Valerie Masters
Valerie Masters (born 24 April 1940) is a British former singer, television and radio presenter and actress, who recorded and performed in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Life and career
She was born in Stepney Green, East London, the daughter of Jacob Muster and Sarah "Sally" Sassienie. She started work as a typist and personal secretary for the mayor of Stepney before, at the age of 17, being introduced to Ray Ellington and shortly afterwards joining his band as featured vocalist, to replace Marion Ryan. She remained with Ellington's band until 1959, and also recorded as a solo singer. Her first record, "The Secret of Happiness", was released on the Fontana label in April 1958. She continued to record a series of singles for Fontana through to 1961; none made the official UK singles chart although her 1960 single "Banjo Boy" made the lower reaches of the New Musical Express's own chart. Between 1959 and 1961 she had her own show on Radio Luxembourg, Valerie and her Boyfriends, and in 1960 she represented Britain in the European Song Contest (unrelated to the Eurovision Song Contest), following which she became popular in Scandinavia, Germany and the Netherlands. She also appeared frequently on BBC radio and on television, as well as performing live in cabaret and clubs, often with Ellington's former pianist Dick Katz (1916-1981); they married in 1961.
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by Patti LaBelle
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by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Christmas Jam
by: Patti LaBelleAnd I'm never gonna give it back
Ooh, no, no, no
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back
Ooh, no, no, no, no, no
Jut like an old cliche
One that simply says
You can't miss what you never had
I thought that love was just a feeling
That I'd give to him and in return
He'd give it back
But it's more than a friendly sensation
Oh, I had to be tripping out on the girls
Body vibration
But I knew, oh, oh, oh yeah
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back
Oh, no, no, no
I'm so glad, I can stand here today and say
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back
Oh, no, no, no, no, no
Listen to me now
Just like a tender young virgin
In her first love affair
I doubt if she'd ever do it again
Would she even care?
But as time pressed on
Ooh, ooh, the girl caught on
Nothing more she'd do with the boy
She seemed to want it, want it, want it
But there's one side of love
I'd never, never, never known
Baby, until you came along
I can, I can tell the world
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back
Oh, no, no, no, no, no
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back
Oh, no, no, no, no, no
Break it down to me easy
'Cause everybody needs some kind
Of love in their life
Some kind of shape, form or fashion
Some kind of shape, form or fashion
Oh, and just like the flowers need the rain
And they need, they need love to grow
I got you, baby
That's all you'll ever need
Chased away the blues in my life
You've got a way of making everything alright
Baby, baby, baby, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby
Somebody, understand me now
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back
Ooh, no, no, no
When something happen good to you
Seem like you just wanna
Let everybody know, let everybody know
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back
Ooh, no, no, no, no, no
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back
Ooh, no, no, no
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back
Ooh, no, no, no, no, no
Love has finally come at last
And I'm never gonna give it back