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Rosemary Clooney

Genres:

Holiday & Seasonal, Vocals, World Music

Descriptive "tags":

jazz, female vocalists, oldies, jazz vocal, vocal jazz

Decades Active:

1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

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OLDIES.com, Wikipedia, Flikr (photos), YouTube (videos)

Biography

23 May 1928, Maysville, Kentucky, USA, d. 29 June 2002, Beverly Hills, California, USA. Although her heyday was back in the 50s, this popular singer and actress remained close to the peak of her powers well into the 90s. Rosemary and her sister Betty sang at political rallies in support of their paternal grandfather. When Rosemary was 13 the Clooney children moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and appeared on radio station WLW. In 1945 they auditioned successfully for tenor saxophonist Tony Pastor and joined his band as featured vocalists, travelling the country doing mainly one-night shows. Rosemary made her first solo record in 1946 with ‘I’m Sorry I Didn’t Say I’m Sorry When I Made You Cry Last Night’. After around three years of touring, Betty quit, and Rosemary stayed on as a soloist with the band. She signed for Columbia Records in 1950 and had some success with children’s songs such as ‘Me And My Teddy Bear’ and ‘Little...

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*At Long Last* (CD)	*Ballad Essentials* (CD)	*Beautiful Ballads* (CD)

*Rosemary Clooney* (DVD)	*Rosemary Clooney* (DVD)	*Collectables Classics* (CD Box Set)

*The Concord Jazz Heritage Series* (CD)	*Date With The King / On Stage / Tenderly* (CD)	*Demi-Centennial* (CD)

*Do You Miss New York?* (CD)	*For the Duration* (CD)	*From Bing to Billie* (CD)

*Girl Singer* (CD)	*Girl Singer* (CD)	*The Last Concert* (CD)

*Mothers & Daughters* (CD)	*Red Garters / Irving Berlin's White Christmas* (CD)	*Ring Around Rosie With The Hi-Lo's / Hollywood's Best With Harry James* (CD)

*The Rosemary Clooney Show* (CD)	*Sentimental Journey* (CD)	*Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer* (CD)

*Songs From the Girl Singer* (CD)	*Star Power* (CD)	*Still on the Road* (CD)

*Tribute to Billie Holidy* (CD)	*White Christmas* (CD)	*White Christmas [SACD Hybrid]* (CD)

Featured Products:

*Songs From White Christmas And Other Yuletide Favorites* (CD)	*Making Whoopee* (CD)	*Jazz Singer* (CD)

*Blue Rose* (CD)	*16 Biggest Hits* (CD)	*The Essential Rosemary Clooney* (CD)

*Christmas with Rosemary Clooney [Passport]* (CD)	*Greatest Hits* (CD)

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