Music
1950s singer and songwriter Al Alberts has died at his Florida home aged 87, The AP reports.
Alberts led The Four Aces to chart success with hits such as '(It's No) Sin' and 'Tell Me Why'. The quartet were awarded Academy Awards for best song in 1955 and 1956 for 'Three Coins In The Fountain' and 'Love Is A Many Splendored Thing', written for the films of the same names.
Alberts's son Chris said that his father died on Friday from complications from kidney failure.
Alberts was also a long-running US TV talent show host, reportedly helping to launch the careers of acts such as Sister Sledge and Teddy Pendergrass.
Alberts led The Four Aces to chart success with hits such as '(It's No) Sin' and 'Tell Me Why'. The quartet were awarded Academy Awards for best song in 1955 and 1956 for 'Three Coins In The Fountain' and 'Love Is A Many Splendored Thing', written for the films of the same names.
Alberts's son Chris said that his father died on Friday from complications from kidney failure.
Alberts was also a long-running US TV talent show host, reportedly helping to launch the careers of acts such as Sister Sledge and Teddy Pendergrass.
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