Don't know much about "Joseph" so here's what they say about him on "Wikepedia"
Josef Locke (23 March 1917 – 15 October 1999) was the
stage name of
Joseph McLaughlin, an Irish
tenor. He was successful in the
United Kingdom and
Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s.
Known as
The Singing Bobby, he became a local celebrity before
starting to work the UK variety circuit, where he played 19 seasons in
the northern English seaside resort of
Blackpool. The renowned Irish tenor
John McCormack
(1884–1945) advised him that his voice was better suited to a lighter
repertoire than the operatic one he had in mind, and urged him to find
an agent—thus he found the noted impresario
Jack Hylton (1892–1965) who booked him, but couldn't fit his full name on the bill, thus
Joseph McLaughlin became
Josef Locke.
He made his first radio broadcast in 1949, and subsequently appeared on TV programmes such as
Rooftop Rendezvous,
Top of the Town,
All-star Bill and
The Frankie Howerd Show.
He was signed to the Columbia label in 1947, and his first releases
were the two Italian songs "Santa Lucia" and "Come Back to Sorrento".
Now comes a strange and "Spooky" bit !!!
To my knowledge I have no recollection of buying or hearing his records when I was a teenager I do recall knowing the name and are familiar with his recording of "Hear My Song"...and I doubt that I would have bought any of his records in the past...BUT !!..nearly all of the Irish tracks that is 13-24.... I knew all the words !!....Now that was a surprise to me and for the life of me I can't fathom out how I knew them !!!!.."Creepy Hey Wot" !!!
This is typical of the style of singers and music that was popular in the 40's early 50's I wonder how he would have been recieved today !!! (Vocal Wise)
1. Hear My Song Violetta
