Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Connie Francis, 20th-century star turned TikTok sensation, recorded an album of Jewish songs in 1960

A new generation of music lovers got turned on to mid-century pop star Connie Francis’ oeuvre in recent months when her 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” went viral on TikTok. Now, Francis’ death on ...
BroadwayWorld

Connie Francis Classics to Be Reissued on Vinyl, CD, & Digital

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Francis’ rediscovered gem, “Pretty Little Baby,” recorded when she was just ...
Sun Sentinel

Connie Francis, a Parkland resident, recorded an album of Jewish songs in 1960

Connie Francis was a longtime Parkland resident whose 1960 filmed-in-Fort-Lauderdale romp “Where the Boys Are” is to Spring Break what “Jaws” is to shark fishing. Francis was among the first people ...
Hartford Courant

Connie Francis’ ‘Pretty Little Baby’ became an unexpected TikTok hit — 63 years after its release

Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and ’60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to her death, announced Thursday, she experienced one more in “Pretty Little ...
Tennessean

Connie Francis' dalliance with country music and Nashville remembered after her death at 87

Legendary pop singer Connie Francis, known for hits like "Who's Sorry Now?" and "Vacation," died at 87. Francis recorded several albums in Nashville in the 1960s, working with producer Owen Bradley ...
OPB

1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The singer’s life was touched by tragedies

Her publicist, Ron Roberts, announced her death in a Facebook post. Born Concetta Franconero in Newark, New Jersey, she changed her name at age 13 when television host Arthur Godfrey suggested that ...