Bob Carroll (June 8, 1918 â€" November 12, 1994) was a big band singer
and stage, film, and television actor.The son of a piano salesman,
Carroll attended high school in Brooklyn.Carroll's singing career was
interrupted by three years' service in the U.S. Army during World War
II. When he returned to civilian life, he joined Jimmy Dorsey's
orchestra.Carroll also sang with other orchestras, including Charlie
Barnet and Glenn Miller in the 1940s and Gordon Jenkins (for whom he
recorded the hit "Charmaine" in 1951) in the 1950s. He is heard on the
soundtrack of The Prowler (1951) singing "Baby". In 1957, his version
of "Butterfly" on Bally Records made the charts peaking at No. 61 on
the Billboard Hot 100.
and stage, film, and television actor.The son of a piano salesman,
Carroll attended high school in Brooklyn.Carroll's singing career was
interrupted by three years' service in the U.S. Army during World War
II. When he returned to civilian life, he joined Jimmy Dorsey's
orchestra.Carroll also sang with other orchestras, including Charlie
Barnet and Glenn Miller in the 1940s and Gordon Jenkins (for whom he
recorded the hit "Charmaine" in 1951) in the 1950s. He is heard on the
soundtrack of The Prowler (1951) singing "Baby". In 1957, his version
of "Butterfly" on Bally Records made the charts peaking at No. 61 on
the Billboard Hot 100.
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