Perry Como, born Pierino Ronald Como on May 18, 1912, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, was an American singer and television personality. He was the seventh of 13 children born to Italian immigrant ...

Sixty years ago, Perry Como cut a hit record of the dumbest song ever written. O.K., maybe not quite ever, but “Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom),” a stupefyingly banal novelty tune, surely ranks right ...

No, it was the warm, relaxed manner of the man Bing Crosby dubbed “the man who invented casual.” With his soft and inviting baritone, wearing his unassuming cardigan, Perry Como characterized popular ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A beloved pop standard made music history on this date in 1958. Perry Como’s hit “Catch a Falling Star” became the first single ...

A battle between the daughter and one of the sons of the late singer Perry Como over his estate has ended with an agreement to conduct a lottery in which they and another sibling will choose from more ...

Radio producer Long debuts with a serviceable recap of the career of singer Perry Como (1912–2001). Born to Italian immigrants in small-town Canonsburg, Pa., Como grew up influenced by the crooning ...

Perry Como and wife Roselle spent many summers at their home in Saluda. It was their place where they could get away from the flashing lights and cameras. Stories about Como and his music will be held ...

Perry Como's last great concert special, filmed in Ireland and screened in 1994. Como appears before an audience of 4,500 in Ireland's celebrated Point Theater, with Irish President Mary Robinson and ...

Those song lyrics introduced the “Perry Como’s Early American Christmas” special taped 45 years ago at locations in Colonial Williamsburg’s historic area, early in November and broadcast nationally on ...

In his recent book “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” Bob Dylan described Perry Como as a “downright incredible” performer who “lived in every moment of every song he sang… When he stood and sang, he ...