Perry Como was known in the UK as 'Mr Relaxation' because of his warm personality and cooler-than-cool style of performing on stage and on his late 50s/early 60s TV series.
He passed away six days short of his 89th birthday; he was born in May 1912, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
During the 50s Perry had a huge string of hits in the UK, including two #1 singles {Magic Moments" c/w "Catch A Falling Star" from 1958 and "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes" from 1953; the latter also peaked at the top rung in the US; "Hot Diggity", "Tina Marie", "Delaware" amongst them.
However, the invasion of Merseymania caused Perry's records to slump in sales, along with many other srtists. But in the early 70s he returned to the British charts with romantic gems like "For The Good Times", "I Think Of You", "And I Love You So". Perry even had a Top 40 hit here by covering the Everly Brothers 1961 chart- topper, "Walk Right Back".
One of the finest voices to come out of America.
2007-02-26
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