About Joy Sarney
Born 1944. Joy Sarney is a British singer.
Joy Sarney (born Florence Joy Crabtree; 1944) is an English singer known for the novelty song "Naughty Naughty Naughty", released as a single in 1977.
Career Sarney was born in Liverpool and started as a folk music and comedy performer in the Liverpool trio the Crabtrees in the mid-1960s, with her brother Hal and Derek Marsden. The Crabtrees performed in venues all over Merseyside, and their act embraced traditional, contemporary and humorous songs. She sang with the Mickey Jupp Band.
The song "Naughty Naughty Naughty" was a novelty love song between the singer and Mr Punch. "Naughty Naughty Naughty" was engineered by Chris Tsangarides at Morgan Studios in Willesden, North London. It reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1977. A follow-up single, "Angling for a Kiss", was released in November 1977, but failed to make the charts, and Sarney remains a one-hit wonder.
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Who is Joy Sarney?
singer
When was Joy Sarney born?
Joy Sarney was born in 1944.
What is Joy Sarney's occupation?
Joy Sarney is a singer.
What nationality is Joy Sarney?
Joy Sarney is British.
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