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Max Bygraves
Person · male · United Kingdom · Rotherhithe · born 1922 · died 2012 · recording since 1957
British singer, comedian, actor (1922–2012)
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Also known as Roy Irwin · Walter William Bygraves · マックス・バイグレイヴス
Timeline
18 events▣ Album 15◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1920s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: 7½ Cents / Good Evening Friends
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
1970s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography1,317 words · 9 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1357060848
Biography
Walter William "Max" Bygraves (16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012) was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs.
He made twenty Royal Variety Performance appearances and presented numerous programmes, including Family Fortunes between 1983 and 1985. His catchphrase "I wanna tell you a story" became an integral part of his act, although it had originated with comedian Mike Yarwood impersonating Bygraves.
Early life
Bygraves was born to Henry and Lillian (née McDonnell) Bygraves (who wed in 1919) in Rotherhithe in London, where he grew up in a two-room council flat in Park Buildings, Paradise Street with his five siblings, his parents and a grandparent. His father was a professional flyweight boxer, known as Battling Tom Smith, and a casual dockworker. Brought up Catholic, he attended St Joseph's School, Paradise Street, Rotherhithe, and sang with his school choir at Westminster Cathedral.
He left school at 14, working at the Savoy Hotel in London as a pageboy, but was sacked for being too tall. He later put some of his success as a variety performer down to his lanky physique. He was 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall, but weighed only 13 stone (83 kg) in adult life. He then became a messenger for W S Crawfords, an advertising agency at 233 High Holborn before serving as a fitter in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War and working as a carpenter. He changed his name to Max Bygraves in honour of comedian Max Miller.
Career
After the end of the war, Bygraves worked on building sites, while entertaining in pubs in the evenings. An early variety stage appearance in January 1945 was at the Grand, Clapham with a review stating "A new impressionist. Max Bygraves, is also a lad to be watched. He has a little to learn in the art of showmanship, but not much, but there is no denying the brilliance of his impersonations."
In August 1946, he toured in a variety show with Frankie Howerd, who in turn introduced him to Eric Sykes, and they began writing routines together. With Sykes, he also developed the radio show Educating Archie, starring ventriloquist Peter Brough and his dummy Archie Andrews, and featuring Bygraves in the role of Archie's teacher. The idea for the programme came from record producer Wally Ridley, who produced Bygraves' records during the 1950s.
In July 1950, he made his first appearance at the London Palladium supporting Abbott and Costello, and in 1951 he supported Judy Garland in her appearance there. Arising from this, she invited him to perform at the Palace in New York in October 1951.
Bygraves became a successful recording artist with seven top ten hits on the UK Singles Chart between 1952 and 1960. Many were novelty songs. One of his most popular recordings, "You Need Hands" in 1958, was written by Bygraves under the pseudonym Roy Irwin (or Erwin), a name picked at random from a telephone directory. He also wrote its follow-up, "Gotta Have Rain". His producer Wally Ridley said of Bygraves:
Max's great talent was that he could punch lines, which was absolutely great for us. We'd give him songs with very short lines and he'd punch them out marvellously. Give him a long line and he would stumble over it, although I just flipped when I was given "Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea". I thought, "Fabulous, fabulous, this is a major hit for us." I took it to Max and his wife, Blossom, said, "That's no good, what does it mean?" ... The song was absolutely perfect for Max and its whole secret was "What the hell does it mean?"
He also occasionally worked as an actor, appearing in British films including Bless 'Em All (1948) and Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951). Bygraves appeared as himself in the 1954 British film musical Harmony Lane directed by Lewis Gilbert. He portrayed the title character in the 1956 film Charley Moon and starred in the 1961 drama Spare the Rod. In 1959, Bygraves bought the past and future rights to the Lionel Bart musical Oliver! for £350 at a time when Bart was experiencing severe financial difficulties. Bygraves later sold them for £250,000.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Bygraves appeared as a guest on several television variety programmes, both in the UK and United States. These included Ed Sullivan, Jack Benny and Jackie Gleason, in America. He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1961 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews while rehearsing his new show, Do Re Mi at London's Prince of Wales Theatre. He appeared in several TV series including the sitcom Roamin' Holiday and the variety shows Max and Max Bygraves at the Royalty. From 1983 to 1985, Bygraves hosted Family Fortunes, taking over from his friend and fellow comedian Bob Monkhouse. He would later be succeeded as host in 1987 by Les Dennis.
From 1972, Bygraves recorded a series of albums, Sing Along With MaxSing Along With MaxSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracksA1Me and My Shadow / Moonlight and Roses / You Were Meant for Me / You Are My Sunshine / Let the Rest of the World Go By5:15A2Bye, Bye, Blackbird / Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home / Ma He's Making Eyes at Me / Oh, You Beautiful Doll / Alexander's Ragtime Band6:19A3I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time / If I Had My Way / Edelweiss / The Whiffenpoof Song5:30B1If You Were the Only Girl in the World / Marie / Mary's A Grand Old Name / Daisy Bell / For Me and My Gal6:25B2I Whistle a Happy Tune / The Girl That I Marry / Cabaret / Mame / Hello Dolly6:49B3Bye Bye Blues / I'll See You In My Dreams / It's Time to Say Goodnight / Goodnight Sweetheart6:03 (later Singalongamax
SingalongamaxSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Medley: Happy Days Are Here Again...and Others4:482Medley: If I Had You, My Brothers Eyes3:313Medley: My Blue Heaven, Side By Side...and Others4:594Medley: Sheik Of Araby, Shine...and Others4:325Medley: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing...and Others3:346Medley: Hold Me, My Happiness...and Others6:017Medley: Pack Up Your Troubles...and Others4:158Medley: It's Been A Long Long Time...and Others3:479Medley: All Of Me, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter3:2110Medley: Wyoming Lullaby, What'll I Do...and Others5:0011Medley: Home Town, In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town...and Others4:3012Medley: And The Band Played On...and Others4:0313Medley: If You Knew Susie...and Others3:1514Medley: It Had to Be You, I'll Get By...and Others4:5915Medley: Should I, Five Foot Two,Eyes Of Blue...and Others3:2716Medley: Charmaine, I'll Be Your Sweetheart...and Others5:30), in which he sang medleys of familiar songs aimed at an older audience. The albums, for Pye Records, sold millions of copies and led to spinoff shows and more recordings. In 1977, UK publishing house W. H. Allen published Bygraves' comic novel The Milkman's on His Way.
Bygraves' catchphrase was said to be: "I wanna tell you a story". Another well-known phrase of his was "That's a good idea, son!".
Honours
In 1982, Bygraves was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Personal life
Bygraves married WAAF sergeant Gladys "Blossom" Murray in 1942. The couple had three children.
On 9 August 1974, Bygraves became trapped on a cliff-face near his house in Westbourne, Bournemouth, while attempting to retrieve a kite flown by his grandson which had become stuck beneath the edge of the cliff. Bygraves suffered friction burns on his hands and was in shock when police and firefighters helped him to safety. In 1999, Bygraves underwent treatment for an ear disorder, having cancelled a number of performances on his doctor's advice.
He and Blossom Bygraves moved from Bournemouth to Queensland, Australia, in 2008. She died there in 2011 at the age of 89.
Death
Bygraves was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2010, and he died from complications of this illness at his daughter's home in Hope Island, Queensland, Australia on the evening of 31 August 2012.
Television
Whack-O! (1960)
The Royal Variety Performance (1961; 1963 etc.)
The Jack Benny Program (1963, season 13, episode 13)
It's Sad About Eddie (1964)
Max Bygraves meets The Black and White Minstrels (1965, 1 episode)
Max Thames Television (1968–72 including The Max Bygraves Hour 1970 and The Max Bygraves Show 1972)
Max at the Royalty (1972)
SingalongaMax (1973)
Max ATV (1974)
Max Bygraves Says "I Wanna Tell You a Story" (1975–77)
Max's Holiday Hour (1977)
Lingalongamax (1978–80 including hour long special From Max with Love 1979)
Max Thames Television (1981)
Max Rolls On (1982)
Max Bygraves – Side by Side (1982)
Family Fortunes (1983–85, 42 episodes)
The Mind of David Berglas (1986)
Call Up the Stars (1995)
Against the Odds RAF Documentary (2001)
Partial filmography
Bless 'Em All (1948)
The Nitwits on Parade (1949)
Skimpy in the Navy (1949)
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
Charley Moon (1956)
A Cry from the Streets (1958)
Bobbikins (1959)
Spare the Rod (1961)
The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
The Jigsaw Man (1983) Uncredited cameo appearance (policeman)
Albums
Show Stoppers (1962)
Sing Along with Max (1972) No. 4
Sing Along with Max Vol. 2 (1972) No. 11
Singalongamax Vol. 3 (1973) No. 5
Singalongamax Vol. 4 (1973) No. 7
Singalongapartysong (1973) No. 15
You Make Me Feel Like Singing a Song (1974) No. 39
Singalongaxmas (1974) No. 21
100 Golden Greats (1976) No. 3
Lingalongamax (1978) No. 39
Discolongamax (1979) No. 47
The Song and Dance Men (1978) No. 67
Singalongawaryears (1989) No. 5
Singalongawaryears Volume 2 (1989) No. 33
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 33 | 91.2th |
| Studio albums | 16 | 95.1th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | 54 | 94.2th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (33 release groups · 16 studio albums)
Albums · 16
1959 · studio album
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A1Teddy Bears' PicnicA2The Whiffenpoof SongA3The Happy WandererA4Swinging on a StarA5Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen-By-The-SeaA6Riders in the SkyB1Whatever Will Be, Will BeB2Over the RainbowB3You're a Pink ToothbrushB4I Whistle a Happy TuneB5What Noise Annoys an OysterB6O Mein PapaB7They're Changing Guard at Buckingham Palace1961 · studio album
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A1Georgie PorgieA2The Grand Old Duke of YorkA3Marilyn MuffetA4Here We Go Round the Traffic JamA5Simple SimonA6Ex King KoleA7Jack and JillA8Three Nice MiceB1Rock and Roll BabyB2Polly Put the Kettle OnB3Barbara Van PeepB4Mary Had a LittleB5Oranges and LemonsB6Twinkle Twinkle T V StarB7Sing a Song of SpacemenB8Baa, Baa Beatnik1966 · studio album
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A1Rolling Round the WorldA2Second Hand RoseA3Hello DollyA4Always TogetherA5Batchelor BoyA5I'm Gonna Be Right ThereB1Charlie GirlB2DaydreamB3Things Are Going So WellB4I Can't Stop Loving YouB5Ramblin' RoseB6One of Those SongsB7Remember When (We Made These Memories)1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Games That Lovers PlayA2Strollin’A3My Cup Runneth OverA4I Want a GirlA5When the Children Are AsleepA6I Love to Play My UkeleleB1MameB2EdelweissB3MarriedB4Tiny BubblesB5Show Me the Way to Go HomeB6I’m Always Chasing Rainbows1968 · studio album
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A1You're My EverythingA2Little Green ApplesA3I'm Glad I'm Not Young AnymoreA4If the World Was Only Full of ChildrenA5I Don't Want to Set the World on FireA6Those Were the DaysB1You Were Only FoolingB2Nobody's PerfectB3Out of TownB4Once a Star of Music HallB5The Problem of MariaB6Messing About on the River1969 · studio album
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A1Love Me a Little MoreA2Wonderful WorldA3Somewhere My LoveA4Ev'ry DayA5Something StupidA6If You Love HerA7Where Is LoveB1When I'm 64B2That Old Straw HatB3What's NewB4This Time the Laugh Is on MeB5Many Many ManyB6Plenty More to Come1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Tulips From AmsterdamA2HeartA3You're a Pink Tooth-BrushA4Ten Pretty GirlsA5Consider YourselfA6Who Made the MorningB1You Need HandsB2Teddy Bears' PicnicB3Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'BeB4It's a Sin to Tell a LieB5Is It True What They Say About Dixie?B6Underneath the Arches1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 36:21
A1Me and My Shadow / Moonlight and Roses / You Were Meant for Me / You Are My Sunshine / Let the Rest of the World Go By5:15A2Bye, Bye, Blackbird / Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home / Ma He's Making Eyes at Me / Oh, You Beautiful Doll / Alexander's Ragtime Band6:19A3I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time / If I Had My Way / Edelweiss / The Whiffenpoof Song5:30B1If You Were the Only Girl in the World / Marie / Mary's A Grand Old Name / Daisy Bell / For Me and My Gal6:25B2I Whistle a Happy Tune / The Girl That I Marry / Cabaret / Mame / Hello Dolly6:49B3Bye Bye Blues / I'll See You In My Dreams / It's Time to Say Goodnight / Goodnight Sweetheart6:03Singalongamax Vol.4 - Around The World
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 34:32
1Medley: South Of The Border - It Happened In Monterey - In A Little Spanish Town - Mexicali Rose5:402Medley: Somewhere My Love - Pigalle - Domino3:393Medley: What a Wonderful World - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - (I Left My Heart) In San Franciso5:064Medley: Rolling Round the World - Is It True What They Say About Dixie? - Home in Pasadena - Deep in the Heart of Texas3:245Medley: How Wonderful to Know - More - What Now My Love4:046Medley: Volare - Ciao Ciao Bambina - C'est si bon - I Love Paris4:227Medley: Wonderful Copenhagen - Wunderbar - Que sera sera - Tulips from Amsterdam4:028Medley: Around the World - Falling in Love Again - Now is the Hour4:151977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:39
1Mack The Knife2:342Medley: Tennesse Waltz, Hi Lilli Hi-Lo, My Heart Cries For You3:483Three Coins In The Fountain3:214Medley: Mister Sandman, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, It's A Lovely Day Today3:445Singin' The Blues2:406Medley: Dear Hearts And Gentle People, Sugar Bush, Music Music Music3:437She Wears Red Feathers3:008Medley: Young And Foolish, Too Young, Unforgettable4:239That Doogie In The Window2:1810Medley: Moments To Remember, Blueberry Hill, Chanson D'Amour4:0011Medley: Because Of You, My Foolish Heart, When I Fall In Love4:1512Memories Are Made Of This2:531979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Get Me to the Church on TimeA2How Ya Gonna Keep Em Down on the FarmA3You Need HandsA4Autumn LeavesA5Moonlight SerenadeA6Won't You Come Home Bill BaileyB1Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)B2My MammyB3Tulips From AmsterdamB4Love Is a SongB5Somebody Stole My GalB6FeelingsA Golden Hour of Max Bygraves & Victor Sylvester
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:05:11
1Tie A Yellow Ribbon3:172Dancing In The Dark2:563Let The Rest Of The World Go By3:054Edelweiss3:115Is It True What They Say About Dixie2:526Deep In The Heart Of Texas2:437What Now My Love3:358How Wonderful To Know3:289You Always Hurt The One You Love / Tangerine / That Old Black Magic4:1110Red Roses For A Blue Lady3:0211The Old Fashioned Way3:5812After You've Gone3:2513Everybody Loves My Baby2:5614I Could Have Danced All Night2:5515Tea For Two2:5716Oh, You Beautiful Doll2:5517What'll I Do3:1818The Last Waltz3:2519Three Little Words / Exactly Like You / I May Be Wrong2:4820Moonlight Serenade / At Last / Serenade In Blue4:141993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:09:32
1Medley: Happy Days Are Here Again...and Others4:482Medley: If I Had You, My Brothers Eyes3:313Medley: My Blue Heaven, Side By Side...and Others4:594Medley: Sheik Of Araby, Shine...and Others4:325Medley: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing...and Others3:346Medley: Hold Me, My Happiness...and Others6:017Medley: Pack Up Your Troubles...and Others4:158Medley: It's Been A Long Long Time...and Others3:479Medley: All Of Me, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter3:2110Medley: Wyoming Lullaby, What'll I Do...and Others5:0011Medley: Home Town, In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town...and Others4:3012Medley: And The Band Played On...and Others4:0313Medley: If You Knew Susie...and Others3:1514Medley: It Had to Be You, I'll Get By...and Others4:5915Medley: Should I, Five Foot Two,Eyes Of Blue...and Others3:2716Medley: Charmaine, I'll Be Your Sweetheart...and Others5:301993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 59:55
1One Of Those Songs / Baby Face / Swanee / Toot Toot Tootsie / One Of Those Songs4:042Somebody Stole My Gal / Margie / I'm Just Wild About Harry / Ma He's Making Eyes3:423Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer2:074It's A Sin To Tell A Lie / I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles3:465Danny Boy / Green Green Grass Of Home / You'll Never Walk Alone6:346What'll I Do / Eidelweiss / True Love4:527She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain / Tipperary / John Brown's Body / Happy Wander4:008Don't Dilly Dally / Sheik Of Arabie / Yes We Have No Bananas3:289Underneath The Arches / Shanty In Old Shanty Town / Hometown / Heart Of My Heart4:5810You're A Pink Toothbrush1:2011I Can't Give You Anything But Love / Have You Ever Been Lonely / Together4:2612Who's Sorry Now / I Love You Because / Me And My Shadow / Moonlight & Roses / You W7:2413Happy Days Are Here Again / I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover / When You're Smi4:4114Side By Side / Charmaine / Singing The Blues / Show Me The Way To Go Home4:332005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:45:51
1Broadway Melody / Chicago / 42nd Street / Lullaby of Broadway3:382Hey! Look Me Over / Consider Yourself / Standing on the Corner3:273Home On the Range / Wand'rin Star / The Last Round Up5:344How Deep Is the Ocean? / As Time Goes By3:275I Can't Begin to Tell You / Dearly Beloved / The More I See You / A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening5:226I Could Have Danced All Night / Food, Gloroius Food3:307I Get a Kick Out of You / So In Love / In the Still of the Night4:598I Yi Yi Yi Yi, I Like You Very Much / Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah / Heigh Ho / Colonel Bogey5:049I've Got You Under My Skin / This Can't Be Love / Happy Talk4:1110It Might as Well Be Spring / Pennies from Heaven4:2411Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) / Makin' Whoopee / On a Slow Boat to China / Tea for Two4:5612Memories / Always / I Love You Truly / Love's Old Sweet Song5:0613My Mammy / Sonny Boy / Rock a Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody4:2814Out of My Dreams / My Favourite Things2:5715Red Roses for a Blue Lady / Whispering / Shine On Harvest Moon / I'm Always Chasing Rainbows4:5816Somebody Stole My Gal / Margie / Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet / Goodbye-Ee3:0917The Birth of the Blues / September Song / Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?4:2218The Happy Wanderer / The Woodpecker's Song / Ferry Boat Serenade3:4619The Shadow Waltz / Alice Blue Gown / Sympathy4:1120The Sound of Music / Climb Ev'ry Mountain / You'll Never Walk Alone5:1921The Surrey With the Fringe On Top / Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' / Thank Heaven for Little Girls4:0722Top Hat, White Tie and Tails / I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket / Cheek to Cheek / Let's Face the Music and Dance5:0123You Are My Lucky Star / Singin' in the Rain / April Showers / Play a Simple Melody4:5224You're Just In Love (I Wonder Why) / People Will Say We're In Love / On the Street Where You Live5:03— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 36:45
1We Wish You a Merry Christmas/O Come All Ye Faithful5:132Island/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Rudolph3:383Away in a Manger/Silent Night/The 23rd Pslam4:394Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas/C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S3:535Come Landlord, Fill the Flowing Bowl/Little Brown Jug3:526The Little Drummer Boy/Winter Wonderland/White Christmas4:577Merry Xmas Everybody/I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day6:188Silver Bells/Mary's Boy Child/Auld Lang Syne4:15
Single · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1957 | 7½ Cents / Good Evening FriendsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 5:3217½ Cents3:14 2Good Evening Friends2:18 | 1957 | ||
| 1959 | Last Night I DreamedSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Last Night I Dreamed 2Bobbikins' Lullaby | 1959 | ||
| 1963 | Summer Green and Winter WhiteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Summer Green and Winter White 2Jinglin’ Bells | 1963 | ||
| 1964 | A Christmas Dream & Jingle BellsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAChristmas Dream BJingle Bells | 1964 | ||
| 1967 | Rosie / HarmonizeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 4:37ARosie2:15 BHarmonize2:22 | 1967 | ||
| 1973 | Deck of CardsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:30ADeck of Cards3:58 BThe Happy Song2:32 | 1973 |
Album · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1972 | Golden Hour Of: Something Old Something NewSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks1Out Of Town 2You're My Everything 3Ramblin' Rose 4I Want A Girl 5When I'm 64 6I Can't Stop Loving You 7Little Green Apples 8Mame 9Hello Dolly 10Rolling Round The World 11What's New 12I Love To Play My Ukelele 13Those Were The Days 14Once A Star Of Music Hall 15One Of Those Songs 16Daydream 17Messing About On The River 18Strollin' 19I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire 20Show Me The Way To Go Home 21Charlie Girl 22Remember When (We Make These Memories) 23That Old Straw Hat 24Second Hand Rose | Compilation | 1972 | |
| 1989 | SingaLongaWarYears!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 46:451Medley: Kiss Me Goodnight Sargeant Major / Run Rabbit Run / Ma I Miss Your Apple Pie / Bless ’em All4:20 2White Cliffs of Dover3:38 3Medley: Good Morning - Good Morning / Jingle Jangle Jingle (Spurs) / You Are My Sunshine / Let’s Have Another One3:45 4You’ll Never Know3:59 5Medley: Apple Blossom Time / Who’s Taking You Home Tonight / The Last All Clear / Anniversary Waltz4:58 6I’ll Be Seeing You3:47 7Medley: If I Had My Way / I Don’t Wanna Walk Without You Baby / Lili Marlene / Music Maestro Please3:40 8What More Can I Say2:42 9Medley: Maybe / Do I Worry / I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire / Whispering Grass5:02 10A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:47 11Medley: Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny / We’re Gonna Hang Out the Washing / I’ve Got Sixpence / Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye3:57 12We’ll Meet Again3:10 | Compilation | 1989 | |
| 1989 | SingaLongaWarYears! Volume 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 43:321Medley: This Is the Army Mr Jones / The Fleet's in Port Again / The Army, the Navy and the Air Force / Roll Out the Barrel4:02 2I'm Gonna Get Lit Up2:45 3Medley: Chattanooga Choo Choo / Jeepers Creepers / Gal in Kalamazoo / Three Little Fishes3:41 4You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To3:16 5Medley: If I Should Fall in Love Again / You Don't Have to Tell Me, I Know / One Day When We Were Young4:16 6I Remember You2:42 7Medley: Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree / Yes, My Darling Daughter / The Woodpecker Song / Put Your Arms Around Me Honey4:24 8That Lovely Weekend3:45 9Medley: It's Been a Long Long Time / You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby / Blueberry Hill / Sentimental Journey4:06 10Pennies From Heaven3:14 11Medley: Hokey Cokey / Horsey Horsey / Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree / Lambeth Walk3:45 12White Christmas3:36 | Compilation | 1989 | |
| 1990 | The Singalong YearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 43:391Medley: Don’t Bring Lulu / Ma! (He’s Making Eyes at Me) / Yes Sir, That’s My Baby / I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight3:34 2Who’s Sorry Now3:27 3Amy, Wonderful Amy2:52 4Medley: Underneath the Arches / Home Town2:46 5South of the Border3:08 6Medley: Is It True What They Say About Dixie? / Baby Face / California Here I Come2:28 7I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts2:53 8You’re a Pink Tooth Brush2:34 9Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?2:33 10Medley: She Loves You / All My Lovin’ / Can’t Buy Me Love / She Loves You3:09 11What a Wonderful World2:46 12Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree2:32 13Dance in the Old Fashion Way3:46 14Neighbours3:06 15It's Bad - Repeats2:05 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1994 | Cheers!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:05:111It Had to Be You / I'll String Along With You / I'll Be Seeing You3:55 2Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter / My Very Good Friend the Milkman / When Somebody Thinks You're Wonderful3:43 3He's Got the Whole World / Michael Row the Boats Ashore / Amen - Amen2:33 4Who's Sorry Now? / You Made Me Love You / For Me & My Gal / We'll Meet Again7:30 5Hometown / In Old Shanty Town / Underneath the Arches3:48 6(My) Mammy / Sonny Boy / Rockabye Your Baby4:50 7Mistakes / Dancing With Tears In My Eyes / Are You Lonesome Tonight / When I Grow Too Old to Dream5:26 8It's A Long Way to Tipperary / Pack Up Your Troubles / Kiss Me Goodnight Sgt. Major / Run Rabbit Run / We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing / Bless 'Em All4:31 9She Loves You / All My Loving / A Hard Day's Night / Can't Buy Me Love5:58 10I Love A Lassie / Just A Wee Doech & Doris / Keep Right On to the End of the Road3:07 11Knees Up Mother Brown / Robert E. Lee / Down On the Farm / If You Knew Susie4:16 12My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean / Poor Old Joe / Swanee River4:04 13Down At Your Old Bull and Bush / Let's All Sing Like the Birdies / Lassie From Lancashire / Two Lovely Black Eyes / Comrades3:17 14She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain / Grand Old Duke of York / D'ye Ken John Peel / John Brown's Body / When the Saints Go Marching In4:08 15Maybe It's Because I'm a A Londoner / Shaddup Your Face / A-U-S-T-R-A-L-I-A4:05 | Compilation | 1994 | |
| 2000 | I Wanna Sing You a Song: 25 Sing Along FavoritesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:16:061Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'round the Ole Oak Tree3:17 2Dancing in the Dark2:56 3Let the Rest of the World Go By3:11 4Edelweiss3:04 5Is It True What They Say About Dixie?2:52 6Deep in the Heart of Texas2:44 7What Now My Love?3:36 8How Wonderful to Know3:28 9The Old Fashioned Way2:58 10After You've Gone3:25 11Everybody Loves My Baby2:56 12I Could Have Danced All Night2:55 13Tea for Two2:57 14Oh! You Beautiful Doll2:55 15What'll I Do?3:18 16The Last Waltz3:24 17You Say Something Nice About Everybody3:00 18Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?2:53 19I Like Beer2:38 20Harmonize Medley: Harmonizin' / Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie / Down By2:40 21Civilisation2:28 22Home Town2:31 23The Movies4:26 24Crazy3:12 25Stranger on the Shore2:22 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | The Best Of Max BygravesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks1Tulips From Amsterdam 2Fings Aint Wot They Used to Be 3Gilly Gilly... 4Heart 5You're a Pink Toothbrush 6Consider Yourself 7Underneath the Arches 8In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town 9Is It True What They Say About Dixie? 10When You Come to the End of a Lollipop 11Over the Rainbow 12Riders in the Sky 13O Mein Papa 14Little Train 15Every Street's a Coronation Street 16The Bells of Avignon 17Gotta Have Rain 18I Love to Play on My Ukelele 19Jingle Bell Rock 20You Need Hands | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2011 | Out of TownSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 1:04:541Out of Town2:27 2The Gang That Sang "Heart of My Heart"2:47 3Mister Sandman2:31 4Friends and Neighbours3:05 5Meet Me on the Corner2:29 6Heart2:31 7You Need Hands2:41 8Tulips From Amsterdam2:15 9(I Love to Play) My Ukelele2:43 10Last Night I Dreamed2:17 11We're Having a Ball2:41 12The Whiffenpoof Song3:28 13Fings Ain't What They Used to Be2:17 14Consider Yourself2:27 15When the Thrill Has Gone2:53 16Underneath the Arches2:38 17Who Made the Morning2:50 18Cowpuncher's Cantata Medley: The Cry of the Wild Goose / Riders in the Sky / Mule Train / Jezebel3:05 19Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen by the Sea2:58 20You're a Pink Toothbrush3:25 21Good Idea Son2:17 22The Happy Wanderer3:03 23When You Come to the End of a Lollipop2:40 24Jingle Bell Rock2:26 | Compilation | 22 June 2011 | |
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| — | Golden Greats, Volume 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 57 tracks · 1:06:281Me and My Shadow1:08 2Moonlight and Roses0:59 3You Were Meant for Me0:58 4You Are My Sunshine1:58 5Let the Rest of the World Go By1:15 6Bye Bye Blackbird1:21 7Bill Bailey1:34 8Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me1:00 9Oh You Beautiful Doll0:59 10Alezandra's Ragtime Band1:29 11I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time1:48 12If I Had My Way1:11 13Edelweiss1:09 14The Whiff'n Poof Song2:04 15If You Were the Only Girl in the World1:29 16Marie1:04 17May Is a Grand Old Name1:05 18Daisy Daisy1:02 19For Me and My Gal1:49 20Please Do It Again1:09 21Second Hand Rose1:39 22Somebody Loves Me1:43 23I Can't Give You Anything but Love1:35 24Sleepytime Gal1:20 25Together1:57 26One of Those Songs0:45 27Baby Face0:37 28Toot Toot Tootsie0:46 29Swanee2:08 30My Blue Heaven1:07 31Side by Side0:55 32Red Red Robin0:55 33Show Me the Way to Go Home0:54 34Some of These Days1:10 35The Band Played On0:44 36Peggy O'Neill0:35 37Three O'Clock in the Morning0:36 38After the Ball Is Over0:36 39Loveliest Night of the Year1:33 40Happy Days Are Here Again1:19 41Powder Your Face Sunshine0:39 42I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover0:38 43When Your Smiling0:39 44Put Your Arms Around Me Honey1:32 45Charmaine1:06 46I'll Be Your Sweetheart0:53 47When I Grow to Old to Dream0:54 48Who's Taking You Home Tonight0:59 49You Need Hands1:39 50Pack Up Your Troubles0:45 51Tavern in the Town0:47 52It's a Long Way to Tipperary0:37 53Good Bye Dolly Grey0:36 54Roll Out the Barrel1:30 55Sweet Georgia Brown1:22 56Yes Sir That's My Baby1:11 57Don't Bring Lulu1:16 | Compilation | — | |
| — | The Best of Max BygravesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:00:541Second Hand Rose2:45 2When the Children Are Asleep2:18 3Jealous Heart2:48 4Games That Lovers Play2:33 5I'm Always Chasing Rainbows2:51 6Tiny Bubbles2:24 7Those Were the Days4:34 8You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love)2:35 9Wonderful World2:47 10Medley: Around the World / Falling in Love Again/Now Is the Hour4:24 11One of Those Songs2:14 12Medley: All of Me/I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter3:22 13Medley: Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose? / Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree3:39 14Any Dream Will Do2:55 15How Do You Hide a Broken Heart2:33 16Medley: The Old Fashioned Way / You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me4:07 17Joanna - Joanna2:37 18Whispering Grass2:50 19Medley: Hey Look Me Over/Consider Yourself/Standing on the Corner3:28 20Let Me Try Again3:10 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Max Bygraves head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 33 | 91.2th |
| Studio albums | 16 | 95.1th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 18 | 93th |
| Recording span (years) | 54 | 94.2th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | won |
Where this record comes from
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Wikidata: Q2477019 · MusicBrainz: 5140b8a0-767d-4eec-a46e-701758996b8a
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