URI(s)
Fuller Name
- Roy Leslie
Variants
- Leslie, Roy, 1901-1960
- Holmes, Leslie, composer
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1901
Death Date
- 1960-12-27
Associated Locale
- Hove, England
Field of Activity
Music industry
Occupation
Vocalist
Drummer
Related Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Holmes, Leslie, composer
Sources
- found: The last Home Guard parade, c1945:caption (Leslie Holmes)
- found: last.fm, viewed July 27, 2009(Roy Leslie, a.k.a., Leslie Holmes)
- found: reference.com, viewed July 27, 2009(Leslie Sarony; British entertainer and songwriter, teamed up with Leslie Holmes under the name, The Two Leslies)
- found: AllMusic, Feb. 7, 2013 :Leslie Sarony article (In 1935 he teamed up with Leslie Holmes, a former dance band drummer, to form the Two Leslies, which became an extremely popular variety and radio act.)
- found: YouTube, Feb. 7, 2013 :Roy Leslie - Ain't It Grand To Be Blooming Well Dead (1932) (Roy Leslie (as Leslie Holmes) released many records with Leslie Sarony as 'The Two Leslies', a partnership which lasted from 1935 until 1947, as well as releasing many solo records as both 'Roy Leslie' and 'Leslie Holmes' (his full name was Roy Leslie Holmes and he used combinations of First & Middle name and Middle and Surname)! He was born in 1901 and died on 27th of December 1960 by taking an overdose of pills at his home in Brittany Road, Hove.)
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Change Notes
- 2009-08-26: new
- 2013-02-08: revised
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