Vinyl records

George Formby vinyl records

2 albums with 23 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

George Hoy Booth. English singer & comedian, famous for playing the banjolele (banjo-ukulele hybrid) & performing a variety of light, comical songs. Eventually became a popular star of stage and screen. His father, also named George Formby, also made records, all acoustic. George Formby, Jr., OBE Born 26 May 1904 in Wigan, England. Died 6 March 1961. Married to Beryl Formby (1924-1960, her death). Formby never had been to school and couldn't read or write. His wife Beryl had to rehearse him through every line he ever spoke on the stage or on film, or sang in all songs too. Formby first sand his best known song and the one that became his trademark, "Leaning on a Lamp Post", in his film iFeather Your Nest.