R.I.P: MOR Singer Jerry Vale Dies

Jerry Vale, tknown for his high-tenor voice and romantic songs in the 1950s and early 1960s, has died.

He was 83, according to the Daily Mail.

Vale, who had been in declining health, died on Sunday at his Palm Desert home surrounded by family and friends, family attorney Harold J. Levy said in a statement.

Born Genaro Louis Vitaliano, Vale started performing in New York supper clubs as a teenager, and also won a singing contest at a nightclub.

In the early 1950s, he signed a contract with Columbia Records and went on to record more than 50 albums.

Vale's first hit was You Can Never Give Me Back My Heart, released in 1953.

There followed a string of successes - with his renditions of Volare, Innamorata and Al Di La becoming classic Italian-American songs.

His biggest hit was You Don't Know Me, released in 1956.

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