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Pride Month may be over, but advocacy continues year round. This sentiment holds truth for a number of LGBTQ friendly ...

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 ...

American singer, who has died at age 87, is largely known for her resonant pop hits such as ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ but her ...

Almost 70 years after his death, the Solanus Casey Foundation is building momentum to make the Wisconsin-born priest a saint.

One of the most commercially successful female singers in history, she also had hits with "Who's Sorry Now?," "Mama," "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" and "Stupid Cupid." ...

Pop star Connie Francis was a little past her heyday the first time that San Antonio jazz vocalist Ken Slavin heard her sing, but he was captivated nontheless. The pint-sized vocalist was belting out ...

The singer who helped put Fort Lauderdale on the map with Spring Break film ‘Where the Boys Are’ dies at age 87.

Ron Onesti grew up listening to Connie Francis. Mutual connections introduced him to the late Italian American singer about ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and ...

Connie Francis was a giant of 1950s and '60s sugary-sweet pop, notching more than a dozen hits. In the months leading up to her death, announced Thursday, she experienced one more in “Pretty Little ...

Francis Melba Braud, a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and co-founder of the African American Museum in St. Martinville, Louisiana, celebrated her 95th birthday and shared advice on the ...