Ruby Murray
Ruby Florence Murray (29 March 1935 – 17 December 1996) was one of the most popular singers in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1950s. In 1955 alone, she secured seven Top 10 UK hit singles.
Child star
Ruby Florence Murray was born on the Donegall Road in south Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her voice's distinctive sound was partly the result of an operation on her throat in early childhood. She toured as a child singer and first appeared on television at the age of 12, having been spotted by producer Richard Afton. Owing to laws governing children performing, Murray had to delay her start in the entertainment industry. She returned to Belfast and full-time education until she was 14.
Chart success
Again spotted by Afton, Murray was signed to Columbia and her first single, "Heartbeat", reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1954. Afton had offered her the position of resident singer on the BBC's Quite Contrary television show, to replace Joan Regan. "Softly, Softly", her second single, reached number one in early 1955. That same year Murray set a pop-chart record by having five hits in the Top Twenty in one week, a feat unmatched for many years.
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- Happy Days and Lonely Nights released: 2005
Happy Days and Lonely Nights
Released 2005- Heartbeat
- Before We Know It
- If Anyone Finds This, I Love You
- Evermore
- Bambino
- Softly, Softly
- What Could Be More Beautiful?
- Let Me Go, Lover
- Get Well Soon
- Happy Days and Lonely Nights
- Danny Boy
- He's a Pal of Mine
- You Are My First Love
- Honestly I Do
- Teddy O'Neil
- I'll Come When You Call
- I Know I'm Home
- Please Hold Me Tightly
Born: 1935-03-29
Died: 1996-12-17
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Softly Softly
by: Ruby MurraySoftly, softly come to me
Touch my lips so tenderly
Softly, softly turn the key
And open up my heart
Handle me with gentleness
And say you'll leave me never
In the warmth of your caress
My love will live for ever and ever
So softly, softly come to me
Touch my lips so tenderly
Softly, softly turn the key
And open up my heart
Softly, softly turn the key