Diane Ray
{{Short description|American pop and rock and roll singer (1945–2020)}}
{{distinguish|Diane Renay}}
Diane Peoples Waldrop (née Ray; September 1, 1945 – March 14, 2020){{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charlotte/obituary.aspx?n=diane-ray-peoples-waldrop&pid=195760858&fhid=4156 |title=Diane Ray Peoples Waldrop 1945 - 2020|last=|first=|date= March 22, 2020|accessdate=May 17, 2021|website=Charlotte Observer}} was an American pop and rock and roll singer of the early 1960s. Ray was born in Gastonia, North Carolina. Her musical career began after she won a talent contest on Big WAYS radio in Charlotte NC. She is best known for her hit single, "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard", which reached #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963.Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 (p.487) Joel Whitburn Without any further chart presence, Ray remains a one-hit wonder.
Discography
= Album =
= Singles =
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|+ ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Title ! rowspan="2" |Label and catalogue number ! colspan="2" |Peak chart position ! rowspan="2" |Album |
| US
Billboard !Us Cashbox |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |1963
|"Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard" b/w "That's I Want From You" |Mercury (72117) |31 |33 | rowspan="5" |The Exciting Years |
| "Where is the Boy?"
b/w "My Summer Love (Is Heading for an Early Fall)" |Mercury (72195) |— |— |
| "Snow Man"
b/w "Just So Bobby Can See" |Mercury (72223) |— |— |
| rowspan="2" |1964
|"Tied up with Mary" b/w "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" |Mercury (72248) |— |— |
| "That Boy's Gonna Be Mine"
b/w "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" |Mercury (72276) |— |— |
References
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External links
- [http://worldjournal-gs.blogspot.com/2007/03/diane-ray-wanted-lifeguard-diane-renay.html Article on Diane Ray and Diane Renay]
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Category:American women pop singers
Category:Mercury Records artists
Category:People from Gastonia, North Carolina
Category:Singers from North Carolina
Category:21st-century American women
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