August 15, 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of the late singer-actress-comedian, Rose Marie‘s birth. To celebrate the occasion, her estate is launching a centennial celebration honoring the star who spent nearly 90 years entertaining on stage and screen, and in radio and television. Her career began as Baby Rose Marie in vaudeville, and encompassed playing Sally Rogers on “The Dick Van Dyke Show” as well as occupying the top center square on “The Hollywood Squares.” Rose Marie was also the subject of the acclaimed documentary Wait For Your Laugh.
The celebration begins with the August 11, 2023 release of Rose Marie Sings: the Complete Mercury Recordings from Sepia Records in association with the Rose Marie estate. Among the 29 classic recordings and rarities are favorite showtunes, standards and novelty songs—all available on compact disc for the first time. Some may only know Rose Marie as the comedienne from “The Dick Van Dyke Show” who occasionally sang, and not realize that she started in the business as a singer with her own radio show at the age of three. For decades prior to her television stardom she was primarily known as a singer opening Las Vegas, headlining the top nightclubs, and performing with the country’s best musicians. The new album also offers photographs and clippings from Rose Marie’s scrapbooks, including a compliment from composer George Gerwshin, who stated,“In my opinion, only five American female singers really comprehend modern rhythm. They are Baby Rose Marie, Mildred Bailey, Sophie Tucker, Ethel Merman and Aunt Jemima.”
A virtual online release party for the album will take place on the official Rose Marie YouTube channel at 8:00 PM Eastern/5:00 PM Pacific on her August 15th birthday. It will be hosted by her daughter and feature rare video clips from her mother’s archives in addition to a discussion about the musical side of Rose Marie with friends, fans and famous faces. August 15th will also begin the first of the 100 days of “Rose Marie Facts” which will be shared each day on her social media accounts.
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