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Is Al Bowlly alive?
Deceased (1898–1941)
Al Bowlly/Living or Deceased
What nationality was Al Bowlly?
British
Al Bowlly/Nationality
Was Al Bowlly married?
Margaret Fairlessm. 1934–1941
Freda Robertsm. 1931–1934
Al Bowlly/Spouse
Why was Bowlly killed?
He was killed by a Luftwaffe parachute mine that detonated outside his flat at ten past three in the morning. His body appeared unmarked. Although the explosion had not disfigured him, it had blown his bedroom door off its hinges, and the impact against his head was fatal.
What type of music is al Bowlly?
Pop
Jazz
Al Bowlly/Genres
Was Al Bowlly a crooner?
Albert Allick Bowlly, who some say invented ‘crooning’ or as he called it “The Modern Singing Style” – an expressive style of singing that took advantage of the invention of the microphone in 1931 – was an incredibly influential singer before World War 2. …