[91][105][106] As Perry pondered the offer, Roselle Como told him, "You can always get another barber shop if it doesn't work out! [56][226][227], A second ceremony marking Perry Como Day took place August 24, 1977, but the most ambitious project began in 1997 a statue of the singer. It isn't being disrespectful or irreverent to find that inevitable. Mr. Como often said he far preferred singing romantic ballads to some of the lightweight numbers, but the novelty songs were a frequent audience request. Perhaps the reason people rarely talk about his formidable attributes as a singer is that he makes so little fuss about them. For all time, at the moment, 2023 year, Perry Como earned $71 Million. Mrs. Como was buried Thursday in Jupiter after private services. It was among many songs including "Prisoner of Love" that topped the charts. [206][207], In late 1962, after the Cuban Missile Crisis had settled well enough to permit the evacuated servicemen's families to return to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara was eager to do more for morale there. Como's popularity also extended to a more mature audience when he played the Versailles and returned to the Copacabana, where the management placed "SRO-Swooning Ruled Out" cards on their tables. Perry Como trims the hair of his son, Ronald, in this undated file photo. And every year on his television program, he sang a moving "Kol Nidre" in observance of Yom Kippur. Well, it seems like Roselle did a great job by teaching many things, which later became useful for them. So the pair adopted their daughter, Terry Como, when she was six months old and their son, David Como when he was four years old. ---- Travel Getaways [189][190][191], Perry thoroughly enjoyed what he was doing, saying in a 1989 interview, "I got a kick out of live television. The singer enjoyed peaceful, solitary hobbies, too. There is another reason He was the coolest cat in town, unflappable and carefree, and for the hour you spent with him each week, you were carefree too. Weems told Como there was no need for him to resort to vocal tricks; what was necessary was to sing from the heart. The family of five resided at home with a garden, a pool table, and an outdoor grill. In his later years, Mr. Como lived in a private semiretirement with his wife Roselle, whom he met at a picnic when he was 16 and married in 1933. Nick Perito and Ray Charles, "If I Could Almost Read Your Mind", Perry Como credited Bing Crosby for influencing his voice and style.