| Birth: | Mar. 9, 1929 |
| Death: | Dec. 26, 1996 |
The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 28, 1996, page D-13:
Joe Valino, 67, a singer from South Philadelphia who recorded several popular songs in the 1950s and performed for years in nightclubs on both coasts, died of a heart attack Thursday at the home of his mother in Southwest Philadelphia. Born Joseph Paolino Jr. on March 9, 1929 he bagan singing at a club in Philadelphia when he was 11. Mr. Valino, who once sang with the Woody Herman and the Benny Goodman Bands, enjoyed his best years in the 1950s, when he recorded "Garden of Eden" - his most popular song - "Tenderly" and "MacArthur Park." He also sang the title song in the John Wayne movie Legend of the Lost. Though he never took music lessons, he played several instruments, including piano, guitar and drums. In Philadelphia, Mr. Valino was noted for having discovered a song that Frank Sinatra made popular. Mr. Valino was the first to record "Learning the Blues," by Philadelphia area composer Vicki Silver. Unfortunately, it was Sinatra's version, released a short time after Mr. Valino's, that became a big hit. Mr. Valino was in Hollywood in the 1960s and 1970s, returning to the Philadelphia area for a heart bypass operation in 1977. Through the next several years, he had several heart attacks and a stroke, and underwent a second bypass operation. He is survived by his son, Joe Paolino 3d; his mother, Mary Dadario Paolino; a brother; a sister; and a dear friend, Elaine Faye Frening. A Funeral Mass will be offered at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Clement's Church, 71st Street and Woodland Avenue 9:30 and 11 a.m. Entombment will be in St. Matthew's Mausoleum in Conshohockon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the church. |
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