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77-567: Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola ; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop and big band singer and actor. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit " You're Breaking My Heart ", and other hits such as " On the Street Where You Live " (from My Fair Lady ) and " I Have But One Heart ". When his father was injured at work, Damone had to drop out of Lafayette High School . He worked as an usher and elevator operator at

154-473: A chorus that contrasts melodically, rhythmically and harmonically with the verse . The beat and the melodies tend to be simple, with limited harmonic accompaniment. The lyrics of modern pop songs typically focus on simple themes – often love and romantic relationships – although there are notable exceptions. Harmony and chord progressions in pop music are often "that of classical European tonality , only more simple-minded." Clichés include

231-561: A Secret , The Jack Paar Program , The Red Skelton Show , The Andy Williams Show , The Hollywood Palace , The Dean Martin Show , Hullabaloo , Mickie Finn's , The Danny Thomas Hour , The Jonathan Winters Show , The Carol Burnett Show , Della , The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and several Bob Hope television specials. In 1951, Damone appeared in two movies, The Strip , where he played himself, and Rich, Young and Pretty . From 1951 to 1953, he served in

308-627: A breast-cancer survivor, was a clothing distributor who started the Jones New York clothing store chain in the mid-1970s. Damone lived in Palm Beach County, Florida in his later years. In January 2015, Damone and Rena sold their La Casita home for $ 5.75 million. Damone and Rena moved to a smaller residence, a townhouse in the Sloans Curve Drive neighborhood of Palm Beach. She suffered a stroke in 2011. In 2013, Damone

385-399: A light entertainment and easy listening tradition. Pop music is more conservative than other music genres such as folk, blues, country, and tradition. Many pop songs do not contain themes of resistance, opposition, or politics, rather focusing more on love and relationships. Therefore, pop music does not challenge its audiences socially, and does not cause political activism. Frith also said

462-407: A music researcher, states pop music as any type of music that a person has been exposed to by the mass media. Most individuals think that pop music is just the singles charts and not the sum of all chart music. The music charts contain songs from a variety of sources, including classical , jazz , rock , and novelty songs . As a genre, pop music is seen to exist and develop separately. Therefore,

539-498: A pop song is to them, songs from the 1960s turned out to be the most memorable, significantly more than songs from recent years 2000 to 2015. Before the progressive pop of the late 1960s, performers were typically unable to decide on the artistic content of their music. Assisted by the mid-1960s economic boom, record labels began investing in artists, giving them the freedom to experiment, and offering them limited control over their content and marketing. This situation declined after

616-447: A salary dispute and also because he did not want to provoke the mob or anger Frank Sinatra, whom Damone profoundly respected. Ultimately, the part of Johnny Fontane was given to Martino. In January 1991, Damone appeared in a television commercial for Diet Pepsi first broadcast during Super Bowl XXV . Damone and other stars, including Jerry Lewis , Tiny Tim , Charo and Bo Jackson , attempt to sing Diet Pepsi's theme song, "You've Got

693-460: A separation which was "also, broadly, one between boys and girls, middle-class and working-class." The latter half of the 20th century included a large-scale trend in American culture in which the boundaries between art and pop music were increasingly blurred. Between 1950 and 1970, there was a debate of pop versus art. Since then, certain music publications have embraced the music's legitimacy,

770-523: A show, believing that it would damage his vocal cords. Bublé responded by saying that he knew what he was doing, but promising that from now on he would always mix his alcohol with soda or orange juice. In 2020, two years after he died, Damone appeared in one of a series of interviews for the documentary Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth . Damone suffered a stroke in 2002 and another health scare in 2008. He recovered from both, and lived until 2018. Damone

847-486: A significant contribution to the genre. Pop music Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and hooks , short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus structure ), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, urban , dance , Latin , and country . The terms popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably, although

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924-416: A tendency to reflect existing trends rather than progressive developments ; and seeks to encourage dancing or uses dance-oriented rhythms. The main medium of pop music is the song, often between two and a half and three and a half minutes in length, generally marked by a consistent and noticeable rhythmic element , a mainstream style and a simple traditional structure . The structure of many popular songs

1001-475: A thriving pop music industry, most of which is devoted to Western-style pop. Japan has for several years produced a greater quantity of music than everywhere except the US. The spread of Western-style pop music has been interpreted variously as representing processes of Americanization, homogenization , modernization, creative appropriation, cultural imperialism , or a more general process of globalization . One of

1078-488: A trend referred to as " poptimism ". Throughout its development, pop music has absorbed influences from other genres of popular music. Early pop music drew on traditional pop , an American counterpart to German Schlager and French Chanson , however compared to the pop of European countries, traditional pop originally emphasized influences ranging from Tin Pan Alley songwriting, Broadway theatre , and show tunes . As

1155-425: Is all the collective clubs around the world. Radio is just doing its best to keep up." Songs that talked of escapism through partying became the most popular, influenced by the impulse to forget the economic troubles that had taken over the world after the 2008 crash . Throughout the 2010s, a lot of pop music also began to take cues from Alternative pop . Popularized by artists such as Lana Del Rey and Lorde in

1232-652: Is essentially conservative". It is, "provided from on high (by record companies, radio programmers, and concert promoters) rather than being made from below (...) Pop is not a do-it-yourself music but is professionally produced and packaged". According to Frith, characteristics of pop music include an aim of appealing to a general audience, rather than to a particular sub-culture or ideology, and an emphasis on craftsmanship rather than formal "artistic" qualities. Besides, Frith also offers three identifying characteristics of pop music: light entertainment, commercial imperatives, and personal identification. Pop music grew out of

1309-425: Is in the hospital in serious condition and that she is suspected of the murder. Stanley, trying to protect Jane, writes out a full confession but is shown by the chief detective that he could not have been the murderer. It turns out that Jane had gone to Sonny's place to confront him and, in a struggle with a gun, was shot, along with Sonny. Jane has written a deathbed confession of her own just before dying. Stanley

1386-597: Is largely the story of the intertwining pop culture of the United States and the United Kingdom in the postwar era.  — Bob Stanley According to Grove Music Online , "Western-derived pop styles, whether coexisting with or marginalizing distinctively local genres, have spread throughout the world and have come to constitute stylistic common denominators in global commercial music cultures". Some non-Western countries, such as Japan, have developed

1463-462: Is most in line with the tastes and interests of the urban middle class." The term "pop song" was first used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music "having popular appeal". Hatch and Millward indicate that many events in the history of recording in the 1920s can be seen as the birth of the modern pop music industry, including in country , blues , and hillbilly music . According to the website of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ,

1540-399: Is released. At Fluff's, the owner advises him to seek outlets for his desperation, and in the end he winds up back on the drums performing with the band. The film is set against the backdrop of Hollywood's Sunset Strip , with Louis Armstrong , Earl Hines and Jack Teagarden appearing as themselves in the film. Pete Rugolo , who is credited with Leo Arnaud with the film's orchestrations,

1617-430: Is that of a verse and a chorus, the chorus serving as the portion of the track that is designed to stick in the ear through simple repetition both musically and lyrically. The chorus is often where the music builds towards and is often preceded by "the drop" where the bass and drum parts "drop out". Common variants include the verse-chorus form and the thirty-two-bar form , with a focus on melodies and catchy hooks , and

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1694-797: The Billboard chart. "You Do" reached the same peak. These were followed by a number of other hits. In 1948, he got his own weekly radio show, Saturday Night Serenade . He was booked into the Mocambo nightclub on the Sunset Strip in 1949, residing briefly at the Strip's famed Garden of Allah Hotel . In April 1949 he made his television debut on The Morey Amsterdam Show performing Cole Porter 's " So in Love ". In January 1950 he made his first of several guest appearances on Ed Sullivan 's Toast of

1771-460: The Indianapolis 500 car race. In 1965, Damone next moved to Warner Bros. Records with the albums You Were Only Fooling and Country Love Songs . On Warner Bros., he had one top 100 chart hit: "You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love)". The next year, he switched record labels again, moving to RCA Victor and releasing the albums Stay with Me , Why Can't I Walk Away , On

1848-800: The Paramount Theater in Manhattan. Damone met Perry Como while at the Paramount Theater. Damone stopped the elevator between floors and sang for him. Como was impressed and referred him to a friend for an audition. He began his career at the New York radio station WHN when he was 17, singing on the Gloom Dodgers show, which provided light entertainment to fans of the Brooklyn Dodgers . He changed his name at

1925-767: The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in Palm Beach, Florida . Damone suffered a stroke later in the same year and subsequently retired. 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, to a sold-out crowd. He dedicated this performance to his six grandchildren, who had never seen him perform live. Damone stated that "I don't need

2002-931: The Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame . Frank Sinatra said that Damone had "the best set of pipes in the business." For his contribution to the recording industry, Damone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1731 Vine Street in Los Angeles, California. In 2014, Damone received the Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook's first Legend Award in recognition of those who have made

2079-437: The Sunset Strip . Interiors were shot at the popular nightclubs Mocambo and Ciro's and at the restaurants Little Hungary and Stripps. A large part of the film's running time consists of musical performances by the "house band," which includes Louis Armstrong , Jack Teagarden , and Earl "Fatha" Hines (all playing themselves). and by performers at other clubs, such as Vic Damone . A voiceover narrator briefly describes

2156-759: The United States Army where he spent a year in Germany with the 7729th Special Services Group and eight months at Fort Sam Houston , Texas. Before going into the service he recorded a number of songs that were released during that time. He served with future Northwest Indiana radio personality Al Evans and country music star Johnny Cash . After leaving the service, he married the Italian actress Pier Angeli (Anna Maria Pierangeli) in 1954 and made two movies, Deep in My Heart and Athena . In 1955 he played

2233-434: The barbershop quartet-style harmony (i.e. ii – V – I) and blues scale -influenced harmony. There was a lessening of the influence of traditional views of the circle of fifths between the mid-1950s and the late 1970s, including less predominance for the dominant function . In October 2023, Billboard compiled a list of "the 500 best pop songs". In doing so, they noted the difficulty of defining "pop songs": One of

2310-435: The American and (from the mid-1960s) British music industries , whose influence has made pop music something of an international monoculture, but most regions and countries have their own form of pop music, sometimes producing local versions of wider trends, and lending them local characteristics. Some of these trends (for example Europop ) have had a significant impact on the development of the genre. The story of pop music

2387-1252: The CBS sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show , during which he sang "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World". 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. His group of musical guests over two seasons included Count Basie , Louie Bellson , Dave Brubeck , Chris Connor , Matt Dennis , Frances Faye , Ella Fitzgerald , Dizzy Gillespie , Buddy Greco , Woody Herman , Jack Jones , Stan Kenton , Gene Krupa , Peggy Lee , Nellie Lutcher , Shelly Manne , Anita O'Day , Ruth Olay and Oscar Peterson . Damone's other notable television work during this time included three guest appearances from 1963 to 1964 on CBS's The Judy Garland Show . He also guested on UK television, among other programs on The Tommy Cooper Hour Christmas special in 1974. In addition to his solo performances, Garland and he sang duet medleys of songs from Porgy and Bess , West Side Story and Kismet . In 1964, he sang " Back Home Again in Indiana " before

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2464-569: The Caliph in Kismet . In 1960, he played an effective dramatic role in the war film Hell to Eternity . In 1955, Damone had one song on the charts, "Por Favor", which did not make it above number 73. However, he did have major roles in two movie musicals, Hit the Deck and Kismet . In early 1956, he moved from Mercury to Columbia Records , and had some success on that label with hits such as " On

2541-678: The Easy Part from St. Martin's Press . In the book, Damone claimed he had been held dangling out of a window of a New York hotel by a "thug". Damone claimed he had been engaged to the thug's daughter, but ended the relationship when she insulted Damone's mother. He wrote that his life was spared when, during a Mafia meeting to determine the singer's fate, New York mob boss Frank Costello ruled in Damone's favor. In 2010, Damone called Canadian crooner Michael Bublé talented but "cocky" and criticized him for smoking and drinking "straight alcohol" after

2618-477: The Korean War, Stanley goes to Los Angeles with the hope of making enough money to open his own club. On the way, he is given a ride by Sonny Johnson ( James Craig ), who turns out to be involved in gambling rackets . Sonny hires Stanley to work for his bookmaking operation, but Stanley still has plans of his own. At one club, "Fluff's," Stanley persuades the owner ( William Demarest ) to let him sit in on

2695-619: The Right One Baby (Uh-Huh)", which was performed by Ray Charles . Damone's final album was issued in 2002, while some of his previous albums were being repackaged and reissued. In 2003, Vic decided to issue some previously unreleased material and formed Vintage Records with his son, Perry Damone. He originally planned to issue a 7 CD series called The Vic Damone Signature Collection, and in May 2003 released Volume 1, produced by Perry and Frank Sinclair. In May 2004, Vic released his second CD in

2772-646: The Signature Series, again produced by Perry and Sinclair. After this disc was issued, Damone decided to cancel the release of the rest of the collection. During his entire career, Damone recorded over 2,000 songs. He garnered new fans following the launch of the Vic Damone website www.vicdamone.com, in 2002. The website was created by Damone's sons Perry and Sinclair and was ultimately managed by Damone's son-in-law, William "Bill" Karant. On January 19, 2002, Damone made one of his final public performances at

2849-887: The South Side of Chicago , and The Damone Type of Thing . In 1967, Damone hosted The Dean Martin Summer Show , which was rerun in 1971. 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. Also in 1965, he appeared on the Firestone album series, Your Favorite Christmas Music, Volume 4 , singing "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" and "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas". In 1971, Damone began performing in Las Vegas casinos and although he had to declare bankruptcy in

2926-460: The Street Where You Live . Damone did limited acting on television in the early 1960s. He played Stan Skylar in the 1960 episode "Piano Man" of CBS 's The DuPont Show with June Allyson . He was cast as Jess Wilkerson in the 1961 episode "The Proxy" of the ABC Western series The Rebel , starring Nick Adams . In 1962, he played the crooner Ric Vallone in the episode "Like a Sister" on

3003-475: The Street Where You Live " (from My Fair Lady , his final pop top 10) and " An Affair to Remember " (from the movie of the same name ). His six original 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 . In 1961, he was released by Columbia. Moving over to Capitol Records , he filled

3080-499: The Sunset Strip, its clubs, and its unusual status as an unincorporated area, patrolled by the county sheriff 's office. Police officers are seen going to an apartment building where someone has been killed. Soon after, detectives come to the apartment of Stanley Maxton (Mickey Rooney) to bring him to headquarters for questioning. At the police station, Stanley begins to tell his story. Having been hospitalized following duty in

3157-612: The Town , including a duet, the first of many, with the vocalist and future TV hostess Dinah Shore . Over the next 30 years he became a regular featured guest performer on every major variety series on network television. Among the programs on which he appeared are All Star Revue , Texaco Star Theatre with Milton Berle , The Arthur Murray Party , What's My Line? , The Jackie Gleason Show , The Steve Allen Show , The Perry Como Show , The Bell Telephone Hour , The Dinah Shore Chevy Show , The Garry Moore Show , I've Got

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3234-775: The decade, it was common for pop producers, songwriters, and engineers to freely experiment with musical form, orchestration , unnatural reverb , and other sound effects. Some of the best known examples are Phil Spector 's Wall of Sound and Joe Meek 's use of homemade electronic sound effects for acts like the Tornados . At the same time, pop music on radio and in both American and British film moved away from refined Tin Pan Alley to more eccentric songwriting and incorporated reverb-drenched electric guitar, symphonic strings, and horns played by groups of properly arranged and rehearsed studio musicians. A 2019 study held by New York University in which 643 participants had to rank how familiar

3311-498: The drums with the house band , which includes Louis Armstrong , Jack Teagarden , and Earl "Fatha" Hines (all playing themselves). Fluff offers to hire Stanley, but he refuses because he is well-paid by Johnson. However, Stanley is strongly interested in the club's cigarette girl , Jane Tafford ( Sally Forrest ), who has her own ambitions. Although Stanley and Jane go out together, she is clearly not interested in his plans to marry her and settle down. When she meets Sonny Johnson,

3388-459: The early 1960s, [the term] 'pop music' competed terminologically with beat music [in England], while in the US its coverage overlapped (as it still does) with that of 'rock and roll'". From about 1967, the term "pop music" was increasingly used in opposition to the term rock music, a division that gave generic significance to both terms. While rock aspired to authenticity and an expansion of

3465-544: The early 1970s, he was earning enough to ease his financial difficulties. He made concert tours of both the US and the UK and recorded more albums for RCA Records . In the UK, he appeared on Tommy Cooper 's Christmas Special television show in 1974. In 1972, Damone was offered the role of Johnny Fontane in The Godfather after singer Al Martino , who had previously been given the role by producer Albert S. Ruddy , had

3542-415: The early 2010s and later inspiring other highly influential artists including Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift , it gave space to a more sad and moody tone within pop music. The Strip (1951 film) The Strip is a 1951 American crime film noir directed by László Kardos and starring Mickey Rooney , Sally Forrest and William Demarest . Much of the picture was shot on location in and around

3619-408: The engine during the ceremony, although Dean later denied doing anything so "dumb". Six years after divorcing Angeli, Damone was arrested on October 15, 1964, on Angeli's charge that he had kidnapped their 9‐year‐old son Perry (named for Perry Como ) and taken him from New York to Los Angeles. He was released three hours later after having pled not guilty to being a fugitive from a kidnapping charge. At

3696-428: The former more accurately describes all music that is targeted for mass appeal (compare art music ) and includes many disparate styles. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music . David Hatch and Stephen Millward describe pop music as "a body of music which is distinguishable from popular, jazz, and folk music". David Boyle,

3773-420: The gangster suggests that he can help her get hired by a movie studio. Eventually, the two begin to date. Stanley comes to realize this and grows increasingly jealous, following the two to other nightclubs and places around the city. After Sonny has some of his thugs beat up Stanley, he is confronted in his apartment and killed by an unseen assailant. Back in the present at the station, Stanley learns that Jane

3850-556: The gap left by Frank Sinatra's leaving to help found Reprise Records . He lasted at Capitol only until 1965; however, he recorded some of his most highly regarded albums there, including two which made the Billboard chart, Linger Awhile with Vic Damone and The Lively Ones , the latter with arrangements by Billy May , who also arranged another of Damone's Capitol albums, Strange Enchantment . Other original Capitol albums included My Baby Loves to Swing , The Liveliest , and On

3927-578: The genre evolved more influences ranging from classical , folk , rock , country , electronic music , and other popular genres became more prominent. In 2016, a Scientific Reports study that examined over 464,000 recordings of popular music recorded between 1955 and 2010 found that, compared to 1960s pop music, contemporary pop music uses a smaller variety of pitch progressions, greater average volume, less diverse instrumentation and recording techniques, and less timbral variety. Scientific American ' s John Matson reported that this "seems to support

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4004-409: The home. By the early 1980s, the promotion of pop music had been greatly affected by the rise of music television channels like MTV , which "favoured those artists such as Michael Jackson and Madonna who had a strong visual appeal". Multi-track recording (from the 1960s) and digital sampling (from the 1980s) have also been used as methods for the creation and elaboration of pop music. During

4081-414: The late 1970s and would not reemerge until the rise of Internet stars. Indie pop , which developed in the late 1970s, marked another departure from the glamour of contemporary pop music, with guitar bands formed on the then-novel premise that one could record and release their own music without having to procure a record contract from a major label. The 1980s are commonly remembered for an increase in

4158-401: The late 20th century that became global superstars include Whitney Houston , Michael Jackson , Madonna , George Michael , and Prince . At the beginning of the 2000s, the trends that dominated during the late 1990s still continued, but the music industry started to change as people began to download music from the internet. People were able to discover genres and artists that were outside of

4235-501: The main purpose of pop music is to create revenue. It is not a medium of free articulation of the people. Instead, pop music seeks to supply the nature of personal desire and achieve the instant empathy with cliche personalities, stereotypes, and melodrama that appeals to listeners. It is mostly about how much revenue pop music makes for record companies. Music scholar Timothy Warner said pop music typically has an emphasis on recording, production, and technology, rather than live performance;

4312-514: The mainstream and propel them to fame, but at the same time smaller artists had a harder time making a living because their music was being pirated. Popular artists were Avril Lavigne , Justin Timberlake , NSYNC , Christina Aguilera , Destiny's Child , and Britney Spears . Pop music often came from many different genres, with each genre in turn influencing the next one, blurring the lines between them and making them less distinct. This change

4389-448: The manner in which pop has been disseminated", which helped to move pop music to "a record/radio/film star system". Another technological change was the widespread availability of television in the 1950s with televised performances, which meant that "pop stars had to have a visual presence". In the 1960s, the introduction of inexpensive, portable transistor radios meant that teenagers in the developed world could listen to music outside of

4466-403: The mid-1960s, pop music made repeated forays into new sounds, styles, and techniques that inspired public discourse among its listeners. The word "progressive" was frequently used, and it was thought that every song and single was to be a "progression" from the last. Music critic Simon Reynolds writes that beginning with 1967, a divide would exist between "progressive" pop and "mass/chart" pop,

4543-621: The money ... But, you know, my six grandkids have never seen me on stage. It will be the first time. I will introduce them. It's going to be exciting for me. Before I die, I want them to have heard me perform at least once". In Brett Ratner 's movie Money Talks , Chris Tucker 's character sees a commercial about Vic Damone and then pretends to be Damone's son. At the time, Vic's real-life son, Perry, had some laughs about that "15 minutes of fame," and made mention of it on his midday radio show on Phoenix radio station KEZ. On June 12, 2009, Vic Damone released his autobiography titled Singing Was

4620-405: The part stripped when Francis Ford Coppola became director and wanted Damone to portray Fontane. According to Martino, after being stripped of the role, he went to Russell Bufalino , his godfather and a crime boss, who then orchestrated the publication of various news articles that claimed Coppola was unaware of Martino being awarded the part by Ruddy. Damone eventually declined the role because of

4697-802: The pop music styles that developed alongside other music styles is Latin pop , which rose in popularity in the US during the 1950s with early rock and roll success Ritchie Valens . Later, Los Lobos and Chicano rock gained in popularity during the 1970s and 1980s, and musician Selena saw large-scale popularity in the 1980s and 1990s, along with crossover appeal with fans of Tejano musicians Lydia Mendoza and Little Joe . With later Hispanic and Latino Americans seeing success within pop music charts, 1990s pop successes stayed popular in both their original genres and in broader pop music. Latin pop hit singles, such as " Macarena " by Los del Río and " Despacito " by Luis Fonsi , have seen record-breaking success on worldwide pop music charts. Notable pop artists of

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4774-400: The popular anecdotal observation that pop music of yore was "better", or at least more varied, than today's top-40 stuff". However, he also noted that the study may not have been entirely representative of pop in each generation. In the 1960s, the majority of mainstream pop music fell in two categories: guitar, drum and bass groups or singers backed by a traditional orchestra. Since early in

4851-448: The possibilities of popular music, pop was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. According to British musicologist Simon Frith , pop music is produced "as a matter of enterprise not art", and is "designed to appeal to everyone" but "doesn't come from any particular place or mark off any particular taste". Frith adds that it is "not driven by any significant ambition except profit and commercial reward [...] and, in musical terms, it

4928-503: The reasons pop can be hard to summarize is because there’s no real sonic or musical definition to it. There are common elements to a lot of the biggest pop songs, but at the end of the day, "pop" means "popular" first and foremost, and just about any song that becomes popular enough...can be considered a pop song. In the 1940s, improved microphone design allowed a more intimate singing style and, ten or twenty years later, inexpensive and more durable 45 rpm records for singles "revolutionized

5005-465: The same time, a California judge awarded him custody of Perry. However, Angeli ultimately gained custody of Perry and left Hollywood for her native Italy, taking Perry with her. Perry however returned to California after Angeli's death. Perry died of lymphoma aged 59, on December 9, 2014. He married actress Diahann Carroll in 1987. The union, which Carroll admitted was turbulent, had a legal separation in 1991, reconciliation, and divorce in 1996. Damone

5082-501: The sincere little guy, Stanley Maxton, a jazz drummer who is accused of murder ... The breezy story line, the snappy jazz interludes, and some engaging scenes made it very appealing ... Rooney is super as the perennial victim who only finds his soul when he's lost in his music. The film effectively captured the existential mood and the glee derived from the club scene on the Strip. It's an above-average mystery story that could be categorized as film noir because of Rooney's pained expression as

5159-486: The suggestion of a regular on the show, comedian Morey Amsterdam . Damone entered the talent search on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and won in April 1947. This led to his becoming a regular on Godfrey's show. He met Milton Berle at the studio and Berle got him work at two night clubs. By mid-1947, Damone had signed a contract with Mercury Records . His first release, " I Have But One Heart ", reached number seven on

5236-578: The term "pop music" "originated in Britain in the mid-1950s as a description for rock and roll and the new youth music styles that it influenced". The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that while pop's "earlier meaning meant concerts appealing to a wide audience [...] since the late 1950s, however, pop has had the special meaning of non-classical mus[ic], usually in the form of songs, performed by such artists as The Beatles , The Rolling Stones , ABBA , etc." Grove Music Online also states that "[...] in

5313-409: The term "pop music" may be used to describe a distinct genre, designed to appeal to all, often characterized as "instant singles-based music aimed at teenagers" in contrast to rock music as "album-based music for adults". Pop music continuously evolves along with the term's definition. According to music writer Bill Lamb, popular music is defined as "the music since industrialization in the 1800s that

5390-629: The use of digital recording , associated with the usage of synthesizers , with synth-pop music and other electronic genres featuring non-traditional instruments increasing in popularity. By 2014, pop music worldwide had been permeated by electronic dance music . In 2018, researchers at the University of California, Irvine , concluded that pop music has become 'sadder' since the 1980s. The elements of happiness and brightness have eventually been replaced with electronic beats making pop music more 'sad yet danceable'. Pop music has been dominated by

5467-492: The work of Mickey Rooney, "A minor mystery story that's given some high gloss in its production by the MGM studio system, as Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong and his distinguished band made up of Jack Teagarden , Earl "Fatha" Hines , and Barney Bigard serenade us with a few numbers and there are various other jazz pieces included from singers Monica Lewis and Vic Damone . It's set on the intriguing Sunset Strip where Mickey Rooney plays

5544-494: Was 88. Damone died on February 11, 2018, from complications of respiratory illness at the age of 89. In 1997, Damone received his high school diploma from Lafayette High School in Brooklyn when officials with the school granted credits for life experience and asked him to give the commencement address, in which he advised students to "Have spiritual guidance. Don't lose God. There is a God. Trust me." In 1997, Damone received

5621-433: Was a well-known jazz arranger. Much of the picture was shot on location in and around the Sunset Strip. Interiors were shot at the popular nightclubs Mocambo and Ciro's and at the restaurants Little Hungary and Stripps. According to MGM records, the film made $ 656,000 in the US and Canada and $ 326,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $ 284,000. Film critic Dennis Schwartz discussed the production in his review and praised

5698-457: Was epitomized in Spears' highly influential 2007 album Blackout , which under the influence of producer Danja , mixed the sounds of EDM , avant-funk , R&B , dance music , and hip hop . By 2010, pop music impacted by dance music came to be dominant on the charts. Instead of radio setting the trends, it was now the club. At the beginning of the 2010s, Will.i.am stated, "The new bubble

5775-416: Was involved in a tug-of-war in a Palm Beach County court with Rowan's two daughters, Nina and Lisa Rowan, for control over the destiny of Rowan and her fortune, which was reportedly worth more than $ 50 million. The court ultimately sided with Damone, ruling that Rena Rowan was capable of making her own decisions. Rowan died on November 6, 2016, at home in Palm Beach, Florida, from complications of pneumonia. She

5852-434: Was married five times and divorced four: Damone had six grandchildren from his daughters (Tate, Paige, Sloane, Rocco, Daniella, Grant). Damone's first wife, Pier Angeli, was previously in a well-publicized relationship with James Dean , but was forced to leave him to marry Damone, a move that garnered great media attention. It was reported that Dean had watched the wedding from across the road on his motorcycle, even gunning

5929-872: Was raised Roman Catholic and served as an altar boy, claiming to have never found deep meaning in his original faith. In the late 1950s, he was introduced to the Baháʼí Faith by a drummer in his band. Damone said his rendition of "On the Street Where You Live" incorporates gestures meant to summon a sustaining vitality from ʻAbdu'l-Bahá . He officially joined the religion in the early 1960s. Damone met his Polish-born wife Rena Rowan (born Irena Aurelia Jung on January 4, 1928, in Lida , then part of Poland) in 1996, after she asked him to perform at an event to raise money for her Rowan House charity in Philadelphia, which provides housing for homeless single women with children. Rowan,

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