Editing Rosemary Clooney (section)

==Career==
[[File:Rosemary Clooney Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Colgate Comedy Hour 1952.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rosemary Clooney, [[Dean Martin]], and [[Jerry Lewis]] on TV's ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'', 1952]]

In 1947, Clooney signed with [[Columbia Records]] and cut her first record with [[Tony Pastor (bandleader)|Tony Pastor]]'s [[big band]], "I'm Sorry I Didn't Say Sorry" backed with "The Lady from Twenty-Nine Palms." She cut 14 sides with the Pastor band before making her solo recording debut in mid-1949 with "Bargain Day" and "Cabaret." In 1950–51, she was a regular on the CBS radio and television versions of ''Songs for Sale''. In early 1951, she had a minor hit with "Beautiful Brown Eyes", but her recording of "Come On-a My House" four months later, produced by [[Mitch Miller]], became her first big chart hit. Clooney recounted in her memoir that she despised the song, but pop singers in that era seldom had a choice in the material they performed, and she risked being dropped from Columbia if she refused to record it. Clooney recorded several duets with [[Marlene Dietrich]], and appeared in the early 1950s on ''[[Faye Emerson's Wonderful Town]]'' series on [[CBS]]. She also did several guest appearances on the [[Arthur Godfrey]] radio show, when it was sponsored by [[Lipton Tea]]. They did duets as he played his [[ukulele]], and other times, she would sing one of her latest hits.{{Citation needed |date=June 2024}} 

In 1954, she starred, along with Bing Crosby, [[Danny Kaye]], and [[Vera-Ellen]], in the movie ''White Christmas''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Marisa |date=2024-12-16 |title=70 Years Later, This Christmas Classic Has Entered Prime Video's Top 10 |url=https://collider.com/white-christmas-prime-streaming-success/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref> She starred, in 1956, in a half-hour [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] television musical-[[variety show]], ''The Rosemary Clooney Show'', which featured [[The Hi-Lo's]] singing group and [[Nelson Riddle]]'s orchestra. The following year, the show moved to [[NBC]] prime time as ''[[Lux (soap)|The Lux Show]] Starring Rosemary Clooney'', but lasted only one season. The new show featured the singing group [[The Modernaires]] and [[Frank DeVol]]'s orchestra. In later years, Clooney often appeared with Bing Crosby on television, such as in the 1957 special ''[[The Edsel Show]]'', and the two friends made a concert tour of Ireland together. On November 21, 1957, she appeared on NBC's ''[[The Ford Show|The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford]]'', a frequent entry in the "Top 20" and featuring a musical group called "The Top Twenty". In 1960, Clooney and Crosby co-starred in a [[The Bing Crosby – Rosemary Clooney Show|20-minute CBS radio program]] that aired before the midday news each weekday.

Clooney's last major chart hit was "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face", released in May, 1956. By this time, [[rock and roll]] was steadily driving established pop singers from the charts.

Clooney left Columbia Records in 1958, doing a number of recordings for [[MGM Records]] and then some for [[Coral Records]]. Toward the end of 1958, she signed with [[RCA Victor]], where she recorded until 1963. In 1964, she recorded for [[Reprise Records]], and in 1965, [[Dot Records]].

[[File:Rosemary Clooney Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|Clooney performing in 1977]]
In 1976, Clooney recorded two albums for [[United Artists Records]]. Beginning in 1977, she recorded an album every year for the Concord Jazz record label,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/Rosemary-Clooney/ |title=Rosemary Clooney: Concord Music Group |publisher=Concord Music Group, Inc. |location=Beverly Hills, California |access-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131214023202/http://www2.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/Rosemary-Clooney/ |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref> a schedule which continued until her death. At that time, Clooney was one of the few singers of her generation who were still making regular recordings. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Clooney did television [[advertising|commercial]]s for Coronet brand paper towels, during which she sang the memorable [[jingle]], "Extra value is what you get, when you buy Cor-o-net." Clooney sang a duet with [[Wild Man Fischer]] on "It's a Hard Business" in 1986, and in 1994, she sang a duet of "[[Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)|Green Eyes]]" with [[Barry Manilow]] in his 1994 album, ''[[Singin' with the Big Bands]]''.

In 1994, Clooney [[guest appearance|guest-starred]] in the NBC television medical drama ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (starring her nephew, George Clooney); for her performance, she received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress – Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series]]. On January 27, 1996, Clooney appeared on [[Garrison Keillor]]'s ''[[Prairie Home Companion]]'' radio program. She sang "[[When October Goes]]"—lyrics by [[Johnny Mercer]] and music by Barry Manilow (after Mercer's death)—from Manilow's 1984 album ''[[2:00 AM Paradise Cafe]]'', and discussed the excellence of Manilow the musician.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/19960127|date=January 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125054507/http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/19960127/|archive-date=November 25, 2005|title=A Prairie Home Companion|website=Minnesota Public Radio}}</ref>

Clooney was also awarded [[Society of Singers|Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.singers.org/special-events/|title=Ella Award Special Events|date=February 12, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514064028/http://www.singers.org/special-events/|archive-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref> In 1999, she founded the Rosemary Clooney Music Festival, held annually in Maysville, her hometown.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9906/10/showbuzz/ "Rosemary Clooney to help rescue ailing theater"], ''Showbuzz'', CNN.com, June 10, 1999. Retrieved on January 1, 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726133420/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9906/10/showbuzz/ |date=July 26, 2008 }}</ref> She performed at the festival every year until her death. Proceeds benefit the restoration of the Russell Theater in Maysville, where Clooney's first film, ''[[The Stars Are Singing]]'', premiered in 1953.

She received the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2002.