SNIPPET: Rosemary CLOONEY (b. 1928) started to career in 1945 teamed with her sister Betty singing duets on WLW Radio in Cincinnati. Discovered by bandleader Tony PASTOR, they joined his band in 1947 as the Clooney Sisters. When Betty dropped out after two years of a grueling road tour, Rosemary made for New York, where she signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. Her first hit, "Beautiful Brown Eyes," sold a half million copies in 1950, but it was her 1951 recording of the novelty song "Come On-a My House" that launched CLOONEY to stardom. Six more hits followed in the next two years and in 1953 she landed on the cover of 'Time" magazine. She began an acting career and hosted her own television show from 1956 to 1957. Unfortunately, a collaboration with Duke ELLINGTON and BILLY STRAYHORN (Blue Rose), while artistically acclaimed, sold poorly. A second album of love song with trombonist Nelson RIDDLE was quashed by Columbia. Add to that the growing popular! ity of rock and roll and CLOONEY's career went into steep decline, as did her personal life. The bigget blow came in 1968 while campaigning for Robert KENNEDY. Standing just a few feet away from KENNEDY when he was fatally shot, CLOONEY suffered a breakdown. This spunky mother of many children eventually mounted a comeback in the mid-1970s, touring with Bing CROSBY. In 1977 she teamed with former 1950s singing stars (Margaret WHITING, ROSE MARIE, and Helen O'CONNELL) to become "Four Girls Four" They toured for six years before CLOONEY went solo again and continued to record and perform in concert. . --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.725 / Virus Database: 480 - Release Date: 7/19/2004