Artist Spotlight #6
Ral Donner
Ralph Stuart Emanuel Donner was born on February 10, 1943 in Norwood Park, Chicago, Illinois.We would know him as Ral Donner. He would first burst onto the musical scene in 1961 with a sound very reminiscent of Elvis Presley. In fact, on many of his records he sounded a lot like Elvis. His first major hit would come in May of 1961-“The Girl Of My Best Friend” (peaked at #19)
Ral’s biggest hit would follow in July of 1961 (#4 nationwide)-“You Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Until You Lose It)”
Ral’s last big hit would come in February of 1962-“She’s Everything”
Next we have a lesser known song recorded by Ral Donner. From 1961-“I Didn’t Figure On Him”
