Val Doonican

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Val Doonican

Michael Valentine Doonican (3 February 1927 – 1 July 2015) was an Irish singer of traditional pop, easy listening, and novelty songs, who was noted for his warm and relaxed vocal style. A crooner, he found popular success, especially in the United Kingdom where he had five successive Top 10 albums in the 1960s as well as several hits on the UK Singles Chart, including "Walk Tall", "Elusive Butterfly" and "If the Whole World Stopped Loving". The Val Doonican Show, his self-titled variety program featured his singing and a selection of guests, and had a long and successful run on BBC Television from 1965 to 1986. Doonican won the Variety Club of Great Britain's BBC-TV Personality of the Year award three times.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 3, 1927 (Waterford), Died July 2, 2015 (Buckinghamshire)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1967 - 1968

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	119609	11/22/1967	If the whole world stopped lovin'	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119610	11/22/1967	I'd rather think of you	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119667	12/15/1967	Scarlet ribbons (for her hair)	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119668	12/15/1967	If I were a carpenter	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119669	12/15/1967	Hold me	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119670	12/15/1967	Yesterday	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119671	12/15/1967	Small world	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119672	12/15/1967	He'll have to go	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119673	12/15/1967	My coloring book	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119674	12/15/1967	The folks who live on the hill	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	119675	12/15/1967	Take me	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	120004	3/1/1968	You're the only one	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	120005	3/1/1968	Thunderclouds	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	120329	5/15/1968	Now	Val Doonican	vocalist
Decca	120330	5/15/1968	The sun always shines when you're young	Val Doonican	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Doonican, Val," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/312644.

Doonican, Val. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/312644.

"Doonican, Val." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.