Cogan, Alma Angela b. May 19, 1932 d. October 26, 1966 Singer. Known as "The Girl With The Giggle In Her Voice," she began performing as a child, auditioning for bandleader Ted Heath. She was signed as a recording artist for HMV Records while still in her teens, releasing her first record in 1952. Shortly afterwards, she became the resident singer on the BBC Radio show "Take It From Here," and followed up with a string of hits including "Bell Bottom Blues," "Little Things Mean A Lot," "I Can't Tell A Waltz From a Tango," "Never Do A Tango With An...[Read More] (Bio by: Mount Hope NY) Bushey Jewish Cemetery, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Loss, Joe b. June 22, 1909 d. June 6, 1990 Musician. The youngest son of a Russian immigrant he was born in London as Joshua Alexander Loss. Having studied violin at the Trinity College at the London School of Music he put aside any thoughts of a classical career wanting to lead a band. Already as a teenager he formed his first band at the same time making a living accompanying silent films in the local cinemas. In 1930 he formed his first professional band and continued to lead his band until 1990 without a break. In 1933 he made his...[Read More] (Bio by: Erik Skytte) Bushey Jewish Cemetery, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England Plot: ZN-1-24
Vaughan, Frankie b. February 3, 1928 d. September 16, 1999 Singer, Entertainer. Born Frank Abelson in Liverpool, England, also known as Frankie Vaughan. His name Vaughan was adopted from his grandmother who would say "my number one grandson" which sounded like "Vaughan" in her Russian accent. His career began in the late 1940's doing song and dance acts. He began recording in the 1950's singing traditional pop music, his trademark song was "Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl." Many of his recordings were covers from singers here in the United...[Read More] (Bio by: Babe) Bushey Jewish Cemetery, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
b. May 19, 1932 d. October 26, 1966