Alan Whittle
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| Alan Whittle | |
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| Education | Boston Grammar School |
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"[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.’