connie francis

“A VOICE FROM HEAVEN — CONNIE FRANCIS SINGS ‘SING ME BACK HOME’ FOR THE LAST TIME The late Connie Francis seems to have stepped straight back from eternity with a previously unreleased acoustic recording — Merle Haggard’s 1968 song, quietly recorded in her final years, when her voice was no longer directed towards the spotlight, but towards memory, redemption, and a wordless farewell.”

There are performances made for crowds — and then there are recordings made for the…

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June 12, 1998 — It was supposed to be a simple comeback show. Connie Francis had just finished an emotional performance of “Where the Boys Are,” her voice trembling with the strength and fragility of a woman who had lived a lifetime of triumph and heartbreak. As the final applause washed over her, Connie smiled, pressed her hand to her heart, and whispered to the audience: “Thank you… you’ve kept me alive.”

June 12, 1998 — the date had been circled quietly, cautiously, on calendars by those…

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