Profile
Vic Damone
Singer
Male
Born
Jun 12, 1928
Age
85
Hometown
United States
Genres
Big band
Record Label
Warner Bros. Records
Vic Damone is an American singer and entertainer.
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Romance
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Rena RowanMarried 1997
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Becky ann JonesMarried 1974 - 1982
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Janet LakeFling 1960
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Judith RawlinsMarried 1958 - 1971
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Joan TylerDated 1952 - 1954
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Pinar AltugDated
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Patricia HardyDated
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Mona KnoxDated
News + Updates
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Horrific Halloween Costume Contest Launched By Ruth Roberts MusicCalifornia News Wire - Oct 08, 2012
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Halloween Songs For Kids Can Tickle The Funny Bone Of The Whole FamilyCalifornia News Wire - Sep 28, 2012
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Authors Announce Campaign Against Sexual ExploitationYahoo News - Sep 05, 2012
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Branford Jazz Series: Trio, Aug. 2Branford Patch - Jul 11, 2012
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Vic Damone.
CHILDHOOD
1928
Birth
Born on June 12, 1928.
TEENAGE
Damone entered the talent search on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and won in April 1947.
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TWENTIES
1948
20 Years Old
In 1948 he got his own weekly radio show, Saturday Night Serenade.
In 1951, Damone appeared in two movies: The Strip and Rich, Young and Pretty.
After leaving the service, he married the Italian actress Pier Angeli (Anna Maria Pierangeli), and in 1954 made two more movies: Deep in My Heart and Athena.
1955
27 Years Old
In 1955, Damone had only one song on the charts, "Por Favor," which did not make it above #73.
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1956
28 Years Old
In early 1956, he moved from Mercury to Columbia Records and had some success on that label with hits like "On the Street Where You Live" (from My Fair Lady, his final pop top ten) and "An Affair to Remember" (from the movie of the same name).
1957
29 Years Old
His six original, long-playing albums on Columbia between 1957 and 1961 were That Towering Feeling, Angela Mia, Closer Than a Kiss, This Game of Love, On the Swingin' Side and Young and Lively.
THIRTIES
1961
33 Years Old
In 1961, he was released by Columbia, moving over to Capitol Records, where he filled in the gap left by Frank Sinatra's leaving to help found Reprise Records.
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In the summers of 1962 and 1963 Damone hosted a television variety series on NBC called The Lively Ones, which showcased current jazz, pop and folk performers as well as comedians.
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1964
36 Years Old
In 1964, he sang Back Home Again in Indiana, before the Indianapolis 500 car race.
FORTIES
1969
41 Years Old
In 1969 he released his last US chart record, a cover of the 1966 song "To Make A Big Man Cry", which made the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
1971
43 Years Old
In 1971, Damone started touring Las Vegas casinos as a performer, and although he had to declare bankruptcy in the early 1970s, he earned enough as a casino performer to clear up his financial difficulties.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
His final album was issued in 2002, with other albums being re-packaged and re-released.
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2009
81 Years Old
On June 12, 2009, Vic Damone released his autobiography titled Singing Was the Easy Part from St. Martin's Press.
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2011
83 Years Old
Damone did however step out of retirement on January 22, 2011, when he once again performed at the Kravis Performing Arts Center in Palm Beach, Florida to a sold out crowd.
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