The Great American Songbook Composers and Their Greatest Songs
Top 5 Hit Songs and Fun Facts about Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Connie Francis, and Doris Day
1.
2. Born Number of Age When Occupations Active
Albums First Album Years
Produced was
Produced
Andy December Over 25 21 Singer, 1938-2012
Williams 3rd 1927 Songwriter,
Died: Sept Actor, Record
25th, 2012 Producer
(78)
Dean June 7th 1917 Over 37 23 Musician, 1939-1995
Martin Died: Dec Singer, Actor,
25th, 1995 Comedian,
(84) Film
Producer
Connie December Over 40 21 Singer 1943-
Francis 12th, 1938 Present
(73)
Doris Day April 3rd 29 Albums 17 Actress, 1939-
1924 (88) Singer, Prresent
Animal 1948-1973
Rights (acting)
Activist
3. Top Five Songs
Fun Facts
• Day‟s movie
career was very
successful
• Day was featured
in nearly 40 films
over two decades
• She has been married
four times
• She is an animal
rights activists
• Doris Day‟s
given name was
Doris Von
Kappelhoff
4. Five Biggest Hits Sweet Success
1. Moon River
• Williams started his career at
2. Days of Wine and Roses
his local church with his
3. Call Me Irresistible three brothers
4. Can’t Get Use To Losin’ You • The quartet became popular
5. Oh Daddy Boy on their own radio show
• He was featured regularly
on Steve Allen's Tonight
Show for more than two
years
• Williams went solo in
1952
5. Personal
Accomplishments
• Francis was a popular
singer of tearful ballads
and up beat numbers
Top Five
• She was one of the
most successful female Songs
artists of the 50’s and 1. Who’s Sorry
60’s Now
• She began performing 2. I’m Sorry I
professionally at the age Made You Cry
of 11
3. Stupid Cupid
• She started to play
the accordion at age 4. Falln’
four
5. I’ll Get By
6. Hit songs from
Show Case
Dean Martin
Material
1. Ain‟t That a Kick in • Martin was a very
the Head popular ballad
singer
2. Bambo Italiano • He was an „amateur‟
water weight boxer
3. That‟s Amore
• Martin was a member of
4. Just in Time Frank Sinatra‟s „clan‟
and later joined Sinatra‟s
5. Sway Reprise Records
company
• He had his own show
called “The Dean Martin
Show” which aired in
1964
7. “If you drink don`t drive. “The important things are
Don`t even putt.” children, honesty, integrit
-Dean MArtin y and faith.”
-Andy Williams
“I was never encouraged to do it
and I played the accordion, which I
hated. I wish I had taken piano
“If it's true that men are because I definitely would have
such beasts, this must written more songs of my own, but
account for the fact that I didn't.”
most women are animal -Connie Francis
lovers.”
-Doris Day