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Singer / Composer of Pop and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Neville Marshall-Corbin
Neville Marshall-Corbin (1946 – 31 March 2006) was a Guyanese cabaret singer, composer and recording artist who moved to England in the 1960s and originally studied acting, performing with the English Stage Company. He was born in Christianburg, Guyana. He came to England to learn acting, studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. His singing style was reflective of Nat King Cole. A nine-time winner of the British TV talent contest Opportunity Knocks, he recorded such popular songs as "Mona Lisa", "How Sweet It Is", and "Come Home Love" and toured widely with his cabaret tribute show to Cole. He also starred in, produced and directed a television tribute to Cole, A Nightingale Sang, in 1985, in which he sang alongside the likes of Nina Simone, Will Gaines and Danny Williams. He was also an opening act for such performers as The Supremes and Eartha Kitt. He was best known for the semi-regular role of Burt in the Black British sitcom Desmond's, as a member of The Georgetown Dreamers, a band that featured Desmond (Norman Beaton) and Raye's fellow real-life musicians Porkpie (Ram John Holder) and Vince (Count Prince Miller). Other television roles included an appearance in Runaway Bay, whilst also acted in a number of theatre productions. Sol Raye was also the President of New Target Records, headquartered at 47c Queens Gate, London SW7 5JN.
Sol Raye And The Knighthawks |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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A Nightingale Sang... Tribute To Nat King Cole | Danny Williams, Valerie Masters, Nina Simone, Will Gaines, Lon Satton, Sol Raye | 2004 | Album |
Mona Lisa | Sol Raye | 1989 | Album |
If We Were Free / Wish! | Sol Raye | 1977 | Single |
Come Home Love | Sol Raye | 1977 | Album |
I've Got You | Sol Raye | 1974 | Single |
I've Got You, You've Got Me | Sol Raye | 1973 | Single |
If We Were Free | Sol Raye | 1972 | Single |
Not Nat | Sol Raye | 1969 | Album |
While I'm Here | Sol Raye | 1967 | Single |
I Love You Because | Sol Raye | 1963 | Single |
The Evergreen Tree | Sol Raye | 1962 | Single |
Latin Lover/Time And The River | Sol Raye | Single | |
Welcome Stranger / Until Then | Sol Raye | Single |
Sol Raye And The Knighthawks Reggae |