Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney

Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There", "This Ole House", and "Sway". She also had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly because of problems related to bipolar disorder and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. Clooney continued recording until her death in 2002.

Birth and Death Data: Born Maysville (city in Mason County, Kentucky, United States), Died June 29, 2002 (Beverly Hills (city in Los Angeles County, California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1958

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	RHCO10162	10-in.	5/23/1952	Sweet Leilani	Rosemary Clooney ; Harry James Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	RHCO10167	10-in.	5/23/1952	You'll never know	Rosemary Clooney ; Harry James Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	RHCO10168	10-in.	5/23/1952	When you wish upon a star	Rosemary Clooney ; Harry James Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	RHCO10169	10-in.	5/23/1952	Over the rainbow	Rosemary Clooney ; Harry James Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	RHCO10170	10-in.	5/26/1952	On the Atchinson, Topeka and the Santa Fe	Rosemary Clooney ; Harry James Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	RHCO10171	10-in.	5/26/1952	The continental (you kiss while you're dancing)	Rosemary Clooney ; Harry James Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	RHCO10172	10-in.	5/26/1952	In the cool, cool, cool of the evening	Rosemary Clooney ; Harry James Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	RHCO10173	10-in.	5/26/1952	It might as well be spring	Rosemary Clooney ; Harry James Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	vocalist
Columbia	CO44279	10-in.	8/28/1950	I whisper your name	Rosemary Clooney ; Norman Leyden	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and male vocal quartet	vocalist
Columbia	CO48362	10-in.	9/12/1952	Withered roses	Rosemary Clooney ; George Morgan	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	vocalist
Columbia	CO48363	10-in.	9/12/1952	You love me just enough to hurt me	Rosemary Clooney ; George Morgan	Mixed vocal duet, with string band	vocalist
Columbia	CO53451	10-in.	6/14/1955	Go on by	Rosemary Clooney ; Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and vocal chorus	vocalist
Decca	L 11248		11/21/1958	Love, look away	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11249		11/21/1958	Diga me	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11300		12/26/1958	'Deed I do	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11301		12/26/1958	You took advantage of me	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11302		12/26/1958	Blue moon	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11303		12/26/1958	Sing you sinners	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11304		12/26/1958	A touch of the blues	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11305		12/26/1958	I'm beginning to see the light	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11306		12/26/1958	Goody, goody	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11307		12/26/1958	Too close for comfort	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11308		12/26/1958	Do nothin' till you hear from me	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11309		12/26/1958	Moonlight Mississippi	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist
Decca	L 11310		12/26/1958	I wish I were in love again	Rosemary Clooney		vocalist

(Results 1-25 of 28 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Clooney, Rosemary," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/308907.

Clooney, Rosemary. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/308907.

"Clooney, Rosemary." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.