{"id":2506,"date":"2026-02-19T18:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralspotlight26.com\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:03:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:03:36","slug":"popular-1960s-singer-passed-away-at-age-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralspotlight26.com\/?p=2506","title":{"rendered":"Popular 1960s Singer Passed Away At Age 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"288\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"41\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jane Morgan<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, the elegant American singer best known for her hit song <strong data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"140\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Fascination<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, has died at 101. She passed away peacefully in hospice care in Naples, Florida, her family confirmed to <strong data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"287\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"610\">Born Florence Catherine Currier in 1924 in Massachusetts, Morgan studied at <strong data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"407\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Juilliard School<\/span><\/span><\/strong> before launching her career in Paris nightclubs in the late 1940s. Singing in both English and French, she became a sensation in Europe before returning to the U.S., where \u201cFascination\u201d made her a star.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"923\">She frequently appeared on popular TV variety programs like <strong data-start=\"672\" data-end=\"713\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Ed Sullivan Show<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"756\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Perry Como Show<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"803\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Dean Martin Show<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, and performed at the Academy Awards. Over her career, she recorded dozens of albums and performed for U.S. presidents.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"1167\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1965, she married producer <strong data-start=\"955\" data-end=\"996\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jerry Weintraub<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, and they remained together until his death in 2015. After retiring, Morgan lived quietly in Florida, leaving behind a legacy of grace, talent, and international acclaim.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pVyID6EkNvw?si=Reu40QVZkBNJgySR\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Jane Morgan, the elegant American singer best known for her hit song Fascination, has died at 101. 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