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Marion Keene (also known as Marion Davis, born Marion Davison, c. 1933[1]) was a big band singer in the early 1950s with British bands such as the Jack Parnell[2] Orchestra and Oscar Rabin Band.[3]RecordingsParlophoneMarion Davis with Oscar Rabin Band - F 2344 March 1949 "A Little Bird Told Me"
- F 2369 July 1949 "Put Your Shoes On Lucy"
- F 2400 February 1950 "Jealous Heart" (with Marjorie Daw)
- F 2404 March 1950 "Why Not Now" (with Dennis Hale) / "Don't Cry Joe"
- F 2435 December 1950 "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" (with Marjorie Daw)
- F 2455 April 1951 "Listenin' To The Green Grass Grow" (with Marjorie Daw)
NixaMarion Davis with Eric Winstone Orchestra - NY 7742 "Turn Back The Hands Of Time" (with The Stagecoachers) / "Easy Come, Easy Go" (with Franklyn Boyd)
- NY 7743 March 1952 "I Don't Care"
HMV- HMV POP 203 / 7M 395 April 1956 "Fortune Teller" / "A Dangerous Age"
- HMV POP 375 July 1957 "In The Middle Of An Island" / "It's Not For Me To Say" (with orchestra cond. by Frank Cordell)
RCA- RCA LOP 1001 1958 "Rose-Marie" (with Julie Andrews) Cast Member - RCA LOP 1001 (RD-27143 in England)
References1. ^http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/the-hartlepool-star-who-sang-with-bob-hope-and-julie-andrews-1-8028650
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://oneurope.biz/asfe/1950s/1959.htm|title=A Song For Europe 1959|accessdate=24 August 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.swindonmusicscene.co.uk/portal/index.php?view=article&catid=124%3Anigeladmin&id=202%3Anigeladmin&option=com_content&Itemid=163|title=Oscar Rabin Band|accessdate=24 August 2011}}
Marion Keene was featured in "Hartlepool Life" newspaper in a column called "Hartlepool People" by author John Riddle. He has written several books including one called "Remembering the Queens Rink" where Marion appeared with Benny Nelson and his band. Marion wrote the foreword for "Remembering the Queens Rink". External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061018093519/http://www.jazzprofessional.com/big_band_profiles/Parnell.htm Ron Simmonds's web site "jazzprofessional" for more details on big bands and Marion Davis]
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