two children from her marriage to Burgess, Julie (b. 1960) and Tim (b. 1965). Tim died unexpectedly from a heart condition in July 2020, aged 55. Although her days as a major star were long over, Murray continued performing until close to the end of her life. Spending her last couple of years in Asprey's Nursing Home, she often delighted her carers with a song, and was visited by her friend Max Bygraves. She died of liver cancer on 17 December 1996, aged 61. Ray Lamar died on 3 August 2005 from complications of pneumonia, aged 87. Singles discography "Heartbeat" (1954) – UK number 3 "Softly, Softly" (1955) – UK number 1 "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" (1955) – UK number 6 "Let Me Go Lover" (1955) – UK number 5 "If Anyone Finds This, I Love You" (1955) – UK number 4 † "Evermore" (1955) – UK number 3 "I'll Come When You Call" (1955) – UK number 6 "The Very First Christmas of All" (1955) – UK number 9 (Record Mirror) "You are My First Love" (1956) – UK number 16 "Real Love" (1958) – UK number 18 "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" (1959) – UK number 10 † Ruby Murray with Anne Warren For further discography, see this page on the official Ruby Murray website. See also List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart List of Northern Irish people Culture of Northern Ireland List of Belfast people References External links Official website Short biography 45rpm.org.uk BBC recording of interview in 1956 1935 births 1996 deaths Musicians from Belfast 20th-century women singers from Northern Ireland Deaths from liver cancer Deaths from cancer in England Pop singers from Northern Ireland Presbyterians from Northern Ireland