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“THE LADIES OF SRI LANKA” by Des Kelly A very well-known Spanish-style song of bygone days, made famous by people such as actor Peter Sellers in dedication to the beautiful, sexy Sophia Loren, played to perfection by the Lawrence Welk Orchestra, on guitar, by Al Ciaola, sung, much later by a bloke by the name of Kal Khan, otherwise, also well-known by the name of  Bill Forbes, a guy, now living in England who, I was privileged to know as a personal friend, in Ceylon, from where, both of us reluctantly left, Bill, to migrate to Britain, & “your’s truly” to Australia.        Bill did his Motherland proud, in England, recording many “hits” for “Columbia-Records”, making us all very proud, in Ceylon, at the time, to hear him singing in that powerful voice of his, featured regularly on The Commercial Service of Radio Ceylon”. I am sure that ...