ROSEMARY CLOONEY SINGS 'WHEN OCTOBER GOES'

Recorded in MTS Stereo Rosemary Clooney sings an unfinished poem by Johnny Mercer and set to music and finished by Barry Manilow in 1986.

[wendellnelson]

And then Rosemary showed up and showed all the female singers that had been on the Tonight Show, what singers are supposed to do, but most don't. A class act!

[cynaraslover]

I can never see or hear Rosemary without thinking about my father. My late partner, my brother, and my sister-in-law and I took my parents to Symphony Hall in Boston to hear Rosemary sing. My father had idolized her for close to fifty years. This was on January 27th, 1995, and it was the last time I saw my father. 19 days, on February 15th, he had a fatal heart attack. But it's always been lovely to remember him that night at Symphony Hall, his eyes glistening with tears as he applauded an idol of his youth.

[ianman]

Clooney was one of the best orchestral singers and interpreter of songs. When she sang a song, you felt it.

[britandlauriebarr]

This must have been a seismic event on the Tonight Show. I couldn't tell if it was Doc Severinsen or Tommy Newsome conducting. But wow, they really showed up for Rosemary. Very powerful. Johnny must have been in tears, with the entire audience.

[daveferris]

Can you even fathom any late night prime time show today devoting 4:41 to a ballad with full big band arrangement (not cutting the instrumental section short), augmented by a pair of French Horns. A singer and artist for the ages.

[joannlamonica]

Wow. God bless. Rest in peace. I can tell she has lived these words. Sad. Class act. America. 🙏

[benmitchell]

Stunning. A real singer with a real band. Those were the days.

[worldofthesupernatural]

Sublime song by Johnny Mercer and Barry Manilow. Sung by a master.

[davidfriscic]

Rosemary understood life and it shows--melancholy and mesmerizing.
So grateful to have met her briefly.

[justplaingeorgegeorge]

John Oddo, the man at the piano. Rosemary's music director, arranger, and pianist for nearly two decades. John Oddo, rest in peace.

[joannlamonica]

SHE LOOKS SO SO BEAUTIFUL. . What a classy lady and a huge talent. She’s lived a lot of her songs, no question. God bless her. Rest in peace 🌹AMERICA. JO-ANN. 4/4/2023

[dale]

Simply the best girl singer ever singing a gorgeous song backed by great musicians. Heavenly.

[mattdeans]

That is the same outfit she wore when I saw her at the Boetcher Concert Hall in Denver with the Colorado Symphony. She stepped out on stage and for an hour or so she had a thousand people in the palm of her hand. How damn lucky was I to be one of them.

[womanspirit]

Her brother, Nick, said when he visited her in the hospital a day and a half before she died, she sang this to him.. it was the last song she ever sang.

[joannlamonica]

REST IN PEACE. Remarkable lady❤️. ONE OF A KIND. BEAUTIFUL SMILE AND PERSONALITY. JO-ANN. LAMONICA. AMERICA. 12/29/2022

[cmroberts]

Damn, there wasn’t anything she couldn’t own. Masterful.

[markwhitman]

Good lord Rosie does this so beautifully it makes me want to cry!

[angelafischettifitness]

This woman is absolutely haunting...so pure. How I wish she and Barbara Cook would have performed a duet...

[haggiefatigue]

I get so sentimental whenever I hear this beautiful song. My birthday is at the end of October. Somehow Johnny Mercer's lyrics remind me of my younger years as well as the ones (hopefully) still ahead.
Rosemary did an ace job here.

[RM]

What a beautiful and moving song. Her rendition is particularly touching. And live!