Allan Smethurst
Allan Smethurst | |
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| Birth name | Allan Francis Smethurst |
| Also known as | The Singing Postman |
| Born | 19 November 1927 Walshaw, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 22 December 2000 (aged 73) Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England |
| Genres | Folk, novelty |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, postman |
| Years active | 1960s–1970 |
| Labels | EMI |
Allan Francis Smethurst (19 November 1927 – 22 December 2000), 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, “Come Along A Me” and "A Miss from Diss". The Guardian dubbed him a "bookishly melancholy folk-satirist".