Streams Videos All Posts. My Profile. Advanced Search. Artist Biography by John Bush. Born May 18, in Canonsburg, PA. Died May 12, in Jupiter, FL. Genre Vocal Easy Listening. The s also gave rise to his million record seller "It's Impossible.
Sign In. Edit Perry Como. Showing all 33 items. One of 13 children, he was the seventh son of a seventh son--a sign of good luck in Italian families. Sold well over 50 million records. Had 13 1 hit songs--the first was "Till The End of Time" in Commenting on the relaxing effect his music has on people, Dean Martin once joked that he "used to go over to Perry's to borrow a cup of sleep".
In May , days after Como's death, columnist William F. Buckley wrote a column describing a past act of Como's kindness when he gave Buckley's mother a jeweled brooch of his when she needed a pin to repair an outfit on board a plane. He was the first of his many brothers and sisters to have been born in America. One of the most popular male vocalists of all time, his list of hit records, over a year period, is a testament to his durability. Had three children: Ronnie, David and Terri.
David and Terri were both adopted, David at the age of four, because Roselle could no longer have children after the birth of her first child. Performed at a ten-cent-a-dance in Pittsburgh called "The Grove" in the early s. Como's method of learning a new song never changed. He would retire to a rowing boat on the lake on his estate, armed with a tape of the new song. He would then try to catch a few fish while playing the tape over and over until he was ready to record it.
Although the advent of rock 'n' roll pushed the crooners out of the limelight, he had more hits in the s with It's Impossible and And I Love You So. Catch A Falling Star, one of his biggest-selling records - for which he had won a Grammy in , and the song for which he was best known - enjoyed a revival as the soundtrack of the Clint Eastwood film, A Perfect World. Como was widely regarded as a man whose temperament was as smooth as his vocal style, but the reputation for being squeaky-clean could irritate him.
When we talked, he would launch into some anecdote showing him quite capable of promiscuity if the challenge faced him. Presumably, he was trying to persuade people to amend their view, but, for all his efforts to be interesting, there was probably less to him than met the eye. A thoroughly decent, amiable, relaxed character with a sublimely beautiful voice, he was a persuasive argument for the theory that it is possible for a man to become a world celebrity without mislaying his composure.
His wife, Roselle, whom he married in , died in He is survived by his three children. It has been revised. Perry Como died at home on May 12, The Perry Como collection at the AMRC contains scripts, full scores, and instrumental parts from the Perry Como Show , TV specials, and recording projects; published sheet music; photographs; recordings; and memorabilia.
Information about the Perry Como Collection can be found here. American Music Research Center. Search Enter the terms you wish to search for.
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