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As a record company executive, he took talented singers (Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney) and put them on gimmicky, deliriously overproduced records like "Mama Will Bark" (Sinatra) and "Come on-a My House" (Clooney).
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"A thing to go around on-a more or less circular path."
I, TOO, DREAM.... 2010
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In fact, "Come on-a My House" sold more than 1 million copies and made Clooney an overnight star.
Mitch Miller, record executive and 'Sing Along' host, dies at 99 2010
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He helped lay a whole new foundation, one that was at once highbrow (involving French horns and other symphonic instruments that had never been heard in the swing bands) and lowbrow, becoming infamous for a long series of "novelty" records, many of which were not only hits but career-makers, such as Clooney's "Come on-a My House."
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For weeks, she resisted his entreaties to record "Come on-a My House," based on an Armenian folk song, but when Mr. Miller finally persuaded her, his hitmaking instincts again proved unerring.
Mitch Miller, record executive and 'Sing Along' host, dies at 99 2010
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But I just keep on-a drinkin ', yeah, I keep on drinkin'
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But I just keep on-a drinkin ', yeah, I keep on drinkin'
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But I just keep on-a drinkin ', yeah, I keep on drinkin'
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But I just keep on-a drinkin ', yeah, I keep on drinkin'
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The constant saber-rattling toward Iran, with strong support from Israel, should send a chill down the spine of any peace-loving American. there is a deadly struggle going on-a struggle that could well determine not only the election of the next president, but the survival of the republic.
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