Gloria Mann

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Gloria Mann was an American pop singer. She reached the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1955, and was best known for her cover version of "Earth Angel." [1] [2] [3] She was signed by Decca Records. [4] On Decca records she had a chart entry with the cover version of Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Decca 29832). It entered the Billboard Hot 100 on March, 10th 1956 and reched position 59.

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Early life, family and education

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Career

Mann scored two hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1955. The first was a cover version of "Earth Angel", which reached number 18. Later that year, "A Teenage Prayer" peaked at number 19; this featured Sid Bass leading the backing orchestra. Both were released on Sound Records. [5]

In 2003, a compilation album, Don't Call Me Barry: The Best of Gloria Mann was released. [6] [7]

Personal life

Mann married and raised two sons. The family relocated from Philadelphia to Miami. Her son, Bob Rosenberg, is known for forming the pop music group Will to Power. [8]

She died in December 2001.[ citation needed ]

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References

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  2. Takiff, Alan. "Live! This Week Archived 2024-06-05 at the Wayback Machine ." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Daily News, October 23, 1987, p. 47 (subscription required).
  3. "Rock 'N Roll Show Set for Mastbaum Archived 2024-06-05 at the Wayback Machine " (includes photo of Mann). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 27, 1955, p. 119 (subscription required).
  4. "Gloria Mann Tops Moonlight Cruises Archived 2024-06-05 at the Wayback Machine ." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 29, 1956, p. 113 (subscription required).
  5. "45 Discography for Sound Records". Globaldogproductions.info. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  6. "Gloria Mann Albums, Discography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  7. Adams, Greg. "Don't Call Me Barry: The Best of Gloria Mann - Gloria Mann : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  8. Campbell, Mary (January 20, 1989). "Pop-dance single hits top of charts for Will to Power". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. p. 4B. Retrieved September 30, 2024 via Google Books.