Girl Singer : An Autobiography

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Summary: And she can write, too!
Review: We lost a tremendous talent and treasure this past summer with the death of Rosemary Clooney. I am so glad that I read this book before her death, because I felt as if I got to know her. Ms. Clooney told her story, from her tulmultous childhood, to her heyday as a "girl singer" and recording star, and to her breakdown in the late 1960s. In the last 10 years, she was known more as George's aunt than her own talent. This book solidified for me that she was a great talent, and a very interesting person. Nothing is glossed over.

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Summary: And she can write, too!
Review: We lost a tremendous talent and treasure this past summer with the death of Rosemary Clooney. I am so glad that I read this book before her death, because I felt as if I got to know her. Ms. Clooney told her story, from her tulmultous childhood, to her heyday as a "girl singer" and recording star, and to her breakdown in the late 1960s. In the last 10 years, she was known more as George's aunt than her own talent. This book solidified for me that she was a great talent, and a very interesting person. Nothing is glossed over.

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Summary: Rosie Clooney Leaves Today's Divas In The Dust!
Review: What a life this wonderful woman has led and what a great story to tell! As a lifelong fan I've collected several of her albums & have followed her career. Rosie tells it all, about growing up in Kentucky, starting a singing career with younger sister Betty & hitting the big time in New York. Years ago I had the pleasure of seeing her perform in a radio sponsored concert in the Winter Garden in the World Financial Center. She knows how to please the crowd, chatting them up with little anecdotes and doing several of her big hits(not just a medley of them either). Rosie Clooney is one of the most down to earth performers on earth and a major talent. Read this book and get the Girl Singer 2 cd set. Both are very highly recommended. Thanks Rosie, for bringing so much pleasure to so many people over the years.

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Summary: Rosie Clooney Leaves Today's Divas In The Dust!
Review: What a life this wonderful woman has led and what a great story to tell! As a lifelong fan I've collected several of her albums & have followed her career. Rosie tells it all, about growing up in Kentucky, starting a singing career with younger sister Betty & hitting the big time in New York. Years ago I had the pleasure of seeing her perform in a radio sponsored concert in the Winter Garden in the World Financial Center. She knows how to please the crowd, chatting them up with little anecdotes and doing several of her big hits(not just a medley of them either). Rosie Clooney is one of the most down to earth performers on earth and a major talent. Read this book and get the Girl Singer 2 cd set. Both are very highly recommended. Thanks Rosie, for bringing so much pleasure to so many people over the years.

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Summary: Rosie Clooney Leaves Today's Divas In The Dust!
Review: What a life this wonderful woman has led and what a great story to tell! As a lifelong fan I've collected several of her albums & have followed her career. Rosie tells it all, about growing up in Kentucky, starting a singing career with younger sister Betty & hitting the big time in New York. Years ago I had the pleasure of seeing her perform in a radio sponsored concert in the Winter Garden in the World Financial Center. She knows how to please the crowd, chatting them up with little anecdotes and doing several of her big hits(not just a medley of them either). Rosie Clooney is one of the most down to earth performers on earth and a major talent. Read this book and get the Girl Singer 2 cd set. Both are very highly recommended. Thanks Rosie, for bringing so much pleasure to so many people over the years.

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Summary: Girl Has Had an Interesting Life
Review: While the first few chapters were slow going the book picks up both the pace and gets more involving as Ms. Clooney's involvement with the professional music industy increases.
Ms. Clooney is very open and her stories on working with notable industry professionals-Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby as well as many others-make this a worthwhile read. The book has many subplots, the most interesting being her relationships with her mother and sister and her marriage to Jose Ferrer.

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Summary: Sloppy and not so indepth
Review: Why was this book written? Didn't she cover all this in her last book? I felt I knew less about her than when I started? When she complained to Mitch Miller about singing all the crap she was given, he told her to talk to him when she was a millionseller. I guess she forgot to do that!

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Summary: Tenderly
Review: Wow. There are some books you read in one sitting and when you close them, all you can say is, Wow. This is one of them. A great, great book, just amazing.