Rosemary Clooney on THE VIEW 2001

Rosemary Clooney appeared on The View shortly after 9/11. Instead of singing a song from her latest CD "Sentimentla Journey" she sang "Count Your Blessings" from "White Christmas." She talks about reconnecting with Dante in "their cars" and their recent wedding.

[@lilimarlene7813]

No matter what she sang, you always recognized her voice. Miss her.

[@stevenpatrickstone766]

I met her when I was a kid, and you can take my word for it that for someone so well known and accomplished....she was a sweet, unpretentious person. I remember my dad wanting to take a picture of me with her, his camera wouldn't shoot right yet she just stood there with me very patiently as he tried to get it to work. She had just finished a show and was exhausted, but in that moment taking a picture with me was what was more important to her. God rest her soul.

[@ellalena1873]

I’d like to see Mariah Carey doing that!

[@lakeside4485]

Steven Patrick Stone how sweet! Great lady.

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

Ella Lena I don't. I actually don't want to see her do anything.

[@peppersander2457]

Wow Steven, that's a great memory to have, their are not many celebrities like that anymore.

[@jackcanfield182]

@@peppersander2457 BElieve it or not, she and I were stuck in an elevator in Chicago, and invited me to her show that night. The most beautiful eyes I've ever seen..And such phrasing. mercy! Went to see her in person three times after that!

[@markwhitman9029]

Rosie is one of America's singing treasures! Her phrasing and interpretation of lyrics magnificent!!

[@vistaestrada]

Rosemary Clooney was a real class act. I just discovered the film "White Christmas" and the talent and beauty she possessed. Now I know why she was so respected. Count your Blessings everyone!

[@cathycline2290]

Rosemary Clooney was a classy lady! Love, Love, Love her! ❤

[@theresabollman8061]

That beautiful face...she never lost it. God bless her.

[@vikkinicholson2300]

winning smile too.....she was the lady next door who had a fab voice. Rosie always seemed like someone who would be great to talk to.

[@davidallen508]

In 1954,at the tender age of seven,I fell in love with Rosemary Clooney,after seeing her in "White Christmas".My adoration never ceased and I was moved to send her a fan letter (from down here in New Zealand) in 2002.Only weeks before she passed on,I received her lovely,hand-written reply.Some things are just meant to be.Thank you.

[@funkjenny01]

Can you share her reply? I loved her and would love to read it!

[@roberthenleynola]

What a great story. I'm sure that's a memory you will treasure forever. What a wonderful person she was, and I think you have a memory that many of us wish we could have.

[@davidallen508]

@@roberthenleynola ,Thank you.Yes,l certainly do “count my blessings” when I think of Rosemary, just as we all do.Divine voice,presence and all that makes a “star” yet so human and easy to relate to.

[@tracyvanbragt2057]

I get so discouraged when someone feels the need to comment on someone’s appearance. Unless is in a positive light and uplifting there is no need. I just recently came across her songs and watched her interviews and she is STUNNING. What a VOICE, smooth and smoothing to the soul. The upbeat songs are my favorite. So Fun. Remember be Kind be Positive. This World will be a Better Place. Love and Hugs💕

[@alwaysdusty]

Drives me nuts too......someone's appearance has no bearing on their contributions in life..,..

[@davidwilliamson9333]

I play that song on the piano 🎹, and sing it. Same arrangement. The melody is beautiful 😍, the words are even mere beautiful 😍 ❤ REST IN PEACE LOVELY LADY

[@jamesmcinnis208]

But aren't you mentioning her appearance, along with whining about it and preaching? Giving attention to things empowers them.

[@trentaccid2177]

Tracy you need to understand if people had put it out there about her obesity and its not heavy she was obese it might have helped her loose the weight and she would be here today. Sorry your thinking was wrong

[@akrenwinkle]

@@trentaccid2177 There's no way Rosie didn't know she was morbidly obese, or that cigarette smoking was deadly. It's almost always futile to point these things out to anybody. They don't respond, "Well, now that you've pointed that out to me, I'm going to make some healthful changes." That's just the way it is.

[@mackenzievanrooy9034]

White Christmas is my all-time favorite movie and listening to her sing Count Your Blessings literally brought tears to my eyes.

[@LauraGlorybelle]

Rosemary Clooney was the best. Always an amazing performance and an amazing, natural, fascinating interview.

[@letty928gaviola5]

I saw her in Atlantic City in the Casino show before she died. She was one of my favorites. RIP Rosemary. I like her.

[@BSCfan82]

wow, Rosemary is one of my favorite people in the world!! She's from the same place my mom and grandparents are from so I grew up listening and watching Rosemary! I love her and really wish there were more people out there like her out there!

[@mykkie100]

Maysville, Ky. I have lived most of my life there. Been away for almost thirty years and am returning to spend the remainder .of my days. Rosy never forgot her roots.

[@LVGMarlowe]

Amazing and gorgeous. and totally moving!

[@eschiecat]

I'm blessed to have this song as one of my favorites! I share it often.

[@katie90100]

I may be wrong, but I think she died less than a year after this performance. RIP. Rosemary! I was born in 1994 so I never had the opportunity to grow up listening to your music, but thank to my grandparents who are big fans I am one of the few of my generation to listen to your beautiful voice.

[@janetanderson1091]

yes, she would have begun treatment for lung cancer within months of this. such a top notch professional, it is fascinating to see her evolve and adapt with her voice over the whole life cycle. i saw her perform 5 times here in detroit, and i tell you she is the best entertainer i have ever seen

[@jimrick6632]

SHE PASSED A YEAR LATER...GREAT SINGER...MISS HER....

[@WELOVEUSELENA]

R.I.P. ROSEMARY CLOONEY, SHE'S NOW REUNITED WITH HER SON MIGUEL FERRER....GONE TOO SOON!!!!

[@JennWithNoFilter]

This woman truly had the most soulful voice 💞

[@christinaarcher3341]

She was so good, and so beautiful.

[@63LAURIE]

I adore Miss Clooney.

[@hollbri2]

times are so cruel-i miss those great singers like rosie clooney,true artists,no fake-just good singing.

[@franksmith2335]

i saw Rosemary Clooney when she made her first variety appearance at the at the London Palladium in the early 1950s It was opening night and Bob Hope got up out of the audience onto the stage and introduced her to everyone, it was a great surprise for her and she did a great show. There is an LP recorded live performance of her Palladium show if you can find a copy. ri

[@peppersander2457]

Wow, that's awesome Frank, those were the great entertainment days weren't they :)

[@ald668]

No one sang like her! LEGEND!

[@direfranchement]

Rosemary was so wonderful. One of the warmest voices I’ve ever heard.

[@phillipprimrose8981]

I'm so Proud to be from the same country as this Great Lady Rosemary Clooney.... and for the 2 thumbs down why would you do that there is nothing bad here at all just GREATNESS!!!!!

[@daveforpresident9974]

Phillip Primrose six of the bastards now

[@candy9986]

Sad days after 9/11. Rosie always beautiful. 💖

[@patrarus6097]

I just saw a show called "Tenderly" about Rosemary Clooney's life. What a talented lady and what a survivor. Thanks for posting this interview and performance.

[@roberthenleynola]

Really? Where can I find that show? I think she was just awesome. I saw her live once, in 1980, and I treasure that experience.

[@kylemcglothen7809]

A comment on her weight gain she said she had given up do much in her life she want giving up her tacos.being a Kentucky native myself and knowing the family as I do she is terribly missed.

[@luishumbertovega3900]

Love that lady, what a singer, her role in White Christmas, a great career, a marvelous life. Blessings from San Juan PR 🇵🇷

[@patriciacordes5703]

Incredible talent

[@davidwilliamson9333]

What a pretty song 🎵 😍 ❤

[@chrisa6455]

Oh I wish I would have saw this I just love Rosemary Clooney

[@DinoVino69]

Thanks so much for posting this !! I miss Rosie and Dean Martin every day. They don't make'em like that anymore :-(

[@jothompson6531]

Love Mrs. Clooney

[@muffs55mercury61]

She passed away just nine months later. Despite past bouts with alcoholism she never lost her amazing gift and looks good at age 73 here. Her appearances on ER made me cry. Back when The View was ok to watch. Joy Behar is more tolerable here than she is today

[@raulingutierrez2314]

Bless voice

[@billygillan821]

Can't say I ever was fan,and her singing voice not in the class of Doris Day or Judy Garland,but she was talented lady and bye all accounts a lovely lady,rest in pease sweet sparrow.

[@fool4singing]

In her prime, she held her own with all those legends,..she was in her 70's by this time, and wasn't in the best of health. Judy was in a class all of her own,..no one could top her.

[@bbcbbc1717]

In her prime she was pretty amazing. Never really rated her until I watched White Xmas and researched some of her other works. She was quite overweight here and not in great health. Her generation really adored here - can tell from reaction from Joy and Babs.

[@markwhitman9029]

Not fair to compare her to any of the greatest female singers but Rosie was definitely a fine singer with wonderful tone and impeccable phrasing. No one can touch her on Tenderly to name just one!!

[@carlalopez2123]

Love 💖💖 Ty so much😄💖💖

[@shannonconley5316]

Sometimes when someone waits to go to heaven, the wait gets to be too much. Not for me. I may fluctuate but I always balance out. Keep my metabolism going along with my blessings. That'll help keep that pesky depression at bay. Because after all is said and done, if we don't learn from our past medical history, we are doomed to repeat it.

[@shannonconley5316]

Teachers. You only need listen.

[@lenirbarbosa9770]

Uma voz muto linda.

[@barbierebel6473]

It’s too bad that she didn’t take better care of herself. I love her and I miss her.

[@geoffreyfox7741]

Rosemary had a great gift. Her later life albums she recorded for Concord are all wonderful. She never lost her voice or her incredible ability in phrasing. She was a great singer. The comments on her weight gain are cruel. I believe her weight gain was caused by her psychiatric medications. Those medications, which may be a boon to many, really put the weight on.

[@hermanmunster714]

What a great artist and wonderful soul Rosemary Clooney was. Joy Behar was kept in check by the wonderful Barbara Walters, Joy was a rude person then and Joy still rude now and did not age well at all.

[@schaferatsprynet]

She died about 8 or 9 months after this appearance, June 29, 2002.

[@TheRobertShow12]

This aired on October 12, 2001.

[@utubeDaveutube]

Inside out and, wonderful. I remember seeing an episode of ER and didn't realize it was her as the patient --- but I "did" think --- "Lord, that woman can sing". Look how beautiful she is here as a new mom (see link). Click this link here to be brought to another KZbin profile on her -- kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJexcmyfa5iMe7c

[@filmmekker]

Barbra not Barbara...

[@johnpickford4222]

Doesn’t s show like the View have hair dressers and make up artists for their guests? I mean, I know she didn’t run in at the last minute, but couldn’t someone have combed her hair? Just asking.

[@amparomoreno7955]

Pero porque no en Español

[@mike856ms]

A beautiful voice indeed. It's sad for her health. How did she go from a size 10 to a size 26

[@nondescript2892]

She dieted a lot before her mental breakdown in order to conform to all of societies norms...after her recovery she decided to live for herself and enjoy what she loved....she indeed wasn't the healtiest corps on the cemetary but boy did she live !

[@glock0292]

The only episode of the view that had any class. 🤣

[@VealParmigiana]

I was incorrect on both. Barbara was a typo on my part, and "A January 2001 reported that her weight was up to 414 pounds".

[@Youtubeuser20225]

I believe she had lung cancer at this time.

[@VealParmigiana]

I think Rosemary was less than 400 pounds, I'll guess 330, but she was heavier than is Barbara Streisand and she was an even greater singer than Barbara.

[@cathycline2290]

Rosemary Clooney was a much greater singer than Barbara Streisand is or ever will be. Rosie was pure class! ❤

[@deanleonard3113]

@@cathycline2290 but, really, why compare? They're both great, in their own, distinctive ways.

[@nondescript2892]

I would love to have had dinner with Rosie...Barbra mmm not so much...