Old photograph of Will Fyffe from Dundee, Scotland. Will Fyffe. born 16th February 1885, died 14th December 1947, was a major star of the 1930s and 1940s, a star of stage, screen and vinyl. Fyffe travelled extensively throughout Scotland and the rest of Britain, playing the numerous music halls of the time, where he performed his sketches and sang his songs in his own inimitable style. In addition, Fyffe appeared in 23 major films of the era, both American and British, sometimes starring, and recorded over 30 songs, delivered with his own unique style. His singer songwriter skills are still well known to us today and whereas the memory of his contemporaries may continue to fade, Will has become immortalised for his rendition of his own composition, " I Belong To Glasgow ". This song, which has been covered by the likes of Danny Kaye, Eartha Kitt, Gracie Fields and Kirk Douglas, is still as fresh today as it was then. " I Belong To Glasgow " is one of a very small number of pre-war songs still well-known today. According to Albert Mackie's The Scotch Comedians, 1973, Fyffe got the inspiration for the song from a drunk he met at Glasgow Central Station. The drunk was " genial and demonstrative " and " laying off about Karl Marx and John Barleycorn with equal enthusiasm ". Fyffe asked him: " Do you belong to Glasgow ?" and the man replied: " At the moment, at the moment, Glasgow belongs to me. " As a result of this song, Will Fyffe became forever associated with Glasgow, even though he was born 70 miles away, in the east coast city of Dundee.
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