I'm sure no disrespect was intended. It is well known that Rosemary Clooney went off the rails for many years in the middle of her career, but then pulled her life back together again, even setting up a clinic for addictions, and having a great re-emergance to a new set of fans.

When you see some of these old films from the 40s and 50s you are often struck by just how good some of these vocalists were, with crystal clear diction, artistic phrasing of popular lyrics, and the ability to put over the meaning of a popular song, even if sometimes the lyrics may have been a bit corny. Can that many modern performers do the same, particularly the ability to make a song your own i.e. so that when you hear anyone else sing it, you yearn to hear the original again?

I've seen plenty of articles rating Rosemary Clooney's later career singing for jazz fans...