia. After a spell with a Filipino band in Surabaya he was then employed by Jimmy Liquime in India. Bowlly worked his passage back home through busking. Just one year after his 1927 debut recording date in Berlin, where he recorded Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies" with Edgar Adeler, Bowlly arrived in London for the first time as part of Fred Elizalde's orchestra, although he nearly didn't make it after foolishly frittering away the fare money sent to him by Elizalde.
The very thought of you and I forget to do The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do I'm living in a kind of daydream I'm happy as a king And foolish though it may seem To me that's everything The mere idea of you, the longing here for you You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you I see your face in every flower Your eyes in stars above It's just the thought of you The very thought of you, my love The mere idea of you, the longing here for you You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you I see your face in every flower Your eyes in stars above It's just the thought of you The very thought of you, my love