Al Bowlly "Melancholy Baby"

Monia Liter was born in Odessa on the Black Sea on 27 January 1906, where he studied piano and composition at the Imperial School of Music. He left Russia during the 1917 revolution for Harbin, in North China, where he managed to continue with his musical education....

In my message just now, that should of course read Paolo Nutini, not Paulo. Being a Paul myself, I got confused. I am now going to have to go on a quest to find whether Mr Nutini has ever listened to Mr Bowlly.

This is great. I - probably in common with most posters - was born after Bowlly's death, but he clearly was a fantastic performer. While watching this performance, I was struck by a similarity in delivery to the current up-and-coming Scottish star Paulo Nutini.  I wonder if Paulo has been consciously influenced by Al Bowlly. He's certainly in the same tradition.

Happy birthday, Al! Thank you for sharing you're wonderful talent with us.

'I Don't Want to Set The World on Fire' was recorded by The Ink Spots :)

Happy Birthday Al - one of the greatest singers of our time.

He was one of the very best vocalists recording in the 1930's - thankfully he recorded a very large amount of songs which are slowly becoming available on you tube.

such a wonderful experience to find and listen to Al Bowlly.i am eternally grateful for sharing with us.

Clearly influenced by his American experience.His delivery and posturing mimic what was going on stateside with crooners.

Cheers, mate, even found the advert!