Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was an Indian vocalist, from the Kasur Patiala Gharana.
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan on a 2003 stamp of India
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Tomb at Daira Mir Momin cemetery in Hyderabad
The Patiala gharana is one of the vocal gharanas of Hindustani classical music, named after the city of Patiala in Punjab, India where it was established. The gharana was founded in the mid to late 19th century by Mian Kallu, a sārangi player of the Jaipur durbar. He received his musical training from the last Mughal king Bahadur Shah Zafar's court musician Qutub Bakhsh 'Tanras' Khan and went on to become the court musician to the Maharaja of Patiala. Eventually, the mantle was passed on to his son, 'General' Ali Baksh Khan and his close friend 'Colonel' Fateh Ali Khan, both of whom became court musicians in the court of Maharaja Rajinder Singh. The titles of 'general' and 'colonel' of music were bestowed upon them by the Victor Alexander Bruce, the 9th Earl of Elgin, after the duo had enthralled him with their performance. Their pairing was popularly referred to as 'Ali-a-Fattu ki Jodi.'
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902 – 1968), the most prominent exponent of the Patiala gharana
Renowned ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, an exponent of the Patiala gharana