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Holiday & Seasonal,
Jazz,
Vocals,
World Music
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| Descriptive "tags": |
jazz, female vocalists, oldies, jazz vocal, vocal jazz
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| Decades Active: |
1950s,
1960s,
1970s,
1980s,
1990s,
2000s
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OLDIES.com,
Wikipedia,
Flikr (photos),
YouTube (videos)
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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 Im Sorry I Didnt Say Im 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 childrens songs such as Me And My Teddy Bear and Little...
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