Rosemary clooney was born in maysville, kentucky, the daughter of marie frances nee guilfoyle and andrew joseph clooney. On lp, the a side featured four contemporary pop songs, while the b side was a more. Rosemary clooney was born in maysville, kentucky, to marie frances guilfoyle and andrew joseph clooney. The rosemary clooney palladium links to friends and. Get the best deals on industrial rosemary clooney music cds when you shop the largest online selection at.
Later, they recorded a beautiful, littleknown album called love. Rosemary clooney songs from the girl singer limited. Jazz singer, a compilation of songs by rosemary clooney. The following year, the show moved to nbc prime time as the lux show starring rosemary clooney, but only lasted one season. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from rosemary clooney. I particularly enjoy her rendition of lady is a tramp.
A hectic career and family life later gave way to a debilitating bout with prescription drugs, but clooney emerged on a clear note, and collected awards and. Overview biography songs similar artists cds dvds blurays. Find rosemary clooney discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Jun 29, 2002 rosemary clooney discography and songs.
Rosemary clooney 1928 2002 was an american popular singer and actress. Rosemary clooney celebrity profile check out the latest rosemary clooney photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. List of 100 greatest jazz vocalist record albums ranked for their influence, impact, originality, and quality of the singing. In 1955 and 56, they collaborated on 39 episodes of a syndicated halfhour television series, the rosemary clooney show. A friend of mine just did a cabaret show based on clooney and girl singer. Columbia mgm coral rca victor reprise dot united artists concord jazz. There are many styles of jazz, from swing to lounge. Clooneys first recordings, in may 1946, were for columbia records. The following year, the show moved to nbc prime time as the lux show starring rosemary clooney. May 23, 2010 rosemary clooneys smooth, rich voice and captivating good looks catapulted the kentuckyborn singer to the top of the charts and to onscreen fame in films such as white christmas.
Rosemary clooney, american singer whose rich voice, uncomplicated style, and impeccable timing made her a leading pop and jazz singer. Jazz singer by rosemary clooney cd, feb2008, legacy for. For more than fifty years, rosemary clooneys simple and exquisite singing style defined her dynamic career. Singer rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002. A recreation of her red and white gown from white christmas. Rosemary clooney the greatest female singer of the 20th. Happy birthday, rosemary clooney, jazz and pop singer. Rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002 was an american singer and actress. Download torrent the jazz singer fast and easy torrent.
Like many of her peers in the socalled girl singer movement doris day, kay starr, peggy lee, patti page, et al. Rosemary clooney sings the music of jimmy van heusen. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. At age, singer rosemary clooney crossed the river from her kentucky. Jazz singer is a retrospective taken from the 50s, when clooney was beginning her. She grew up in maysville, where she and her sister betty clooney. Current ownerparttime resident heather renee french henry miss america 2000 spearheaded the creation of the museum which amasses a large amount of memorabilia from clooney s film, television and recording career. Rosemary clooney was one of the best pop singers of the fifties, sixties, and onand to have a collection like this is wonderful. American singer, born may 23, 1928 in maysville, kentucky, usa, died of lung cancer june 29, 2002 in beverly hills, california, usa. Rosemary clooney american actress and musician britannica. Quite a few of clooney s early jazz recordings in one place.
Rosemary clooney 1928 2002 songs from the girl singer limited edition. Diana krall born 1964 to date the topselling female jazz singer of the 21st century, this threetimes grammywinner from nanaimo, in british columbia, combines a sultry voice with dexterous. Clooney s style was grounded in jazz, particularly bigband swing. Jazz singer rosemary clooney release info allmusic. Southern belle rosemary clooney started her musical career as a jazz and big band singer and then shot to fame after she costarred alongside bing crosby in the 1954 film white christmas. These jazz vocal albums, were chosen for their influence, impact, originality, and quality on the world of jazz. Rosemary clooney jazz singer lyrics and tracklist genius. Clooney continued working with the pastor band until 1949, mak read more. Her dynamic career also includes movie roles and a star turn.
Clooney s career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her white christmas co. Come on a my house the very best of rosemary clooney. She starred, in 1956, in a halfhour syndicated television musicalvariety show the rosemary clooney show. Unlike many of her concord albums, it mixes contemporary pop from writers like billy joel, melissa manchester and marvin hamlisch with traditional pop standards. Jul 27, 2016 she also had success as a jazz vocalist.
This site is intended for the enjoyment of rosemary clooney fans. It was mitchs idea for the harpsicord in coma on a my house. As clooney describes the kahunans in the middle of the live sentimental journey, this is truly a band and a half. Come on a my house the very best of rosemary clooney jazz signature series. The two new songs here are the most directly autobiographical. Although never really a jazz singer on a consistent basis, clooney had a few opportunities to record in jazz settings in the 1950s, most notably an album with duke. Albums include blue rose, mambo italiano well be together again, and come ona my house rose of the mountain. She grew up in maysville, where she and her sister betty clooney used to sing in her grandfathers mayoral election.
Rosemary clooney with perez prado y su orquesta sway. Like, i suppose, most celebrity autobiographies, girl singer is anecdotal, namedropping, and without much depth. The estate of rosemary clooney is giving fans a true musical treasure with a new pbs documentary, rosemary clooney. Neil diamond the jazz singer 1980 lp remaster flac hd 2496 dj 979 mb 20190710 30 3 i am jazz s06e06 draglicious internal 1080p web x264 robots rartv. Love is probably the best album ever made by the legendary rosemary clooney certainly her best effort at doing a cohesive themed album. Rosemary s voice calms me, so i like listening to this cd, jazz singer, in my car. Va 100 greatest easy listening classics 2020 torrent. Although never really a jazz singer on a consistent basis, clooney had a few opportunities to record in jazz settings in the 1950s, most notably an album with duke ellingtons orchestra. But jazz content aside, rosemary clooney is in good voice, and the heartfelt emotions that she expresses on these yuletide. Jun 30, 2002 rosemary clooney, who has died aged 74 of complications from lung cancer, always rejected the jazz singer tag. He played clubs and concert halls on the jazz circuit, opening for such greats as dave brubeck, ramsey lewis and rosemary clooney. Showcase of hits by rosemary clooney on amazon music unlimited. Jazz singer by rosemary clooney cd, legacy for sale. An american treasure for more than fifty years, rosemary clooney s simple and exquisite singing style defined her dynamic career.
On october 1st, 2005, her augusta, kentucky home was partially transformed into the rosemary clooney museum. The songs are from at least seven other previous albums. Rosemary clooney jazz singer by rosemary clooney amazon. And some of the most celebrated events of her long career, such as the pop hit. Vintage clooney it is very enjoyable to hear the clooney style in a jazz setting. Vintage clooney it is very enjoyable to hear the clooney style in a jazz. However, i like rosemary clooney and found her story interesting, with the final chapter, that is, her life in the present, poignant and quite satisfying. Rosemary clooney sings for lovers by rosemary clooney on. Rosemary clooney sings the lyrics of johnny mercer. Bmg the former bertelsmann music group, defunct since 20040805. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Rosemary clooney sings for lovers music cd album at cd universe, 2008 concord tracks 51.
Sep 17, 2003 rosemary clooney had a multifaceted and prolific career that, fortuitously for us, lasted most of her life. The problem is that clooney s career from 194754 at columbia records was divided between sultry, jazz based big band and popular music, and light novelty tunes of the kind that drove sinatra away from the label. A few tracks, very few, do not involve miss clooney, but are orchestral only. Happily she recovered, successfully launching a whole new career on the concert stage as a jazz vocalist. Oct 27, 1998 like, i suppose, most celebrity autobiographies, girl singer is anecdotal, namedropping, and without much depth. Sentimental journey notes by will friedwald rosemary clooney. Rosemary clooney originally cut the 12 ballads all picked by her comprising love for rca victor in 1961, arranged and conducted by nelson riddle, leading an orchestra with one of the most luscious sounds heard on a pop recording during that entire decade. On one hand you had the horrible music hater mitch miller, producing, or shoudl i say overproducing her songs. Industrial rosemary clooney music cds for sale ebay.
Audio cd, original recording remastered, june 24, 2003. But thats only a glitch here and probably due to a few early records used here being included. No doubt a lot of the magic associated within the album was created through clooney s affair with arranger nelson riddle. Rosemary clooney born 23 may 1928 in maysville, kentucky, usa 29 june 2002 was an american singer and actress. Marian mcpartlands piano jazz with rosemary clooney. Rosemary clooney, 74, legendary warmvoiced singer of jazz and. Brazil published december 1, 2000 by sean daly flirting throughout brazil with the puckish samba guitar of john pizzarelli, grand dame diva rosemary clooney signs, stamps and sends 16 laidback, lovely postcards from the land where the mountains and the sea are bathed in a lavender light i had never seen before. After finishing her period as one of the clooney sisters with tony pastors orchestra, rosemary clooney became famous for her pop hits on the columbia label in the early 50s. Im the big band singer, written by merv griffin who was one, finds clooney plumbing emotional depths where other artists might find only jingoism. The show featured the hilos singing group and nelson riddles orchestra. Her father was of irish and german descent, and her mother was of irish and english ancestry. She was married twice to jose ferrer 1953 to 1961 and 1964 to 1967 both divorced, their son is miguel ferrer.
She was most popular singing traditional pop music in the 1940s and 50s with songs like come ona my house. This cd provides convincing evidence that clooney sung jazz in addition to other types of music, if there was any doubt. Rosemary clooney was the greatest pop or jazz singer that the 1950s had to offer, for the pop side, these hits were a mixed blessing. Listen online to rosemary clooney come ona my house and see which albums it appears on. Download free rosemary clooney jazz singer rar fileabsolute. As clooney showed that she was not only a fine pop singer, but also a jazz vocalist of the first order. Within two years, rosemary had six more hits, including hey there which sold upwards of three million copies. Her father was of irish and german descent and her mother was of irish ancestry. Music profile for rosemary clooney, born 23 may 1928. Her first big hit come ona my house was allegedly hated by clooney but.
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