British dance band
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British dance band is a genre of popular jazz and dance music that developed in British dance halls and hotel ballrooms during the 1920s and 1930s, often called a Golden Age of British music, prior to
Jack Hylton and his Orchestra, c. early 1930s.
Al Bowlly
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Albert Allick Bowlly was a British vocalist, crooner, and dance band guitarist who was Britain's most popular singer for most of the 1930s. He recorded upwards of 1,000 songs that were listened to by
British dance band
…but an experienced listener can often identify the voices of these otherwise anonymous singers. Famous British dance band vocalists included: Les Allen Al Bowlly Alan Breeze Sam Browne Elsie Carlisle Helen Clare Sam Costa Evelyn Dall Frances Day Peggy Dell Denny Dennis George Elrick Maurice Elwin Chick Henderson…
Bowlly on sheet music cover for "Every Minute of the Hour" (1936)
An English Heritage plaque stating "Al Bowlly lived here", located at 26 Charing Cross Road in London, England