Julius La Rosa

Julius La Rosa (January 2, 1930 – May 12, 2016) was an Italian-American traditional popular music singer, who worked in both radio and television beginning in the 1950s. La Rosa was born in Brooklyn, New York, where he attended P.S. 123K in Bushwick. At age 17, he joined the United States Navy after finishing high school, becoming a radioman. He sang in a Navy choir, at the officers' club, and at bars to pay for his drinks. 
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== Links to Peel ==
Peel played a track from the singer called Eh, Cumpari!, an Italian song about the sounds of musical instruments on his 22 December 1995 show. He mentioned liking the song when he was 14 years old, but when he heard it again from a compilation album called The Cadence Story, he thought it was truly terrible and decided to play it as a 'demonstration on how foolish I was at 14'.
== Shows Played ==
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*22 December 1995: Eh, Cumpari! (v/a album - The Cadence Story) Ace
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists