Singer Jerry Vale dies

KESQ ^ | 5/18/2014 | Bianca Rae

[Borges]

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. - KESQ and CBS Local 2 learned singer Jerry Vale passed away Sunday morning in hospice care with family by his side.

At the age of 15, he started singing professionally in supper clubs. Known for singing primarily love songs, Vale went on to record more than 50 albums.

Vale received a star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on December 5th, 1998. His star is at 255 S. Palm Canyon Drive.

Vale and Rita, his wife of over 40 years, resided in Palm Desert.

Vale was 81 years old.

[napscoordinator]

Long life. Lots of tunes. Hopefully he is in Heaven. Prayers to family. Never heard of him.

[dfwgator]

Made a brief cameo in Goodfellas.

[abb]

You’ll likely remember this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3RKMuyG_G4

You Don’t Know Me - Jerry Vale

[Oldhunk]

We really old guys know who he was. Had a nice voice and style.

[PapaNew]

Dang man. I just heard this guy's song Pretend You Don't See Her in the movie Goodfellas. Didn't know who he was, but I kind of liked the song in a sad sort of way.

[fatnotlazy]

And in Casino

[dfwgator]

Guess Scorcese was a fan.

[Hot Tabasco]

That’s precisely what society is missing today, love songs.......Life was better back then because of those songs.

[Vaquero]

Saw Sinatra on an old tonite show on youtube a few days ago call him Jerry Fail.

[Verginius Rufus]

Maybe you knew him as Gennaro Luigi Vitaliano.

The name didn't mean anything to me either, but I remember having heard "You don't know me" and "I can't stop loving you."

[fatnotlazy]

Growing up in the 1960s, my parents had an old stereo in a wooden cabinet. Played albums from all the Italian singers — Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Al Martino and Jerry Vale. All these guys knew how to sing a love song. You don't find singing like that today.

Rest in peace, Mr. Vale.

[dfwgator]

Frank and Jerry Vale were friends 'til Daddy died. The Jerry Fail thing was a nickname, all in fun, because Jerry has such a beautiful voice.

They were good pals.

[dfwgator]

I should attribute my quote, that was from Nancy Sinatra.

[fatnotlazy]

Amen.

[BatGuano]

Nice sentiment. You could have left off the last comment!
Have you ever heard about class?

[Kartographer]

Jerry Vale - Speak Softly Love (theme from ‘The Godfather’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y06QkeuUokY

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[oh8eleven]

Growing up in the 1960s ... albums from all the Italian singers — Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Al Martino and Jerry Vale.
After I got out of the Marines in the late 60s, I hung out in a bar frequented by the WWII generation.
The jukebox was filled with all those singers' songs plus others like the Mills Brothers, Dorseys, etc.
Every time I hear those wonderful old songs I think of the great times we had in that bar.

[Fiji Hill]

Innamorata (lover), 1956