Vesta Tilley

About the artist

Matilda Alice Powles (May 13, 1864 – September 16, 1952), was an English male impersonator. At the age of 11, she adopted the stage name Vesta Tilley becoming the most famous and well paid music hall male impersonator of her day. She was a star in both England and the US for over thirty years.

Top songs

  1. Jolly Good Luck the the Girl Who Loves a Soldier
  2. Jolly Good Luck to the Girl Who Loves a Soldier
  3. The Girls I Left Behind Me
  4. I've A Bit Of A Blighty One - 1919 recording
  5. I'm following in father's footsteps
  6. When the right girl comes along
  7. It's part of a policeman's duty
  8. The King of the house is baby
  9. I'll Show You Around Paree
  10. The Seaside smile
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  1. Following a fellow with a face like me
  2. I've A Bit Of A Blighty One (1919 recording)
  3. The Royal Artillery
  4. The Army Of Today's All Right (1915)
  5. I'm the idol of the girls
  6. Sidney's in Civvies Again
  7. The Girls I Left Behind
  8. Jolly Good Luck To The Girl
  9. Monty From Monte-Carlo
  10. I've A Bit Of A 'Blighty One'
  11. Where Are The Girls?
  12. Let's Make A Night Of It
  13. Introduce Me To The Lady
  14. Aunt Matilda
  15. I've a Bit of a Blighty One
  16. The Army Of Today's All Right - 1915
  17. Come And Be One Of The Midnight Sons
  18. I'll Show You Round Paree
  19. Following in Father's Footsteps
  20. The Seaside smile (1907)
  21. I'm the idol of the girls 1908
  22. Following In His Father's Footseps
  23. Its Part Of A Policemans Duty
  24. The Army of Today's All Right
  25. What Would the Seaside Be Without the Ladies?
  26. Sidney's In Civvies Again -2-1919
  27. I'VE A BIT OF A BLIGHTY
  28. It's part of a policeman's duty (1907)
  29. I'm following in father's footsteps (1906)
  30. The Royal Artillery 1907
  31. I'm following in father's footsteps 1906
  32. Jolly Good Luck To The The Girl Who Loves A Soldier
  33. i'm following in father's footsteps (by Kathy Kirby)
  34. The King of the house is my baby
  35. The Royal Artillery (1906)
  36. I'm Following In Father's Footsteps -3-1907
  37. The Army of Today's Alright (Jun 1915)
  38. Let’s make a Night of it Tonight
  39. The Maiden’s Sea Trip
  40. Sidney’s in Civvies again
  41. What Would the Seaside Be Without the Ladies
  42. Jolly Good Luck To The Girls Who Loves
  43. Give It To Father
  44. Following a fellow with a face like me (1908)
  45. I'm the idol of the girls (1908)
  46. The King of the house is baby (1906)
  47. It
  48. When the right girl comes along 1907
  49. The Seaside smile 1907
  50. Jolly Good Luck To The Girl Who Loves A Soldier - Vesta Till
  51. Jolly Good Luck to a Girl Who Loves a Soldier
  52. One of the Midnight Sons (Dec 1910)
  53. Algy (The Piccadilly Johnny with the Little Glass Eye) (Jul 1907)
  54. Oh! Let the Stormy Winds Blow (Early 1914)
  55. I’m the Idol of the Girls (May 1908)
  56. Monty from Monte Carlo (Jul 1911)
  57. It's a Fine Time for a Soldier (Feb 1917)
  58. The King of the House is Baby (Apr 1907)
  59. Aunt Matilda (Apr 1913)
  60. I’m a bit of a Blighty One (Feb/Mar 1919)
  61. The Seaside Smile (Sep 1907)
  62. One of the Midnight Sons
  63. It's a Fine Time for a Soldier
  64. Royal Artillery
  65. Oh! Let the Stormy Winds Blow
  66. What a Nut !
  67. Following A Fellow With A Face Like Me 1908
  68. Jolly Good Luck To The Girl Wh
  69. Jolly good luck to the girls who love the soldiers

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