Dream Along with Him...
In 1987, Perry Como was one of that year's Kennedy Center Honorees. He isn’t nearly as well-known today as he was in his day. In fact, many people might not even know his name today, though they'll definitely know his work -- that's from still hearing him around the holidays with his major hits of the season: “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays” and its follow-up, “There’s No Christmas Like a Home Christmas”.
However, in his day (starting in the 1940s, but really kicking in during the 1950s and 1960s, even getting a Grammy nomination during the rock era for Best Song with the ballad “It’s Impossible” in 1970), the laid-back “Mr. C” was huge, and important in the growth of television, perhaps the first singer to have a hit, long-running show. And he continued to have a very solid career with TV Christmas specials and touring into the mid-1990s. (In fact, I think he had Christmas specials on television for 47 years!)
Side Note: The title above refers to the theme song of his TV show, "Dream Along with Me (I'm on My Way to the Stars)"
The filmed bio here does a very nice job presenting this all. And since he had such a huge number of hit songs, the entertainment section is a treat, with a clever but not unexpected twist, and along with a wonderful story by Vic Damone.
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