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Singer Jerry Vale died on May 18,at the age of 83,at his home in Palm Desert,California.
In high school, to earn money, Vale took a job shining shoes in a barbershop in New York City. He sang while he shined shoes, and his boss liked the sound so well that he paid for music lessons for the boy. Enjoying the lessons, Vale started singing in high school musicals and at a local nightclub.
In high school, to earn money, Vale took a job shining shoes in a barbershop in New York City. He sang while he shined shoes, and his boss liked the sound so well that he paid for music lessons for the boy. Enjoying the lessons, Vale started singing in high school musicals and at a local nightclub.
This led to additional club dates, including one that lasted for three years at a club in the suburb of Yonkers, New York, just north of the city. When Paul Insetta, (who was a road manager for Guy Mitchell and a hit songwriter) heard him there, he signed him to a management contract, changed his name, and further coached him. He then arranged for Vale to record some demonstration records of songs he'd written, and brought the demos to Columbia Records. Vale then signed a recording contract with Columbia, and Insetta managed him for many years. His version of "The Star-Spangled Banner", recorded in the late 1960s, was a fixture at many sporting events for years.
Vale and Rita, his wife of over 54 years, resided in Palm Desert, California. His biography A Singer's Life, by Richard Grudens, was published in 2000 by Celebrity Profiles, Stonybrook, New York. He sang the Late Night with David Letterman anthem "It's a Late Night World" on the program's eighth anniversary special in 1990. He made cameo appearances as himself in the 1990 film Goodfellas and the 1995 film Casino, both directed by Martin Scorsese.
HonorsIn 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.
Studio albums[edit]
- I Remember Buddy (1958)
- I Remember Russ (1958)
- The Same Old Moon (1959)
- Jerry Vale's Greatest Hits (1961)
- I Have But One Heart (1962)
- Arrivederci, Roma (1962)
- The Language of Love (1963)
- Be My Love (1964)
- Till the End of Time and Other Great Love Themes (1964)
- Christmas Greetings from Jerry Vale (1964)
- Have You Looked Into Your Heart (1965)
- There Goes My Heart (1965)
- Everybody Loves Somebody (1966)
- It's Magic (1966)
- The Impossible Dream (1967)
- Time Alone Will Tell and Other Great Hits of Today (1967)
- I Hear a Rhapsody (1968)
- You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (1968)
- This Guy's In Love with You (1968)
- Till (1969)
- As Long As She Needs Me (1969)
- Where's the Playground Susie? (1969)
- Let It Be (1970)
- We've Only Just Begun (1971)
- The Jerry Vale Italian Album (1971)
- I Don't Know How to Love Her (1971)
- Sings the Great Hits of Nat King Cole (1972)
- Alone Again (Naturally) (1972)
- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1973)
- What a Wonderful World (1973)
- Jerry Vale's World (1974)
- Free as the Wind (1974)
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot 100 | AC | ||
| 1953 | "You Can Never Give Me Back My Heart" | 29 | - |
| 1954 | "Two Purple Shadows" | 20 | - |
| "I Live Each Day" | 29 | - | |
| 1956 | "Innamorata (Sweetheart)" | 30 | - |
| "You Don't Know Me" | 14 | - | |
| 1957 | "Pretend You Don't See Her" | 52 | - |
| 1958 | "Go Chase a Moonbeam" | 60 | - |
| 1962 | "Al di là" | - | - |
| 1963 | "Old Cape Cod" | 118 | - |
| 1964 | "On and On" | 123 | - |
| "Have You Looked into Your Heart" | 24 | 1 | |
| 1965 | "For Mama" | 54 | 13 |
| "Tears Keep On Falling" | 96 | 30 | |
| "Where Were You When I Needed You" | 99 | 19 | |
| "Deep in Your Heart" | 118 | 16 | |
| 1966 | "Ashamed" | - | 28 |
| "Less Than Tomorrow" | - | 14 | |
| "It'll Take a Little Time" | 120 | 14 | |
| "Dommage, Dommage (Too Bad, Too Bad)" | 93 | 5 | |
| 1967 | "I've Lost My Heart Again" | 132 | 32 |
| "Time Alone Will Tell (Non Pensare a Me)" | 126 | 6 | |
| "Blame It On Me" | - | 26 | |
| "Have You Seen the One I Love Go By" | - | 30 | |
| "In the Back of My Heart" | - | 5 | |
| "Signs" | - | 36 | |
| 1968 | "Don't Tell My Heart to Stop Loving You" | - | 6 |
| "My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami)" | - | 25 | |
| "That Girl Would Be So Pretty" | - | 37 | |
| "Till Now" | - | 39 | |
| "With Pen in Hand" | - | 30 | |
| 1969 | "He Who Loves" | - | 34 |
| "Life" | - | 28 | |
| "This Is My Life (La Vita)" | - | 26 | |
| 1970 | "Hello and Goodbye" | - | 40 |
| "I Climbed the Mountain" | - | 27 | |
| "Stay Awhile" | - | 27 | |
| 1971 | "My Little Girl (Angel All A-Glow)" | - | 36 |
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