Diane Peoples Waldrop (née Ray; September 1, 1945 – March 14, 2020)[1] 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.[1] 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.[2] Without any further chart presence, Ray remains a one-hit wonder.
Diane Ray Waldrop died on March 14, 2020, at the age of 74.[1]
Discography
editAlbum
edit| Title | Album details | Charts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US | ||
| The Exciting Years |
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— | — |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Label and
catalogue number |
Peak chart position | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US
Billboard |
Us
Cashbox | ||||
| 1963 | "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard"
b/w "That's I Want From You" |
Mercury (72117) | 31 | 33 | 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) | — | — | ||
| 1964 | "Tied up with Mary"
b/w "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" |
Mercury (72248) | — | — | |
| "That Boy's Gonna Be Mine" | Mercury (72276) | — | — | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Diane Ray Peoples Waldrop 1945 - 2020". Charlotte Observer. March 22, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Top Pop Singles 1955-1993 (p.487) Joel Whitburn
External links
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