Binding: Hardcover
Description: Heralded by Tony Bennett as "the Madonna of the 1950s " Rosemary Clooney first came to national prominence when guided by record producer Mitch Miller she topped the Hit Parade with songs such as " Come On - a My House" and " Half As Much". Today the name " Clooney" is synonymous with superstardom with George Clooney her nephew fittingly regarded as one of Hollywood's most notable aristocrats. Few realize however that it was originally Rosemary's hit records that brought the surname to achieve worldwide fame and which ultimately landed her a starring role in the immortal " White Christmas" alongside Bing Crosby Danny Kaye and Vera Ellen. By the time the Sixties arrived however personal turmoil fueled by an addiction to prescription medication almost destroyed her life and her career. Rosemary endured a long period of mental therapy before she was able to resume her singing career in the early 1970s. Few expected her to be anything more than a nostalgia baroness. Rosemary had other ideas. Stimulated by a series of concerts alongside her friend and mentor Bing Crosby Rosemary found a new medium in the midst of America's finest jazz musicians building a second career and with it a reputation one of - some would say the - finest interpreter of the Great American Songbook. Late Life Jazz is the story of the rise fall and rise again of Clooney the First Aunt Rose a singer par excellence.
Title: Late Life Jazz The Life And Career Of Rosemary Clooney
Author(s): Macfarlane Malcolm
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780199798575
Pages: 336 Pages, 31 Halftones
Publication Date: 7/12/2013
Category: Individual Composers & Musicians, Specific Bands & Groups