Rosemary ClooneyRosemary Clooney on the cover of her 2000 collection 16 Biggest HitsRosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 - June 29, 2002) was an American popular singer and actress. She was born in Maysville, Kentucky, about 60 miles up the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio. Her father was an alcoholic and she and her brother and sister were constantly moving back and forth between her parents. Eventually, when Rosemary was 13, she and her sister Betty went to live with their mother and her brother Nick went with their father. Rosemary, Betty, and brother, Nick, as well as her nephew, George Clooney (Nick's son), all became entertainers. In 1945 the Clooney sisters won a spot on Cincinnati's radio station WLW as singers. Her sister Betty sang in a duo with Rosemary for much of her early career. Rosemary Clooney's first recordings, in May of 1946 were for Columbia Records as a singer with the big band of Tony Pastor. She continued working with the Pastor band until 1949, making her last recording with the band in May of that year and her first as a solo artist a month later, still for Columbia. In 1951 her record of "Come On-a My House" became a hit, her first of many singles to hit the charts. In 1954 she and Bing Crosby starred in the movie "White Christmas." In 1958, Clooney left Columbia, doing a number of recordings for MGM Records and then some for Coral Records. Finally, toward the end of 1958, she signed with RCA Victor Records, where she stayed until 1963 except for doing some recordings in 1960 for Reprise Records. In 1964 she went to Reprise again, shifting the next year to Dot Records. In 1966 she went to United Artists Records. In 1986 she sang a duet with Wild Man Fischer on "It's a Hard Business". In 1968, Clooney was present at the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, with whom she was a close friend. The event traumatized her life for years afterward. She had a nervous breakdown and serious drug problems. Many attribute some of Clooney’s extraordinary abilities to her being affected by bipolar disorder, commonly known as manic depression. Rosemary Clooney had two husbands, José Ferrer (from 1953 until the 1960s) by whom she had five children, including actor,Miguel Ferrer, born in 1955 and Gabriel Ferrer, born 1956, who married Debby Boone, and Dante DePaolo (whom she married in 1997). Best known songs:
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The event traumatized her life for years afterward. Though he currently does not have host a morning show, Dees is under contract with Clear Channel until January 1, 2005. Kennedy, with whom she was a close friend. Seacrest also serves as host of American Idol and replaced Casey Kasem on American Top 40. In 1968, Clooney was present at the assassination of Robert F. Rick Dees in the Morning was replaced by Clear Channel Communications in 2004 with Ryan Seacrest's On Air with Ryan Seacrest. In 1986 she sang a duet with Wild Man Fischer on "It's a Hard Business". Dees was inducted into the Radio Hall Of Fame in 1999 and has also received the People's Choice Award and has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. In 1966 she went to United Artists Records. Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 is currently heard on over 350 radio stations in the United States, as well as in 125 other countries. In 1964 she went to Reprise again, shifting the next year to Dot Records. Dees began his weekly Top 40 show, still currently in syndication, in 1983. Finally, toward the end of 1958, she signed with RCA Victor Records, where she stayed until 1963 except for doing some recordings in 1960 for Reprise Records. In 1982, Rick Dees moved to KIIS, a radio station in Los Angeles, where he served as host of Rick Dees in the Morning until 2004. In 1958, Clooney left Columbia, doing a number of recordings for MGM Records and then some for Coral Records. The single sold over six million copies and reached number 1 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 chart on October 16, 1976. In 1954 she and Bing Crosby starred in the movie "White Christmas.". Dees recorded "'Disco Duck'" in 1976 while working at WMPS, a station in Memphis, Tennesse. In 1951 her record of "Come On-a My House" became a hit, her first of many singles to hit the charts. Dees worked in various radio stations through out the southeastern US. She continued working with the Pastor band until 1949, making her last recording with the band in May of that year and her first as a solo artist a month later, still for Columbia. Dees graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1972. Rosemary Clooney's first recordings, in May of 1946 were for Columbia Records as a singer with the big band of Tony Pastor. Dees began his radio career in 1966 at the age of 17 at WGBG, a Greensboro radio station. Her sister Betty sang in a duo with Rosemary for much of her early career. Dees was born Rigdon Osmond Dees on March 14, 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida and was raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1945 the Clooney sisters won a spot on Cincinnati's radio station WLW as singers. Dees is best known for his syndicated radio show Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and for the song "Disco Duck". Rosemary, Betty, and brother, Nick, as well as her nephew, George Clooney (Nick's son), all became entertainers. Rick Dees is a radio disc jockey who currently lives in the San Fernando Valley area, near Los Angeles, California, USA. Eventually, when Rosemary was 13, she and her sister Betty went to live with their mother and her brother Nick went with their father. Her father was an alcoholic and she and her brother and sister were constantly moving back and forth between her parents. She was born in Maysville, Kentucky, about 60 miles up the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio. Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 - June 29, 2002) was an American popular singer and actress. You Make Me Feel So Young. You'll Never Know (This song was also recorded, in better-known versions, by Dick Haymes and Frank Sinatra.). This Ole House. Tenderly. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning. Mambo Italiano. Hey There. Half as Much. From This Moment On. Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) (However, the best known version of this song was recorded by Eddie Fisher.). Come On-A My House. |