Perry Como
Childhood and Early Life
American singer Perry Como was born Pierino Ronald Como on the 18 May in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. He was the son of Italian immigrants Lucia Travaglini and Pietro Como, the 7th child born into a large family.
His father was musical and encouraged his children to take music and singing lessons, even though the family was of modest means.
When Perry Como was in his early teens, his father fell ill and was unable to work. Como and his brothers did various jobs to help with the family budget.
Rise to Fame
Musically gifted, by the time he was in his teens, Perry Como could play some different instruments. He played the trombone in the local brass band, the organ in the church and sang atsocial events.
Perry Como eventually became a member of the Canonsburg Italian Band. After being invited to join the Ted Weems orchestra, he remained with the band for six years, singing on many of their popular hits. He trained as a barber and gained a reputation as a singing barber.
Career
After giving up his work as a barber, Perry Como joined the Freddie Carlone Orchestra. He was then invited t
An excellent Italian American crooner and television personality, Perry Como was one of the most successful and popular entertainers of all time. Como was the seventh of 13 children born to his Italian immigrant parents, Pietro and Lucia Como, who came from the region of Abruzzo.
Born Pierino Como in in Canonsburg, PA, he fell in love with music at an early age after hearing Italian tenor Enrico Caruso for the first time. Even though he loved music, his childhood dream was to become a barber.
At age 11, young Perry helped his family out by working after school in Steve Fragapane's barbershop for 50 cents a week. He swept the floor and learned how to cut hair. At age 13, he got his own chair in the barbershop. He would stand on a box to give haircuts to customers. By , young Perry operated his own barbershop after a customer of his
asked if he wanted to take over a portion of his large coffee shop. After getting settled in at the new spot, Como become a popular barber in Canonsburg. He often sang while giving customers their haircuts.
The following year, Como met the woman of his dreams, an Italian American beauty named Roselle Bellino, at a picnic on
Perry Como&#;s Wife Roselle Belline &#; More Than Six Decades Of Marital Life
Pierino Ronald Como, popularly known by his stage name Perry Como, was a singer, actor, and television personality of American nationality. He was involved in the music industry for more than half a century. In his career, he sold over millions of records and pioneered weekly musical variety TV shows. He received Emmys five times from to and also earned other different awards.
Away from the glamorous world, Perry was a family guy who loved being with his spouse and kids. He was married for more than six decades to Roselle Belline. Their love story was no less than a fairy tale. Hence, in today&#;s article about Perry Como&#;s wife, let&#;s find out how it started for the duo.
Childhood Lovestory Turned To Happily Ever After
Perry and Roselle&#;s relationship goes back to the time when he was just a barber. She had been with him even before he became a world-famous singer. The couple shared so many things in common.
Both of them were kids of immigrant dads and moms who settled in Washington County. While Perry&#;s family was from Italy, the Bellines came from France. They both grew up in hous
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When I was in sixth grade, I bought a vintage Perry Como publicity photo on eBay, found his address on one of those internet celebrity stalker sites, and mailed it to him with a long and possibly even coherent letter explaining why I, a year-old born in , was the biggest Perry Como fan in the world.
Como died a few months later at the age of 88 on May 12th, —and a few days later, I received the photo back with his signature on it. So I probably have the last autograph of Perry Como’s life—not that anyone cares. I recently bought a signed Perry Como record contract for $48 on eBay, and the people who know me know to buy me Perry Como stuff for my birthday: both because I love him and because it’s a really, really affordable gift.
marks the hundredth anniversary of Como’s birth, and I would bet anything that this piece might be the only mention of it in the media. But it’s high time for a re-examination of his legacy—and a rediscovery of one of the greatest and certainly the most underrated male singers of the Great American Songbook.
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