The Commissioner met him on New Years Eve 1999 in Palm Springs. It went like this: Commish: Hello Mr. Rooney - great show. Rooney: Who are you? Commish: The brother in law of your band leader. Rooney: Oh. And he walked away.
If you can dig out a good obit for a guy who had one hit song and married a 13 year old, please do let us know.
(d) October 28th, 2022