![]() ![]() Over the years, she has recorded or performed with many international stars, including Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Claus Ogerman, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Sy Oliver, Buddy Rich and Edmundo Ros. There, she recorded Cole Porter's I Love Paris under the German title Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe, which sold more than 900,000 copies in 1954. In Germany, she was a major performer of Schlager music. She was a frequent guest on The Dean Martin Show. In 1964-65, she was co-host (with Carol Burnett and initially Bob Newhart) of The Entertainers, a CBS variety show. ![]() ![]() Valente was a favorite of singer Perry Como, making eight guest appearances on his NBC Kraft Music Hall television program from 1961 to 1966. In the mid 1960s, Valente worked with Claus Ogerman and recorded material in both Italian and English that he arranged/conducted and/or composed on the Decca and London labels. During Haley's segment, Valente sang a duet with Haley on a newly recorded version of his song "Vive la Rock and Roll". In 1958, she filmed the musical comedy Hier bin ich – hier bleib ich ( Here I Am, Here I Stay) which featured a guest appearance by Bill Haley & His Comets. In 1955, she was featured on The Colgate Comedy Hour with Gordon MacRae. While she is best known as a European performer, Valente also spent part of her career in the United States, where she performed alongside Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Perry Como, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others. Valente is a polyglot she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. The two wouldn't truly make amends until the death of Martin's son in a plane crash in 1987, and their friendship, until Martin's death in 1995, could only be described as casual at best.Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is an Italian-French multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress. "Well, you know," said Lewis without missing a step, "there was all those rumors about our breaking up - and then when I started the show and you weren't there, I believed it." But even a sneaky, grinning Sinatra wasn't enough to mend old wounds. "You know, it seems like we haven't seen each other for 20 years," said Martin, who had gone on to find stardom with Sinatra and the other members of the Rat Pack. The old friends hugged it out for the cameras and then fell right back into the jocular mode of friendly funnymen that defined their joint career decades earlier. "You son of a b****," Lewis was heard mumbling to Sinatra, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In 1976, a mutual friend of the former comedy duo, Frank Sinatra, arranged for Martin to appear unannounced on the telethon for an unexpected reunion. Lewis hosted an annual telethon on Labor Day to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ![]()
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