276°
Posted 20 hours ago

The Alexander Brothers - Tributes

£9.9£99Clearance
ZTS2023's avatar
Shared by
ZTS2023
Joined in 2023
82
63

About this deal

Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.18. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

Though their popularity had peaked, the duo enjoyed a long touring career. They toured Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. They appeared at the Sydney Opera House with Jimmy Shand as a guest, and also played in Carnegie Hall in New York City. A famous fan was Charlton Heston, who regularly saw them in Los Angeles. [3] In the mid 1990s, The Alexander Brothers began to release music videos, and later DVDs, to supplement their live performances. These new recordings contained many religious or devotional songs. Their most recent CDs and DVDs were produced by Bill Garden and Dougie Stevenson of the Kilsyth based company Scotdisc. [4]

On The Go

a b Mclaughlin, Martin. "Tributes paid to Scottish music legend Tom Alexander". The Scotsman . Retrieved 11 January 2020. Crae, Ross. "Tributes paid to legendary Alexander Brothers entertainer Tom Alexander". Sundaypost.com . Retrieved 10 January 2020. In recognition of their contributions to the world of music, they received MBEs from the Queen in the 2005 New Year Honours List. [5] The ceremony took place in Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.

With their father wary of his sons moving into showbusiness, he ensured they got a trade, and they served their time as painter and decorators by day, playing church halls and old people’s homes by night. In September, he took a massive brain haemorrhage and then a stroke before he died at the beginning of November.Lillian Welsh was just six when, peeking from the stage wings, she first laid eyes on the 13-year-old performer who was to become one half of Scotland’s musical legends The Alexander Brothers.

Our house was always full of music and fun and life, with our dog Tapper and cat Tiger jumping around. Paul Brown, Bluemoon Creative Design. "Welcome to Scotdisc Music and DVD Video". Scotdisc.co.uk . Retrieved 30 April 2012. I want him to be allowed to rest in peace and I want to be left in peace so that I can get over this terrible nightmare.”

Similar artists

He told a friend he didn’t have to ask his wife to make the programme, so why should he have to ask me. Within weeks, Tiger and Tapper died as well so I was suddenly left completely alone. The bottom fell out of my world. The Alexander Brothers were famously parodied by Stanley Baxter, something which both brothers found hilarious, while their tartan-shortbread image arguably influenced popular culture several generations on.

Asda Great Deal

Free UK shipping. 15 day free returns.
Community Updates
*So you can easily identify outgoing links on our site, we've marked them with an "*" symbol. Links on our site are monetised, but this never affects which deals get posted. Find more info in our FAQs and About Us page.
New Comment