Posted on 06/29/2002 9:49:55 PM PDT by Tony in Hawaii
Rosemary Clooney was one of the great ones. Silky smooth voice and ooohhh, so sexy in her heyday.
Anybody remember her in "White Christmas"?
I see where Arthur Melman, the founder of Wham-O, the company that distributed the Hula-Hoop, died today also.
God rest them both.
B-side for "This Ole House", IIRC. BTW, on "This Ole House", who's the male singer on the line "Ain'a gonna need this house no longer, ain'a gonna need this house no more"? Not many singers can sing that low "c" [though a week ago I had an odd cold that added about a fifth to the bottom of my vocal range and I was able (barely) to hit the low low "b"--now THAT's low]
Well now, I didn't know that. I listen to an oldies AM station here in Dallas, KAAM, and they're already saying they are going to do a "Rosemary Clooney" day next Thursday.
She had a distinctive voice; we are losing all the signature voices in music.
I've got tickets to a Tony Bennett night on 9/11 in Fort Worth; he's one of the few great ones still making the rounds.
I remember those days too. On I Love Lucy they couldn't even say the word pregnant even though she obviously was. Silliness, eh?
Well now, I didn't know that.
A friend has a 78 with "This Ole House" and "Hey There". I think "This Ole House" is the A-side, though it's possible I just liked the song better. BTW, a couple of my friend's 78's don't even have B-sides.
No a much better time actually. TV could be watched commericals and all without the content setting off birds and bee's questions by the kids. TV watcching was a family event all could without embarassment be involved in.
Comedians like Red Skeleton had to rely on their tallent and not shock content to keep their ratings. Cartoons on Saturday morning that made sense. And the best of all 24 hour a day gloom and doom didn't grace your living room. The news was the news 30 minutes local and 30 national. Only actual honest to goodness news events of importance would be cause for interuption of shows. I've seen 45 years on this earth and can remember this being our way of life.
That means I was 12 years old when you were born. (Man, I am old!) In my opinion, the TV programs in the early 50s weren't all that much to write home about. At least not from a kid's perspective.
I do agree with you that it was fit for the family to watch together without anyone being embarrassed by the content.
There's no people like show people.
They smile when they are low.
Even with a turkey that you know will fold,
You may be stranded out in the cold.
Still you wouldn't trade it for a sack of gold.
Let's go on with the show
Let's go on with the show!
"What's his problem?"
"He thinks he's Rosemary Clooney."
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