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'Marion Keene' (also known as 'Marion Davis') - was a big band singer in the early 1950s with British bands such as the Jack Parnell Orchestra and Oscar Rabin Band.
She performed with big bands as Marion Davis beginning at the age of seventeen. She married sax player Ronnie Keene, and later performed as Marion Keene in the late 1950s.
In 1960, she reached the finals of the United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Unexpectedly."
"She was a beautiful person in every way" says Ron Simmonds, fellow band member and close friend. Marion later appeared on television and cabaret in London's West End. Her second marriage was to trombone player, Ken Goldie.
Recordings include:
:HMV 78rpm. ''In The Middle Of An Island/It's Not For Me To Say'' - (TG 350 with orchestra cond. by Frank Cordell)
:HMV 78rpm (1956) "Fortune Teller/A Dangerous Age" (HMV 7M 395) Mono
:RCA LOP 1001 ''Rose-Marie'' (Julie Andrews) Cast Member - RCA LOP 1001 (RD-27143 in England) 1958
★ Ron Simmonds's web site "jazzprofessional" for more details on big bands and Marion Davis
She performed with big bands as Marion Davis beginning at the age of seventeen. She married sax player Ronnie Keene, and later performed as Marion Keene in the late 1950s.
In 1960, she reached the finals of the United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Unexpectedly."
"She was a beautiful person in every way" says Ron Simmonds, fellow band member and close friend. Marion later appeared on television and cabaret in London's West End. Her second marriage was to trombone player, Ken Goldie.
Recordings include:
:HMV 78rpm. ''In The Middle Of An Island/It's Not For Me To Say'' - (TG 350 with orchestra cond. by Frank Cordell)
:HMV 78rpm (1956) "Fortune Teller/A Dangerous Age" (HMV 7M 395) Mono
:RCA LOP 1001 ''Rose-Marie'' (Julie Andrews) Cast Member - RCA LOP 1001 (RD-27143 in England) 1958
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★ Ron Simmonds's web site "jazzprofessional" for more details on big bands and Marion Davis
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