| Biography | Ray Burns (1 April 1923, England - 9 December 2000) was a popular singer in the UK in the 1950s.
Burns entered showbusiness straight after demobilization from the RAF in 1945. In the early days he was encouraged by Issy Bonn, and was spotted by Ambrose at the Blue Lagoon Club, and recorded with his Orchestra in 1949. After singing with Jack Nathans band at the Coconut Grove and other nightspots such as Selbys and the Stork Club, he spent some time with Dave Shands Orchestra, before signing for Columbia Records in 1953. His early sides included Mother Nature And Father Time and Lonely Nightingale. He had two chart entries in 1955, Mobile (written by US songwriters Bob Wells and David Holt) and Thats How A Love Song Was Born (composed by the British team of record producer Norman Newell and Philip Green). |