Today in Music History for Nov. 8: In 1887, the gramophone was patented by American Thomas Edison. In 1910, "The Dubois String Quartet" gave its first performance at Windsor Hall in Montreal. The ...

It began on a Tennessee highway with nothing more than a radio, a matchbox, and a spark of inspiration. What Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart sketched in the truck cab that night in 1946 became “The ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Francis’ rediscovered gem, “Pretty Little Baby,” recorded when she was just ...

Connie Francis made a name for herself as one of the most popular singers of the late 1950s and '60s with hits like "Who's Sorry Now?," "Lipstick on Your Collar" and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool." But ...

Connie Francis, who has died aged 87, had a string of hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Stupid Cupid", "Lipstick on Your Collar", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "Mama". From 1958 ...

Just weeks before her death at age 87, legendary pop vocalist Connie Francis saw an unexpected revival of one of her lesser-known songs, thanks to TikTok, Instagram and a new generation of fans who ...

1950s singer Connie Francis, whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby,” “Stupid Cupid” and “Who’s Sorry Now?,” has died at 87, her publicist and friend, Ron Roberts, announced to fans through a ...

"Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley looks back at the career of singer Connie Francis, who became a defining voice of the 1950s and '60's with such hits as "Where the Boys Are" and "Who's Sorry Now," ...

The legacy of Connie Francis, who died July 16 at age 87, was more than the fluffy pop she was best known for—she was capable of real depth. Born Concetta Franconero in Newark, N.J., she had her first ...

Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and ’60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to her death, announced Thursday, she experienced one more in “Pretty Little ...