Twinkle (singer)
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Background information | |
Birth name | Lynn Annette Ripley |
Also known as | Twinkle Ripley |
Born | Surbiton, Surrey, England | 15 July 1948
Died | 21 May 2015 Isle of Wight, England | (aged 66)
Genres | Pop music |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1963–1980s |
Labels | Decca Records |
Lynn Annette Ripley[1] (15 July 1948 – 21 May 2015), better known by the stage name Twinkle, was an English singer-songwriter. She had chart success in the 1960s with her songs "Terry" and "Golden Lights".
Early life
Born in Surbiton, Surrey, into a well-to-do family, Ripley was known to her family as Twinkle. She attended Queen's Gate School with Camilla Shand, later Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, and was the aunt of actress Fay Ripley.[2]
Career
Twinkle owed her rapid entry into the recording studio at the age of 16 to her then-boyfriend Dec Cluskey, of the popular vocal group
The follow-up, Golden Lights, was also written by Twinkle, with a B-side again by producer
In 1969 she recorded a self-written single, the
In the 1980s "Golden Lights" was covered by The Smiths and appeared on their compilation albums The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs while in 1983 Cindy & The Saffrons covered "Terry".[7] "Terry" was also covered by Mandy Smith in 1987, but her highly publicised version was pulled from release after negative feedback.[8] It was later issued on a special edition of her album, Mandy.[9]
Photographic publicity portraits of Twinkle taken in the mid-1960s are exhibited in the
Personal life
In 1972, she married actor-model Graham Rogers,[11] who starred in Milk Tray chocolate adverts. They had two children, Michael and Amber.[12]
Death
On 21 May 2015, Twinkle died at 66 on the Isle of Wight, after a five-year battle with cancer.[13]
Discography
Singles
- for Decca Records
- "UKNo. 4
- "Golden Lights" (Twinkle) b/w "Ain't Nobody Home but Me" (Tommy Scott) (1965) UK No. 21
- "Tommy" (Chip Taylor,Ted Daryll) b/w "So Sad" (Tommy Scott) (1965)[14]
- "Poor Old Johnny" (Twinkle) b/w "I Need Your Hand in Mine" (Tommy Scott) (1965)[15]
- "The End of the World" (Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee) b/w "Take Me to the Dance" (Tommy Scott) (1965)
- "What Am I Doing Here with You?" (P. F. Sloan, Steve Barri) b/w "Now I Have You" (Tommy Scott) (1966)
- for Instant Records
- "Micky" (Twinkle) b/w "Darby and Joan" (Twinkle) (1969)
- for Bradleys Records, as Twinkle Ripley
- "Days" (Twinkle Ripley) b/w "Caroline" (Twinkle Ripley) (1974)
- for Bradleys Records, as duo Bill & Coo
- "Smoochie" (Jim Jim) b/w "I Always Love You" (Jim Jim) (1975)
- for EMI Records, as Twinkle
- "I'm a Believer" (Neil Diamond) b/w "For Sale" (Twinkle Ripley and Simon Darlow) (1982)
EP
- Lonely Singing Doll (Decca, DFE 8621, May 1965) "A Lonely Singing Doll" (Serge Gainsbourg, Tommy Scott, Bill Martin), "Unhappy Boy" (Twinkle), "Ain't Nobody Home But Me" (Tommy Scott) and "Golden Lights" (Twinkle)
Compilations
- Golden Lights (1993)
- Golden Lights:Special Edition (2001)
- Michael Hannah: The Lost Years (2003)[17]
- Girl in a Million: The Complete Recordings (2019)
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Twinkle profile at". Mikedabo.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Sixties Pop Star Lynn 'Twinkle' Ripley Has Died, Aged 66" Retrieved 11 August 2015
- ^ a b c d Richie Unterberger (15 July 1948). "Twinkle | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Twinkle (3) – Golden Lights (Vinyl) at". Discogs. February 1965. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "TWINKLE TERRY 1964 pop hit". 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Bill And Coo – Smoochie/Always I Love You – Bradleys – UK – BRAD 7513". 45cat.com. 11 April 1975. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Cindy And The Saffrons – Terry". 45cat.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 19: Looking Good Diving to I Just Can't Wait on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Smith, Mandy (1987), Terry – 12" Master, retrieved 27 December 2021
- ^ "National Portrait Gallery – Person – Twinkle". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Cole, Nick (19 May 2015). "Twinkle tribute: Pop star married Scunthorpe man who starred in Milk Tray TV ads". Scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Lynn 'Twinkle' Ripley | Sixties Singer Twinkle Dies". Hub.contactmusic.com. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Twinkle (3) – Tommy / So Sad (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Twinkle – Poor Old Johnny / I Need Your Hand in Mine – Decca – UK – F 12219". 45cat.com. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Twinkle | Discography". AllMusic. 15 July 1948. Retrieved 15 July 2014.