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Rose Brennan (born 1 January 1931) is an Irish singer. She is best known for a long spell with the Joe Loss orchestra in the 1950s and 1960s. ==Early life== Rose Brennan was born in Cabra West, a suburb of Dublin. At age sixteen she started singing with the Neil Kearns Orchestra at Dublin's Olympic Ballroom, Johnny Devlin's De Luxe Orchestra at the Crystal Ballroom, and the Pavilion (popularly known as "The Hangar") in Salthill, County Galway. Roy Fox booked her in 1949 for his stage show at the Theatre Royal in Dublin. When Fox moved on, Rose joined the Billy Watson Band at Clery's Ballroom. She was also a regular voice on Radio Éireann's ''Happy Days'' and ''Beginners Please'' series.〔(Irish Showbands )〕〔Don Wicks: The Ballad Years. 1996〕 In April 1951 Elizabeth Batey, vocalist with Joe Loss, fell and broke her jaw. Joe was badly in need of a replacement and remembered hearing Rose Brennan on radio during a visit to Ireland. Within days he had located her and, before a week was out, she was in Manchester rehearsing with the band. She stayed with Loss for fifteen years, before giving up show-business in the mid 1960s. In 1954 she was awarded third place by the New Musical Express for the best recording of the year; this was her cover of Leo Maguire's "The Whistling Gypsy". Her co-vocalists with the orchestra from 1955 was Ross MacManus (father of Elvis Costello)and Larry Gretton. She sang until 1966 with the Joe Loss Orchestra for weekly programs on the BBC and nightly at the Hammersmith Palais. She married and retired to run a pub, the Norland Arms in West London, with her husband.〔 She wrote many of the songs she recorded under the name Marella, and co-wrote songs with John Harris. She was probably one of the fifties' most underrated singers, possibly due to the fact that she was happy to remain with Joe Loss as a singer, rather than concentrate on a solo career. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rose Brennan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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