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Alexander BrothersThe Alexander Brothers are an easy-listening folk-music duo from Scotland, who have been performing since the 1950s. Tom Alexander (b 1937) and Jack Alexander (b 1939) were born in Cambusnethan, near Wishaw. From 1950 they won many talent contests until becoming professional in 1959 when they performed at the Webster Theatre, Arbroath. Their biggest hit was "Nobody's Child" in 1964. It sold more copies in Scotland that year than did recordings by The Beatles. Their other hits include "These are My Mountains", "The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen", "Bonnie Wee Jeannie McColl", and "Two Highland Lads". They toured in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. They appeared at the Sydney Opera House with Jimmy Shand as a guest. Painters and decorators by trade, they still give shows and their hits are still in print, but the audience is now mostly over 65. "Nobody's Child" is sometimes described as traditional but was actually written by Coben and Foree. The song was first recorded by Hank Snow in 1949, then by Lonnie Donegan in 1956. The Beatles recorded it in 1961 while they were a backing band for Tony Sheridan. Billy Connolly did a humorous version of it in his live shows. Billy Fury also did a recording of it. George Harrison and Ringo Starr recorded it again, in 1990, as part of the Travelling Wilburys; proceeds from the single were devoted to a Romanian children's charity. Alexander Brothers, The
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