The daughter of Robert and Lena Baker, [2] Judy began performing while still a teenager and a student at Lowell High School, singing professionally in local Boston-area nightclubs.
At age 22, in 1945, Valentine married songwriter and disc-jockey Sherm Feller;[3] she had been a performer on his radio program, and he subsequently assumed an active role in promoting her career.
[4] Valentine's recordings of the 1940s and 1950s, delivered in her characteristic childlike soprano, include "She Was Five and He Was Ten," "I'm a Little Teapot", and "Kiss Me Sweet".
[6] Goggle was a puppet operated by Caroll Spinney, who went on to play Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street for nearly 50 years.
Valentine also made guest appearances on Captain Kangaroo as The Dancing Doll and Bixter the Leprechaun.