Tribute to Canonsburg's Stars

plenty to boast about when it comes to the music industry. Through out the years, numerous stars have emerged from

One of the most popular vocalists between the end of World War II and the rise of rock & roll in the mid-'50s, Perry Como perfected the post-big band approach to pop music by lending his own irresistible laid-back singing -- influenced by Bing Crosby and Mario Lanza -- to the popular hits of the day on radio, TV, and LP.

Perry Como's real big break came with the 1945 film A Song to Remember. His rendition of "Till the End of Time" spent ten weeks at the top of the charts and became the biggest hit of the year. His last number one hit, "Catch a Falling Star," came in 1958. Como was much less visible during the 1960s, but returned in 1970 with his first live show in over two decades, and a world tour followed; a single ("It's Impossible") even made the Top Ten in late 1970.

Saturday, May 15th, 1999 marked the history of Perry Como in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, when a life size statue of Mr. C was unveiled and dedicated as a reminder of the honor he brought to his home town through his achievements in the music industry. The footer of the statue bears the inscription

"Here's a man who met the Pope, and the President and the Queen Mother and is still the same Perry Como. There is nothing flamboyant about him, he treats everyone the same." Although, unable to attend the unveiling of the statue,due to illness, Perry's spirit was present throughout the dedication.

Bobby Vinton , born on April 16, 1935 in Canonsburg, PA began forming his band in high school. His talents included playing saxophone, trumpet, clarinet and vocalist. Bobby toured with stars such as Brenda Lee, Tony Orlando, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bobby Vee and many other teen idols of the day in the early 1960's.

In 1961 he released his first album and in 62 recorded "Roses are red". The song which became no.1 in the nation ! Numerous hit records followed, including , "Blue on Blue" , "Blue Velvet" ,"Mr. Lonely" and "I Love How You Love Me". In 1974 he recorded the song"My Melody of Love". Since then he has been called "The Polish Prince" , using Polish in its lyrics. His autobiography "Polish Prince" was

Two Canonsburg, Pennsylvania brothers, Michael & George Mahramas along with Jim Gregorakis, and George Mantalis united a perfected all male harmony group during the fifties. With unique vocal tones unlike their contemporaries The Four Coins managed to put seven selections on the all-important Top 100 pop charts for the Epic label. Some of their unforgettable hits included, " Shangri-La ", I Love You Madly , Memories Of You, Tear Down The Fence, First In Line, My One Sin , The World Outside , Wendy, Wendy , and One Love, One Heart

Bobby Shawn hails from Canonsburg , Pa and still performs in and out of the Pittsburgh arena. Bobby, who is an original member of The DonnyBrooks has traveled and performed for nearly 40 yrs. and graced the same stages with countless other top performing acts throughout the country and traveled with Dick Clark during the years of the American bandstand.


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