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Lollipops and Roses" is a song composed by Tony Velona. The best-known version was a Grammy Award-winning version by Jack Jones, which was recorded and released in the fall of 1961 on the Kapp label, and which charted in 1962. [1] The Jack Jones recording went to number twelve on the Easy Listening chart. [2]
Lollipops and Roses may refer to: "Lollipops and Roses" (song), 1962 popular song composed by Tony Velona, recorded by Jack Jones, and others;
While performing at a San Francisco nightclub, Jack Jones was heard by Pete King, a producer and artist for Kapp Records, who quickly signed him to the label. [5] In August 1961, Jones recorded the ballad "Lollipops and Roses", which became a hit the next year. [7]
In August 1961, he recorded the ballad “Lollipops and Roses,” which later became a hit and earned Jones his first Grammy for Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male.
Jones had a successful six-decade career starting in 1962 with his first hit, “Lollipops And Roses,” though his vocal style seemed more in tune with crooners like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin ...
In several cases, Como was borrowing songs that were recent hits by his competitors: Jack Jones had just scored a hit with "Lollipops and Roses"; Como's RCA Victor labelmate Elvis Presley had done the same with "Can't Help Falling in Love", from his film Blue Hawaii; Tony Bennett was already popularizing the wistful "Once Upon a Time" from the ...
Anthony Velona (November 16, 1920 – January 31, 1986) was an American author, lyricist, and composer. Velona was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. [1]He wrote or co-wrote numerous songs including the 1955 hit Domani, the 1962 hit Lollipops and Roses, and the 1966 hit Music to Watch Girls By.
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