Art Mooney
Arthur Joseph Mooney (February 11, 1911 – September 9, 1993) was an American singer and bandleader. His biggest hits were "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" and "Baby Face" in 1948 and "Nuttin' For Christmas," with Barry Gordon, in 1955. His fourth million selling song "Honey-Babe" (1955) was used in the motion picture, Battle Cry, having reached the Top 10 in the US. He also made a popular 1948 recording of "Bluebird of Happiness." Mooney's name, as well as his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was prominently featured in the 1990 motion picture The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.
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Art Mooney
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- Name
- Art Mooney
- Occupation
- Singer, bandleader
- Birth Name
- Arthur Joseph Mooney,
- Born
- February 11, 1911
- Birthplace
- Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Died
- September 9, 1993 (aged 82)
- Place of death
- North Miami, Florida, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- pop music
- Honours
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Arthur Joseph Mooney (February 11, 1911 – September 9, 1993) was an American singer and bandleader. His biggest hits were "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" and "Baby Face" in 1948 and "Nuttin' For Christmas," with Barry Gordon, in 1955. His fourth million selling song "Honey-Babe" (1955) was used in the motion picture, Battle Cry, having reached the Top 10 in the US. He also made a popular 1948 recording of "Bluebird of Happiness." Mooney's name, as well as his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was prominently featured in the 1990 motion picture The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.
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• Name — Art Mooney • Occupation — Singer, bandleader • Birth Name — Arthur Joseph Mooney, • Born — February 11, 1911 • Birthplace — Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S. • Died — September 9, 1993 (aged 82) • Place of death — North Miami, Florida, U.S.
Death
Death
He died at age 82 in North Miami, Florida of lung disease on September 9, 1993. He was survived by his wife, Vera, his sister, Marce Kaminsky, and 13 nieces and nephews.
Singles
Singles
• Year — Title — | Chart positions • US • 1948 — "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" — 1 • "Baby Face" — 3 • "Bluebird of Happiness" — 5 • 1949 — "Beautiful Eyes" — 18 • "Doo Dee Doo On an Old Kazoo" — 21 • "Again" — 7 • "Merry-Go-Round Waltz" — 29 • "Twenty-Four Hours of Sunshine" — 13 • "Hop-Scotch Polka (Scotch Hot)" — 16 • "Toot, Too, Tootsie (Good-Bye)" — 19 • "I Never See Maggie Alone" — 21 • 1950 — "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" — 28 • "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" — 23 • 1955 — "Honey-Babe" — 6 • "Nuttin' For Christmas" — 6 • 1956 — "Daydreams" — 73 • "Giant" — 77 • 1958 — "March from the River Kwai & Colonel Bogey" — 88 • 1959 — "Smile" — 107 • 1960 — "Banjo Boy" — 100 • "Captain Buffalo" — - • "I Ain't Down Yet" — 108
Photo of Robert Paige {left} asking bandleader Art Mooney a question on behalf of a television viewer on the quiz show Strike It Rich.
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1911
Art Mooney born at Brooklyn.
1993
Art Mooney died at North Miami.
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- 1.Big Band Library: Art Mooney: "A Dream Come True".
- 2.Big Band Library. Art Mooney: "A Dream Come True".
- 3.J.C. Marion. There's Music in the Land: Art Mooney. Home.earthlink.net. 2005.
- 4.Murrells, Joseph. The Book of Golden Discs. Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. 76. 1978. 0-214-20512-6.
- 5.Chad. Art Mooney. Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2019-10-25.
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