Rosemary Clooney

Birth Name:

Rose Mary Clooney

Birth Place:

Maysville, Kentucky, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actress, Writer, Music department

Earned the cover of TIME magazine in 1953
Won the ASCAP Pied Piper Award in 1995, which was inscribed with the description: "An American treasure and one of the best friends a song ever had․"
Was the aunt of actor George Clooney
Started out as a singer for a Cincinnati radio show with her sister
Started out as a singer with Tony Pastor's band
Recorded the classic jazz album "Blue Rose" with Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington in 1956
Well known for her hit song "Come On A My House․"
Witnessed the assassination of Robert F․ Kennedy

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