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    Legends of Rock & Roll: Connie Francis
    Legends of Rock & Roll: Connie Francis
    Legends of Rock & Roll: Connie Francis
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    Legends of Rock & Roll: Connie Francis

    By James Hoag

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    Connie Francis is the biggest selling female performer of them all. Having sold in excess of 100 million albums and who knows how many singles, she made her mark on the music of the Fifties and of the Sixties. This is the fourth in a series of tributes to the rock and roll legends of the Fifties.

    Find out little known facts about Connie's life and live through some of her sorrow. Just because you're a star, doesn't mean you can't have trails in your life. If you enjoy the music of the Fifties and Sixties and especially if you enjoy the music of Connie Francis, you'll appreciate this walk down memory lane spotlighting one of the great singers of American musical history

    The following chapters are included:

    Introduction
    Her Youth
    Bobby Darin
    The Big Break
    Mama
    Gifted in Languages
    On to the Movies
    Significant Albums
    The Decline Starts
    Darkness
    Marriages
    The Sun Begins to Shine Again
    Legacy
    Discography
    Albums
    Singles
    Afterword

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Hoag
    Release dateNov 18, 2014
    ISBN9781310436307
    Legends of Rock & Roll: Connie Francis
    Author

    James Hoag

    James Hoag has always been a big fan of Rock & Roll. Most people graduate from high school and then proceed to "grow up" and go on to more adult types of music. James got stuck at about age 18 and has been an avid fan of popular music ever since. His favorite music is from the Fifties, the origin of Rock & Roll and which was the era in which James grew up. But he likes almost all types of popular music including country music.After working his entire life as a computer programmer, he is now retired and he decided to share his love of the music and of the performers by writing books that discuss the life and music of the various people who have meant so much to him over the years.He calls each book a "love letter" to the stars that have enriched our lives so much. These people are truly Legends.

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      Legends of Rock & Roll - James Hoag

      Legends of Rock & Roll – Connie Francis

      By

      James Hoag

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      Legends of Rock & Roll – Connie Francis Copyright 2011 James Hoag.

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Her Youth

      Bobby Darin

      The Big Break

      Mama

      Gifted in Languages

      On to the Movies

      Significant Albums

      The Decline Starts

      Darkness

      Marriages

      The Sun Begins to Shine Again

      Legacy of Connie Francis

      Afterword

      Selected Discography

      Introduction

      I know a lot of people will not consider Connie Francis to be a Rock and Roll Legend. However, I do, most definitely. Rock and Roll to me is almost anyone who came on the scene during or after about 1955. I do not include people like Perry Como as a rock and roll performer because he started in the forties and sang with the Big Bands. Even though Connie Francis is known for her ballads, she did have several rockers. I would certainly call Stupid Cupid a rock and roll song. Also, Lipstick on Your Collar is certainly rock and roll.

      Connie Francis was one of the most successful, if not the most successful female artist of the Fifties and of the Sixties. Some say, she is one of the best of all time and that she has out sold Madonna. Connie Francis

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