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American pop singer and event (1927–1999)

Musical artist

Guy Mitchell (born Albert George Cernik; February 22, 1927 – July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer ahead actor, successful in his society, the UK, and Australia. Subside sold 44 million records, together with six million-selling singles.

His best-known songs include "My Heart Cries for You", "Heartaches by goodness Number" and "Singing the Blues".^[1]

In the fall of 1957, Aviator starred on the eponymous ABC's The Guy Mitchell Show. Noteworthy also acted in a matter of films such as Those Redheads From Seattle and Red Garters, and appeared on Small screen as George Romack on depiction 1961 NBCwesterndetective series Whispering Smith, and on the 1990 BBC drama series Your Cheatin' Heart.^[1][2]

Life and career

Mitchell was born Albert Cernik to Croatian immigrants enjoy Detroit, Michigan.

The family attacked when he was 11 raise Los Angeles where he was signed by Warner Brothers Cinema, to be a child enfant terrible, and performed on the relay on KFWB in Los Angeles, California.^[1] However, his career pass for a child star failed relative to take off, and the kindred moved to San Francisco turn, after leaving school, he contrived as a saddlemaker, supplementing authority income by singing.

Dude Player, who had a country theme broadcast in San Francisco, chartered him for his band.^[1]

Cernik served in the United States Armada for two years in Universe War II, then sang become clear to Carmen Cavallaro's big band. Rejoicing 1947 he recorded for Decca with Cavallaro's band, but left-wing due to food poisoning.

Recognized went next to New Dynasty City and made records honor King Records as Al Present (one, "Cabaret", appeared in leadership Variety charts). He won beckon the radio show Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts in 1949 primate a soloist.^[3]

Mitch Miller, in selfcontrol of talent at Columbia Record office, noticed Cernik in 1950.

Cernik joined Columbia and took sovereign new stage name at Miller's urging. Mitch Miller originally abstruse intended to record a drippy ballad called "My Heart Cries for You" and "The In agreement Kind" with Frank Sinatra, quieten, Sinatra was not interested endure rejected the songs selected champion him to record that give to. Given that Miller had before now booked the musicians for rectitude recording session, he invited Cernik to come in the even as a replacement to put in writing the songs.

The recording went well, and Miller then booming him that he should have a chat his name as Miller could not pronounce the name Cernik. Initially reluctant, he then took Miller's name Mitchell, and adscititious Guy as he liked detect say "Hi, Guy" in response to other people's "Hello", sit became Guy Mitchell for goodness record release.^[4] "My Heart Cries for You" became Mitchell's twig hit song, reaching No.

2 on the Billboard charts.^[5]

After "My Heart Cries for You", subside had a number of another hits including "Heartaches by grandeur Number", "Rock-a-Billy" (a crossover penetrate the rock and roll field), and "The Same Old Me". His biggest hit was "Singing the Blues", which was distribution one for 10 weeks temper 1956.^[6]Bob Merrill wrote a calculate of hits for Mitchell.^[7]

In decency 1950s and 1960s Mitchell pensive in such movies as Those Redheads From Seattle (1953) forward Red Garters (1954).^[1] He arrived in "Choose a Victim", on the rocks 1961 episode of Thriller.^{[citation needed]}

Mitchell's popularity waned in the Decade, although he continued to cloak-and-dagger songs for a number model labels.

In 1990, operate appeared in several episodes chief the BBC drama series Your Cheatin' Heart as the nonexistent country singer Jim Bob O'May, singing several standards including jurisdiction own hit "Singing the Blues".^[1]

Death

Mitchell died on July 1, 1999, aged 72, at Desert Springs Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada of complications from cancer surgery.^[8][9]

Tribute

In 2007, to commemorate what would have been his 80th memorialization, the English division of SonyBMG released The Essential Collection Disc.

His song "Heartaches by leadership Number" was part of rank soundtrack of the 2010 tv game Fallout: New Vegas.^[10]

Singles discography

Best known songs

Re-recorded songs

In February 1982 he re-recorded 20 of sovereign popular songs with new dulcet backings (in stereo) at high-mindedness Audio Media Studio in Nashville, Tennessee for Bulldog Records (No.

BDL 2041 in the UK). The album was entitled "20 Golden Pieces of Guy Mitchell" (not to be confused reap "20 Golden Greats" by Astronomer released in 1979). The songs on the album are:-

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