Sydney Devine
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Sydney Devine MBE (11â¯Januaryâ¯1940â¯ââ¯13â¯Februaryâ¯2021) was a Scottish country singer born in Bellside, near Cleland, North Lanarkshire, whose early talent for bird calls caught the attention of tenor Robert Wilson, leading to a role in the White Heather Club troupe and a breakthrough in 1959 with the single "Wee Jean Frae Auld Aberdeen". Devineâs recording career launched with Your Favourite Country Songs (1970) on Emerald Gem, followed by a steady stream of releases such as Country (1973), Encores (1974), Crying Time (1974), and the compilation The Very Best Of (1975). He continued to chart with singles like "You're Sixteen" (1973) and "Oor Wee Willie" (1974), and he collaborated with artists including Roy Orbison and Dolly Parton. In the 1970s he hosted the television series Devine Time on STV and appeared on Radio Clyde, where he popularised the catchphrase âget the kettle on, Shirleyâ. Devineâs work earned him 15â¯million album sales worldwide, a place in the Guinness Book of Records in 2019 for the longest continuous theatre show, and an MBE in 2003 for services to entertainment in Scotland. He died at University Hospital Ayr on 13â¯Februaryâ¯2021, leaving a legacy of country music recordings that continue to be reissued by labels such as Emerald and Scotdisc.
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- Long Black Limousine
- The Wild Side Of Life
- Married Man Blues
- Laura
- She Wears My Ring
- Do What You Do Well
- Corrine Corrina
- Medley Ain;t That A Shame / Blueberry Hill
- Little Arrows
- Room Full Of Roses
- My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
- No One Will Ever Know
- Corrina, Corrina
- Tennessee Waltz
- Silver Bells featuring Sydney Devine
- Come Home Rolling Stone
- Away In A Manger featuring Sydney Devine
- Midnight Special (I'd Like To See Jesus)
- Scarlet Ribbons featuring Sydney Devine
- Old Shep
- Family Bible
- Send Me The Pillow You Dream On
- Pretty Pauper featuring Sydney Devine
- Nobody's Child
