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Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an
American singer and
actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "
Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers "Botcha-Me," "
Mambo Italiano," and "
This Ole House", songs which tended to obscure her talents as a jazz vocalist.
Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1974, when
Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. During the 1990s, she recorded a series of albums for the
Concord jazz label with small ensembles which were warmly received by audiences and critics alike.
