TOMMY LEONETTI “I CRIED” “KUM BA YAH” CUT SIGNATURE

Description

Offered here is a cut signature signed by the late Tommy Leonetti.
There is writing on the back of the paper that shows through to the front.  The cut is about 3x5 inches.
I am selling my collection of autographs that I have purchased several years ago from an array of sources – from eBay sellers, from dealers with professional credentials, and from the signers themselves via the mail.  Some came with COA’s; most did not.  When I obtained these signatures, I believed them to be genuine and I believed that they were genuine when I posted them on Ebay.
I have received opinions from others, including PSA/DNA whose opinion I sought, indicating that some of the signatures that I have posted were not likely to be genuine.  I have pulled those questionable signatures, and will not post them for sale again in the future.  It is not my intention to sell autographs that are not authentic, and I will continue do my best to try to ensure that the signatures that I am offering are genuine.  As indicated below, all signatures that I sell come with a money-back guarantee if they are judged to be of doubtful authenticity.
If the signature or signatures is/are determined to be inauthentic by a well-recognized autograph expert, this item may be returned for a full refund.
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Short Bio:
Tommy Leonetti was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor. He was particularly popular in Australia where he and his family lived in the 1960s until the 1970s when they returned to the US. His best-known song in Down Under was “My City Of Sydney” written by him and Bobby Troup. In his home country the New Jersey-born Leonetti scored success as a lyricist for film and Broadway, and had had Billboard hits such as “I Cried” (in 1954) and “Free” (in 1956). Aside from “My City Of Sydney” (which was used as a theme of an Australian TV show), Leonetti also had a major hit in Australia with “Let’s Take A Walk,” which he performed with his stepdaughter Kimberly (who is now actress Kimberly Beck). In 1979 Leonetti passed away from cancer, in Houston, Texas. He was 50 years old.
As an actor, Leonetti had only some minor roles mostly on television (and a few films as well):
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., I Spy, Hawaii Five-O, The Waltons
, and
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
, which are all TV series and films such as the sci-fi film
The Human Duplicators
.
Leonetti’s singing career, on the other hand, was far more successful. His most successful single was “Free,” which reached its peak position on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1956.
He had also achieved another Top 40 smash “I Cried” (#30 pop) and other minor hits such as “Heartless” (#99 pop) and “Kum Ba Yah’ (#54 pop, #4 adult contemporary, “You Knew About Her All the Time,” “All the Brave Young Faces of the Night,” “Soul Dance” and “When I Needed Nevertheless, Leonetti is still considered as a one-hit wonder.
During the peak of his fame in the States, Leonetti was often featured in variety shows such as
Your Hit Parade
,
The Steve Allen Show
and
The Johnny Carson Show.
Aside from singing and acting, Leonetti was also proficient in songwriting, for films and Broadway plays. Among the 49 works credited to him include music for such movies as
Squeeze a Flower, Massacre at Central High
(where Leonetti sang “Cross Roads” which he co-wrote with Jill Williams) and
She Came to the Valley
.
Leonetti spent his last years in the US. He passed away in Houston, Texas on September 15, 1979, five days after he turned 50.  From mentalitch