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'''Alan Whittle''' was educated at | '''Alan Whittle''' was educated at Boston Grammar School. | ||
Alan is a singer, songwriter, guitarist. In April 1983, he scored some chart success with his wife, as "[[Wikipedia:Alan & Denise|Alan & Denise]]", reaching number 43 in the German charts with their single, "Rummenigge"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHL0HsusvU Rummenigge by Alan & Denise on YouTube]</ref>. It was a tribute to the German football player [[Wikipedia:Karl-Heinz Rummenigge|Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]], who played for [[Wikipedia:FC Bayern Munich|FC Bayern Munich]] and was at that time at the height of his career. | Alan is a singer, songwriter, guitarist. In April 1983, he scored some chart success with his wife, as "[[Wikipedia:Alan & Denise|Alan & Denise]]", reaching number 43 in the German charts with their single, "Rummenigge"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHL0HsusvU Rummenigge by Alan & Denise on YouTube]</ref>. It was a tribute to the German football player [[Wikipedia:Karl-Heinz Rummenigge|Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]], who played for [[Wikipedia:FC Bayern Munich|FC Bayern Munich]] and was at that time at the height of his career. | ||
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''A profile of "Big Al" Whittle from his website'' | ''A profile of "Big Al" Whittle from his website'' | ||
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Born in Boston, Lincolnshire 1949. A guitar player since he was a child. His stage work work is most usually associated with a humorous and deadpan delivery, and slick guitar accompaniments. Al has worked most of his life as a performer, songwriter and teacher of guitar. Highlights of his career include: writing and performing a top 40 song that was recently voted one of the best football songs in Germany; teaching Donald Ross Skinner of the Julian Cope Band to play guitar; three songs on the top selling Get in Line and Dance country music cd; songs published by the late Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger; MU award for the best performer in the BBC Write a Lincolnshire folk song competition, K&K True Western Guitar Pick-up Artist of the Month Al’s debut album St Peter and John Dillinger got a three star review in Maverick magazine and the reviewer called Al a 'country music great' – it also prompted Maverick to send another correspondent to review his live act when he headlined at The Maze in Nottingham. The reviewer called Al – '...England’s undiscovered treasure.' | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHL0HsusvU&list=PL1-KFVWUsQ-kvuhYay9bOZQ_Xsuzz4f95 Alan Whittle on YouTube] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHL0HsusvU&list=PL1-KFVWUsQ-kvuhYay9bOZQ_Xsuzz4f95 Alan Whittle on YouTube] | ||
* [https://soundcloud.com/denise_whittle Alan Whittle on Soundcloud] | * [https://soundcloud.com/denise_whittle Alan Whittle on Soundcloud] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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*[[:Boston Grammar School 1962 (Part 6 of 6)]] | |||
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Alan Whittle was educated at Boston Grammar School.
Alan is a singer, songwriter, guitarist. In April 1983, he scored some chart success with his wife, as "Alan & Denise", reaching number 43 in the German charts with their single, "Rummenigge"[1]. It was a tribute to the German football player Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who played for FC Bayern Munich and was at that time at the height of his career.
Profile
A profile of "Big Al" Whittle from his website
Born in Boston, Lincolnshire 1949. A guitar player since he was a child. His stage work work is most usually associated with a humorous and deadpan delivery, and slick guitar accompaniments. Al has worked most of his life as a performer, songwriter and teacher of guitar. Highlights of his career include: writing and performing a top 40 song that was recently voted one of the best football songs in Germany; teaching Donald Ross Skinner of the Julian Cope Band to play guitar; three songs on the top selling Get in Line and Dance country music cd; songs published by the late Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger; MU award for the best performer in the BBC Write a Lincolnshire folk song competition, K&K True Western Guitar Pick-up Artist of the Month Al’s debut album St Peter and John Dillinger got a three star review in Maverick magazine and the reviewer called Al a 'country music great' – it also prompted Maverick to send another correspondent to review his live act when he headlined at The Maze in Nottingham. The reviewer called Al – '...England’s undiscovered treasure.'