Edna Savage

Edna Savage
Born

21 April 1936(1936-04-21)

Warrington, Cheshire, England
Died

31 December 2000(2000-12-31) (aged 64)

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Genres Traditional Pop
Years active 1954– 1960
Labels Parlophone, Columbia (UK)

Edna Savage (21 April 1936 - 31 December 2000[1]) was a traditional pop singer in the United Kingdom.

She was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England. She had two sisters, both older. Her father was a landscape gardener, her mother an amateur singer. She left school at age 15 (common in the UK in those days). At first she trained as a telephone operator, but after a few bands had her sing for them locally, she quit the telephone job to sing professionally.

She auditioned twice for the BBC before making her first broadcast, in 1954. She recorded a number of records, only one of which charted, "Arrivederci Darling" in 1956, which made it to #19 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] In 1957 she participated in the UK qualifying heat for the Eurovision Song Contest. She had a short first marriage to fellow singer, Terry Dene, but married three times more.[2]

She died at the age of 64.[2][3]

Recordings

Data from [3]:

Year Title Songwriters Orchestra Label and Catalogue reference
1955 "I'll Be There" Wayne Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4017
1955 "Evermore" Levine/Roberts Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4017
1955 "Stars Shine in Your Eyes" Rota/Parsons/Turner Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4043
1955 "A Star is Born" Roberts/Hennessy Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4043
1955 "Candlelight" Miller/Roberts/Trevor Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4067
1955 "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" Mann/Hilliard Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4067
1955 "Arrivederci Darling" Rascel/Fishman acc. dir. by Peter Knight Parlophone R4097
1955 "Bella Notte" Lee/Burke acc. dir. by Peter Knight Parlophone R4097
1956 "Tell Me, Tell Me, Tell Me that You Love Me" Goodwin/Sheridan Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4139
1956 "Please Hurry Home" Raleigh/Gaze Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4139
1956 "My Prayer" Kennedy/Boulanger acc. dir. by Reg Owen Parlophone R4226
1956 "Me 'n You 'n the Moon" Cahn/Van Heusen acc. dir. by Reg Owen Parlophone R4226
1956 "A Tear Fell" Randolph/Burton Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4159
1956 "Something Old, Something New" Bower/Woof Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4159
1957 "Never Leave Me" Jenkins Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4253
1957 "Don't Ever Go (I Need You)" Maxin Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4253
1957 "Me Head's in de Barrel" Hilliard/DeLugg Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4301
1957 "Five Oranges, Four Apples" Mann/Curtis Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4301
1957 "Diano Marina" Weedon/Innes Reg Owen Orch. Parlophone R4360
1957 "Let Me Be Loved" Livingston/Evans Reg Owen Orch. Parlophone R4360
1958 "Near You" Goell/Craig acc. dir. by Bob Sharples Parlophone R4489
1958 "Why, Why, Why" Vidalin/Datin/Roberts acc. dir. by Bob Sharples Parlophone R4489
1958 "Once Killalee"   Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4420
1958 "My Shining Star" Masters/Olias Ron Goodwin Orch. Parlophone R4420
1958 "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" Burke/Dubin Edwin Braden & his Orch.
with Michael Holliday
Columbia (UK) SEG 7836 (EP)
1958 "'S Wonderful" Gershwin/Gershwin Edwin Braden & his Orch.
with Michael Holliday
Columbia (UK) SEG 7836 (EP)
1958 "Tea for Two" Youmans/Caesar Edwin Braden & his Orch.
with Michael Holliday
Columbia (UK) SEG 7836 (EP)
1958 "Goodnight My Love" Tobias/Lemare/Arnheim Edwin Braden & his Orch.
with Michael Holliday
Columbia (UK) SEG 7836 (EP)
1959 "Beautiful Love" Gillespie/Young/King/van Alstyne acc. dir. by Ron Goodwin Parlophone R4572
1959 "Maybe This Year" Stelman/Wakeley acc. dir. by Ron Goodwin Parlophone R4572
1960 "All I Need" Stanford/Donahue  ? Parlophone R4648
1960 "Everyday" Hardy/Petty  ? Parlophone R4648

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 482. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  2. ^ a b Edna Savage Obituary
  3. ^ a b "Edna Savage 21-04-1936 to 31-12-2000". http://ednasavagememorial.webs.com. Retrieved 2011-06-08.