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Ricky Valance talking about his life in the RAF and his 56 years in the Music Business as well as his new single 'Welcome Home' and trying to raise £1,000,000 for the RAF Association and The Royal Air Force Museum in London.
You can watch the Welcome Home video here - https://youtu.be/nN-JRclmQcM
Interviewed by Richard Hatch & Verity Geere on BFBS Breakfast Show.
Ricky Valance wants to raise £1,000,000 for Two Royal Air Force Charities. One Pound (£1) for every record he sold in 1960
Ricky Valance was the First Welsh National to have a UK Number One chart hit. He dedicates his last recording before retirement to The Royal Air Force where he started his working life in service of his country. Ricky’s performance of ‘Welcome Home’ is dedicated to the men & women of all nations who have served and are serving with the RAF. Often forgotten in recent times, the RAF operates ‘sorties’ day and night in defence of the UK and its allies. Ricky’s URL below the video takes you directly to the charity site MyDonate whereby donations for the RAF Association that provides welfare support to the RAF family, from the youngest recruit to the oldest veteran and for The Royal Air Force Museum in North West London, which will be celebrating 100 Years of the RAF in 2018.
Ricky Valance was born on the 10th April 1936. He is best known for the Number One single ‘Tell Laura I love Her’, which sold over a million copies in 1960. He started his musical career after leaving the Royal Air Force. Further singles included ‘Movin' Away’, ‘Jimmy's Girl’ and ‘Six Boys’. ‘Jimmy’s Girl’ sold over 100,000 records and ‘Moving Away’ made it to number one in Australia and Scandinavia. ‘Tell Laura’ is the tragic story of a boy called Tommy and his love for a girl called Laura. It’s a sad rock ballad which has immortalised Ricky.
The Royal Air Force was formed on 1st April 1918 when the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) were amalgamated. It is the oldest independent air force in the world. The RAF's mission is to support the objectives of the British Ministry of Defence. The RAF describes its mission statement as "To provide an agile, adaptable and capable Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UK Defence Mission”. Many thousands of men and women of the RAF have lost their lives in the service of their country and many have been wounded and scarred for life. Families from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and our allies who have served with the RAF have paid the ultimate price for our liberty. ‘Welcome Home’ is one services man’s tribute to the ‘few’ that continue to protect the ‘many’. We thank you.
Ricky Valance talking about his life in the RAF and his 56 years in the Music Business as well as his new single 'Welcome Home' and trying to raise £1,000,000 for the RAF Association and The Royal Air Force Museum in London.
You can watch the Welcome Home video here - https://youtu.be/nN-JRclmQcM
Interviewed by Richard Hatch & Verity Geere on BFBS Breakfast Show.
Ricky Valance wants to raise £1,000,000 for Two Royal Air Force Charities. One Pound (£1) for every record he sold in 1960
Ricky Valance was the First Welsh National to have a UK Number One chart hit. He dedicates his last recording before retirement to The Royal Air Force where he started his working life in service of his country. Ricky’s performance of ‘Welcome Home’ is dedicated to the men & women of all nations who have served and are serving with the RAF. Often forgotten in recent times, the RAF operates ‘sorties’ day and night in defence of the UK and its allies. Ricky’s URL below the video takes you directly to the charity site MyDonate whereby donations for the RAF Association that provides welfare support to the RAF family, from the youngest recruit to the oldest veteran and for The Royal Air Force Museum in North West London, which will be celebrating 100 Years of the RAF in 2018.
Ricky Valance was born on the 10th April 1936. He is best known for the Number One single ‘Tell Laura I love Her’, which sold over a million copies in 1960. He started his musical career after leaving the Royal Air Force. Further singles included ‘Movin' Away’, ‘Jimmy's Girl’ and ‘Six Boys’. ‘Jimmy’s Girl’ sold over 100,000 records and ‘Moving Away’ made it to number one in Australia and Scandinavia. ‘Tell Laura’ is the tragic story of a boy called Tommy and his love for a girl called Laura. It’s a sad rock ballad which has immortalised Ricky.
The Royal Air Force was formed on 1st April 1918 when the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) were amalgamated. It is the oldest independent air force in the world. The RAF's mission is to support the objectives of the British Ministry of Defence. The RAF describes its mission statement as "To provide an agile, adaptable and capable Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the UK Defence Mission”. Many thousands of men and women of the RAF have lost their lives in the service of their country and many have been wounded and scarred for life. Families from the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and our allies who have served with the RAF have paid the ultimate price for our liberty. ‘Welcome Home’ is one services man’s tribute to the ‘few’ that continue to protect the ‘many’. We thank you.
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