Artist: Al Bowlly
Author: Ray Noble
Label: Decca
Year: 1934
The singer Richard Thompson sings about in Al Bowlly's In Heaven. He died in a German airstrike over London during the Battle of Britain. Solo version with pianist Monia Liter.
Covers:
Ray Noble [vocal by Al Bowlly; two weeks later for HMV; version used in tv-series The Singing Detective]
Billie Holiday [later in film Forever Young]
Doris Day [in film Young Man With A Horn]
Norma Waterson [in medley with Al Bowlly's In Heaven]
Julien Clerc [as Obsession]
Aaron Neville [with Linda Ronstadt]
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Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)