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The Valentines

A trio of songbirds from Vancouver, B.C., Miki Shannon, Irene Butler, and Jay Findlay experienced a short fling with popularity in the wintertime of 1960/61 when the A-side of their novelty 45, “The Sock” b/w “Sixteen Senoritas” (Iona 1003) strike #3 in the neighborhood strike parade. Improbably, this daffy ditty …

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The Valentines

The Valentines never had any R&B or pop hits in the national charts to talk about, but are most likely most widely known for serving being a launching pad for a couple important careers, specifically that of Richard Barrett, one of the biggest A&R men of all-time. Barrett originally began …

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