Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress prominent in the 1950s, known for warm, jazzy vocal performances and hits like "Come On-a My House." She appeared in the film *White Christmas* alongside Bing Crosby.
After struggling with addiction and mental health issues, she made a celebrated comeback in the 1970s.
She was the aunt of actor George Clooney.
Snowfall on December 25th
- ParamountMajor film conglomerate
- SistersOregon mountain town
- musicalSung theatrical production
- filmMovie or coating
Bing Crosby · Danny Kaye · Hollywood · screen · leading lady · comedy · role · costume
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- scatImprovised vocal jazz
blue note · ballad · combo · ensemble · jam session · cool jazz · vocalise · phrasing
After hostilities end
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- hit paradeRanked list of songs
- sock hopInformal school dance
bobby-soxer · pop charts · radio · variety show · Ed Sullivan · television · AM radio · record player
Soft-voiced romantic vocalist
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- chanteuseFemale nightclub singer
- Columbia RecordsOldest surviving American label
album · recording · concert · stage · performance · repertoire · torch song · big band
Canon of classic American songs
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
- tributeOffering of respect
- reissuePublish anew
compilation · influence · icon · legend · Kennedy Center · revival · late career · nostalgia
White Christmas
Snowfall on December 25th
Bing Crosby · Danny Kaye · film · Hollywood · screen · leading lady · comedy · role · costume · soundstage
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
scat · blue note · ballad · combo · ensemble · jam session · cool jazz · vocalise · phrasing · Duke Ellington
postwar
After hostilities end
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- hit paradeRanked list of songs
sock hop · bobby-soxer · pop charts · radio · variety show · Ed Sullivan · television · AM radio · record player · Billboard
crooner
Soft-voiced romantic vocalist
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- chanteuseFemale nightclub singer
Columbia Records · album · recording · concert · stage · performance · repertoire · torch song · big band · orchestra
Great American Songbook
Canon of classic American songs
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- retrospectiveReviewing what came before
- tributeOffering of respect
reissue · compilation · influence · icon · legend · Kennedy Center · revival · late career · nostalgia · vintage
Maysville
Small Kentucky municipality
family · marriage · comeback · mental health · addiction · recovery · memoir · autobiography · Catholic · Irish-American
Rosemary ClooneySid Vicious
Yoko Ono · Courtney Love · Cardi B · Björk · Janis Joplin
Rosemary ClooneyMadonna
Christ's mother, or pop icon
Courtney Love · Miley Cyrus · Marilyn Manson · Peaches · Lady Gaga
Rosemary ClooneyJanis Joplin
Amy Winehouse · Judy Garland · Billie Holiday · Whitney Houston · Kurt Cobain
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