Rosemary Clooney was born on May 23, 1928 to mother Frances and father Andrew Clooney in Maysville, Kentucky. She had two younger siblings, sister Betty and brother Nick Clooney (father of actor George Clooney). Her sister Betty sang in a duo with Rosemary for much of her early career. In 1945 the Clooney sisters won a spot on Cincinnati's radio station WLW as singers. Clooney's first recordings, in May of 1946 were for Columbia Records as a singer with the big band of Tony Pastor.
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