RAREST UK #1? LITA ROZA 78 How Much is THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW DECCA F10070 E
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RARE 1953 UK NUMBER ONE HIT FROM LITA ROZA ON A UK DECCA 78
(How much is) THAT DOGGIE IN THE WINDOW
ENTERED THE UK CHARTS - 13/03/1953
1 week at #1 - 11
weeks on chart
b/w TELL ME WE'LL MEET AGAIN
Lilian Patricia Lita Roza was born in Liverpool on 14 March 1926, the eldest of seven children. She began work at an early age to support the family. She owed her sultry looks and passion to her father, an amateur accordionist and pianist of Filipino descent who played in Liverpool nightclubs.At the age of 12, she saw an advert in the local newspaper for juvenile dancers and passed the audition. She took to the stage at that age in a pantomime, and by the time she was 15, was working with the comedian and fellow Merseysider Ted Ray. When she was 16, she answered an advertisement and got a job as a singer in the "New Yorker" club in Southport for £5 per week. Soon afterwards she signed up with the Harry Roy Orchestra in London, moving on to work with other bands of the era, including that of Edmundo Ros
In 1950, she became the lead female singer with the Ted Heath Band, and by 1954, had achieved enough public acclaim to leave the band and pursue a solo recording career.
Roza's "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", a cover version of Patti Page's original, was the peak of her career. Further covers of "Hey There" and "Jimmy Unknown" gave her small hits in the mid-1950s. Roza disliked her hit single so much that she never performed it live.
How much is that doggy in the window Woof woof The one with the waggely tail How much is that doggy in the window Woof woof I do hope that doggy's for sale
I must take a trip to California And leave my poor sweetheart alone If he has a dog he won't be lonesome And the doggy will have a good home
How much is that doggy in the window Woof woof The one with the waggely tail How much is that doggy in the window Woof woof I do hope that doggy's for sale
I read in the papers there are robbers woof woof With flashlights that shine in the dark My love needs a doggy to protect him And scare them away with one bark
I don't want a bunny or a kitty I don't want a parrot that talks I don't want a bowl of little fishes He can't take a goldfish for walks
How much is that doggy in the window Woof woof The one with the waggely tail How much is that doggy in the window Woof woof I do hope that doggy's for sale
Roza made three appearances in UK heats for the Eurovision Song Contest selection in 1957, 1959 and 1960. On 14 March 2001, the Liverpool Wall of Fame was inaugurated opposite the Cavern Club on Mathew Street in Liverpool with Roza's presiding at the ceremony. THIS RECORD IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND ONE SUSPECTS THAT THE INACCURATE NATURE OF THE EARLY RECORD CHARTS WERE THE REASON THAT THIS WAS REPORTED AS BEING A NUMBER ONE HIT - NOT ACTUAL SALES!
DISC DETAILS UK DECCA F 10070 10" 78rpm SHELLAC CONDITION E/E-
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