Julius La Rosa

Julius La Rosa is a Brooklyn boy, and don’t forget it. He was born on January 2, 1930, and grew up with his sister in a world that was vastly different from today. La Rosa remembers even in the relatively tough Brooklyn world, you didn’t worry about making sure the door was closed. You didn’t […]

Jerry Vale

Jerry Vale was one of the most successful popular music singers of the 1950s and 1960s. His popularity came at a time when rock and roll had severely dampened the success of other singers of that era. After 50 years as an entertainer and more than 50 albums, Vale continues to share his romantic pop […]

Frank Sinatra

Singer and film actor, born in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. As a teenager, he organized a singing group, the Hoboken Four, which won first prize on the Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour.
Following graduation from the Drake Institute, he spent several years singing in New Jersey roadhouses before finding work in the late 1930s as a […]

Dean Martin

Quick: name the artist, who (a) knocked the Beatles from the top chart position at the height of Beatlemania; (b) scored a gold record in 2004 with his fastest-selling album ever, which also hit the iTunes Top 5; (c) was worshipped by Elvis Presley; and (d) is heard regularly in the hippest movies, TV shows […]

Connie Francis

At merely age 4, Concetta Rosemarie Franconero made her debut at Olympic Park in Irvington, New Jersey, singing “Anchors Away,” while accompanying herself on the accordion. Connie developed a love for music from the first time her father, George, played the concertina that his father brought from Italy in 1905. From that point on, music […]

Bobby Darin

Legendary entertainer Bobby Darin had a wide range of talent. Born Walden Robert Cassotto on May 14th, 1936, Darin rose from poor beginnings in Harlem and the South Bronx. He also fought rheumatic fever as a child, which damaged his heart and plagued him throughout his life. As a result of these obstacles, he worked […]

Al Martino

When an artist is able to combine several important elements — numerous international hit records, personal charisma, and a unique vocal style — it inevitably leads to success. Known for such hits as Spanish Eyes and Can’t Help Falling in Love in the 60’s, Al Martino is presently in the midst of beginning his second […]

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