1951: "Any Time" (#2 hit)
1952: "Tell Me Why" (#4 hit)
1952: "Wish You Were Here" (#1 hit)
1953: "I'm Walking Behind You" (#1)
1953: "Oh! My Pa-pa" (#1 hit)
1954: "I Need You Now" (#1 hit)
He acted in only two films, the drama Butterfield 8 (1960) and the musical-comedy Bundle of Joy (1956). Dawn posted a nice tribute today on her blog Noir & Chick Flicks.
Some of you youngsters might not remember his hit songs, so have a listen to a few of them...
I can still hear him singing "Oh My Papa." I don't think he ever recovered from the Liz Taylor/Richard Burton debacle.
ReplyDeleteTom, Wonderful tribute! You can catch the film, Butterfield 8 (1960), this Sunday on TCM.
ReplyDeletehe certainly was one of our favorites, handsome, clean cut, all american.
ReplyDeleteWhat has happened to the big supply of guys like him.
Today they all have rings, piercings, tatoos, and bad breath.
Yeah, and you can hardly understand the lyrics to the songs.
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