celebrates
Alma Cogan
Below - top of the bill !
Show posters on display at the Burtey Fen Collection featuring Alma. Alma.
In Memory of Alma Cogan 1932 - 1966
We have a full display of Alma
Cogan memorabilia to celebrate her contribution to the
British music scene of the 1950s and early 1960s.
Alma was well known for her bubbly personality, giggle in her voice, her showbiz
parties and those dresses! Remembered for her Number 1 hit in 1955
'Dreamboat'
and novelty tunes like 'Sugartime'
and 'Last Night on the Back
Porch' -
but it was her friendship and
collaboration with The Beatles in the early 60s which resulted in some of her
best recordings - 'Yesterday', 'Help', 'Ticket to Ride' and 'Eight Days a Week'.
Alma was the only singer in the 50s to feature on the cover of TV Mirror four
times. These are on display in the collection, alongside sheet music, photos and
rare show posters
Above: Alma sings
with Frank Ifield and Dorothy Squires - another top diva of the 50s.
Below: A poster from the mid 50s on display at the
Burtey Fen Collection.
