Rosemary Clooney

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  Rosemary Clooney
• Album:
  White Christmas
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  Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)

It's been so long since the movie of the same name that many people forget that Bing Crosby was not the only shining star of White Christmas, the 1954 Paramount confection which also starred Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen, and this vivacious babe right here: Rosemary Clooney.The song Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) was nominated for an Oscar for best song. It's not a Christmas song, but because...

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• Artist:
  Rosemary Clooney
• Album:
  Rosemary Clooney: The Last Concert
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  Irving Berlin: God Bless America

It seems appropriate to listen to this performance, the last song ever sung by Rosemary Clooney. Originally the property of Kate Smith, "God Bless America" belongs to everyone. One important detail of this performance is that Clooney sings the seldom heard opening verse. Very few people know that there even is a verse. Kate Smith, I don't think, ever sang this verse. Yet Irving Berlin wrote thi...

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• Artist:
  Rosemary Clooney
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  Rosemary Clooney: White Christmas
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  White Christmas - (with Peter Matz Orchestra)

Every year at Christmas, television and cable stations bring out two movies associated with “White Christmas”: “Holiday Inn” and “White Christmas” both starring Bing Crosby. Irving Berlin wrote this song expressly for the 1941 film “Holiday Inn” which took full advantage of the huge Irving Berlin catalog of songs to illustrate different holidays throughout the year. Bing’s record

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  Rosemary Clooney
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  The Last Concert
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  Dialogue

There was never a funnier person than Rosemary Clooney. She could match wits with any person at anytime. She really loved to talk to her audiences on a person to person basis. And of course, she talks about her nephew George.

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