Veraellen and rosemary clooney play a pair of singing sisters whose charm entices entertainers crosby and kaye to journey to vermont for the winter snow. She subsequently started a foundation in memory of and named for her sister. Bette midler sings the rosemary clooney songbook wikipedia. She grew up in maysville, where she and her sister betty clooney used to sing in her grandfathers mayoral election.
Merry christmas memories merry christmas memories music. Rosemary clooney songs from white christmas and other. Excellent music from someone with a warm voice, bringing back memories of a great film. Rosemary clooney at christmas by rosemary clooney on amazon. This third volume of the bear family trilogy tracing the recording career of rosemary clooney picks up the story in 1958, the year she ended her association with columbia the label that had established her as one of the worlds most popular girl singers. I always enjoyed rosemary with bing and danny in white christmas so i went off in search of an appropriate album by her. Rosemary clooney s most popular book is girl singer.
American singer, born may 23, 1928 in maysville, kentucky, usa, died of lung cancer june 29, 2002 in beverly hills, california, usa. With rosemary clooney, bing crosby, dean jagger, danny kaye. When betty died of a brain aneurysm at age 45, rosmary spearheaded a living memorial to her sister with the betty clooney center in long beach, california, for braininjured young adults. Rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002 was an american singer and actress. She said, you will never sing better than when you are pregnant. When betty died of a brain aneurysm at age 45, rosmary spearheaded a living memorial to her sister with the betty clooney center in long beach, california, for.
Clooneys phenomenal wave of success had begun just a few years earlier with come ona my house. Rosemary started out with her sister, betty clooney 19311976, as a singing duo on radio and in bands before going solo. Hearing rosemary clooney sing is like a taste of honey. The colorful history of booze, sex and death at a new jersey tavern is set for release in october, 2003. The rosemary clooney palladium remembering rosemary.
Christmas memories by various artists on amazon music amazon. Rosemary clooney, music artists, cute pictures, che guevara, memories, my. Rosemary clooney with les brown and his band of renown 1983. Check out christmas memories by various artists on amazon music. She came to prominence in the early 50s with the novelty hit, come ona my house, and costarring with bing crosby in the film white christmas, 1954. Rosemary clooney lived in george gershwins house, next to ira gershwins house, on north roxbury drive in beverly hills. Katherine coker adapted the book for jackie cooper, who produced and directed the television movie, rosie. Youre in kentucky sure as youre born rosemary clooney solo 30. To us, rosemary clooney s voice is the female half of christmas bing being the other half. A beautiful american dream of a life, plus a large hunk of nightmare, plus the story of contemporary american popular music. Clooney, rosemary christmas with rosemary clooney amazon. Rosemary clooneys most popular book is girl singer.
It would be nice to have a set of the complete crosby clooney radio show songs. Rosemary clooney talks about her memories of making white christmas 1954. See more ideas about rosemary clooney, classic hollywood and old hollywood. Singing im dreaming of a white christmas, just like.
Nov 20, 20 check out rosemary clooney at christmas by rosemary clooney on amazon music. Clooney spoke about her childhood and working with bing crosby and billy strayhorn. Bette midler sings the rosemary clooney songbook was midlers first album with columbia records after being dropped by warner bros. The distinctively unpretentious, deep, rich, and smooth voice of rosemary clooney has earned her recognition as one of america. This set is 7 cds plus a hardback book covering her recordings from 1955 to 1958 plus her childrens recordings.
White christmas the movie this must surely be the archetypal christmas movie paramount, 1954. Clooney spoke then with terry gross about her childhood, being on the road as a. Dec 25, 2019 to celebrate christmas, fresh air listens back to a concert given by the late singer and actress on feb. 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. Her father was of irish and german descent, and her mother was of irish and english ancestry. Just mention rosemary clooney to her brother nick, and a flood of. Jazz singer by rosemary clooney 886972395524 cd barnes. The lineup of 16 most requested songs of christmas is a little uneven, vascillating between the sublime and the merely adequate, but the best moments of the record doris days here comes santa claus, rosemary clooneys winter wonderland, johnny. The obituary was featured in legacy on june 30, 2002. Rosemary clooney in songs from the paramount pictures. According to girl singer the autobiography of rosemary clooney in the 50s 1\3 of cloumbias sales were childrens recordings. The science may be inconclusive, but stafford had a point.
To us, rosemary clooneys voice is the female half of christmas bing being the other half. Dec 04, 2019 these are movies that get me into the christmas mood and bring back a lot of memories. Clooney rosemary clooney, louis armstrong, head shots, film music books. Dec 08, 2000 when rosemary clooney sang seasonal standards like let it snow and ill be home for christmas in her recent show at feinsteins at the regency hotel here, it brought back happy memories of her. A friend of mine just did a cabaret show based on clooney and girl singer. However, rosemary was in top form when she recorded these tracks and thats what really matters. The lineup of 16 most requested songs of christmas is a little uneven, vascillating between the sublime and the merely adequate, but the best moments of the record doris days here comes santa claus, rosemary clooney s winter wonderland, johnny. Going to make a sentimental journey to renew old memories. Most musicologists will say that rock and roll had its popular beginnings this year. Rosemary clooney memories of you i remember something that jo stafford said to me, rosemary clooney recalls. This past holiday season, i was going through my selection of christmas music and realized i didnt have a complete album of holiday songs by rosemary clooney.
I was delighted to find this gem, and played it only last night. Memories of you bw its bad for me both tracks with benny goodman 20. Rosemary clooney at christmas by rosemary clooney on. Just mention rosemary clooney to her brother nick, and a flood of memories pour out. Singing carols stringing popcorn making footprints in the snow memries christmas memries theyre the sweetest ones i know cookies baking in the kitchen.
Rosemary clooney has 15 books on goodreads with 899 ratings. Their white christmas was the topgrossing film that year and remains a classic. From the jazz standpoint, there is not much here, as clooney is accompanied by a huge orchestra conducted and mostly arranged by peter matz. White christmas by michael curtiz bing crosby, danny kaye. I spent a good deal of time in that house, playing georges piano, eating. This is reminiscent of one of the other preeminent singers of the time, doris day, who also felt much the same way regarding two of her songs that became million sellers. White christmas by rosemary clooney 888072360204 vinyl lp. Todays movie is 1954s white christmas directed by michael curtiz and starring bing crosby, danny kaye, rosemary clooney, and veraellen. Although rosemary clooney had a major part in the famous film white christmas back in 1954, this was her first full christmas album and it was a big seller when it was released late in 1996. Rosemary clooney sings the music of cole porter 1983.
White christmas, paramounts belated followup to the 1942 hit. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit come ona my house written by william saroyan and his cousin ross bagdasarian better known as david seville, the father figure of alvin and the chipmunks, which was followed by other pop numbers such as botchame a cover. See more ideas about rosemary clooney, rosemary, nick clooney. A friend of the late singer rosemary clooney, connor contributes regularly to the rosemary clooney palladium. She was married twice to jose ferrer 1953 to 1961 and 1964 to 1967 both divorced, their son is miguel ferrer. Irving berlin and bing crosby and rosemary clooney. The fact that elvis presley made a mark albeit a small one and primarily in the deep south on the charts is one indicator. Irving berlins white christmas original broadway cast recording. The longawaited grand opening of the rosemary clooney house museum is finally a reality for her family and visionaries steve and heather french henry.
Rosemary clooney was born to parents of irish ancestry in maysville, kentucky in. Selection from rosemary clooneys white christmas purchase the full album at the links below. A difficult childhood come ona my house the hollywood life. Betty comden to know rosemary clooney is to love her. Oct 27, 1998 like, i suppose, most celebrity autobiographies, girl singer is anecdotal, namedropping, and without much depth. Yes, in june, in hot florida, i was serenaded by the pure songs on this disk. In songs from the paramount pictures production of irving berlins. Several area events this weekend are centered around the music, movies and memories of clooney, who called augusta home. This budget collection has been released at different times with different cover designs, so if you already have a christmas album by rosemary clooney, check the track listing to. In songs from the paramount pictures production of irving berlins white christmas expanded edition by rosemary clooney 2014. See more ideas about rosemary clooney, rosemary, classic hollywood. It starred bing crosby and danny kaye who was brought in to replace an injured donald oconnor. Rosemary clooney was born in maysville, kentucky, to marie frances guilfoyle and andrew joseph clooney.