Monday, May 13, 2019

Doris Day (1922-2019)

She sang with Les Brown and His Band of Renown. She was Hollywood's Girl Next Door in the 50's. Wham! name-checked her on their 1984 hit, "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go".

Doris Day starred in movies with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable, Ronald Reagan, Rock Hudson,  & Howard Keel, just to name a few. Back in the day, her movies were often rotated on local television to fill time during weekend afternoons.

After the end of her self-titled sitcom (1968-73), Doris became more prominent as an animal rights activist, a cause she championed to the very end.

Doris Day passed away at age 97, leaving behind a lifetime of memories. Radio stations around the country are playing her music today in celebration of a fabulous career.

Rather than do the obvious and post a clip of Doris performing her trademark song, "Que Sera Sera", which became the theme to her sitcom, we'll serve up a sample clip from the show, co-starring McLean Stevenson, Rose Marie, & Denver Pyle.



Rest in peace.

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