Connie Francis, the chart-topping pop singer who was born in Newark and grew up in Belleville, has died at 87. Her voice became a defining sound of the 1950s and ’60s. Her death was confirmed by ...
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO) launches advocacy campaign on behalf of Francis, whose chart-topping ballads once ruled the airwaves — and now trend ...
In 1984, I was sitting across the table from Connie Francis, in an Italian restaurant owned by her ex-husband Joe Garzilli, and not sure where to begin. At the time, the Newark-born singing star was ...
The music world mourns the loss of a true icon: Connie Francis, one of the most internationally successful singers of the 1950s and 1960s, has died at the age of 87. Her friend and manager Ron Roberts ...
LOS ANGELES — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and '60s whose hits included "Pretty Little Baby" and "Who's Sorry Now?" — the latter would serve as an ironic title for a personal ...