Vic Damone

Trivia

• For his contribution to the recording industry, Vic Damone has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1731 Vine Street in Los Angeles, California.
• In 1997, Damone received the "Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
• In 1997, Damone received his high school diploma from Lafayette High School in Brooklyn when officials with the school granted credits for life experience and asked him to give the commencement address - advising students to "Have spiritual guidance. Don't lose God. There is a God. Trust me."
• On June 12, 2009 Vic Damone released his autobiography titled "Singing was The Easy Part" from St. Martins Press.
• His final performance was on January 19, 2002 at the Raymond Kravits Performing Arts Center in Palm Beach, Florida.
• His final album was issued in 2002, with other albums being re-packaged and re-released. He has recorded over 2,000 songs over his entire career.
• In 1971, Damone started touring Las Vegas casinos as a performer, and although he had to declare bankruptcy in the early 1970s, he earned enough as a casino performer to clear up his financial difficulties.
• In 1961, he was released by Columbia, moving over to Capitol Records, where he filled in the gap left by Frank Sinatra's leaving to help found Reprise Records.
• He served with future Northwest Indiana radio personality Al Evans, and also country music star Johnny Cash.
• From 1951 to 1953 he served in the United States Army, but before going into the service he recorded a number of songs which were released during that time.