Connie Francis's story really is the stuff of legends. A tale that has just about everything you could conceive from someone who has recorded over 70 albums, rivalled Madonna in record sales and has endured terrible tragedy along the way. It's the absorbing story of a woman who was the prototype US female pop singer. Concetta Rosemarie Franconero was born of Italian American parentage and began playing accordion at the age of three. At ten years old, she was accepted on Startime, a New York City television show that featured talented child singers and [...]
This one's pretty self-explanatory... (read all about April Fool's Day over at Wikipedia) April Fools - Rufus Wainwright April Fool - Soul Asylum Fool - Cat Power Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis I Pity the Fool - Ann Peebles A Fool For You - Ray Charles Fool To Cry - The Rolling Stones Dancing Fool - Frank Zappa Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin Fools Gold - Amy Winehouse Foolish You - Kate and Anna McGarrigle Keep Cool, Fool - Ella Fitzgerald Crackerjack [...]
1960 Art Farmer and Benny Golson, Killer Joe. The Shirelles, Boys. The Fleetwoods, Outside My Window. Billy Miranda, Go Ahead. Bobby Hebb, Night Train to Memphis. The Coasters, Shopping For Clothes. Derrick Morgan, Fat Man. Serge Gainsbourg, L'Eau à la Bouche. Gary U.S. Bonds, New Orleans. The Devotions, Rip Van Winkle. Eddie Cochran, Cut Across Shorty. Lattimore Brown, Somebody's Gonna Miss
Our Lonesome Easter had all the right ingredients. Bracing walks along the pier, days cold enough to make your eyes water and fear for your extremities, a home full of laughter, babies, songs and chocolate. Hope yours was as much fun. As you can see, the place hasn't changed much. Listen - Hem - The Beautiful Sea Listen - Great Lake Swimmers - I Am Part of a Large Family Listen - Connie Francis - Lipstick on Your Collar . Buy [...]
Connie Francis - Stupid Cupid Connie Francis - He's My Dreamboat (from Connie Francis Gold ) I consider myself a fan of "oldies." If I am forced to listen to music on the radio, then 95 percent of the time I will be listening to an oldies station, and it is not at all unknown to hear me calling in my requests to the local oldies stations. However, growing [...]
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