Vaughn Monroe

He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1600 Vine Street and for Radio at 1755 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.

Singing big band leader, popular in the 1940s and '50s, whose many hits for RCA Victor included "Ballerina", "Riders in the Sky", "There I Go", "There, I've Said It Again", "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You" and his theme song, "Racing with the Moon". After leaving the performing end of show business, he remained with RCA for many years as a TV spokesperson, executive, and talent scout. In the latter capacity, he helped give Neil Sedaka, among others, his first major exposure.

Had two daughters: Candace, born December 14, 1941, and Christina, born October 16, 1944.

Sold over 5,000,000 records in 1944.

His version of 'Let it Snow' (from 1946) was featured in Die Hard I and Die Hard II.

The popularity of some of his western tunes got Vaughn his first acting film part with Singing Guns (1950).