Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Unlike many of her concord albums, it mixes contemporary pop from writers like billy joel, melissa manchester and marvin hamlisch with traditional pop standards. The life and career of rosemary clooney ken crossland, malcolm. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song come. Jan 01, 20 late life jazz is all about the music, much more so than her autobiography girl singer. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from rosemary clooney. Listen to albums by rosemary clooney on myspace, stream free online music by rosemary clooney. The life and career of rosemary clooney 1st edition by crossland, ken isbn. Rosemary clooney jazz singer lyrics and tracklist genius. Rosemary clooney was born in maysville, kentucky, the daughter of marie frances nee guilfoyle and andrew joseph clooney. It wasnt well written, and here i blame the choice of a lackluster coauthor raymond strait, who wasnt able to take rosemary s s of life experiences and craft them into a better. Drawing on interviews with family members, managers, promoters, and the jazz musicians. When people hear the name clooney, they automatically think of george clooney, one of hollywoods biggest stars. No only that, you also can read or download other free books on this blog, magazine and also comics.
Her father was of irish and german descent and her mother was of irish ancestry. Hollywoods best rosemary clooney, harry james songs. Clooney may have been forced to record plenty of mitch millerproduced corn during the 1950s, but she also released acres of great material during this period. John oddo nee john frank oddo, march 21, 1953 april 2, 2019 was an american jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. A treasure trove of information about recording sessions, anecdotes about the business behind the music, and of course rosemary s personal life, all meticulously researched and footnoted. George clooneys late aunt rosemary clooney struggled to. The station loved the clooney sisters and featured them on live shows for two years. The life and career of rosemary clooney crossland, ken, macfarlane, malcolm on. Examines in detail the way in which clooney changed and adapted her singing style, moving from a singer of trite ditties to a peerless interpreter of the great american songbook. The life and career of rosemary clooney the life and career of rosemary clooney by ken crossland available from rakuten kobo.
Singer rosemary clooney, the 1950s pop crooner and actress who found a second act as a jazz song stylist in the last 25 years of her life, died june 29, 2002 at the age of 74 at her beverly hills. But it was his aunt rosemary who first catapulted the name into bright lights with a string of hit songs in the 1950s and a starring role alongside bing crosby in the immortal white christmas. On lp, the a side featured four contemporary pop songs, while the b side was a more. In later years, clooney often appeared with bing crosby on television, such as.
The life and career of rosemary clooney book for free, please follow instruction step by step until finish. Rosemary clooney s success as a singles artist with a string of hits, including the charttoppers come ona my house and half as much, convinced columbia records that the time was right for her first lp, on which the rising star was paired with a faltering labelmate, trumpeter and bandleader harry james, on an album consisting of eight of the 18 songs that won the academy award between. Malcolm macfarlane when people hear the name clooney, they automatically think of george clooney, one of hollywoods biggest stars. But it was his aunt rosemary who first catapulted the name into bright lights with a string of hit songs in the 1950s and a starring. Rosemary clooney for the duration 1991, cd discogs. The first published work to examine the jazz career of rosemary clooney.
He is most notably associated as pianist and musical director for woody herman, rosemary clooney and michael feinstein. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. But it was his aunt rosemary who first catapulted the name into bright lights. Jul 27, 2016 rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002 was an american popular music singer. I really wanted to love this book, but found it only ok. Date with the king with the benny goodman sextet, on stage ep, tenderly ep, top tracks. This cd provides convincing evidence that clooney sung jazz in addition to other types of music, if there was any doubt. Listen to songs by rosemary clooney on myspace, stream free online music by rosemary clooney.
However, it has enough of her best material to make it worthwhile for curious budgetminded fans. It is a very balanced portrait of the lady herself and an extremely wellresearched account of her professional career and her artistry. The song was based upon an armenian folk song, and had been penned a decade earlier by two recent armenian immigrants. Rosemary clooney carries on the interpretive jazz singing tradition of billie holiday and frank sinatra. The station teamed the clooneys with jazz sextets and. So, the old firm of crosby and clooney went to work late in 1964 and over three sessions, recorded that travellin twobeat. Next to sarah vaughn, rosemary clooney is my alltime favorite singer, and i have most of her albums. Mehr lesen weniger lesen 20 oxford university press p2014 audible inc.
Vividly written and painstakingly researched, late life jazz explores the rise, fall, and final triumph of clooney the first, aunt rosemary, jazz singer par excellence. The songs are from at least seven other previous albums. Rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002 was an american popular music singer. Rosemary clooney may 23, 1928 june 29, 2002 was an american singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song come ona my.
Lost radio recordings, rosemary clooney sings for lovers, rosie solves the swinging riddle, from bing to billie, the rosemary clooney show. 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. Choose from rosemary clooney sheet music for such popular songs as tenderly, mambo italiano, and this ole house. Vintage clooney it is very enjoyable to hear the clooney style in a jazz setting. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But the middle and late 1950sthe years covered by this second volume of bear familys anthology of clooneys complete recordingsfinds the singer not only at the height of her powers, but with a blossoming domestic life centered on her new husband, jose ferrer, and the arrival of their five children. Rosemary clooney all the best vintage jukebox best of jazz. I aint got nobody and nobody cares for me 6 rosemary clooney with bing crosby. Late life jazz the life and career of rosemary clooney ken crossland and malcolm macfarlane. Rosemary clooney on piano jazz on this archival program from 1992, clooney reminisces about her singing career with her sister betty in tony pastors band.
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. Beginning in 1977, she recorded an album every year for the concord jazz. The life and career of rosemary clooney by ken crossland and malcolm macfarlane. Jul 12, 20 late life jazz is a loving, candid, and informative book about the life and career of the great rosemary clooney. Clooneys career languished in the 1960s, partly due to. Rosemary clooney sings the music of harold arlen wikipedia. The album lifted much from its predecessor from six years before. But it was his aunt rosemary who first catapulted the name into bright lights with a string of hit songs in the 1950s and a starring role alongside bing crosby in the immortal white christmas drawing on interviews with family members, managers, promoters, and the jazz musicians.