the1920sand30s | Al Bowlly - Keep Your Last Good Night For Me (1932) @the1920sand30s | Uploaded September 2021 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Performed by: Al Bowlly
Full Song Title: Keep Your Last "Good-Night" For Me
Recorded in: 1932
Flip side of: youtu.be/oFs8iWgSOEY
Albert Allick Bowlly (born 7 January 1898 – died 17 April 1941) was a Mozambican-born South African–British vocalist and jazz guitarist, who was popular during the 1930's in Britain.
Born on 7 January 1899 in Mozambique, Albert first became interested in music when living in Johannesburg where he grew up. By his teens, he was 'music mad', running a barber's shop by day and spending his evenings singing and playing banjo and ukulele. In 1922, Bowlly joined Jimmy Clark's and Edgar Adeler's dance band organization and a year later went on tour with Adeler's band before joining the Jimmy Lequime Orchestra in India, firstly as banjoist and later as vocalist. It was in Germany, in 1927, that Bowlly made his first recordings and established his reputation as a singer.
Following an invitation to join Fred Elizalde's band at the Savoy Hotel as vocalist and guitarist, described as 'the most advanced group playing in Britain at the time', Al Bowlly arrived in London in July 1928. Bowlly toured and recorded with Elizalde's band, while adding to his rather meager income with freelance work. From late 1930, he became a regular vocalist with Ray Noble's New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, HMV's house band, and recorded more than 200 songs with the group by 1934, including 'Goodnight, Sweetheart' and 'The Very Thought of You', which helped him become increasingly recognized as a solo singer.
In January 1931, Bowlly met another bandleader, Roy Fox, Musical Director of the Decca Record Company. Over the next twenty months, Bowlly recorded more than 150 titles with Decca, and in spring 1931 became a member of Fox's new band, established at the Monseigneur Restaurant in the basement of 215-217 Piccadilly. With its popular house band, the Monseigneur soon became one of London's most fashionable attractions with shows broadcast on the BBC every Tuesday, and by the end of the year Bowlly had become one of Britain's top band singers. Known for his originality, Bowlly's good looks and charisma were admired by men and women alike. Lew Stone's new Monseigneur Dance Orchestra, which replaced Fox's band, had a major influence on Bowlly's career, encouraging him to perfect his technique and relieving him of guitar playing duties so he could concentrate on his singing. Bowlly's first record with Stone, 'Nightfall'/'Rain, Rain Go Away' (October 1932), was the first in a series of over a hundred set down in 1932-38. At the peak of his career in 1933 his signature tune was 'Some of These Days', though his rendition of 'Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?' became even more popular.
Between September 1934 and December 1936, Bowlly toured America with Ray Noble, and made a number of recordings, the best-known being 'My Melancholy Baby' (March 1935). It was a busy time. He was given his own NBC radio series, recorded (unused) footage for a film, The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935), and met his idol, Bing Crosby. Despite his popularity and high earnings, Bowlly was unhappy and disappointed; frustrated at his inability to strike out as a solo star and homesick for London. During his stay in England, Bowlly was struck by illness and he lost his voice, in August 1937 he left England to have a throat operation in New York.
By January 1938, Bowlly had returned to London with a renewed energy and made a number of recordings, including a series with Lew Stone which is seen to equal or even surpass those of 1932-34. In all, he recorded just over 600 78rpm records between 1927 and 1941. He also made broadcasts with Stone's band, continuing to do so until 1941, and in 1938-39 made a series of high-quality recordings with the bandleader Geraldo, including 'Never Break a Promise'. However, times were changing - 'society' dance bands were becoming increasingly unfashionable and the outbreak of the Second World War meant there was less work around.
On the morning of 17 April 1941 - a night of very heavy bombing in London's West End - Bowlly was one of three residents of Dukes Court killed by the blast of a landmine which fell in nearby Jermyn Street and blew in the block's windows. He was found lying next to his bed, having refused to retreat to the building's shelter. Bowlly was buried in a communal grave at Westminster City Council cemetery, Hanwell.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
______________________
Please Note: I do not claim copyright or ownership of the song played in this video. All copyrighted content remains property of their respective owners.
Performed by: Al Bowlly
Full Song Title: Keep Your Last "Good-Night" For Me
Recorded in: 1932
Flip side of: youtu.be/oFs8iWgSOEY
Albert Allick Bowlly (born 7 January 1898 – died 17 April 1941) was a Mozambican-born South African–British vocalist and jazz guitarist, who was popular during the 1930's in Britain.
Born on 7 January 1899 in Mozambique, Albert first became interested in music when living in Johannesburg where he grew up. By his teens, he was 'music mad', running a barber's shop by day and spending his evenings singing and playing banjo and ukulele. In 1922, Bowlly joined Jimmy Clark's and Edgar Adeler's dance band organization and a year later went on tour with Adeler's band before joining the Jimmy Lequime Orchestra in India, firstly as banjoist and later as vocalist. It was in Germany, in 1927, that Bowlly made his first recordings and established his reputation as a singer.
Following an invitation to join Fred Elizalde's band at the Savoy Hotel as vocalist and guitarist, described as 'the most advanced group playing in Britain at the time', Al Bowlly arrived in London in July 1928. Bowlly toured and recorded with Elizalde's band, while adding to his rather meager income with freelance work. From late 1930, he became a regular vocalist with Ray Noble's New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, HMV's house band, and recorded more than 200 songs with the group by 1934, including 'Goodnight, Sweetheart' and 'The Very Thought of You', which helped him become increasingly recognized as a solo singer.
In January 1931, Bowlly met another bandleader, Roy Fox, Musical Director of the Decca Record Company. Over the next twenty months, Bowlly recorded more than 150 titles with Decca, and in spring 1931 became a member of Fox's new band, established at the Monseigneur Restaurant in the basement of 215-217 Piccadilly. With its popular house band, the Monseigneur soon became one of London's most fashionable attractions with shows broadcast on the BBC every Tuesday, and by the end of the year Bowlly had become one of Britain's top band singers. Known for his originality, Bowlly's good looks and charisma were admired by men and women alike. Lew Stone's new Monseigneur Dance Orchestra, which replaced Fox's band, had a major influence on Bowlly's career, encouraging him to perfect his technique and relieving him of guitar playing duties so he could concentrate on his singing. Bowlly's first record with Stone, 'Nightfall'/'Rain, Rain Go Away' (October 1932), was the first in a series of over a hundred set down in 1932-38. At the peak of his career in 1933 his signature tune was 'Some of These Days', though his rendition of 'Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?' became even more popular.
Between September 1934 and December 1936, Bowlly toured America with Ray Noble, and made a number of recordings, the best-known being 'My Melancholy Baby' (March 1935). It was a busy time. He was given his own NBC radio series, recorded (unused) footage for a film, The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935), and met his idol, Bing Crosby. Despite his popularity and high earnings, Bowlly was unhappy and disappointed; frustrated at his inability to strike out as a solo star and homesick for London. During his stay in England, Bowlly was struck by illness and he lost his voice, in August 1937 he left England to have a throat operation in New York.
By January 1938, Bowlly had returned to London with a renewed energy and made a number of recordings, including a series with Lew Stone which is seen to equal or even surpass those of 1932-34. In all, he recorded just over 600 78rpm records between 1927 and 1941. He also made broadcasts with Stone's band, continuing to do so until 1941, and in 1938-39 made a series of high-quality recordings with the bandleader Geraldo, including 'Never Break a Promise'. However, times were changing - 'society' dance bands were becoming increasingly unfashionable and the outbreak of the Second World War meant there was less work around.
On the morning of 17 April 1941 - a night of very heavy bombing in London's West End - Bowlly was one of three residents of Dukes Court killed by the blast of a landmine which fell in nearby Jermyn Street and blew in the block's windows. He was found lying next to his bed, having refused to retreat to the building's shelter. Bowlly was buried in a communal grave at Westminster City Council cemetery, Hanwell.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
______________________
Please Note: I do not claim copyright or ownership of the song played in this video. All copyrighted content remains property of their respective owners.
![Grammophon Orchester - Onkelchen sei doch nicht böse [ Uncle dont be angry ] (1916)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iC12eG3PCBU/hqdefault.jpg "Grammophon Orchester - Onkelchen sei doch nicht böse [ Uncle dont be angry ] (1916)
Performed by: Grammophon Orchester
Vocalist: Unknown
Full Song Title: Onkelchen sei doch nicht böse
Recorded in: 1916 , Berlin Germany
The Grammophon-Orchester, also known as the Gramophone Orchestra, was a collective term used to refer to various artists that recorded for the record label Deutsche Grammophon Aktiengesellschaft Berlin. Deutsche Grammophon, founded in 1898, is a German music label that has played a significant role in the recording and distribution of shellac music in the early 20th century.
The Grammophon-Orchester played a vital role in Deutsche Grammophons recording activities, providing the musical accompaniment for numerous artists and soloists who recorded under the label. These orchestras were carefully selected and constituted some of the finest ensembles in Germany. They were renowned for their high level of musicianship, precision, and interpretation of the German folk repertoire. But unfortunately they are mostly not acknowledged on the records. This makes it very difficult to find out more about the artists and the lives they lived.
This song is from Das Fräulein vom Amt (The Miss from the Office) by Jean Gilbert, Okonkowski Georg and Franz Arnold. Premiered in 1915 at the Theater des Westens at Kantstraße 12 in Berlin, Germany.
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Best wishes,
Stu
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![Jean Lumière - La Petite Église [The Little Church] (1933)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/idSWNS2abJw/hqdefault.jpg "Jean Lumière - La Petite Église [The Little Church] (1933)
Performed by: Jean Lumière
Full Song Title: La Petite Église
Recorded in: 1933
Jean Lumière (born August 20, 1895 in Marseille and died April 2, 1979 in Paris) was a popular French singer and Grand Prix du Disque winner of the 1930s.
His real name was Jean Anezin, he was born into a family of music-loving merchants. He first considered an acting career, but then changed his mind and began singing in Nice and Marseille. Following a meeting with the singer Esther Lekain, he made his debut in 1930 in Paris at the Théâtre de lEuropéen. Esther Lekain urged him to change his name and allegedly chose his pseudonym for him: Your voice is clear, you are from the South, your name will be Jean Lumière.
In 1934, he had great success with Paul Delmets song La Petite Église , winning the Grand Prix du Disque, pursuing a remarkable career in Europe, the Middle East, and South America. He is notably the first performer of the French version of the song taken from the animated feature film Pinocchio from Disney studios released in 1946: Quand on prie la bonne étoiles (When You Wish upon a Star).
Long considered to have the best radio voice, Jean Lumière left the stage in 1960 to become a singing teacher. His students include Marcel Amont, Gloria Lasso, Cora Vaucaire, Diane Dufresne, Mireille Mathieu.
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Stu
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![Aldo Masseglia & Meme Bianchi - Che Bel Romanzo Damore [What a beautiful romance] (1936)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/j_xInjn08Dw/hqdefault.jpg "Aldo Masseglia & Meme Bianchi - Che Bel Romanzo Damore [What a beautiful romance] (1936)
Performed by: Aldo Masseglia & Meme Bianchi
Full Song Title: Che Bel Romanzo Damore
Recorded in: 1936
Some of you may recognize this iconic song, this is a cover of Fred Astaires & Ginger Rogerss - A Fine Romance from the movie Swing Time (1936).
You can hear Freds and Gingers original here: https://youtu.be/sRqK-KxNLAY
Aldo Masseglia (La Spezia, 5 October 1903 - Lodi, 2 September 1978) was a popular Italian singer of the 1930s.
He began his career in the early thirties as a violinist, playing in various orchestral formations, until he revealed good singing skills that allowed him to enter the EIAR in Turin in 1936, in the Barzizza orchestra.
Here he met and married the Milanese singer Nuccia Natali, from whom, in 1943, he had a daughter, Rosella Masseglia Natali, who was an appreciated pop singer in the sixties.
He also participated in the famous radio broadcasts The Four Musketeers, where he played the role of Athos, and The Phantom Microphone, both conceived by Nizza and Morbelli.
In 1938 he left the radio to devote himself to musical performances, giving way to Alberto Rabagliati.
His most significant interpretations are: Cuore A Cuor, Tu che ti chiami amor, Vele, Cinquantanni fa, Gioventù, Lasciati andare, Villanella, Faccetta nera, Francescamaria, Me ne frego, Ritorna il legionario, Bandiere al sole e Ti saluto and e vado in Abissinia.
Meme Bianchi, born Magda Merope Bianchi (Porto Ceresio, April 26, 1907 - Milan, October 25, 2000), was a popular Italian singer of the 1930s.
She inherited the ability to sing from her mother, Ida Viale, an opera singer, and from her grandmother, Merope Bavestrelli Bianchi, also an opera singer. From her grandmother she also inherited her middle name, which as a child she could not pronounce, she used to pronounce Merope as Meme and from thereon Meme became her nickname.
She grew up in Porto Ceresio and obtained a primary school teacher diploma, but her father did not want her to take up the teaching profession, so as a young woman she began to work in her fathers customs office at the train station.
In the years between the word war one and world war two, some of her family members in Porto Ceresio had started a theater company and in the summer they performed stage plays in the newly built theater. At the end of the show, the audience asked Meme to sing and one evening in 1933, a talent scout for a record label, offered her to audition in Milan. Under the pretext of running some errands, Meme auditioned and got a record deal thanks to her great vocal range, her soft voice and her clear diction.
She recorded hundreds of records, many under the orchestral direction of Mario Mariotti, who would later become her husband. She becomes the first singer of EIAR, performing with the famous orchestras of Petralia and Barzizza. On the radio she played operettas such as Al Cavallino Bianco and The Four Musketeers, the famous broadcast show with Nunzio Filogamo linked to a prized competition.
She also made numerous recordings with the orchestra of Maestro Enzo Ceragioli for the Odeon label.
In 1936 she was with the group Schwarz. Singer/actress in the Bertoldissimo stage play. In Greece she inaugurated Radio Athens and in Switzerland Radio Monteceneri; she went on many tours throughout Italy and abroad with the group I Divi del Microphone.
In 1939, at the church of SantAmbrogio in Porto Ceresio, she married maestro Mario Mariotti (1889-1975), composer, arranger and director of the Odeon record label, for whom she recorded at the time.
At the outbreak of the war she continued to perform in the theater and for soldiers she gave recitals accompanied by a single accordion, one of such performances was on the destroyer Grecale. As a thank you, the sailors lined up in a row in front of her and they gave her their rations of coffee.
In 1958 she retired to her hometown, resuming her job at her fathers customs office at the the train station.She passed away in Milan on 25 October 2000.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
Please Note: I do not claim copyright or ownership of the song played in this video. All copyrighted content remains property of their respective owners.")
