Perry Como

Biography

Pierino Como, 18 May 1912, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 12 May 2001, Jupiter Inlet Beach Colony, Florida, USA. Como was an accomplished popular singer with a warm baritone voice, whose repertoire included ballads, novelty numbers and singalongs. Born into a large Italian-American family in Canonsburg, he left his home town barber shop in 1933 and toured with the local band of Freddie Carlone. His big break came in 1936 when he joined trombonist Ted Weems’ band and featured on their... Read more

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Perry Como

Biography

Genres Big Band & Swing Comedy Movies Country & Bluegrass Dance Easy Listening Holiday & Seasonal Movies Holiday & Seasonal Jazz Music & Radio Books Music Videos & Concerts Musicals & The Arts Pop / Rock Soundtrack Television Vocals Vocal

Tags jazz oldies 50s easy listening male vocalists swing crooner perry como

Decades 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

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Genres

Big Band & Swing Comedy Movies Country & Bluegrass Dance Easy Listening Holiday & Seasonal Movies Holiday & Seasonal Jazz Music & Radio Books Music Videos & Concerts Musicals & The Arts Pop / Rock Soundtrack Television Vocals Vocal

Tags

jazz

oldies

50s

easy listening

male vocalists

swing

crooner

perry como

Decades

1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

Links

allmusic bbc music page discography discogs facebook imdb lyrics myspace rateyourmusic.com secondhandsongs viaf wikidata wikipedia