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Hit Recordists - The Avons .
Sisters-in-law Valerie and Eileen Murtagh, (known as Elaine) performed as 'The Avon Sisters' at the 1958 BBC Radio Exhibition, in the Olympia Exhibition Halls at Earls Court, London. There they were heard by Norrie Paramor, who signed them to the UK's Columbia Records label.
Their first recording was as supportive vocalists with the Mudlarks, on that group's cover version of "Witch Doctor". However, when the two women joined with vocalist Ray Adams they performed as 'The Avons'.
The Avons first single release was in 1959, being a cover version of an American song "Seven Little Girls ( Sitting in the Back Seat) " a jaunty ditty by Bob Hilliard and Lee Pockriss.
Their record reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart, and remained on the chart for thirteen weeks.
Though The Avons had three Top 50 chart entries , none equaled the success of their first record.
The charting follow-ups were "We're Only Young Once", "Four Little Heels", and another cover, of Bobby Vee's "Rubber Ball".
After Columbia, they recorded , insignificantly , for the Decca and Fontana labels.
[The Avons were approached to perform the song "Pickin' Petals" in the UK heat of the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest, but their participation was cancelled due to a European Broadcasting Union rule, that then stated that trios could not compete.]
In 1962 a song they had jointly written, "Dance On!", became a UK number 1 chart hit, instrumentally, for The Shadows.
The number returned to the Top 20 the following year, as a vocal version by Kathy Kirby.
In 1963 another of their songs , " In Summer ", became a number 5 chart hit for Billy Fury .
Valerie Murtagh became a successful songwriter, and remained involved with the British music industry.
With her songwriting partner, Harold Spiro, she wrote ( as Valerie Avon) the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest of 1974, "Long Live Love" which performed by Olivia Newton-John.
There were many other hit songs.
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Sisters-in-law Valerie, born 1936, Willesden, London, England and Elaine Murtagh, born. 1940, County Cork, Eire originally performed as the Avon Sisters. After being discovered singing at the 1958 BBC Radio Exhibition, they signed to UK Columbia where they recorded with producer Norrie Paramor. Their debut was Which Witch Doctor with the Mudlarks and after they added Ray Adams who hailed from Jersey, Channel Islands they were spotted singing with Nat Gonella's Band and then changed their name to the Avons.
Their first single under the new name, a cover of Paul Evans' Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat in 1959, gave them their only UK Top 20 chart entry. The light pop trio had three smaller hits and last charted with a cover of Rubber Ball in 1961. In 1962 a song they had written; Dance On, became a UK number one instrumental hit for the Shadows and it returned to the Top 20 the following year with a powerful vocal version from Kathy Kirby. They recorded for Decca in 1963 and Fontana in 1964 but had no other hits. Valerie continued to have success as a writer and is still a well-known behind-the-scenes figure in the UK music business.
Album
Date Title
1960 The Avons
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Songwriter - Valerie Murtagh
with Elaine Murtagh//Ray Adams
Dance On Shadows 08 Dec 1962
Valerie Murtagh with Elaine Murtagh and /Ray Adams
"In Summer" - Billy Fury [20 Jul 1963]
with Elaine Murtagh//Ray Adams
Dance On Kathy Kirby 10 Aug 1963 11 Pts: 173
Document created 25 August 2006. Copyright Chartwatch Publications 2000-2006
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Valerie Murtagh (born 1936, Willesden, London [1]) - pseudonym Valerie Avon - is an English singer and songwriter. Originally she was a member of The Avons.
[edit] CareerAfter her somewhat limited singing career with The Avons drew to a close, Murtagh became a successful songwriter, and remained involved with the British music industry. With her songwriting partner, Harold Spiro, she wrote (under the name Valerie Avon) the UK entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, "Long Live Love", as performed by Olivia Newton-John.[2][dead link]
In addition she co-penned (under that nom de plume) the following songs [3]:-
"Dance On!" (The Shadows) - Ray Adams, Valerie Avon and Elaine Murtagh †
"In Summer" (Billy Fury) - Ray Adams, Valerie Avon and Elaine Murtagh
"Don't Move Away" (Cliff Richard) - Valerie Avon, Harold Spiro
"Umbrella" (Cliff Richard) - Valerie Avon, Neilburg, Harold Spiro
"Easy Lovin', Easy Livin'" (Georgie Fame) - Valerie Avon, Harold Spiro
"Easy Loving" (The Troggs) - Valerie Avon, Harold Spiro
"I'm Gonna Find Myself A Girl" (Gene Pitney) - Ray Adams, Valerie Avon and Elaine Dadams
† This track was a UK number one hit in 1963, and the year later returned to the UK Singles Chart in a vocal version by Kathy Kirby.
Born in Willesden, London; Valerie studied Performing Arts at the Bellville Drama Institute. Valerie formed a musical partnership with her sister-in-law Elaine and performed as 'The Avon Sisters' at the BBC Radio Exhibition at Earls Court. The performance was seen by Norrie Paramor and they were signed to Columbia Records.
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Valerie received much deserved recognition for her work with an Ivor Novello Award for "An Outstanding Contribution To The British Music Industry".
Valerie has also made TV appearances in many variety sketch shows performed on prime time BBC and ITV; she is an accomplished vocal coach and comedic actress with a huge experience and variety of performance under her belt. Valerie left the profession for a while to look after her late husband and now after a period of retraining is looking to return to the business with roles in TV, commercials and videos.
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