May 23 - Rosemary Clooney (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for May 23rd may be found here: Robert Moog (2019), Artie Shaw (2020), and Alicia de Larrocha; Johann Bernhard Bach (2022)

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Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everything Old Is New Again

Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, but revived in 1977, and she continued recording until her death in 2002. -- adapted from Wikipedia

It is an undisputed truth,

We love the music of our youth.

 

It follows that an aging act

Should strive to monetize this fact.

 

Rosemary Clooney learned to work it

When playing the nostalgia circuit.

 

 

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