Carol Davies


In 1958 Carol Davies was a dark-haired Auckland beauty reminiscent of America’s Connie Francis. That she could also sing the current crop of hit parade songs by Francis and other female artists, really well, meant she was the whole package.

When Johnny Devlin, New Zealand’s first rock’n’roll star, hit stages around the country in the late-1950s backed by the Devils, he sent teenage hordes into a screaming frenzy with his ripped shirt and hip-swivelling ways. There was only one thing missing from his stage shows.

Carol Davies with The Halo's - Teenage Kisses (Prestige, 1959)
Carol Davies EP, Prestige, 1959.
Photo credit: Chauncy Ardell collection
Carol Davies on stage: she could belt it out with the best of them or sing a smooth, tender ballad.
Photo credit: Roger Watkins collection
Carol Davies - Sweet Nothin's (Festival, 1960)
Carol Davies, February 1959.
Photo credit: Gisborne Photo News
Back cover notes, Carol Davies EP, Prestige, 1959.
Photo credit: Chauncy Ardell collection
Record label from Carol Davies with the Halos EP, Prestige, 1959.
Carol Davies and Johnny Devlin on the cover of Joy magazine, March 2, 1959.
Carol Davies - Sweet Nothin's (Festival, 1960)
Carol Davies with instrumental accompaniment by the Band-Its - Little Bit (Festival)
Carol Davies - Wee Wee Willie (Philips, 1964)
Carol Davies - Sweet Nothin's
Carol Davies on the Johnny Devlin national tour, 1959. 
Carol Davies in Joy magazine, March 2, 1959 (read here).
"Thanks a million" - Carol Davies publicity photo. 
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