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Connie Francis (netball)
Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (December 12, 1937 or 1938 – July 16, 2025), known professionally as Connie Francis, was an American singer and actress. One of the top-charting female vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s, she amassed over 100 million records sold, placing her among the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists in history. After a string of unsuccessful releases, Francis rose to fame in 1958 with her cover of the 1923song "Who's Sorry Now? (song), Who's Sorry Now?", which was followed by various other top-10 hits. She became the first woman to reach No.1 on the U.S. ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 chart when "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" topped the chart in 1960. She was also the first woman to achieve three No. 1 hits on the chart, among her 53 career entries. Before the advent of the British Invasion, Francis was the most popular female vocalist in the United States between 1958 and 1964. Francis re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Bronson
Fredric M. "Fred" Bronson (born January 10, 1949) is an American journalist, author and writer. He is the author of books related to number one songs on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and other books related to various music charts as well. He is also known for his appearances on ''American Idol'' and the weekly "Chart Beat" column in ''Billboard'' magazine. The 5th edition of ''The Billboard Book Of Number One Hits'' was published in 2003. The 4th edition of ''Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits'' was published in 2007. Bronson is also the author of ''The Billboard Book of Number One R&B Hits'' (with Adam White), ''American Bandstand'' (with Dick Clark) and ''The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook'', written at the behest of the seven actors who played the von Trapp children in the 1965 film. Early life Born to Irving and Mildred Bronson and raised in Culver City, California. At age five, he was selected to portray actor/writer/producer Jack Webb as a child in a series of photograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
