About Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American pop and jazz singer and actress. She came to prominence with the song "Come On-a My House" (1951), which was followed by "Tenderly" (1951), "Half as Much" (1952), "Botch-a-Me" (1952), "Mambo Italiano" (1954), "Hey There" (1954), "This Ole House" (1954), and "Sway" (1960), a remake of "¿Quién será?". In total, her discography includes 49 studio albums, 33 compilation albums, six live albums, four video albums, one soundtrack album, and three box sets. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s due to pregnancies, her bipolar disorder, and drug addictions, but was revived in 1976, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby invited her on his 50th anniversary tour. Clooney continued recording until her death in 2002. She was the mother of actor Miguel Ferrer and the aunt of actor George Clooney. A heavy smoker, Clooney died of lung cancer at age 74. The Clooneys cut 14 sides with the Pastor band before going their separate ways; Rosemary made her solo recording debut in mid-1949 with "Bargain Day" and "Cabaret". In 1945, the Clooney sisters won a spot on Cincinnati's radio station WLW as singers. In 1947, the Clooney sisters signed with Columbia Records and cut their first record with Tony Pastor's big band, "I'm Sorry I Didn't Say Sorry", backed with "The Lady from Twenty-Nine Palms".
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