Guy Mitchell

Pop Singer

Male

Born Feb 27, 1927

Hometown Detroit, Michigan

Died Jul 1, 1999

Death Place Billboard Hot 100

Other Names Cernik, Albert Ge...

Guy Mitchell, born Albert George Cernik was an American pop singer, successful in his homeland, the U.K. and Australia. As an international recording star of the 1950s he achieved record sales in excess of 44 million units and this included six million… Read More

Romance

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Jackie Loughery
Married 1952
Marla English
Dated
Mitch Miller
Fling
Elsa Sørensen
Married

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Video: San Diego County Residents Mourn Seau’s Death
Carlsbad Patch - May 03, 2012

The Wednesday morning death of former NFL star Junior Seau drew hundreds of mourners to his beachfront home, where the life-long Oceanside resident was often seen enjoying the sun and chatting up neighbors. “He was a good, humble man,” said neighbor Eric Dobbins, who often saw Seau surfing, riding his bike on the boardwalk and eating dinner at Oceanside haunt Primo’s. ”He didn’t act like a celebrity. He never exploited that.” Related: Junior Seau Death Being Investigated as Suicide ...
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Burn Cricketers Beat Leaders Stockton To Lift Guy Mitchell Cup The Press, York
Google News - Aug 26, 2011

UNDERDOGS Burn lifted the Guy Mitchell Cup after beating HPH York Vale Cricket League division one leaders Stockton & Hopgrove by 30 runs at Selby on Sunday. It completed a bad weekend for Stockton, whose advantage at the top of the league table had
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Bob Merrill: The Music That Made Him Playbill.Com
Google News - Aug 25, 2011

Eileen Barton ("If I Knew You Were Comin', I'd've Baked a Cake"), Arthur Godfrey ("Candy and Cake"), Jimmie Rodgers ("Honeycomb"), Sarah Vaughan ("Make Yourself Comfortable"), Guy Mitchell ("My Truly, Truly Fair," "She Wears Red Feathers and a Huly
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Re Live The 1950s On Heritage Weekend Wokingham Times
Google News - Aug 22, 2011

These include sweet rationing, the sounds of Guy Mitchell and wedding dresses costing just £6. As is customary with the Heritage Weekend, Lady Elizabeth Godsal, the High Steward of Wokingham, will join the mayor of Wokingham Town Council,
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1927 Birth Born on February 27, 1927.

TWENTIES

1947 20 Years Old He served in the United States Navy for two years, and after leaving the service became a singer with Carmen Cavallaro's big band. In 1947 he made recordings for Decca with Cavallaro's band, but had to leave due to food poisoning. … Read More

1949 22 Years Old He won on the radio show Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts in 1949 as a soloist.

1950 23 Years Old Mitch Miller, who was in charge of talent at Columbia Records, noticed Cernik in 1950, and he joined Columbia and got his new stage name at Miller's urging: Miller is supposed to have said, "my name is 'Mitchell' and you seem a nice 'guy', so we'll call you Guy Mitchell". … Read More

1956 29 Years Old Though he is a pre-rock pop singer, many of his songs have a decided rock beat to them, including "Heartaches by the Number", "Rock-a-Billy", "The Same Old Me" and his biggest hit, "Singing the Blues", which was number one for 10 weeks in 1956. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

1999 72 Years Old He died on July 1, 1999, aged 72, of complications from cancer surgery. … Read More

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