Perry Como was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 1912. He was the seventh of 13 children born to his Italian immigrant parents, Pietro and Lucia Como, and the first to be a citizen of the U ...

What made him successful? Was it dazzling special effects? Booty-shaking dance routines? Ear-splitting guitar riffs? No, it was the warm, relaxed manner of the man Bing Crosby dubbed “the man who ...

Perry Como is so relaxed that he sometimes gives the impression of being made of sponge rubber with a core of Seconal. His eye is soft, his movements languid, his voice soothing. He views the world as ...

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PALM BEACH, Fla. -- About 250 mourners attended funeral services Friday for Perry Como, the mellow crooner who started out serenading customers in a barber shop and soared to fame in a career that ...