Eve Boswell (1922 - 1998) was a successful pop singer in Britain in the 195… Read Full Bio ↴Eve Boswell (1922 - 1998) was a successful pop singer in Britain in the 1950s.
She was born in Hungary to professional musician parents who toured worldwide. Educated in Switzerland, she studied piano before joining her parents on tour as The Three Hugos. When World War II was declared, the family left England with the Boswell Circus. She married, and as Eve Boswell became a popular singing star in South Africa.
In 1949, she was heard by bandleader Geraldo (Gerald Bright), who persuaded her to return to the United Kingdom as a singer in his band, which was widely heard on BBC Radio. Boswell parted with Geraldo in 1952, and launched a solo career. Her first hit record came that year with "Sugar Bush", partly sung in Afrikaans. She appeared in the Royal Variety Performance and toured widely with comedian Derek Roy, before getting her own radio show in 1954.
Her major chart hit came with "Pickin' a Chicken", a South African tune with new words, which rose to No 9 on the UK Singles Chart at the start of 1956. Her first LP, Sugar and Spice, on which she sang 10 songs in nine different languages, followed later in the year. A continuous programme of radio work and tours followed, leading to more than one mental breakdown.
She faded from public view as public tastes for pop music changed through the late 1950s and 1960s, eventually returning to live in South Africa.
She was born in Hungary to professional musician parents who toured worldwide. Educated in Switzerland, she studied piano before joining her parents on tour as The Three Hugos. When World War II was declared, the family left England with the Boswell Circus. She married, and as Eve Boswell became a popular singing star in South Africa.
In 1949, she was heard by bandleader Geraldo (Gerald Bright), who persuaded her to return to the United Kingdom as a singer in his band, which was widely heard on BBC Radio. Boswell parted with Geraldo in 1952, and launched a solo career. Her first hit record came that year with "Sugar Bush", partly sung in Afrikaans. She appeared in the Royal Variety Performance and toured widely with comedian Derek Roy, before getting her own radio show in 1954.
Her major chart hit came with "Pickin' a Chicken", a South African tune with new words, which rose to No 9 on the UK Singles Chart at the start of 1956. Her first LP, Sugar and Spice, on which she sang 10 songs in nine different languages, followed later in the year. A continuous programme of radio work and tours followed, leading to more than one mental breakdown.
She faded from public view as public tastes for pop music changed through the late 1950s and 1960s, eventually returning to live in South Africa.
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Eve Boswell Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Eve Boswell:
All My Love All My Love, I give you All My Love, The skies…
Bewitched She's a fool and don't I know it But a fool…
Boegoeberg Se Dam Boegoeberg se dam is ’n lekker lekker dam Daar waar die…
Heat Wave Oh! We're having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave The tempera…
Heatwave Oh! We're having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave The temper…
I Why do robins sing in December Long before the Springtime i…
I Know Why Why do robins sing in December Long before the Springtime is…
I'll Be Around I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
I'll Be Seeing You I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
Moon Above Malaya Moon above Malaya Shine down on my sweetheart Sing song gi…
Pickin a Chicken Come to the barbecue and sit by my side We couldn't…
Pickin' A Chicken Come to the barbecue and sit by my side We couldn't…
Sugar Bush SINGERS: Oh, we never not gonna go home We won't go, we…
The Little Shoemaker It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened A…
Tika Tika Tok You make my heart go tika-tika-tok Tika-tika-tok, tika-tika-…
True Love I give to you and you give to me True love…
You You'll never know just how much I miss you You'll never…
You'll Never Know You'll never know just how much I miss you You'll never…
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@heidrunjacobitz9472
Tolle Stimme und schöne Lieder einfach schön...
@Kaptnkrnch
MY new favorite Christmas song!
@amstepheninlondon
Yes, it's great!
@rockynov
So beautiful song, so beautiful voice and so relaxing! I feel like that all the essence of the Christmas are in this beautiful song!
@amstepheninlondon
Yes, absolutely!
@lauriekristensen5859
Thank you, thank you -- I search for this song every year. I've only found it buried in the middle of a long video, in 2015, that's no longer on YouTube.
@amstepheninlondon
You're welcome Laurie
@colinlowes1127
Shame it neglects the composer - none other than our own Ron Goodwin who I also believe wrote the lyrics.
@amstepheninlondon
Check Ron's website - it's all there.
@colinlowes1127
@@amstepheninlondon Still needs to have the writers credit here though Stephen.