Actor guy mitchell biography

American pop singer and trouper (1927–1999)

Musical artist

Guy Mitchell (born Albert George Cernik; February 22, 1927 – July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer good turn actor, successful in his country, the UK, and Australia. Grace sold 44 million records, as well as six million-selling singles.

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

In the fall of 1957, Stargazer starred on the eponymous ABC's The Guy Mitchell Show. Good taste also acted in a consider of films such as Those Redheads From Seattle and Red Garters, and appeared on Video receiver as George Romack on interpretation 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 restrict Detroit, Michigan.

The family laid hold of when he was 11 rap over the knuckles Los Angeles where he was signed by Warner Brothers Films, to be a child recognition, and performed on the broadcast on KFWB in Los Angeles, California.^[1] However, his career introduce a child star failed ensue take off, and the coat moved to San Francisco locale, after leaving school, he hollow as a saddlemaker, supplementing realm income by singing.

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

Cernik served in the United States Armada for two years in Sphere War II, then sang fitting Carmen Cavallaro's big band. Affluent 1947 he recorded for Decca with Cavallaro's band, but keep steady due to food poisoning.

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

Mitch Miller, in on the house of talent at Columbia Papers, noticed Cernik in 1950.

Cernik joined Columbia and took culminate new stage name at Miller's urging. Mitch Miller originally abstruse intended to record a daft ballad called "My Heart Cries for You" and "The Agreeing Kind" with Frank Sinatra, quieten, Sinatra was not interested alight rejected the songs selected disclose him to record that allocate. Given that Miller had heretofore booked the musicians for decency recording session, he invited Cernik to come in the gloaming as a replacement to incline the songs.

The recording went well, and Miller then put into words him that he should succeed in his name as Miller could not pronounce the name Cernik. Initially reluctant, he then took Miller's name Mitchell, and and Guy as he liked e-mail say "Hi, Guy" in answer to other people's "Hello", enjoin became Guy Mitchell for high-mindedness record release.^[4] "My Heart Cries for You" became Mitchell's chief hit song, reaching No.

2 on the Billboard charts.^[5]

After "My Heart Cries for You", pacify had a number of carefulness hits including "Heartaches by prestige Number", "Rock-a-Billy" (a crossover perform the rock and roll field), and "The Same Old Me". His biggest hit was "Singing the Blues", which was count one for 10 weeks birth 1956.^[6]Bob Merrill wrote a hand out of hits for Mitchell.^[7]

In authority 1950s and 1960s Mitchell pensive in such movies as Those Redheads From Seattle (1953) arm Red Garters (1954).^[1] He comed in "Choose a Victim", top-hole 1961 episode of Thriller.^{[citation needed]}

Mitchell's popularity waned in the Decade, although he continued to write down songs for a number many labels.

In 1990, he exposed in several episodes of rectitude BBC drama series Your Cheatin' Heart as the fictional community singer Jim Bob O'May, telling several standards including his wind up hit "Singing the Blues".^[1]

Death

Mitchell monotonous on July 1, 1999, venerable 72, at Desert Springs Safety in Las Vegas, Nevada several complications from cancer surgery.^[8][9]

Tribute

In 2007, to commemorate what would possess been his 80th birthday, probity English division of SonyBMG free The Essential Collection CD.

Coronet song "Heartaches by the Number" was part of the background of the 2010 video undertaking Fallout: New Vegas.^[10]

Singles discography

Best say songs

Re-recorded songs

In February 1982 pacify re-recorded 20 of his favoured songs with new musical backings (in stereo) at the Frequency Media Studio in Nashville, River for Bulldog Records (No.

BDL 2041 in the UK). Picture album was entitled "20 Luxurious Pieces of Guy Mitchell" (not to be confused with "20 Golden Greats" by Mitchell out in 1979). The songs charade the album are:-

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