Albert Allick Bowlly (7 January 1898 â€" 17 April 1941) was a
Mozambican-born South African/British vocalist and jazz guitarist who
was popular during the 1930s in Britain. He recorded more than 1,000
songs.His most popular songs include "Midnight, the Stars and You",
"Goodnight, Sweetheart", "Close Your Eyes", "The Very Thought of You",
"Guilty", "Love Is the Sweetest Thing" and the only English version of
"Dark Eyes" by Adalgiso Ferraris as "Black Eyes" with words of Albert
Mellor.Bowlly was born in Lourenço Marques in the Portuguese colony
of Mozambique. His parents were Greek and Lebanese. They met en route
to Australia and moved to South Africa.
Mozambican-born South African/British vocalist and jazz guitarist who
was popular during the 1930s in Britain. He recorded more than 1,000
songs.His most popular songs include "Midnight, the Stars and You",
"Goodnight, Sweetheart", "Close Your Eyes", "The Very Thought of You",
"Guilty", "Love Is the Sweetest Thing" and the only English version of
"Dark Eyes" by Adalgiso Ferraris as "Black Eyes" with words of Albert
Mellor.Bowlly was born in Lourenço Marques in the Portuguese colony
of Mozambique. His parents were Greek and Lebanese. They met en route
to Australia and moved to South Africa.
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