American popular singer and actor.
Born July 9, 1927 Malden, Massachusetts, USA.
Died May 21, 2023 (aged 95) Los Angeles, California, USA.
Brother of singers [a1975928], [a1975927] and [a1975926].
He is best known for his Pop and Adult Contemporary hits of the 1960s. Originally part of a popular singing group of 1950s called [a=The Ames Brothers], he is also best known to television audiences as the Native American Mingo on [i]Daniel Boone[/i].
He charted with his brothers 41 times in the U.S. and U.K. between 1949 and 1963, including #1 hits with "Sentimental Me" and "Rag Mop" in 1950 and "You You You" in 1953. As a solo artist, he charted 15 times in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970. He had three #1 adult contemporary hits with "My Cup Runneth Over" (#8 overall) in 1966 and "Time, Time" (#61 overall) and "When the Snow Is on the Roses" (#98 overall) in 1967.
