b. 1 July 1942, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne And Wear, England. A popular and vivacious singing star in the UK during the 60s, Susan Maughan began her singing career in 1958 as a member of a popular Midland band led by Ronnie Hancock. Their 1961 demonstration disc alerted Philips Records to her talent, and a year in the Ray Ellington Quartet ran concurrently with a nascent recording career, which began with the timely ‘Mama Do The Twist'. Maughan enjoyed chart success when the effervescent ‘Bobby's Girl' reached the UK Top 3 in 1962, but although ‘Hand A Handkerchief To Helen' an...