Rosemary Clooney This Ole House

Before the rock roll revolution, Rosemary Clooney was one of the most popular female singers in America, rising to superstardom during the golden age of adult pop. Like many of her peers in the socalled girl singer movement Doris Day, Kay Starr, Peggy Lee, Patti Page, et al. Clooney s style was grounded in jazz, particularly bigband swing. She wasn t an improviser or a technical virtuoso, and lacked the training to stand on an equal footing with the greatest true jazz singers. However, she sang wi