[78-L] Rosie Clooney Prisoner Song

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Wed Nov 18 21:55:02 PST 2009


The mention of Garry Moore reminded me that I've wanted to know, for more than 
half a century, the name of one of the two themes used on his weekday morning 
TV show! The one that wasn't "Sunny Disposish". Anybody know?

dl

jack palmer wrote:
>     I don't know if she reccorded it, but I'd love to have a copy if she did.  I have a collection of recordings of "The Prisoner's Song" by quite a group of people and will be happy to add more.   Jack
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> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
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> Jack Palmer's posting reminded me that Game Show Network this morning
> showed an early 1963 nighttime Password (possibly 4/29/63) with guests
> Arthur Godfrey (1st appearance) and Rosemary Clooney (2nd appearance). 
> She mentioned that the next night (Tuesday) she will be seen on The
> Garry Moore Show (taped a week or two earlier in California), and
> Godfrey mentioned that she will be on his radio show live the next
> morning.  When asked what she sang on Moore's show, she replied "The
> Prisoner's Song" which was an old song.  Practically nothing from
> Moore's show is in circulation.  I wonder if Godfrey would have had her
> do the song on the radio show -- it would be perfect for a duet with
> him.  His radio shows are all on wire at the U of Maryland.  Did she
> record it?
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> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
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