Born Patricia Sibley in Dulwich on 10th November 1928, Anne Shelton came to professional singing at an early age, successfully auditioning for the illustrious Bert Ambrose Orchestra at the age of 13, and two years later in 1943 getting her own recording contract. She remained with Ambrose for six years, during which time she began a long and successful radio career in 1942 with a show for the forces called "Calling Malta", which lasted for five years. She worked with Glenn Miller when he visited Europe in 1944, turning down the offer to go to France with his orchestra because of UK commitments. She duetted with Bing Crosby on Variety Bandbox and after the war became popular in many overseas markets. She recorded successfully throughout the late '40s and into the '50s, her biggest hit coming in 1956 with her No. 1 "Lay down your arms" a throwback to the mood of the war years, with engineer Joe Meek providing the marching feet. She had another Top 10 hit in 1961 with her version of 2Sailor" sharing chart honours with Petula Clark. She was a consistently popular concert and TV performer around the world, and worked constantly up until her final years, also gaining a reputation as a great supporteer of many charities. She was awarded the OBE in 1990 for her work for the "Not Forgotten" charity for disabled servicemen. She died from a heart attack in 1994. Acrobat has on catalogue a collection of her recordings - for details click here.