Don Cornell
Don Cornell (born April 21, 1919 in New York , † February 23, 2004 in Aventura , Florida ; actually Luigi Francisco Varlaro ) was a well -known American singer of the 1940s and 1950s .
Cornell began his musical career with trumpeter Red Nichols and Sammy Kaye , the leader of a big band. As a solo artist, Cornell has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. His most successful period was from 1952 to 1955, when he had seven top 20 hits in the US charts. With the single Hold My Hand he was number 1 in the British charts for five weeks in the fall of 1954 . In 1993 he was inducted into the Big Band Hall of Fame .
Don Cornell died on February 23, 2004, at the age of 84, of emphysema and advanced diabetes .
Hits
(The year of publication and the highest position in the US charts are given.)
- It isn't fair
- I'm Yours 1952 - # 5
- I'll Walk Alone 1952 - # 7
- Hold My Hand 1954 - # 5
- Stranger in Paradise
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in The Independent
- ^ Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Records 1940-1955 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, 1973, p. 16
- ↑ Ehnert, Günter (Ed.): Hit Records. British Chart Singles 1950-1965 . Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1988, p. 32
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cornell, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Varlaro, Luigi Francisco (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer of the 1940s and 1950s |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2004 |
| Place of death | Aventura , Florida |