Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Connie Francis, 20th-century star turned TikTok sensation, recorded an album of Jewish songs in 1960

A new generation of music lovers got turned on to mid-century pop star Connie Francis’ oeuvre in recent months when her 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” went viral on TikTok. Now, Francis’ death on ...
Sun Sentinel

Connie Francis, a Parkland resident, recorded an album of Jewish songs in 1960

Connie Francis was a longtime Parkland resident whose 1960 filmed-in-Fort-Lauderdale romp “Where the Boys Are” is to Spring Break what “Jaws” is to shark fishing. Francis was among the first people ...
The Baltimore Sun

Connie Francis, whose hit songs included ‘Who’s Sorry Now?’ and ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ dies at 87

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the latter would serve as an ironic title for a ...
Yahoo

Connie Francis, New Jersey native and music legend, dies at age 87

Connie Francis, the chart-topping pop singer who was born in Newark and grew up in Belleville, has died at 87. Her voice became a defining sound of the 1950s and ’60s. Her death was confirmed by ...