JOHNNIE RAY and SHANI WALLIS

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Uploaded by on Jul 25, 2008

American singer, songwriter and pianist Johnnie Ray sings with a very young British singer Shani Wallis who played Nancy in the 1968 film musical OLIVER!

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  • Rare footage. Johnnie was a really influential singer and is not appreciated as much as he should be.

  • Wondrous duet & Johnnie's vocal is incredible to listen to and experience...phrasing is so uniquely original and clearly Johnnie Ray is one of the all time greatest singers ever...Bravo Johnnie, you a missed!

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  • This must be the Johnnie Ray mentioned in "C'mon Eileen" Didn't know he was an American.

  • Make no mistake about it. Johnnie Ray was one of the greatest song stylists of all times. He was also no slouch as a pianist and composer. Reflecting on their days together at Columbia Records, Mitch Miller said "Johnnie had great musical intelligence". His versatility was amazing. Those who are interested should read the book "Cry:The Johnnie Ray Story" by Jonny Whiteside. Ray was a fairly exceptional human being who spent much of his life (and much of his income) helping others.

  • There will NEVER come another time when this kind of talent grace us with their gifts of music AND genuine joy in making other lives a little brighter ...

    Cheers !

    Dave

  • J.Ray was huge in the fifties. I saw him perform at the Sydney Stadium in 1955 on his third tour. Then came Elvis.......

  • 20 years today he died and still missed but never forgotten

  • Fantastic footage great duet with the lovely Shani Wallis. seems to be a real nostalgic re-emergence of some of these clasic songs and in the late great Johnnie Ray. thanks for sharing this wonderful footage

  • great johnie god bless you !!

  • Shani Wallace was never that good, or popular. did well in Oliver, otherwise?

  • She looks so different here and sounds different as well.

    Why is she all posh?

    Everything I've seen her in she's Cockney.

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