Artist:Rosemary Clooney
Song:They Can't Take That Away from Me
Album:The Rosemary Clooney Show: Songs from the Classic Television Series
Of course Rosemary Clooney was one of the most popular singers of the 50s mostly through novelty songs. It's well known that Rosemary hated those songs and preferred singing jazz. So one of the things she did was produce her own half hour syndicated variety show in 1956...in color!!!!! Rosemary was a frequent guest on early 50s TV variety shows like The U.S. Royal Showcase and The Colgate Comedy Hour. She also starred in the 1954 film White Christmas with Bing Crosby. The Rosemary Clooney Show aired in 1956 in syndication. Nelson Riddle was the musical director. The Hi-Lo's were the backup singers. The show moved to NBC in 1957 and was called The Lux Show. Frank DeVol was the musical director and The Modernaires were the backup singers. That show lasted one season. Rosemary continued to to appear on TV usually with Bing Crosby. With her 1956 variety show long forgotten, singer Michael Feinstein found the tapes in Rosemary's home and got her approval for them to be released. Feinstein produced this album and a DVD. The album is available on Concord as a budget CD. I guess this is a found treasure. Here's Rosemary Clooney performing They Can't Take That Away from Me on The Rosemary Clooney Show 1956.
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