Chesney Allen ( April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ...April 5, Events January 1 _ Japan accepts the Gregorian calendar January 2 _ Introduction by Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: Railroad chronometers January 13 _ The UK has its first meeting. ...1893 _ November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ...November 13, 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January_February January 6 _ William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 _ AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty_two subdivisions January 11 _ Mark Thatcher, son of the British...1982) was a popular British entertainer of the Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. ...Second World War period. He is best known as part of a The double act is a predominantly British institution, a term used for describing the comedic tradition of a pair of performers. ...double act with Bud Flanagan was a popular Wartime entertainer, born Chaim Reuven Weintrop 14th October 1896 in Whitechapel, the East End, London, England and died 20th October 1968. ...Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen.

He was born in Location within the British Isles. ...Brighton, East Sussex is a county in South East England. ...East Sussex, Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  _ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  _ Total (2001)  _ Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...England and died in Midhurst is a market town in West Sussex with a population of approximately 5000. ...Midhurst, England. As Music Hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which reached its peak of popularity between 1850 and 1960. ...music hall comedians, they would often feature a mixture of comedy and music in their act and this led to a succesful recording career as a duo and roles in film and television. Flanagan and Allen were both also members of The Crazy Gang and worked with that team for many years concurrently with their double-act career.

Flanagan and Allen's songs featured the same, usually gentle humour for which the duo were known in their live performances, and during the war reflected the experiences of ordinary people during wartime. Songs like We're Going To Hang Out The Washing On The Siegfried Line mocked the German defences ( Bunker on the Siegfried line The original Siegfried line was a line of defensive forts and tank defences built by Germany along their border with France in 1916-1917 during World War I. However, in English, Siegfried line more commonly refers to the similar World War II defensive line, built...Siegfried Line), while others like Miss You sang of missing one's sweetheart during enforced absences. Other songs such as their most famous Underneath The Arches (which Flanagan co_wrote with Reg Connelly) had universal themes such as friendship, which again, helped people relate to the subject matter. The music was usually melodic, following a binary verse, verse chorus structure, with a small dance band or orchestra providing the backing. The vocals were distinctive because while Flanagan was at least a competent singer and sang the melody lines, Allen used an almost spoken delivery to provide the harmonies.

Flanagan and Allen stopped working together with Chesney Allen's retirement on health grounds in the 1960s but Allen returned to make occasional guest appearances.

Biography Singer/Songwriter Chesney Hawkes, son of the ex_Tremeloes singer Chip Hawkes, was born on the 22nd of September 1971 and is best known for his single The One and Only which he released in March 1991. ...Chesney Hawkes is named after Chesney Allen.

See also

Flanagan and Allen

The Crazy Gang

External links

Chesney Allen's Internet Movie Database entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0020366/)