Allan Smethurst
Folk music, Musical Artist
1927 – 2000
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Who was Allan Smethurst?
Allan Francis Smethurst, 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".
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1927
Sheringham - Profession
- Died
- Dec 24, 2000
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on July 23, 2013
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