We went to the cabaret to see a singer called Robbie Allen whose show we really enjoyed. At the end of the performance he said "Ladies & Gentlemen, my next show will be completely different as it will be a tribute to the greatest singer that Britain has ever produced. I refer of course to the one and only Matt Monro. I do not try to do an impression of Matt because that would be an impossible thing to do but I do sing a selection of the songs which became hits for Matt and I hope you like listening to them as much as I enjoy singing them".
As you can imagine Harry & I were totally surprised as we had not expected him to do this so we went along to the show to see what Robbie had to offer. He started off by giving a brief story about Matt's life accompanied by some great photographs. He also told the audience about the book Michele had written about Matt's life. His choice of songs was excellent and he gave a great performance in his own particular style. In between singing he talked about his admiration for Matt and his music and it was obvious to us that he was a true fan of Matt. The audience loved the show too which was evident from the applause at the end and from people we spoke to later.
We spoke to him afterwards to tell him how much we had enjoyed the whole show and to wish him well for the future and to carry on singing his tribute to Matt.
He called the show "Monro Magic" but at the moment he only does this show on cruise ships so if you ever get chance to see Robbie perform, you will be in for a treat.
Thanks for reading our story.
Maureen & Harry
Keith