>After taking over Columbia's pop records division in 1950, Miller was eager to find new young talent as some of the label's established stars like Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, and Dinah Shore were pushing 35 and had lost their youthful luster. Shore quickly left Columbia as she disliked Miller's new creative direction and Sinatra feuded with him and saw his career collapse to almost nil before departing two years later.

>Columbia already had Rosemary Clooney who had signed as a solo singer a year prior to Miller's arrival. He also picked up Al Cernik, decided his real name wouldn't do, and re-dubbed him Guy Mitchell, including his own first name, and was eager to market him as the new Sinatra. Mindy Carson was acquired from RCA in '51. This new group of young singers were more marketable to teenagers and unlike Sinatra and Shore more amenable to Miller's creative vision.

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