O Come All Ye Faithful - Music

Powerful Milky Smooth Rich Baritone. Dick Haymes September 13 1918 – March 28 1980 Was One Of The Most Popular American Male Vocalists Of The 1940s And Early 1950s. He Was Born In Buenos Aires Argentina. His Irish-Born Mother Marguerite Haymes 1894-1987 Was A Well-Known Vocal Coach And Instructor. He Became The Vocalist In A Number Of Big Bands Worked In Hollywood On Radio And In Many Films Throughout The Forties And Fifties. He Never Became A United States Citizen And Avoided Military Service During World War II By Asserting His Non-Belligerent Status As A Citizen Of Argentina Which Was Neutral. Years Later 1955 This Act Of His Nearly Caused His Deportation To Argentina On An Unrelated Technicality In Immigration Law. During World War II He Was Briefly Detained At Ellis Island. Haymes Was Married Six Times And Had Six Children. His Most Famous Marriages Were To Film Actresses Joanne Dru 1941-1949 And Rita Hayworth 1953-1955 . His Daughter Stephanie Haymes Was Married To Sir Elton John's Lyricist Bernie Taupin He Died In Los Angeles From Lung Cancer At The Age Of 61. read less