Stanley Holloway
27 records in the collection· mostly on Columbia, Duophone, His Master's Voice
Stanley Holloway was an English actor, singer and monologuist whose career spanned music hall, revue, film and the West End from the 1920s onwards. He is especially remembered on record for comic monologues such as "The Lion and Albert", delivered in his unmistakable northern character voice, before later finding international fame in "My Fair Lady".
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Records by Stanley Holloway
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- AAlbert Evacuated
- BMy Missus
Stanley Holloway, the beloved British comic actor and music-hall performer, recorded two comic monologues for Columbia. 'Albert Evacuated' and 'My Missus' are typical of Holloway's gentle, working-class humour that made him a star on stage and later in Ealing films.AI summary
Columbia FB2408 Personalities (Prs)
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- AAlbert Evacuated
- BMy Missus
Stanley Holloway, the beloved British character actor and comedian, performing 'Albert Evacuated' and 'My Missus' on Columbia FB24088 — comic monologues from the man famous for the Albert stories.AI summary
Columbia FB24088 Comic
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- ACome to the Cookhouse Door
- BCoaling
Stanley Holloway sings 'Come to the Cookhouse Door' and 'Coaling' on Velvet Face, from before his monologues made him famous.AI summary
Velvet Face 1135 Personalities (Prs)
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- ADinder courtship
- BLooking at the sky
Stanley Holloway, creator of Albert and the Lion, with A Dinder Courtship and Looking at the Sky on Duophone D525.AI summary
Duophone D525 Music Hall
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- ADinder courtship
- BLooking at the sky
Stanley Holloway, creator of Albert and the Lion, with A Dinder Courtship and Looking at the Sky on Duophone D525.AI summary
Duophone D525 Music Hall
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- ADinder courtship
- BLooking at the sky
Stanley Holloway was a celebrated British comic monologuist and actor; this is on Duophone, a short-lived late-1920s British label known for an unusual recording process that made it commercially unsuccessful.AI summary
Duophone D525 Comic
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- AFuture Mrs Hawkins
- BMy old Dutch
Stanley Holloway, the British actor and comic singer known for his monologues and character songs, recorded these two numbers for Decca in the late 1940s. 'My Old Dutch' is a famous Albert Chevalier music-hall standard.AI summary
Decca F1841 Music Hall
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- AFuture Mrs Hawkins
- BMy old Dutch
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British actor and ballad singer, performing 'Future Mrs Hawkins' and 'My Old Dutch' on Decca F1841.AI summary
Decca F1841 Personalities (Prs)
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- AHi di Hi
- BPenny on the drum
Stanley Holloway was a celebrated British actor, singer and raconteur, famous for his comic monologues and character sketches. 'Hi Di Hi' and 'Penny on the Drum' are comic recordings for His Master's Voice, representing his vaudeville and music hall career.AI summary
His Master's Voice JH13 Music Hall
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- AJoin the Navy
- B(+I Tresmand)Sometimes I'm happy
Stanley Holloway, the British comic singer and actor, on Columbia, performing 'Join the Navy'; Holloway's monologues and comedic songs are popular with collectors of British music-hall material.AI summary
Columbia 4651 Music Hall
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- AKeep smiling
- BHand in Hand
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British character actor and vocalist, performing 'Keep smiling' and 'Hand in Hand' on Columbia. Holloway's monologues and comic songs were staples of his recording career throughout the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
Columbia DB1373 Music Hall
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- ALend to defend
- B(Kindersley)Save your way to victory
Stanley Holloway, the British character actor and entertainer, performing wartime propaganda and morale-boosting songs 'Lend to Defend' and 'Save Your Way to Victory' on CP 907/8.AI summary
CP 907/8 Music Hall
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- ALend to defend
- B(Kindersley)Save your way to victory
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British comedian and character actor, on CP (likely a wartime or patriotic label) singing 'Lend to Defend' and 'Save Your Way to Victory', probably 1940–41.AI summary
CP 907/8 Music Hall
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- ALooking at the Sky
- BA Dinder Courtship
Stanley Holloway, creator of Albert and the Lion, with Looking at the Sky and A Dinder Courtship on Duophone D525.AI summary
Duophone D525 Music Hall
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- ANo lika da war
- BGuarding the gasworks
Stanley Holloway, the British comedian and actor, performing comic monologues on Columbia's FB series, likely from the late 1930s or 1940s.AI summary
Columbia FB2700 Music Hall
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- AOld Sam
- BOld Sam
Stanley Holloway, the British character actor and comedian, performing his monologue 'Old Sam' (both sides) on Columbia, from the 1940s–50s.AI summary
Columbia FB2470 Music Hall
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- AOld Sam pick up tha musket
- BWho goes therr
Stanley Holloway, the distinguished British actor and monologist best known for his role in *My Fair Lady*, recorded two comic monologues on Columbia's premium DX series. Holloway's comic poetry had a long stage career and his records are sought after by variety collectors.AI summary
Columbia DX168 Music Hall
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- AOnaway awake Beloved
- BPass Everyman
Stanley Holloway on the DuoD label, performing 'Onaway Awake Beloved' and 'Pass Everyman'.AI summary
Duophone D531
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- AOnaway awake Beloved
- BPass Everyman
Stanley Holloway, long before his monologues and 'My Fair Lady', sings 'Onaway, Awake, Beloved' from Coleridge-Taylor's 'Hiawatha' and 'Pass, Everyman' on Duophone, from his early career as a baritone.AI summary
Duophone D531 Voice
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- ARude Sailor
- BLittle Pal
Stanley Holloway, the British comic actor and monologuist, recorded 'Rude Sailor' and 'Little Pal' for Decca in the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca F1559 Music Hall
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- ASong of the Sea
- B(+C Hulbert)Lovely Ladies
Stanley Holloway was a celebrated British comedian, actor, and performer, known for his character monologues and comic songs from the 1920s onwards. 'Song of the Sea' and 'Lovely Ladies' (with Cicely Hulbert) are recorded on Columbia 9542, a catalogue number consistent with the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 9542 Personalities (Prs)
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- AThe missus and I
- B(+E MacFarlane)Down Love Lane
Stanley Holloway was a celebrated British actor, comedian and singer, known for his dry humour and character monologues. This HMV side features 'The Missus and I' and 'Down Love Lane' (with E. MacFarlane), capturing his comic music-hall style from the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1446 Music Hall
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- AThe missus and I
- B(+E MacFarlane)Down Love Lane
Stanley Holloway, the British music-hall and character actor, performing 'The Missus and I' and 'Down Love Lane' (with E. Macfarlane) on His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1446 Music Hall
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- ATommy the Whistler
- BCobbler
Stanley Holloway, the celebrated British comic actor and singer, on HMV B1550, performing his characteristic comic monologues with orchestral accompaniment.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1550 Music Hall
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- AWhat care I
- BI thowt mebbe I would & I did
Stanley Holloway, the British actor and comedian best known for his monologues and role in *My Fair Lady*, performs two comic songs on this Decca 78. 'What care I' and 'I thowt mebbe I would & I did' are typical of Holloway's music-hall material from the 1940s.AI summary
Decca F1875 Music Hall
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- AWheel Tapper
- BPirate Song
Stanley Holloway, the British character actor and entertainer, recorded for His Master's Voice with 'Wheel Tapper' and 'Pirate Song'. Holloway became celebrated for his comic monologues and later for his film roles, particularly as Alfred P. Doolittle in *My Fair Lady*.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1131 Music Hall
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- AYorkshire Pudding
- BBrown Boots
Stanley Holloway, a British music-hall comedian and actor who later became known for the film 'My Fair Lady', recorded 'Yorkshire Pudding' and 'Brown Boots' for Columbia in the 1930s; these are comedy patter songs typical of his style.AI summary
Columbia FB2526 Music Hall