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'''Ray Morgan''' (born c. 1937)<ref>{{cite news |title=Beatle winner is tops for him |work=Evening Sentinel |date=1 August 1970}}</ref> was <!-- "was" is used, as a post on a blog online (http://left-and-to-the-back.blogspot.com/2009/05/second-hand-record-dip-part-34-ray.html) claimed that Morgan passed away in 2007 --> a British singer, who was active from the late 1960s into the 1970s. He scored a chart hit in the UK in 1970, with his version of [[the Beatles]]' "[[The Long and Winding Road]]", produced by Clive Crawley and arranged and conducted by [[Johnny Arthey]]. It reached No. 32 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in July 1970 and remained on the chart for a total of 6 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14098/ray-morgan/|title=RAY MORGAN|date=July 25, 1970|website=Official Charts}}</ref>
'''Ray Morgan''' (born c. 1937<ref>{{cite news |title=Beatle winner is tops for him |work=Evening Sentinel |date=1 August 1970}}</ref> in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], [[London]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Now Ray's really going some place |work=Kensington and Chelsea News |date=31 July 1970}}</ref>) was <!-- "was" is used, as a post on a blog online (http://left-and-to-the-back.blogspot.com/2009/05/second-hand-record-dip-part-34-ray.html) claimed that Morgan passed away in 2007 --> a British singer, who was active from the late 1960s into the 1970s. He scored a chart hit in the UK in 1970, with his version of [[the Beatles]]' "[[The Long and Winding Road]]", produced by Clive Crawley and arranged and conducted by [[Johnny Arthey]]. It reached No. 32 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in July 1970 and remained on the chart for a total of 6 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14098/ray-morgan/|title=RAY MORGAN|date=July 25, 1970|website=Official Charts}}</ref>

Morgan was born in [[Chelsea,_London|Chelsea]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Now Ray's really going some place |work=Kensington and Chelsea News |date=31 July 1970}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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Revision as of 08:10, 13 July 2024

Ray Morgan
OriginEngland
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1969–1976
LabelsB & C, Major Minor, Decca

Ray Morgan (born c. 1937[1] in Chelsea, London[2]) was a British singer, who was active from the late 1960s into the 1970s. He scored a chart hit in the UK in 1970, with his version of the Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road", produced by Clive Crawley and arranged and conducted by Johnny Arthey. It reached No. 32 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1970 and remained on the chart for a total of 6 weeks.[3]

Discography

Singles

  • "The Lord's Prayer" (1969), Major Minor
  • "Barefoot Days" (1970), B & C
  • "Long and Winding Road" (1970), B & C - UK #32
  • "No More Tears" (1970), B & C
  • "Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife" (1971), B & C
  • "Let's Fall in Love Again" (1971), B & C
  • "Let's Go Where the Good Times Go" (1972), B & C
  • "Wherever You Are" (1973), Decca
  • "My World Gets Smaller Every Day" (1976), Nevis

References

  1. ^ "Beatle winner is tops for him". Evening Sentinel. 1 August 1970.
  2. ^ "Now Ray's really going some place". Kensington and Chelsea News. 31 July 1970.
  3. ^ "RAY MORGAN". Official Charts. July 25, 1970.