Perry Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001)
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ORIGINALY A BARBER FROM CANONSBURG, PA,
PERRY SWITCHED TO SINGING FOR HIS SUPPER IN
1933 AND FIRST HIT THE BILLBOARD CHART IN 1943 WITH “GOODBYE SUE”.HE WOULD HAVE 147 HITS OVER THE NEXT 31 YEARS, INCLUDING 50 TOP TEN HITS, WITH 14 GOING ALL THE WAY TO #1! PERRY ALSO HOSTED TWO POPULAR TV SHOWS FROM 1948 TO 1955 (15 MINUTES) AND 1955 TO 1963, A ONE HOUR SHOW THAT EARNED
PERRY FIVE EMMYS. “ROUND AND ROUND” WAS PERRY’S MOST ENDURRING HIT, STAYING ON THE
BILLBOARD CHART FOR 29 WEEKS!