Allan Smethurst Musical artist

Allan Francis Smethurst (19 November 1927 – 24 December 2000), aka The Singing Postman was an English folk singer and postman. He is best known for his self-penned novelty song, "Hev Yew Gotta Loight, Boy?", which earned him an Ivor Novello Award in 1966, and "A Miss from Diss".

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
Postman The Singing
The Singing Postman
Birth dateNovember 19, 1927
Birth place
England , Lancashire , Norfolk , Sheringham , Walshaw
Date of deathDecember 24, 2000
Place of death
England , Lincolnshire , Grimsby

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Musical artist

Career started1960
Career ended1970
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Folk music
Novelty song
record label
EMI

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Allan Smethurst on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/Poems/hev_yew_gotta_loight_boy.htm
  2. http://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/singing_postman.htm
  3. http://www.london-books.co.uk/speakers_postman.html