Julius LaRosa Biography

Fast Facts

• Served in the U․S․ Navy and sang in the Navy choir and at officers clubs
• Took voice lessons with Carlo Menotti to make up for his lack of performance training
• Was introduced to Arthur Godfrey by some of his Navy friends and joined Godfrey's radio show after he was discharged
• His first single was "Anywhere I Wander" in 1952, followed by "My Lady Loves to Dance" and the extremely successful "Eh, Cumpari" in 1953
• Quote: "Lucky, very lucky․ I'm talking about my whole life, not merely my professional career․"
• Quote: "Music is a very egotistical thing․․․It makes me feel good․․․and fortunately, I have the capacity to make people feel good who hear me feeling good․"
• Best known as a traditional pop music singer who appeared on radio and television in "Arthur Godfrey Time" and "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends․"
• Hosted his own television series, "The Julius La Rosa Show," during the summer of 1955