Elaine Murtagh Explained

Elaine Murtagh (born Elaine Patricia Murtagh, 1940, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish singer, songwriter and a member of The Avons, a pop vocal group popular in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Career

Murtagh was a member of The Avons with her sister-in-law, Valerie Murtagh.[1] Towards the end of her singing career she moved into songwriting; the best known of which is "Dance On!", a hit record for both The Shadows in 1962 and Kathy Kirby in 1963, which she wrote with Valerie and Ray Adams. She also wrote "In Summer", a number 5 hit for Billy Fury in 1963, as well as songs recorded by Petula Clark and Tom Jones.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 1000 UK Number One Hits . Jon Kutner . 210 . 26 May 2010 . 9780857123602 . 20 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Elaine Murtagh. discogs. 25 April 2012.