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Dickie Valentine

The popular 1950s pop singer Dickie Valentine was originally discovered and subsequently mentored by the actor/singer Bill O'Connor who, having overheard Valentine singing as a call boy at a theatre in London, paid for him to have singing lessons. By his late teens Valentine was regularly appearing in clubs and honing his craft as a performer. During one of his appearances at London's Panama Club he was spotted by music publisher Sid Green which led to Valentine being hired to sing in Ted Heath's Orchestra - a top singing job for a young unknown singer. After going solo in 1954 V...