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Ralna English

Born Ralna Eve English born June 19, 1942, Haskell, Texas.  Ralna grew up in Lubbock, Texas, where, as a teenager she won a local battle of the bands competition with her group "Ralna and the Ad-Libs". One of her competitors was legendary rock star Buddy Holly. After attending Texas Tech University, and singing jingles for television commercials in Dallas, Ralna relocated to California in the late 1960s.

After performing at night clubs and doing soundtracks for commercials she joined the Lawrence Welk show in 1969. In 2007 she had a TV solo called Ralna English: From My Heart. Also in 2007 she published the "Ralna English Family Cookbook"

Ralna is living in Scottsdale, Arizona, She still maintains a busy concert schedule, either performing as a solo act or with her ex-husband, Guy Hovis. with whom she gained fame as half of the husband-and-wife singing duo of Guy & Ralna..

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