Why Perry Como mattered by Terry Teachout

In today's Wall Street Journal "Sightings" column, I pay tribute to the underappreciated artistry of Perry Como. Here's an excerpt. * * * Sixty years ago, Perry Como cut a hit record of the dumbest song ever written. O.K., maybe not quite ever, but "Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)," a stupefyingly banal novelty tune, surely […]

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