Albert Allick 'Al' 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. Wikipedia
Biography - Al's life in a nutshell The Chronological Discography - Al's recording career, track by track Picture Gallery - Snaps of Al and Friends The Al Bowlly Discussion List - Talk to fellow fans! www.btinternet.com/~I.Rogers/main.html
The Al Bowlly Circle was founded in 1968 and is the world-wide appreciation Society for enthusiasts of Britains greatest popular singer of the 1930s (some would say the greatest of all time). www.memorylane.org.uk/the_al_bowlly_circle.htm
In the last 30 years more words have been written about Al Bowlly than any other singer from the British dance band era of the 1930's. www.jabw.demon.co.uk/bowlly.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Al Bowlly. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bowlly
Al Bowlly Music Al Bowlly was born in Mozambique, though quite when no-one seems sure. As he got older he was inclined to knock a few years off his age, creating much confusion for his subsequent biographers. On his death certificate, his age is given as www.pastperfect.com/top_artists/al_bowlly/