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| Name: | Philip J (Jerry) Pizzo |
| E-mail address: | jpizzo4lsu@aol.com |
| Comments: | A wonderful entertainer. Many great songs...not forgotton. |
| Name: | brad |
| E-mail address: | rsnos@zoominternet.net |
| Comments: | Iris thank you and Don's music for helping me through some rough times keep me posted on the cruises thanks again Brad Williams [in ohio ] |
| Name: | Peter Barelli |
| E-mail address: | barellip@aol.com |
| Comments: | Just puchased some CD's of "Hits from the 50's" and enjoyed listening to Don on several of the tracks. I'm 61 years old and vaguely remember him from the 50's. He has a wonderful voice. Wish there were more singers like him and Perry Como around today. |
| Name: | nora sorrell leonard |
| E-mail address: | jelnel@cox.net |
| Comments: | I was trying to find a song my parents sang to me as a child called NaNeNaNa and and much to my wonder found it here. I believe my father, Frank Sorrell (Sorrentino) worked with Mr. Cornell during his Sammy Kaye days. My father was a guitarist with Sammy Kaye then went out on his own and had moderate success in New York and Virginia. Believe it or not - I think my step mother still has the original 78rpm recording of the song that Mr. Cornell recorded with my dad's band. There were a couple of other songs that I think Mr. Cornell recorded with my dad - "It's Merry Christmas Time" and "Rock Island Line". I am delighted that I found this site!! |
| Name: | joan moran |
| E-mail address: | moran_joan@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED YOUR SINGING. YOUR VOICE HAS THE RICHEST TONES AND QUALITY. GOD BLESS YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL HOURS OF LISTENING TO YOUR RECORDS... |
| Name: | laura pavoni |
| E-mail address: | laura_pavoni2000@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Don is my grandfathers (Henry Varlaro) cousin. He used to play Dons music and dance with my grandma around the house and sing. My grandpa passed away a while back but every year at Christmas time we play Dons Cd and think of both of them and talk around the table. |
| Name: | JO ANN BARFIELD |
| E-mail address: | JAB59JAB@AOL.COM |
| Comments: | MR. DON CORNELL WAS THE FIRST REAL STAR THAT I EVER SEEN IN PERSON. HE WAS PLAYING IN THE STARDUST LOUNGE (LAS VEGAS, NV.) WHEN I WENT TO WORK AS A CHANGE GIRL IN 1966. I WILL ALWAYS REMEBER WHAT A GREAT VOICE HE HAD, AND WHAT A THRILL IT WAS TO SEE, AND HEAR THIS GREAT MAN IN PERSON. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU. THANKS, JO ANN |
| Name: | Chuck Brennaaun |
| E-mail address: | chuckb@cableone.net |
| Comments: | Don was a vibrant singer. I especially liked "Hold My Hand" have been a fan of his since about 1949. It is so wonderful to be able to learn of your favorites via the Internet. I never heard a thing about Don for years and was so thrilled when various CD's begin appearing in recent years that featured his vocal abilities.
How I miss the era of beautiful singers, beautiful songs and great lyrics. We lived through a golden era of music. |
| Name: | kevin chaney |
| E-mail address: | kchaney56@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Thanks for all of the memories Don. I was born at the wrong time. |
| Name: | bobby marchetti |
| E-mail address: | bmarche134@comcast.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.bobbymarchetti.com |
| Comments: | Hi,
My name is Bobby Marchetti, born in Brooklyn New York. As a youngster I listened to Don singing. For the longest time I tried to inquire about Don. I went to google and found your webpage, what a thrill. I am a singer and have now included many of Dons songs in my reportoire.It could never sound as good as Don sounded. I will pay tribute to Don when I perform. I'm sorry for your loss. |
| Name: | Raymond Duke |
| E-mail address: | infantry25@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I had seen this page a few years ago. IT bothers me now to see that you could not resist the call of the cowards and included a "soft protest" in this updated version. I know , first hand, that these "soft protests " were very heartwarming to enemies of of our fighting men. Be they combative "agrarian reformers" or Hollywood liberals. One rule of warfarfe dear lady is you never give away the location of your machine gun and you never give ammo to your enemies. No matter how "soft" you think the protest may be...Raymond Duke, CWO US Army, Retired....e un vero peccato che il suo marito aveva una pronuncia in italiano cosi bruta .... |
| Name: | Ron Ernst |
| E-mail address: | vibeman227@msn.com |
| Comments: | Hi Iris. Joe Belanger just sent me Don's web site. I miss the days playing bass with Joe and Ed and hearing Don sing. I will never forget those days. Hope all is well with you.
Ron Ernst |
| Name: | Joe Belanger |
| E-mail address: | Drumstix20@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi Iris, so nice seeing you yesterday. As I told you, not a day goes by that I don't think of Don. I miss him so much and cannot imagine how much you do as well. Playing drums for him was the highlight of my career. 15 years and it went by like a flash. Drumming for him was wonderful but more important, he was my friend and this I will never forget...... Miss you Don and love you Iris.......Joe |
| Name: | Jerry Jackson |
| Comments: | I am a very big fan of Don's for years and heard their is video of him now for sale on this site. That's great and can someone send me the page to order it?
Thanks Jer |
| Name: | Helen Bethke |
| E-mail address: | hellor8@torchlake.com |
| Comments: | My husband and I were vacationing in Ft. Lauderdale in 1957 and had plans to see Don perform. We got lost and arrived too late. Don for some reason was unable to go on for the second show.He was my favorite singer.My husband has never heard the end of my missing Don. He found Don for me on my computer. I have down loaded his songs on my ipod.We have been married for 57 years and now that I can hear that beautiful voice again my dear spouse is finally forgiven.
Thank you, Helen Bethke |
| Name: | jerry dandrea |
| E-mail address: | ellie4165@embarqmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://msn |
| Comments: | iremember Don onstage in ny in the40
DON WAS MY FAVORITE SINGER THEN AND HE STILL IS AFTER SO MANY YEARS hE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERD BY ME AS LONG AS I LIVE THANKS IRAS FOR TALKING TO ME ON THE PHONE ONE DAY |
| Name: | jerry dandrea |
| E-mail address: | ellie4165@embarqmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://msn |
| Name: | John King |
| E-mail address: | jnmking@mywdo.com |
| Comments: | I have listened many times to the pleasing vocals of Don
Cornell and Tony Alamo with the Sammy Kay orchestra. Those were the days that lives in the memories of those of us that have an appreciation of musical talent. |
| Name: | Dan Mansolino jr |
| E-mail address: | ussglennondd840@aol.com |
| Comments: | I grew up with Dons music I saw him a few years back in atlantic city just befor he passed away he was one of the best |
| Name: | salytdog |
| E-mail address: | 1saltydog@hughes.net |
| Comments: | I use to listen to you on the radio when I was in the air force. enjoy every minute of it, brings back a lot of memories |
| Name: | Henry Puccinelli |
| E-mail address: | hpooch@msn.com |
| Comments: | Hi Iris & Zora---
It's been 4 years since Don passed on, but I have never forgotten him or his great voice. I also remember the wonderful cruise we took together with you both and the great time we had. I hope the new year has started well for you, and hopefully you will make available a video(DVD) of Don's TV appearances and live concerts as I know many of his fans will purchase it. Please reply with an update of your life and happenings. Ciao, Henry |
| Name: | Steve Law |
| E-mail address: | stlaw13@gmail.com |
| Comments: | I only just discovered this web site recently and I, too, would like to express my fond memories of Don's music.
I am greatly surprised that one of his greatest songs "Most Of All" is not included on any of the CDs offered for sale. In a bar in Niagara Falls NY this song played constantly for years and years - some great memories!! Steve |
| Name: | David Croft |
| E-mail address: | woofy-2007@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Wow! What a voice! I guess I was just popping out of mom's womb when you sang HOLD MY HAND in Susan Slept Here. I just saw it for the first time on TCM with mother, she's 90 years old now, and I love that song! Soon as I get paid I'm gonna buy your CD. |
| Name: | Glenn Christensen |
| E-mail address: | glenn61@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | I remember Don's music well. Somewhere, however, down through the years, I forgot his name. Then came the internet where i ran across the name, and once again I'm listening to I'M YOURS, one of the great songs, and others.
I guess we never forget our teen years, even when all inbetween has become a blur. R.I.P., Don. Job well done, and best wishes to his family and friends. |
| Name: | Bernd from Getrmany |
| E-mail address: | HartnackundEisen@gmx.de |
| Comments: | Hello,
I would like to wish you all a wondeful Christmas Time and a HAppy new Year 2008 Best wishes Bernd |
| Name: | Larry Terrell |
| E-mail address: | terrellscastle@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | As a disc jockey in the 50s and early 60s I always liked Dons music. My special favorite is "this is the beginning of the end" He sang with such feeling and really sold the lyric. His records will go on as long as there is a means to play them. One of the true gentelmen of song. Don, you are greatly missed!
God Bless, L.T. |
| Name: | Bill |
| Comments: | I wish that you would stop talking about putting his stuff on video and do it so I can buy it all.
Bill Robinson Tamarac, FL |
| Name: | Betty Faulkner |
| E-mail address: | msbettyohio@aol.com |
| Comments: | I always wanted to see Mr. Cornell in person but never could find out where he was singing, and this is before I got my computer. But I enjoyed all the hits and the song, Hold My Hand from the movie with Dick Powell.
Hope you are holding up ok Mrs. Cornell. I know you must miss him. Betty Faulkner |
| Name: | Ricardo |
| E-mail address: | vgpflorida@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://ripoff-informer.com |
| Comments: | One of the great singers |
| Name: | tony mills |
| E-mail address: | tonymills1948@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | in my veiw the best groona since bing they sang good together.your songs will be played for many many years to come don the world wont be the same without your songs |
| Name: | Steve Castello Sr |
| E-mail address: | parkcity@juno.com |
| Comments: | Thank you Iris, for this wonderful web-site and the gallery of pictures of Don. I had the great pleasure of meeting Don at the Deal Golf Club, in Deal, NJ in the early 60's where he was invited to play a round of golf as the guest of one of the members. I was there that day and was introduced to him by the member. We talked while waiting for their tee off time, and I told him what an honor it was to meet him in person, being a big fan of his great voice and talent. Well, I almost fell on the ground when he invited me to accompany them for the round of golf! He was so kind and gracious to me, and I will never forget him for it! He gave me a gift that day, which was the memory of this beautiful man and legend I will have always!
I considered him a GREAT performer then, and my wife and I still listen to his beautiful voice today! He sang from the heart then, and his voice still touches our heart and soul today! All the best Iris, Steve |
| Name: | Rita Ellen Stone Doukoullos |
| E-mail address: | singx3@earthlink.net |
| Comments: | Don is my second cousin. My mother, Rita Santarcangelo Stone, is his first cousin. Her mother, Tess Varlaro Santarcangelo,enjoyed having Don/Luigi as her nephew.
I've just finished writing our family memoir, and I've included our own wonderful singer in it. When he was appearing in Indianapolis in the 1950's, he came out to our house. I was then a budding singer, and it was fun to meet the professional in the family. I remember seeing him on the Ed Sullivan show, too, when I was in my teens. I was working for The New York Times and usually read the paper on the train going to work. It was a jolt to come across his obituary that day in February, 2004. I sent copies to my mother and my aunt, Pauline, too, his cousins. So, I'm pleased to see this web site and the opportunities for his work to live on. All the best, Ellen |
| Name: | Bill Lehr |
| E-mail address: | blehr@enviromarine.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://enviromarine.com |
| Comments: | I met my first and only love in 1950 and we will never forget "It isn't Fair" that Don sang with the Sammy Kay group! |
| Name: | Donn C. Lewis I |
| E-mail address: | mandrake1021@inbox.com |
| Comments: | Never knew he was Ialian with this name. Really like his
singing alot. Thanks for the memories Don |
| Name: | Faydra Roma |
| E-mail address: | FaydraMR@aol.com |
| Comments: | My husband and I were sitting at the kitchen table talking about the great singers of our time and the first name was Don Cornell. We started humming some of our favorite songs of his, which, how can you pick a favorite...they're all favorites. I came to this site because there was one song that I had forgotton the exact name. I knew it had broken hearts in it somewhere....we knew the tune....but didn't remember the complete name. Well, needless-to-say, after reviewing the sight, it was Play Some Music For Broken Hearts. I love that song. Anyway, we had such a great trip down memory lane with Don Cornell, a great singer with a "pure" voice. |
| Name: | Jim Taylor |
| E-mail address: | JT004X4326@BLUEYONDER.COM.UK |
| Homepage URL: | http://books.dreambook.com/zora9711/DONCORNELL.SIGN.HTML |
| Comments: |
HOW DO WE TO BEGIN TO APPRECIATE THE PAST WHICH YOU HELPED TO FASHION DON YOU WERE ONE OF THE VERY BEST.ARE DOING ANY CONCERTS WE WOULD ALL LOVE TO SEE YOU ONCE MORE BEST WISHES GOOD HEALTH GOD BE WITH YOU JIM TAYLOR AND FAMILY |
| Name: | Betty Schultz |
| E-mail address: | raspberrypresslimited@yahoo.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://raspberrypresslimited.com |
| Comments: | Dear Beautiful Singer,
Oh, I know that you will not read these words, but perhaps, where you are, up there in God's realm, you will hear the tapping of my message as I express my thoughts about a man and his beautiful voice, your voice. I was just a young woman, back then, when I listened to your lovely singing on the radio and then early television. And, here and now, in my late years, I find you once again on Zora's Dumpling Newsletter. I am so lucky to be able to hear you once. Your golden voice brings tears to my eyes. I had not realized so much time had passed, but yes, it has and will continue to do so. I thank your wife, Iris, and Zora for keeping your music and memories alive. I know God has received a beautiful addition to his ever-growing heavenly chorus of angels, who sing eternally in the heavens above. I am lucky to have been one to have lived during your earthly time, and I thank you for sharing your talents. Again, thank you, Zora and Iris for maintaining Mr. Cornell's web pages. |
| Name: | Johnny James |
| E-mail address: | jj@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Hello folks,
I am just curious why in the heck is their advertised info about upcoming live concerts with my favorite singer of all time Don Cornell, yet, when I email about it, I never get a response nor are they selling it. How can you do this to us fans? Johnny Brooklyn, NY |
| Name: | J. C. Lovett |
| E-mail address: | jbyrd230@bellsouth.net |
| Comments: | My earliest memory of Don Cornell goes back to 1947 when he appeared with the Sammy Kaye band, on stage at the Capitol theater, in Wash, DC.
As a GI stationed at nearby Ft. Belvoir, VA, I often came to DC on weekends and took in a first-run movie and a live stage show (freebie), such as Eddie Howard, Spike Jones, etc. I'd never heard of Don Cornell until he put down his cornet (I think) and sang a solo. He seemed a bit awkward as he made his way to the front of the stage, but when he sang, WOW! I really miss the big band music and the great performers of that era. |
| Name: | George Portoukalian |
| E-mail address: | w1cp@dnet.net |
| Comments: | Don, Just want you to know we were thinking about you today and I was telling my wife that I sang your song "It Isn't Fair" in a high school theatrical production. It's good to know you're still around. I always have thought you are one of the greatest! I'm now 74 and retired. Oh where did that beautiful yester-year music go...
Best Regards, George |
| Name: | REG MASON |
| E-mail address: | regmason@hunterlink.net.au |
| Comments: | HI,
I'D BE REAL INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHEN THE VIDEO FOOTAGE IS TO BE RELEASED. I SAW DON WHEN HE TOURED AUSTRALIA AND APPEARED AT NEWCASTLE (100 MILES NORTH OF SYDNEY) AROUND 1962. JUST A GREAT PERFORMER-NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN. THANKS DON. REG MASON AUSTRALIA |
| Name: | lee ann |
| E-mail address: | guidette2000@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | i have now discovered Don's wonderful voice thanks to my friend Michael who has Don's tapes and c.d.'s. what a rich,melodious voice. it's a shame this music format is not longer available on the radio any longer. |
| Name: | Jack Paribello |
| E-mail address: | Jparibello@snet.net |
| Comments: | I listened to his music always, back in the 50s & 60s. He was my idol. My wife and I saw his show in Atlantic City before she passed on in November , 2004. He was still Great. She enjoyed him so much. I am ordering his CDs, that's the only way I can listen to him while I'm driving. I'm waiting for his Vidio to be available.
Jack P. New Milford, Connecticut |
| Name: | Roget Pontbriand |
| E-mail address: | Roget_Pontbriand@pba.edu |
| Comments: | Dear Iris,
I had played lead trumpet for Don on the Costa Romantica. I would love to have a letter or even an E-mail from you to put in my portfolio stating that I had played with Don on the cruise ship. Below is my address: Roget Pontbriand 609 Weldwood Rd Jupiter, Fl 33458 |
| Name: | Russell (Russ) Coleman |
| E-mail address: | lanza@suddenlink.net |
| Comments: | The computer pages are great!! Don was my ideal when I started singing in clubs/casinos in 1950. I am so pleased to have visited with his wife Iris by telephone. |
| Name: | Michael F |
| E-mail address: | mfiloramo@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.popstandards.com |
| Comments: | I have been listening to Don's music since I'm 13 on (the now defunct) WQEW in New York.
Excellent voice and melodies!! I'm hooked for a lifetime! Thanks for your contribution to the American Songbook! -Mike |
| Name: | Alessandro |
| E-mail address: | alextirinnanzi@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | I am sorry,
never heard about Don Cornell before in my life, I am from Rome, aged 35, now I am starting to work as a tour director with english speaking people through all Italy; well to be prepared to make them listening of great music I had to find the greater crooners related with Italy and I discovered Don. I am a singer too, and hopefully one day i will sing his songs. I promise to learn more and to expand the knowledge, possibly becoming a fan. Thanks to great singers like Don, we still having a great part in music and we will be recognized always as the kings of "the bel canto"! |
| Name: | Richard Davis |
| E-mail address: | vgpflorida@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://ripoff-informer.com |
| Comments: | One of the greatest singers you would want to listen to, bar none |
| Name: | Richard Davis |
| E-mail address: | vgpflorida@aol.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://ripoff-informer.com |
| Comments: | One of the greatest singers you would want to listen to, bar none |
| Name: | Ginny Giese |
| E-mail address: | ggiese4235@aol.com |
| Comments: | My father who will be 94 in August has followed Don and Sammy Kaye through their careers. I would be very interested in some information on the upcoming video.
When would this be available and approximately the cost. Keep up the good work Iris the web site is great! |