Don Charles

Don Charles (10 December 1933 – 4 December 2005) was a popular English ballad singer, and record producer, and later in his life, a writer of a self-help book. He is best known for his recordings of "Walk With Me My Angel" and "Bring Your Love to Me". He also produced several of The Tornados' tracks including "Space Walk" and "Goodbye Joe". The latter title referred his original mentor and producer, Joe Meek. Meek regarded Charles highly. "You are my only legit artist", Meek once informed Charles. "All the others are yugga-dugs". Standing at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m), and weighing around seventeen stone (108 kilograms, 238 pounds), Charles stood out in more ways than one from his fellow performers.

Life and career

He was born Walter Stanley Scuffham in Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, England. His father died when the youngster was aged four, and using his childhood nickname of Don he later adopted his stepfather's surname, becoming for a while Don Bennett.

He spent ten years in the Royal Navy, leaving at 25 years old with ambitions to become a professional singer. By 1960, after settling in London, he was signed to Parlophone by George Martin who produced his debut single, "Paintbox Lover". His stay with the label was short-lived, and he was signed by Joe Meek to Decca in 1961. He was renamed Don Charles to avoid potential confusion with Tony Bennett, and released his biggest seller "Walk With Me My Angel" in January 1962. Written by Geoff Goddard, and produced by Meek, the single just made the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. Not that he knew it at the time, but lack of further chart activity, would leave Charles with the one-hit wonder tag. He appeared on several teen based television programmes, and released a cover version of Ben E. King's hit "The Hermit of Misty Mountain" in 1962, and the country music influenced novelty "It's My Way of Loving You" the same year.

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Yahoo Daily News 25 Mar 2025
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The picture postcard villages tormented by tourists: How overcrowded streets, clogged roads and coach parties ...

The Daily Mail 25 Mar 2025
'We're not saying we don't want tourists but we want the situation for them to be sustainable, manageable and more enjoyable when they visit ... We don't want it to become a Disney World or anything like that.' ... They don't use it.
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King Charles, Queen Camilla’s unusual marriage 'agreement' revealed

The News International 24 Mar 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla may share a life, but they don’t always share a home ... Camilla, 76, kept her private Wiltshire residence while Charles, 75, continued splitting time between royal estates.
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'That's A First': See Charles Barkley's Humorous Faux Pas Crack Up Ernie Johnson As They Cover March Madness

Cinema Blend 24 Mar 2025
Charles Barkley once said it's his chemistry with his co-hosts that makes Inside The NBA a success, and this latest clip of Sir Charles' March Madness analysis is proof of it ... More on Charles Barkley.
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Kyrie Irving blasts ex-NBA players’ coverage of league in viral rant: ‘Lost their way’

New York Post 24 Mar 2025
“Don’t even get me started on the former players that are gossiping now that love to s–t on players too,” Irving said a little over an hour into the stream. “Please don’t even get me started, bro ... I’m standing up there, I don’t give a f–k.
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Surprise package Mercedes already have their next driver dilemma

The Daily Telegraph 24 Mar 2025
“We don’t know exactly why [the damage], whether he ran over Charles’s endplate, but there was a massive hole in the floor, the titanium streaks [skid plates] were gone,” Wolff revealed afterwards.
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Lawmakers push to spend billions of dollars for water projects and debate which ones to prioritize

Odessa American 24 Mar 2025
Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, during a Senate meeting on March 11, 2025 ... What they don’t agree on, at least for now, is exactly how to spend the money ... Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, and state Rep ... “I don’t think ...
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McLaren teammates Norris and Piastri ‘nervous and excited’ by F1 title duel

The Observer 24 Mar 2025
Oscar Piastri hails McLaren’s ‘mega job’ after Australian’s third win of F1 career. Read more ... Apart from Ferrari [Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc], I don’t think there’s another team that has two drivers that push each other anywhere near as much ... .
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Camilla ‘hated the idea of being queen,’ slammed royal protocol: author

New York Post 23 Mar 2025
A spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital, “We don’t comment on such books.” ...And I think Camilla, right back in the 1970s when she first met Charles, decided, ‘I don’t want to marry.’ Not because she didn’t love him.
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Queen Camilla’s blunt reply as King Charles demands sacrifice for key role

The News International 23 Mar 2025
Queen Camilla’s blunt reply as King Charles demands sacrifice for key role ...And I think Camilla, right back in the 1970s when she first met Charles, decided, ‘I don’t want to marry.’ Not because she didn’t love him.
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The Daily Mail 23 Mar 2025
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The Daily Mail 23 Mar 2025
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