Photo of singer Don Cornell. Image by GAC-General Artists Corporation-management-photographer-Maurice Seymour, New York., via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Don CornellDon Cornell Don Cornell American singer (1919–2004) Don Cornell (born Luigi Francisco Varlaro; April 21, 1919 – February 23, 2004)[1] was an American singer.[2] Quick facts Background information, Birth name ... Don Cornell Cornell in 1963 Background information Birth name Luigi Francisco Varlaro Born (1919-04-21)April 21, 1919 New York City, U.S. Died February 23, 2004(2004-02-23) (aged 84) Aventura, Florida, U.S. Genres Jazz traditional pop Occupation Singer Years active 1940s–1990s Close Early years Born to an Italian family in The Bronx, New York, Cornell attended Roosevelt High School in the Bronx.[3] Career In his teens he played guitar in a band led by jazz trumpeter Red Nichols. When he was eighteen, he was a vocalist in the Sammy Kaye band. He… (Source: Wikipedia)
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