May 14 -- One of the last of the legendary crooners has passed away. Laid-back singer Perry Como, whose career stretched from the 1930s to the 1980s, died on Saturday at his home in Florida, The Palm ...

2001-05-13 04:00:00 PDT Jupiter, Fla.-- Perry Como, a small-town barber from Pennsylvania whose rich voice and easy manner made him one of the nation's most popular singers and entertainers in the ...

Perry Como, famous for hits including "Catch a Falling Star" and "Papa Loves Mambo," was a dedicated showman who never forgot his roots as a humble barber, his friends remembered on Sunday.The ...