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Connie Francis · 1961

Connie Francis

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

Description

Connie Francis appeared as a celebrity “mystery guest” on the CBS television program “What's My Line”.

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    Connie Francis began work on her acting debut when MGM began filming the movie “Where the Boys Are” in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The film became a box-office success, but the planned sequel “Where the Girls Are” was never made.
  2. Connie Francis
    After a heated argument with her father, Connie Francis reluctantly recorded the 34-year-old standard “Who's Sorry Now” in two attempts at Brunswick Studios in New York. She did not like the song herself, but listeners embraced it, and the following March it became her first major hit, reaching No. 4 in the United States and No. 1 in the United Kingdom.