"of Tom Hagen. After screen testing several other actors, Coppola eventually got his wish and Duvall was awarded the part of Tom Hagen. Al Martino, a then famed singer in nightclubs, was notified of the character Johnny Fontane by a friend who read the eponymous novel and felt Martino represented the character of Johnny Fontane. Martino then contacted producer Al Ruddy, who gave him the part. However, Martino was stripped of the part after Coppola became director and then awarded the role to Italian singer Vic Damone. Damone eventually dropped the role because he did not want to play an"
"I Have But One Heart ""I Have But One Heart"" is a popular song composed by Johnny Farrow, with lyrics by Marty Symes. The song was published in 1945. The recording by Vic Damone, his first release, reached #7 on the ""Billboard"" chart. The song was sung by the character Johnny Fontane played by Al Martino in the film, ""The Godfather"", during Connie's wedding, and was on the soundtrack album to the film. The song is adapted from the traditional Neapolitan song ""O Marenariello."" Sergio Franchi used this song, both alone and in a medley with ""Speak Softly Love"" from"
"Al Martino Al Martino (born Jasper Cini; October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009) was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as ""one of the great Italian American pop crooners"", and also became well known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in ""The Godfather"". Jasper ""Al"" Cini was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name Jasper was an anglicisation of his father's name, Gasparino. His parents were immigrants from Abruzzo, Italy, who ran a construction business, and while growing up, he"
"82nd birthday. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California. Al Martino Al Martino (born Jasper Cini; October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009) was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as ""one of the great Italian American pop crooners"", and also became well known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in ""The Godfather"". Jasper ""Al"" Cini was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The name Jasper was an anglicisation of his father's name, Gasparino. His parents were immigrants"
"the Godfather"". These recordings, along with his natural affinity for the music of the 1960s and early 1970s, combined to make him one of the premier easy listening singers of that era. In the UK, Williams continued to reach high chart status until 1978. The albums ""Dear Heart"" (1965), ""Love Andy"" (1967), ""Can't Help Falling in Love"" (1970), ""Andy Williams Show"" (1970), ""Home Lovin' Man"" (No. 1, 1971), ""Solitaire"" (1973), ""The Way We Were"" (1974) and ""Reflections"" (1978) all reached the Top 10. Williams forged an indirect collaborative relationship with Henry Mancini, although they never recorded together. Both ""Moon River"""
"in Bohlen's europop sound) reached number 93 in the German single charts. Apart from singing, Martino played the role of Johnny Fontane in the 1972 film ""The Godfather"", as well as singing the film's theme, ""Speak Softly Love"". He played the same role in ""The Godfather Part III"" and ""The Godfather Trilogy: 1901–1980"". He later returned to acting, playing aging crooner Sal Stevens in the short film ""Cutout"", appearing in film festivals around the world in 2006. Martino was married first to Jenny Furini; then to Gwendolyn Wenzel; and, finally, to Judi Martino, to whom he was married at the"
"""The Godfather Part III"" by Al Martino's character, Johnny Fontane. To Each His Own (Jay Livingston and Ray Evans song) ""To Each His Own"" is a popular song with music written by Jay Livingston and lyrics by Ray Evans. The song was published in 1946. In 1946, three different versions hit number one on the ""Billboard"" charts in the United States. Two other versions reached number three and number four. On the Billboard ""Most Played"" chart for August 24, 1946, and again on September 7, September 14 and October 5, all five versions appeared simultaneously in the Top Ten. While"
"The Godfather. His recorded versions include ""20 Magnificent Songs"" (DynaHouse, 1976), and ""From My Private Collection - Con Amore"" (Gold Records, 1976). The song was recorded in 2008 by Australian singer Alfio for his album ""Classic Rewinds"" which pays tribute to Vic Damone, Al Martino and 13 other popular Italian-American singers. I Have But One Heart ""I Have But One Heart"" is a popular song composed by Johnny Farrow, with lyrics by Marty Symes. The song was published in 1945. The recording by Vic Damone, his first release, reached #7 on the ""Billboard"" chart. The song was sung by the"
"playing Las Vegas casinos as a performer, and although he had to declare bankruptcy in the early 1970s, he earned enough as a casino performer to clear up his financial difficulties. He extended his geographical range, touring through the United States and the United Kingdom, and as a result of his popularity, decided to record some albums again for RCA. In the UK, he appeared on Tommy Cooper's ""Christmas Special"" television show in 1974. In 1972, he was offered the role of Johnny Fontane in ""The Godfather"". The role ultimately went to Al Martino, as Damone turned down the role"
"Fontaine (singer) Fontaine Weyman, better known as Fontaine, is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and photographer in the Los Angeles, California, area. Born May 7, 1979, in France, she was raised in South Carolina. She has shared a stage with Paula Cole, performed at Lilith Fair, and provided back-up vocals for Rob Zombie, and Josh Brown. In 2006, she self-released her debut album, ""The Chemistry Between Us"". The track ""Long Way Home"" is featured in the film ""All In"", starring Michael Madsen, Dominique Swain and Louis Gosset Jr. Tracks ""Paris, Texas"" and ""Beachwood"" have been recognized by We Are Listening, an"
"Eddie Fontaine Eddie Fontaine (March 6, 1927 – April 13, 1992) was an American actor and singer, best known for television roles in the 1960s and 1970s. Born Edward Reardon in Springfield, Massachusetts, Fontaine signed as a vocalist with RCA in 1954 after serving in the US Navy. In 1955, he appeared at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in disc jockey Alan Freed's first rock and roll show. He also sang in the Jayne Mansfield movie, ""The Girl Can't Help It"" (1956). Musically he is best remembered for his 1958 single ""Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)"", which was"
"Frank Fontaine Frank Fontaine (April 19, 1920 – August 4, 1978) was an American stage, radio, film and television comedian, singer and actor. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fontaine came from a family of entertainers. His father, Ray Fontaine, of French-Canadian descent was a popular vocalist, whose career in Canada resulted in his being compared to Bing Crosby. His mother, Anna McCarthy, of Irish and Scottish descent, performed as a dancer, and he had a brother who also became a singer. Fontaine left school and married at age sixteen. Two days before his 17th birthday, he married his childhood"
"Angeles. He had suffered from Guillain–Barré syndrome from 2010 until his death. ""NME"" - August 1967 Scott McKenzie Scott McKenzie (born Philip Wallach Blondheim III; January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012) was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known for his 1967 hit single and generational anthem, ""San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"". Philip Wallach Blondheim III was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on January 10, 1939, as the son of Philip Wallach Blondheim, Jr. by the former Dorothy Winifred Hudson. His family moved to Asheville, North Carolina, when he was six months old."
"Pitney, Tom Jones, Jackie DeShannon and others. In the UK, a version of ""The Story of My Life"" recorded by Michael Holliday reached #1 in 1958 before being replaced by Perry Como's ""Magic Moments"", the first time any songwriter had consecutive #1 hits in the UK charts. Bacharach and David hits included ""Alfie"", ""Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"", ""This Guy's in Love with You"", ""I'll Never Fall in Love Again"", ""Do You Know the Way to San Jose"", ""Walk On By"", ""What the World Needs Now Is Love"", ""I Say a Little Prayer"", ""(There's) Always Something There to Remind"
"Jeffrey Gaines Jeffrey Gaines is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was signed to the Chrysalis Records label in 1990 and released his debut album, ""Jeffrey Gaines"", in 1992. The first single off the ""Jeffrey Gaines"" album was ""Hero In Me"". Gaines performed that song live on ""Good Morning America"" and the song received some radio and MTV airplay, but it would be the b-side to his second single that would eventually give him his biggest hit. ""Scares Me More"" featured an acoustic live version of Peter Gabriel's ""In Your Eyes"", which Gabriel had taken to"
"Faith 1:35 (1959) is the shortest. Source: In addition, in the final week that Justin Bieber was at #1 and #2 with ""Love Yourself"" and ""Sorry"", ""What Do You Mean"" was at #3. For the first three weeks that Ed Sheeran was at #1 and #2 with ""Shape of You"" and ""Galway Girl"", ""Castle on the Hill"" was at #3, and for the first of these three weeks Sheeran's ""Perfect"", ""New Man"" and ""Happier"" were at #4, #5 and #6 respectively. Top 100: ""Mr Brightside"" by The Killers (203 weeks) Top 75: ""My Way"" by Frank Sinatra (124 weeks) (122"
"in April 2018, which reached number 2 on the ""Billboard"" World Digital Songs chart. Melanie Fontana Melanie Joy Fontana (born October 3, 1986) is an American EDM and pop singer-songwriter signed to Universal. Fontana was born in Newington, Connecticut. She moved to New York City when she was 18, after spending 7 years commuting to Manhattan, where she would audition for singing roles and work as a demo singer, recording songs for writers to pitch to record companies. Fontana co-wrote the 2011 Justin Bieber song ""Home This Christmas"" with Nasri Atweh. It was featured on Bieber's Christmas album ""Under the"
"like ""Say My Name"" in 2000), Kelly Rowland (4 #1 hits like Dilemma in 2002), Kelly Clarkson (3 #1 hits like ""A Moment Like This"" in 2002), rock and roll pioneer Roy Orbison (d.1988) (2 #1 hits like ""Oh, Pretty Woman"" in 1964), country singer Kenny Rogers (2 #1s like ""Islands in the Stream"" in 1983), Christopher Cross (2 #1s like ""Sailing"" in 1980), The Crickets (w/Buddy Holly (d.1959), ""That'll Be the Day"" in 1957), B.J. Thomas (""Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"" in 1970), Janis Joplin (d.1970) (""Me and Bobby McGee"" in 1971, she attended the University of Texas),"
"Marie,"" ""Papa Loves Mambo,"" and ""Catch a Falling Star."" Other major stars in the early 1950s included Frank Sinatra (""Young at Heart,"" ""Three Coins in the Fountain,"" ""Witchcraft""), Tony Bennett (""Cold, Cold Heart,"" ""Because of You,"" ""Rags to Riches""), Kay Starr (""Bonaparte's Retreat,"" ""Wheel of Fortune,"" ""Rock and Roll Waltz""), Rosemary Clooney (""Come On-a My House,"" ""Mambo Italiano,"" ""Half as Much,"" ""This Ole House""), Dean Martin (""That's Amore,"" ""Return to Me,"" ""Sway""), Georgia Gibbs (""Kiss of Fire,"" ""Dance With Me, Henry,"" ""Tweedle Dee""), Eddie Fisher (""Anytime,"" ""Wish You Were Here,"" ""Thinking of You,"" ""I'm Walking Behind You,"" ""Oh! My Pa-Pa,"""
"Dominic Chianese Dominic Chianese (born February 24, 1931) is an American actor, singer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Corrado ""Junior"" Soprano on the HBO series ""The Sopranos"", and Johnny Ola in ""The Godfather Part II"". Chianese was born in the Bronx, New York. His father was a bricklayer. His grandfather emigrated to the United States from Naples in 1904 and settled in the Bronx. After a decade of attending college and appearing in Off-Broadway theatre, Chianese attended his first professional acting class at HB Studio in Manhattan, with renowned teacher Walt Witcover. Drama and musical"
"which Goddard is portrayed by Tom Burke and Leyton by Callum Dixon. In 2018, Freddie Dilevi released a cover of the song on the album ""Teenager's Heartbreak"", edited by Family Spree Recordings. Johnny Remember Me ""Johnny Remember Me"" is a song which became a 1961 UK Singles Chart #1 hit single for John Leyton, backed by The Outlaws. It was producer Joe Meek's first #1 production. Recounting the haunting – real or imagined – of a young man by his dead lover, the song is one of the most noted of the 'death ditties' that populated the pop charts, on"
"the television series ""The Sopranos"". In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to Vale. Jerry Vale Jerry Vale (born Genaro Louis Vitaliano; July 8, 1930 – May 18, 2014) was an American singer and actor. During the 1950s and 1960s, he reached the top of the pop charts with his interpretations of romantic ballads, including a cover of Eddy Arnold hit ""You Don't Know Me"" (1956) and ""Have You Looked into Your Heart"" (1964). Vale, who was of Italian descent, sang numerous songs in Italian, many of which were used in soundtracks"
"one #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with ""Strangers in the Night"" in 1966. Frankie Valli (who was portrayed in the play Jersey Boys) had 7 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including ""December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"". Kool & the Gang had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Celebration"" in 1981. Bon Jovi had 4 #1 Hot 100 hits, including ""Living on a Prayer"" in 1987. Whitney Houston (d. 2012) had 11 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including ""I Will Always Love You"" in 1992. P.M. Dawn had one #1 hit with"
"1 In Your Heart"" in 2008. Herbie Goins Hubert Leroy ""Herbie"" Goins (February 21, 1939 – October 27, 2015) was an American rhythm & blues singer. He worked mainly in England in the 1960s, notably with Alexis Korner and then as the leader of Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (or Nightimers). He later continued his career based in Sezze, Italy. He was born and grew up in Ocala, Florida, and sang in his local church as a child before forming his first blues group, The Teen Kings. He later moved to New York City and continued his singing career, opening"
"""Heroes""<br> 2013 - Tedeschi Trucks Band - ""Made Up Mind""<br> 2013 - Paul Allen & The Underthinkers - ""Everywhere At Once""<br> 2013 - Elton John - ""The Diving Board""<br> 2013 - Eric Clapton - ""Old Sock""<br> 2014 - Johnny Hallyday - ""Le Cœur D'Un Homme""<br> 2014 - Eric Clapton - """"<br> 2014 - Meshell Ndegéocello - ""Comet, Come to Me""<br> 2014 - Jerry Lee Lewis - ""Rock & Roll Time""<br> 2014 - Ruthie Foster - ""Promise Of A Brand New Day""<br> 2015 - James McMurtry - ""Complicated Game""<br> 2015 - Bettye LaVette - ""Worthy""<br> 2015 - David Ryan Harris -"
"inclusion in the film, ""Ghost"", and nearly reached the U.S. Top Ten all over again, whilst it reached No.1 in the U.K on this release. Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Cliff Richard, Roy Orbison and Donny Osmond also recorded versions of the song. This song is unique in that it has made No.1 on the U.K. singles charts in four different guises by four different artists over a period of nearly fifty years: Jimmy Young (1955), The Righteous Brothers (1990), Robson & Jerome (1995) and Gareth Gates (2002). The latter three versions have all recorded certified sales in excess of one"
"Love Theme from ""The Godfather"" (album) Love Theme from ""The Godfather"" is the twenty-ninth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released on March 21, 1972, by Columbia Records. The two new songs on what was otherwise another LP of covers of hits by other artists were the title track and ""Music from Across the Way"", which came from the songwriters behind his recent hits ""Happy Heart"" (composer James Last) and ""(Where Do I Begin) Love Story"" (lyricist Carl Sigman). The album made its first appearance on ""Billboard"" magazine's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated April"
"Anthony Corleone Anthony Vito ""Tony"" Corleone is a fictional character in ""The Godfather"" trilogy of films directed by Francis Ford Coppola. He is portrayed by Anthony Gounaris in the first film, James Gounaris in the second, and singer Franc D'Ambrosio in the third. (The character was given the name Anthony because it was thought that the 3-year-old Gounaris of the first film would respond best if his own name was used.) He is the son of Michael (Al Pacino) and Kay Corleone (Diane Keaton), and the older brother of Mary Corleone (Sofia Coppola). While Anthony was never a major character"
"Boyzone. Although the song is frequently interpreted as a romantic love song, Gates actually wrote the song as a tribute to his late father. Andy Williams released a version in 1972 on his album, ""Love Theme from ""The Godfather"""". Cilla Black released a version in 1974 on the album, In My Life. Brazilian singer Diana recorded a Portuguese version of the song with the title ""Tudo Que Eu Tenho"". The version by Ken Boothe reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in October 1974. The version by Boy George also reached number one on the UK"
"You Come Again"","" """"Heartbreaker"","" """"Dolly, Dolly, Dolly"""") Johnny Cash Waylon Jennings Rita Coolidge Tanya Tucker Judy Collins Janis Ian BJ Thomas The Marshall Tucker Band Liza Minnelli Roger Miller Tim Hardin Charlie Daniels Band Mac Davis Gladys Knight Cheryl Ladd Nana Mouskouri Gary Lewis and the Playboys David Steinberg Ronnie Spector The Weather Girls Aileen Quinn Stephanie Mills Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band The Osmond Brothers Jerry Vale Mott The Hoople Lynn Anderson Engelbert Humperdinck Paul Anka Dusty Springfield Dino Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Roberto Carlos Michael Feinstein Billy and Charles Soundtracks: ""The Eyes of Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway);"""
"heart attack on August 4, 1978 in Spokane, Washington. He had just completed a live stage benefit show, had accepted a check for $25,000, which he planned to later donate for heart research, when he collapsed and died. He was married and had 11 children. He was interred at Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford, Massachusetts, near his last residence in Winchester, Massachusetts, a substantial house on Highland Avenue, now the home of Winchester Community Music School. Frank Fontaine Frank Fontaine (April 19, 1920 – August 4, 1978) was an American stage, radio, film and television comedian, singer and actor. Born"
"Lisa"", ""Too Young"", ""Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup"", ""Pretend"", ""Smile"", and ""A Blossom Fell"". Perry Como was another frequent visitor to the charts with hits like: ""If"", ""Round and Round"", ""Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"", ""Tina Marie"", ""Papa Loves Mambo"", and ""Catch a Falling Star"". Other major stars in the early 1950s included Frank Sinatra (""Young at Heart"", ""Three Coins in the Fountain"", ""Witchcraft""), Tony Bennett (""Cold, Cold Heart"", ""Because of You"", ""Rags to Riches""), Kay Starr (""Bonaparte's Retreat"", ""Wheel of Fortune"", ""Rock and Roll Waltz""), Rosemary Clooney (""Come On-a My House"", ""Mambo Italiano"", ""Half as Much"","
"Gianni Russo Louis Giovanni ""Gianni"" Russo (born December 12, 1943) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Carlo Rizzi in ""The Godfather"". Russo was born in Manhattan, raised in Little Italy and Rosebank, Staten Island. After reprising the Rizzi character in a brief flashback scene at the end of ""The Godfather Part II"", Russo went on to act in more than 35 movies, including ""Goodnight, My Love"" (1972), ""Lepke"" (1975, as Albert Anastasia), ""Laserblast"" (1978), ""Chances Are"" (1989), ""The Freshman"" (1990), ""Side Out"" (1990), ""Another You"" (1991), ""Super Mario Bros."" (1993), ""Any Given"