Rosemary Clooney – Sweet Kentucky Ham
Rosemary Clooney – Sweet Kentucky Ham – Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 — June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit “Come On-a My House” written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian (better known as David Seville, the father figure of Alvin and the Chipmunks), which was followed by other pop numbers such as “Botch-a-Me” (a cover version of the Italian song Ba-Ba- Baciami Piccina by Alberto Rabagliati), “Mambo Italiano”, “Tenderly”, “Half as Much”, “Hey There” and “This Ole House”, although she had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney’s career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002. She was the aunt of Academy Award winning actor George Clooney.
More states passing laws against prosecuting people who call 911 to report …
Filed under: Indiana Drug Addiction
The measures have encountered resistance from some police officials and law-and-order legislators, who say the proposals are tantamount to get-out-of-jail-free cards, condone drug use, and could prevent police from investigating illicit drug dealing or …
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Elton John talks drugs, death in new memoir
Filed under: Indiana Drug Addiction
Singer/songwriter recalls 1980s AIDS epidemic, cocaine use … At a doctor's appointment in New York City, John read a magazine article about an Indiana teenager who was ostracized by his community after he contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion.
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Now They're Trying to Ban… Kratom? [FEATURE]
Filed under: Indiana Drug Addiction
Salvia divinorum, for example, has been a drug of concern for more than a decade now, with no action taken. But while the feds haven't acted, there were efforts to ban kratom in several states in the US this year, although only Indiana actually …
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