1950s Pop Singer Lola Dee Dies at 95

Known for her hit 'Pretty Eyed Baby', Dee's career spanned the Columbia and Mercury labels, with her cover of 'Only You (And You Alone)' selling close to a million copies.

• Lola Dee, famous 1950s pop singer, has died at the age of 95 due to natural causes.
• Dee, originally known as Lola Ameche, was signed to Columbia and Mercury labels in the '50s and recorded over 20 songs including the hit 'Pretty Eyed Baby'.
• In the 1960s, Dee's image was reinvented by Mercury, changing her name and hair color, and she recorded songs like 'Padre' and 'Dig That Crazy Santa Claus'.
• Her cover of the Platters’ 'Only You (And You Alone)' under Mercury’s subsidiary label, Wing Records, sold close to one million copies.
• Dee stepped back from her musical career to care for her mother who developed Alzheimer’s and made her final public appearances in 1978, performing the national anthem for the Chicago Bears and Chicago White Sox.

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