Frankie Laine
Frankie Laine in November 1947. Photo by Maurice Seymour.
Background information
Birth name	Francesco Paolo LoVecchio
Born	March 30, 1913 (1913-03-30)
Died	February 6, 2007 (aged 93)
Genre(s)	Pop standards Jazz Rhythm and blues Gospel Folk Easy Listening Country
Years active	1937–2005
Label(s)	Mercury Philips Columbia Capitol ABC Amos Score
Website	Official website

Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio (Chicago, March 30, 1913 – San Diego, February 6, 2007), was a successful American musician, singer and songwriter whose career spanned 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Easy listening music is a style of Popular music and radio format that emerged in the mid-20th century evolving out of swing and Big band music Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Philips Records is a Record label that was founded by Dutch electronics giant Philips. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres For other uses see Amos; for the programming language see AMOS (programming language. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " That's My Desire " is a 1931 popular Song with music by Helmy Kresa and lyrics by Carroll Loveday. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Often billed as America's Number One Song Stylist, his other nicknames include Mr. Rhythm, Old Leather Lungs, Mr Steel Tonsils, and Old Man Jazz. His hits included "That's My Desire", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Mule Train", "Cry of the Wild Goose", "Jezebel", "High Noon", "I Believe", "Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water", "Moonlight Gambler", "Love is a Golden Ring", "Rawhide", and "Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain". " That's My Desire " is a 1931 popular Song with music by Helmy Kresa and lyrics by Carroll Loveday. " That Lucky Old Sun " is a 1949 popular Song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. "Mule Train" is a popular Song written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, and Fred Glickman. " Jezebel " is a 1951 popular Song written by Wayne Shanklin. " The Ballad of High Noon " (or " Do Not Forsake Me " is a popular Song published in 1952 with music by Dimitri Tiomkin " I Believe " is the name of a song written by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman in 1953. The Life of Jimmy Dolan, UK title The Kid's Last Fight, is a 1933 film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr " Cool Water " is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. Rawhide is a Western Song written by Ned Washington (lyrics and composed by Dimitri Tiomkin in 1958. He sang well-known theme songs of notable movie soundtracks such as 3:10 To Yuma, The Hanging Tree, Gunfight at the OK Corral, and Blazing Saddles, although he was not a country & western singer. He was a singer's singer who sang an eclectic number of songs, stretching from big band crooning to pop to western-themed songs to jazz and blues, all bent around his inimitable singing style. He did not sing the soundtrack song for High Noon, which was sung by Tex Ritter, but his own version was released and became a hit.

Contents 1 Style 2 Biography 2.1 Early years 2.2 At Beltone and Atlas 2.3 "That's My Desire" 2.4 At Mercury 2.5 At Columbia 2.6 Mr. Rhythm 2.7 Portrait of New Orleans 2.8 Jazz Spectacular 2.9 Frankie Laine and the Four Lads 2.10 Rockin' 2.11 With Michel Legrand 2.12 With Frank Comstock 2.13 Balladeer 2.14 John Williams arrangements 2.15 Hell Bent For Leather 2.16 Deuces Wild 2.17 Call of the Wild 2.18 Wanderlust 2.19 At Capitol, ABC, and Beyond 2.20 Film and television 2.21 Social activism 2.22 Later years 2.23 Marriages 2.24 Final appearance 3 Legacy 4 Samples 4.1 Hit singles 5 Discography 6 Lyrics by Laine 7 Filmography 7.1 As Actor 7.2 Sang the Title Song 7.3 Included in the Soundtrack 8 Television 8.1 Guest star appearances 9 Biographies 9.1 Video documentary 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

Style

A clarion-voiced singer with lots of style, able to fill halls without a microphone, and one of the biggest hit-makers of late 1940s/early 1950s, Laine had more than 70 charted records, 21 gold records, and worldwide sales of over 250 million disks. ^[1] Originally a rhythm and blues influenced jazz singer, Laine excelled at virtually every music style, eventually expanding to such varied genres as popular standards, gospel, folk, country, western/Americana, rock 'n' roll, and the occasional novelty number. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African He was also known as Mr Rhythm for his driving jazzy style.

Laine was the first and biggest of a new breed of black-influenced singers who rose to prominence in the post-World War II era. This new, raw, emotionally charged style seemed at the time to signal the end of the previous era's singing styles; and was, indeed, a harbinger of the rock 'n' roll music that was to come. As music historian Jonny Whiteside wrote:

In the Hollywood clubs, a new breed of black-influenced white performers laid down a baffling hip array of new sounds . . . Most important of all these, though, was Frankie Laine, a big white lad with 'steel tonsils' who belted out torch blues while stomping his size twelve foot in joints like Billy Berg's, Club Hangover and the Bandbox. . . . Laine's intense vocal style owed nothing to Crosby, Sinatra or Dick Haymes. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Instead he drew from Billy Eckstine, Joe Turner, Jimmy Rushing, and with it Laine had sown the seeds from which an entire new perception and audience would grow. . . . Frank Sinatra represented perhaps the highest flowering of a quarter century tradition of crooning but suddenly found himself an anachronism. First Frankie Laine, then Tony Bennett, and now Johnnie (Ray), dubbed 'the Belters' and 'the Exciters,' came along with a brash vibrancy and vulgar beat that made the old bandstand routine which Frank meticulously perfected seem almost invalid. ^[2]

In the words of Jazz critic Richard Grudens:

Frank's style was very innovative, which was why he had such difficulty with early acceptance. He would bend notes and sing about the chordal context of a note rather than to sing the note directly, and he stressed each rhythmic downbeat, which was different from the smooth balladeer of his time. ^[3]

His 1946 recording of "That's My Desire" remains a landmark record signalling the end of both the dominance of the big bands and the crooning styles favored by contemporaries Dick Haymes and Frank Sinatra. Events February 8 - Béla Bartók 's Piano Concerto No 3 is premiered posthumously by György Sándor with " That's My Desire " is a 1931 popular Song with music by Helmy Kresa and lyrics by Carroll Loveday. Dick Haymes ( September 13, 1918 &ndash March 28, 1980) was an Actor and one of the most popular male vocalists of Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor ^[4] Often called the first of the blue-eyed soul singers,^{[5][6][7][8][9]} Laine's style cleared the way for many artists who arose in the late 40s and early 50s, including Kay Starr, Tony Bennett, Johnnie Ray and Elvis Presley (who was initially described by critics as "a cross between Johnnie Ray and Frankie Laine"). Kay Starr (born July 21 1922) is an American Jazz and popular Singer. Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards John Alvin Ray ( January 10 1927 &ndash February 24 1990) was an American Singer, Songwriter, and ^[10]

I think that Frank probably was one of the forerunner of . . . . blues, of . . . . rock 'n' roll. A lot of singers who sing with a passionate demeanor -- Frank was and is definitely that. I always used to love to mimic him with 'That's. . . my. . . desire. ' And then later Johnnie Ray came along that made all of those kind of movements, but Frank had already done them. -- Patti Page^[11]

Throughout the 1950s, Laine enjoyed a second career singing the title songs over the opening credits of Hollywood films and television shows, including: Gunfight at the OK Corral, 3:10 to Yuma, Bullwhip and Rawhide. Clara Ann Fowler (born November 8, 1927) known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer one of the best-known female artists The Gunfight at the OK Corral was a gunfight that happened at about 3 p A bullwhip is a single-tailed whip, usually made of braided leather which was originally used as a farmer's tool for working with livestock Rawhide is a Western Song written by Ned Washington (lyrics and composed by Dimitri Tiomkin in 1958. His rendition of the title song for Mel Brooks' 1974 hit movie Blazing Saddles won an Oscar nomination for Best Song, and on television, Laine's featured recording of Rawhide for the series of the same name became a popular theme song. Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966.

You can't categorize him. He's one of those singers that's not in one track. And yet and still I think that his records had more excitement and life into it. And I think that was his big selling point, that he was so full of energy. You know when hear his records it was dynamite energy. -- Herb Jeffries^[12]

Biography

Early years

Frankie Laine was born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913 to Giovanni and Cresenzia LoVecchio (nee Salerno). Herbert "Herb" Jeffries (born September 24, 1911) is an American Jazz Singer and Actor. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common His parents had emigrated from Monreale, Sicily to Chicago's "Little Italy", where his father worked at one time as the personal barber for gangster Al Capone. Monreale ( Sicilian: Murriali) is a town and Comune in the Province of Palermo, in Sicily, Italy, Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Neighborhoods Greektown The Greektown section of Chicago is located roughly between Van Buren and Madison Streets along Halsted Street Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who His family appears to have had several Mafia connections, and young Francesco was living with his grandfather when the latter was hit by some members of a rival faction. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century

The eldest of eight children, he got his first taste of singing as a member of the choir in the Church of the Immaculate Conception's elementary school. He next attended Lane Technical High School, where he helped to develop his lung power and breath control by joining the track and field and basketball teams. He realized he wanted to be a singer when he cut school to see Al Jolson's current talking picture, "The Singing Fool. Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly " Jolson would later visit Laine when both were filming pictures in 1949, and around this same time Jolson remarked that the talented Laine was going to put them all (all the other singers) out of business.

Even in the 1920s, his vocal abilities were remarkable enough to get him noticed by a slightly older "in crowd" at his school, who began inviting him to parties and to local dance clubs, including Chicago's Merry Garden Ballroom. At 17 he sang before a crowd of 5,000 at The Merry Garden Ballroom to such enthusiastic applause that he ended up performing five encores on his first night. But success as a singer was another 17 years away.

Some of his other early influences during this period included Enrico Caruso, Carlo Buti, and, especially, Bessie Smith -- a record of whose somehow wound up in his parents' collection:

I can still close my eyes and visualize its blue and purple label. Enrico Caruso (born Errico Caruso; February 25 1873 &ndash August 2 1921) was an Italian Opera singer Carlo Buti ( Florence, November 14 1902 - Montelupo Fiorentino, November 16 1963) was an Italian singer known Bessie Smith (July 9 1892 or April 15 1894&ndash September 26 1937 was an American Blues singer It was a Bessie Smith recording of 'The Bleeding Hearted Blues,' with 'Midnight Blues' on the other side. Bessie Smith (July 9 1892 or April 15 1894&ndash September 26 1937 was an American Blues singer The first time I laid the needle down on that record I felt cold chills and an indescribable excitement. It was my first exposure to jazz and the blues, although I had no idea at the time what to call those magical sounds. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression I just knew I had to hear more of them! -- Frankie Laine^[13]

Another singer who influenced him at this time was falsetto crooner Gene Austin. Gene Austin ( June 24, 1900 &ndash January 24, 1972) was an American Singer and Songwriter who is considered Laine worked after school at a drug store, which was situated across the street from a record store that continually played hit records by Gene Austin over their loud speakers. He would swab down the windows in time to Austins songs. Many years later, Laine related the story to Austin when both were guests on the popular television variety show, Shower of Stars. Shower of Stars is an American variety television series broadcast in the United States from 1954 to 1958 by CBS. He would also co-star in a film, Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder, with Austin's daughter, Charlotte.

Shortly after graduating high school, Laine signed on as a member of The Merry Garden's marathon dance company, and toured with them, working dance marathons during the Great Depression (setting the world record of 3,501 hours with partner Ruthie Smith at Atlantic City's Million Dollar Pier in 1932). Marathon dancing is a Dance activity that became popular in the 1920s and 1930s The Pier Shops at Caesars is a Shopping mall located on the four-story Pier at Caesars on the Atlantic City Boardwalk adjacent to Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic Still billed as Frank LoVecchio, he would entertain the spectators during the fifteen minute breaks the dancers were given each hour. During his marathon days, he worked with several up-and-coming entertainers including Rose Marie, Red Skelton and a fourteen-year old Anita O'Day for whom he served as a mentor (as noted by Laine in a 1998 interview by David Miller). Rose Marie (born August 15, 1923) is an American actress who had a successful singing career as Baby Rose Marie, but is perhaps best known Richard Bernard “Red” Skelton ( July 18, 1913 &ndash September 17, 1997) was an American comedian who was best known as a top Anita O'Day ( October 18, 1919 &ndash November 23, 2006) was an American Jazz singer

Other artists whose styles began to influence Laine at this time were Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong (more his trumpet playing, than his vocals), Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey and, later, Nat "King" Cole. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter Mildred Bailey ( February 27 1907 &ndash December 12 1951) was a popular American Jazz Singer during the 1930s Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Laine befriended Cole in Los Angeles, when the latter's career was just beginning to take off. Cole recorded a song, It Only Happens Once, that fledgling songwriter Laine had composed. They remained close friends throughout the remainder of Cole's life, and Laine was one of the pall bearers at Cole's funeral. Although they have vastly different styles on the million-selling hits from the 1950s, the two singers have surprisingly similar styles on many of their earlier (and jazzier) ballads.

His next big break came when he replaced Perry Como in the Freddy Carlone band in Cleveland in 1937. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Como was another life-long friend of Laine's, who once leant Laine the money to travel to a possible gig. Como would never allow Laine to pay him back, but Laine returned the favor in spades when he saved Como's son from drowning. But Laine's rhythmic style was ill-suited to the sweet sounds of the Carlone band, and the two soon parted company. Success continued to elude Laine, and he spent the next 10 years "scuffling"; alternating between singing at small jazz clubs on both coasts, and a series of jobs including that of a bouncer, a dance instructor, a used car salesman, an agent, a synthetic leather factory worker, and a machinist at a defense plant. It was while working at the defense plant during the Second World War that he first began writing songs ("It Only Happens Once" was written at the plant). Often homeless during his "scuffling" phases, he hit the lowest point of his career, when he was sleeping on a bench in Central Park. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually

I would sneak into hotel rooms and sleep on floor. In fact, I was bodily thrown out of 11 different New York hotels. I stayed in YMCAs and with anyone who would let me flop. The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man Eventually I was down to my last four cents, and my bed became a roughened wooden bench in Central Park. I used my four pennies to buy four tiny Baby Ruth candy bars and rationed myself to one a day. Baby Ruth is a Candy bar that is made of Chocolate -covered Peanuts Caramel and Nougat, though the nougat found in it is more like -- Frankie Laine^[14]

He changed his professional name to "Frankie Laine" in 1938, upon receiving a job singing for the New York City radio station WINS. The City of New York The program director, Jack Coombs, thought that "LoVecchio" was "too foreign sounding, and too much of a mouthful for the studio announcers", so he Americanized it to "Lane. John Wesley "Jack" Coombs ( November 18, 1882 – April 15, 1957) nicknamed Colby Jack after his alma mater, was a " Frankie added the "i" to avoid confusion with a girl singer at the station who went by the name of "Frances Lane. " It was at this time that Laine got unknown songbird Helen O'Connell her job with the Jimmy Dorsey band. Helen O'Connell (b May 23, 1920 in Lima Ohio &ndash September 9, 1993 in San Diego California) was a singer actress James "Jimmy" Dorsey ( February 29, 1904 &ndash June 12, 1957) was a prominent American Jazz Clarinetist WINS, deciding that they no longer needed a jazz singer, dropped him. With the help of bandleader Jean Goldkette, he got a job with a sustainer (non-sponsored) radio show at NBC. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Just as he was about to start, Germany attacked England and all sustainer broadcasts were pulled off the air in deference to the needs of the military.

Laine next found employment in a munitions plant, at what was then a whopping salary of $150. 00 a week. He quit singing for what was perhaps the fifth or sixth time of his already long (albeit unsuccessful) career. While working at the plant, he met a trio of girl singers, and became engaged to the lead singer. The group had been noticed by Johnny Mercer's Capitol Records, and convinced Laine to head out to Hollywood with them as their agent. John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer ( November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American Songwriter and Singer Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as

In 1943 he moved out to California where he sang in the background of several Hollywood films including The Harvey Girls, and dubbed the singing voice for an actor in the Danny Kaye comedy The Kid From Brooklyn. Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian It was in Los Angeles in 1944 that he met and befriended disc jockey Al Jarvis and composer/pianist Carl Fischer who was to be his songwriting partner, musical director and piano accompanist until his death in 1954. Karl or Carl Fischer may refer to Carl H Fischer, American floriculturalist Carl Fischer Music, American music publishing Their songwriting collaborations included "I'd Give My Life", "Baby, Just For Me", "What Could Be Sweeter?", "Forever More", and the jazz standard "We'll Be Together Again. "

Unfortunately, the engagement fell through, with the songstess breaking up with the loyal singer-manager when success for her seemed just around the corner. When Al Jarvis later found out how the girl group had mistreated his friend, he pulled their records from his show, effectively breaking their career.

When the war ended, Laine soon found himself "scuffling" again, and was eventually given a place to stay by Jarvis, who allowed the singer the use of his apartment. Jarvis also did his best to help promote the struggling singer's career, and Laine soon had a small, regional following. In the meantime, Laine would make the rounds of the bigger jazz clubs, hoping that the featured band would call him up to perform a number with them. It wasn't until the end of 1946 when Hoagy Carmichael heard him singing at Billy Berg's club in Los Angeles that success finally arrived. Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22 1899 – December 27 1981 was an American Composer, Pianist, singer actor and bandleader Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Not knowing that Carmichael was in the audience, Laine sang the Carmichael-penned standard "Rockin' Chair" when Slim Gaillard called him up to the stage to sing. Rockin' Chair is the fourth Studio album (fifth total album released by Singer / Songwriter Jonathan Edwards. Bulee "Slim" Gaillard ( January 4, 1916 &ndash February 26, 1991) was an American jazz singer songwriter pianist and guitarist This eventually led to a contract with the newly established Mercury records. Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of Laine and Carmichael would later collaborate on a song, "Put Yourself in My Place, Baby".

At Beltone and Atlas

Laine cut his first record in 1944, for a fledgling company called "Beltone Records. " The sides were "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", (an uptempo number that's not to be confused with the moody Frank Sinatra of the same name) and a wartime propaganda tune entitled "Brother, That's Liberty. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" is a 1955 popular Song composed by David Mann, with lyrics by Bob Hilliard. " The records failed to make much of an impression, although "Wee Small Hours" is brilliantly executed and shows that the classic Laine style was already fairly mature at this time. The label soon folded, and Laine was picked up by Atlas Records, a "race label" that initially hired him to imitate his friend Nat "King" Cole. Cole would occasionally "moonlight" for other labels, under pseudonyms, while under contract to "Capitol", and as he had previously recorded some sides for Atlas, they figure that fans would assume that "Frankie Laine" was yet another pseudonym for "Cole. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as "

Laine cut his first two numbers for Atlas in the King mode, backed by r&b artist Johnny Moore's group, The Three Blazers which featured Charles Brown and Cole's guitarist (from "The King Cole Trio"), Oscar Moore. Johnny Moore may refer to Johnny Moore (basketball, basketball player Johnny Moore (baseball (1902&ndash1991 American baseball player Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers were a successful and influential African-American vocal and instrumental group in the 1940s and 1950s Charles Brown (or Charlie Brown) is the name of Athletes Charles Wreford Brown (1866–1951 British footballer Charles Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Oscar Moore ( December 25 1916 &ndash October 8 1981) was an American swing Jazz guitarist. The ruse worked and the record sold moderately well, although limited to the "race" market. Laine cut the remainder of his songs for Atlas in his own style. These included standards like "Roses of Picardy" and "Moonlight in Vermont". It was also at this time that he recorded a single for Mercury Records: "Pickle in the Middle with the Mustard on Top" and "I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful). Mercury Records is a Record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US and are both subsidiaries of "I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful" is a popular Song. " He appears only as a character actor on the first side, which features the comedic sing of Artie Auerbach (a. k. a. , "Mr. Kitzel" who was a featured player on the Jack Benny radio show. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian In it, Laine plays a peanut vendor at a ball game and can be heard shouting out lines like "It's a munchy, crunchy bag of lunchy!" The flip side features Laine, and is a jazzy version of an old standard done in the singer's early, signature style (i. e. , as a rhythm number). It was played by Laine's friend, disc jockey Al Jarvis, and gained the singer a small West Coast following. The " West Coast " " Western Seaboard " or " Pacific Seaboard " are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the Western United States

"That's My Desire"

Even after Carmichael's discovering him, Laine still was considered to be only an intermission act at Billy Berg's. His next big break came when he dusted off a fifteen-year old song that few people remembered in 1946: "That's My Desire. " Laine had picked up the song from songstress June Hart a half a dozen years earlier, when he sang at the College Inn in Cleveland. He introduced "Desire" as a "new" song -- meaning new to his repertoire at Berg's -- but the audience mistook it for a new song that had just been written. He ended up singing it five times that night. After that, Frankie Laine quickly became the star attraction at Berg's, and the record company executives took note.

Laine soon had patrons lining up around the block to hear him sing Desire. Among them was R&B artist Hadda Brooks, known for her boogie woogie piano playing. Boogie-woogie is a style of Piano -based Blues that became very popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s but originated much earlier and was extended from piano She went to listen to him every night, and eventually cut her own version of the song, which became a big-hit on the "harlem" charts. "I liked the way he did it" Brooks recalls, "he sings with soul, he sings the way he feels. "^[15]

He was soon recording for the fledgling Mercury label, and "That's My Desire" was one of the songs cut in his first recording session there. " That's My Desire " is a 1931 popular Song with music by Helmy Kresa and lyrics by Carroll Loveday. It quickly took the #3 spot on the R&B charts, and listeners initially thought Laine was black. It also made it to the #4 spot on the Mainstream charts. Although it was quickly covered by many other artists, including Sammy Kaye who took it to the #2 spot, it was Laine's version that became the standard. Sammy Kaye (born Samuel Zarnocay Jr 13 March 1910, Lakewood, Ohio &mdash died 2 June 1987, Ridgewood

"Desire" became Frankie Laine's first Gold Record, and established him as a force in the music world. He had been over $7,000. 00 in debt, on the day before he recorded this song. . "^[16] His first paycheck for royalties was over five times this amount. Laine paid off all of his debts except one -- fellow singer Perry Como refused to let Laine pay him back, and would kid him about the money owed for years to come. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality A series of hit singles quickly followed, including "Black and Blue", "Mam'selle", "Two Loves Have I", "Shine", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Monday Again", and many others. Black and Blue is an Album by The Rolling Stones released in 1976 " Mam'selle " is a bittersweet song about a rendez-vous with a "mam'selle" ( mademoiselle) in a small café This article is about a Singapore festival For the annual media awards please see SHINE Awards. " On the Sunny Side of the Street " is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Dorothy Fields.

At Mercury

Frankie Laine's name was synonymous with jazz in the late 40s^[17] when, accompanied by Carl Fischer (with whom he wrote the great standard "We'll Be Together Again") and some of the best jazz men in the business, he was swinging standards like "By the River Sainte Marie", "Black and Blue", "Rockin' Chair", "West End Blues" "At the End of the Road", "Ain't That Just Like a Woman", "That Ain't Right", "Exactly Like You", and "Sleepy Ol' River" on the Mercury label. Black and Blue is an Album by The Rolling Stones released in 1976 Rockin' Chair is the fourth Studio album (fifth total album released by Singer / Songwriter Jonathan Edwards. " West End Blues " is a multi-strain 12 bar blues composition by Joe "King" Oliver. "Exactly Like You" is a popular Song. The music was written by Jimmy McHugh, the lyrics by Dorothy Fields published in 1930

Jazz purists, will often point to Laine's early recordings as evidence of his having had the potential to become a great jazz singer, ignoring the fact that he continued to alternate jazz and popular recordings throughout the remainder of his career -- culminating in his Old Man Jazz album of 2005. But Laine had his greatest success after impresario Mitch Miller, who became the A&R man at Mercury in 1948, recognized a universal quality in Laine's voice which he began to exploit via a succession of chart-topping popular songs often with a folk or western flavor. Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American Musician, Singer, conductor, Record producer,

Laine and Miller became a formidable hit-making team whose first collaboration, "That Lucky Old Sun", became the number one song in the country three weeks after its release. " That Lucky Old Sun " is a 1949 popular Song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. It was also Laine's fifth Gold Record. "That Lucky Old Sun" was something brand new to the musical scene in 1949: a folk spiritual which, as interpreted by Laine, became both an affirmation of faith and a working man's wish to bring his earthly sufferings to an end. With lines like "Fuss with my woman/Toil for my kids/Sweat till I'm wrinkled and gray", it's the existential lamentation of the modern, blue-collar "Everyman". In literature and drama the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily and who is often placed And the voice of the "Everyman" was, what to a large degree, what Frankie Laine would come to represent over the years.

The song was knocked down to the number two position by Laine and Miller's second collaboration, "Mule Train" which proved to be an even bigger hit, making Frankie Laine the first artist to ever simultaneously hold the Number One and Two positions on the charts. "Mule Train" is a popular Song written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, and Fred Glickman. ) "Mule Train", with its whip cracks and echo, has been cited as the first song to utilize an "aural texture" that "set the pattern for virtually the entire first decade of rock. The word whip describes two basic types of tools A long stick-like device usually slightly flexible with a small bit of leather or cord called a "popper" on the In Audio signal processing and Acoustics, an echo (plural echoes) is a reflection of sound arriving at the listener some time after the direct "^[18]

"Mule Train" represents a second direction in which Laine's music would be simultaneously heading under the guidance of Mitch Miller: as the voice of the great outdoors and/or of the American West. "Mule Train" is a slice of life in the mid-19th century West, wherein the contents of the packages being delivered by the mule train provide a snapshot into frontier life: "There's some cotton, thread and needles for the folks a-way up yonder/A shovel for a miner who left his home to wander/Some rheumatism pills for the settlers in the hills. " The mule train itself, comes to symbolize the indefatigable nature of The American Spirit.

The Laine/Miller collaboration was one of the most fruitful in the history of popular music, producing a seemingly endless run of top forty hits that lasted into the early years of the rock 'n' roll era. Other Laine/Miller Mercury hits included "Shine", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Mam'selle", "Two Loves Have I", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "All of Me", "Georgia on My Mind", "Blue Turning Grey Over You", "Stars and Stripes Forever", "Nevertheless", "The Cry of the Wild Goose", "Swamp Girl", "Satan Wears a Satin Gown", and "Music, Maestro Please". " Shine " (originally titled " That's Why They Call Me Shine " is a Jazz song with lyrics by Cecil Mack and Tin Pan Alley songwriter " On the Sunny Side of the Street " is a 1930 song composed by Jimmy McHugh, with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. " Mam'selle " is a bittersweet song about a rendez-vous with a "mam'selle" ( mademoiselle) in a small café Dream a Little Dream of Me is a Song, usually credited to Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt, although classical composer Milton Adolphus " All Of Me " is a Popular song and Jazz standard written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931 " Georgia on My Mind " is a song written in 1930 by Stuart Gorrell (lyrics and Hoagy Carmichael (music " Stars and Stripes Forever " is a patriotic American march widely considered to be the Magnum opus of composer John Philip Sousa.

"Shine" took advantage of the early confusion regarding Laine's race (many fans initially mistaking him for an African American artist), in a song which strikes an early blow for racial equality. Written in 1910 by Cecil Mack (R. Cecil Mack (November 6 1883 Norfolk VA &ndash August 1 1944 New York NY was an American composer lyricist and music publisher C. McPherson), a ground-breaking African-American songwriter and publisher, it is believed to be based on a real-life friend of vaudevillian George Walker, who was with him during the New York City race riots of 1900. The song takes what was then an ethnic slur, "shine", and turns it into what is essentially a badge of honor. It had been a hit for Laine's idol Louis Armstrong, who would cover several of Laine's hits as well. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter

"Satan Wears a Satin Gown" is the prototype of yet another recurring motif in Laine's oeuvre, the "Lorelei" or "Jezebel" song (both of which would be the titles of later Laine records). The song, which has a loosely structured melody that switches, almost jarringly, in tone and rhythm throughout, is years ahead of its time. It was pitched to Laine by a young song plugger who would later go on to achieve success as "Tony Bennett". Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards Laine recognized the younger singer's talent, and gave him words of encouragement, which he sorely needed at the time.

"Swamp Girl" is another entry in the "Lorelei"/"Jezebel" in the Laine songbook, that was years ahead of its time as well. In this decidedly gothic tale of a ghostly female spirit who inhabits a more or less metaphorical "swamp", the title femme fatale attempts to lure the singer to his death, calling "Come to the deep where your sleep is without a dream. " The swamp girl is voiced (in an obligato) by coloratura Loolie Jean Norman, who would later go on to provide a similar vocal for the theme song of the television series, Star Trek. In classical music obbligato usually describes a musical line that is in some way indispensable in performance Coloratura has several meanings The word derives from the Italian colorare (to Colour; to heighten to enliven or colorazione (colouring coloration The coloratura contrasts well with Laine's rough, masculine voice, and disembodied female voices would continue to appear in the background of many of his records, to great effect.

"Cry of the Wild Goose" would be Laine's last number one hit (on the American charts). It was written by folksinger Terry Gilkyson, of The Easy Riders fame. Hamilton H "Terry" Gilkyson III ( June 17, 1916 - October 15, 1999) was a Singer, composer and lyricist The Easy Riders were a US folk music band that operated from 1956 to 1959 consisting of Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr and Frank Miller. Gilkyson would write many more songs for Laine over the next decade, and he and The Easy Riders would back him on the hit single, "Love is a Golden Ring". "Cry of the Wild Goose" falls into the voice of the great outdoors category of Laine songs, with the opening line of its chorus, "My heart knows what the wild goose knows", becoming a part of the American lexicon.

Laine's influence on today's music can be clearly evidenced in his rendition of the Hoagy Carmichael standard, "Georgia on My Mind. Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (November 22 1899 – December 27 1981 was an American Composer, Pianist, singer actor and bandleader " Laine's slow, soulful version is an obvious model for the iconic remake by Ray Charles a decade later. Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American Charles would follow-up "Georgia" with remakes of other Frankie Laine hits, including "Your Cheatin' Heart", and "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day). " Your Cheatin' Heart " is a song written and recorded by the American Country music Singer and Songwriter Hank Williams in " (Elvis Presley also remade several of Laine's hits, and his early influence on The Beatles has been well documented. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 )

In a recent interview, Mitch Miller described the basis of Laine's appeal:

He was my kind of guy. He was very dramatic in his singing . . . and you must remember that in those days there were no videos so you had to depend on the image that the record made in the listener's ears. And that's why many fine artists were not good record sellers. For instance, Lena Horne. Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917) is an iconic American singer and Actress. Fabulous artist but she never sold many records till that last album of hers. But she would always sell out the house no matter where she was. And there were others who sold a lot of records but couldn't get to first base in personal appearances, but Frankie had it both. -- Mitch Miller^[11]

But the biggest label of all was Columbia Records, and in 1950 Mitch Miller left Mercury to embark upon his phenomenally successful career as the A&R man there. Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American Musician, Singer, conductor, Record producer, Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Laine's contract at Mercury would be up for renewal the following year, and Miller soon brought Laine to Columbia as well. Laine's contract with Columbia was the most lucrative in the industry until RCA bought Elvis Presley's contract five years later. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 ^[19]

At Columbia

Laine began recording for Columbia Records in 1951, where he immediately scored a double-sided hit with the single "Jezebel"/"Rose, Rose, I Love You", confirming his reputation as the premiere hitmaker of the early 50s. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company " Jezebel " is a 1951 popular Song written by Wayne Shanklin. " Rose Rose I Love You " ( is a popular Song originally in Mandarin Chinese and later sung in English. Other Laine hits from this period include "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)", "Jealousy (Jalousie)", "The Girl in the Woods", "When You're in Love", "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" (with Jo Stafford), "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Granada", "Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water", "Some Day", "A Woman in Love", "Love is a Golden Ring" (with The Easy Riders), and "Moonlight Gambler". " The Ballad of High Noon " (or " Do Not Forsake Me " is a popular Song published in 1952 with music by Dimitri Tiomkin When You're in Love is a studio album by Murray Head. It was released in 1995 Jo Elizabeth Stafford ( November 12, 1917  &ndash July 16, 2008) was an American singer of Traditional pop music " Your Cheatin' Heart " is a song written and recorded by the American Country music Singer and Songwriter Hank Williams in "Granada" is a popular Mexican song written by composer Agustín Lara, which has become a standard The Life of Jimmy Dolan, UK title The Kid's Last Fight, is a 1933 film starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr " Cool Water " is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. " Some Day " is a song with music by Rudolf Friml and words by Brian Hooker, originally published in 1925. " A Woman In Love " is a popular Song. It was written by Frank Loesser and was published in 1955, introduced in Samuel Goldwyn's cinematic The Easy Riders were a US folk music band that operated from 1956 to 1959 consisting of Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr and Frank Miller.

One of the signature songs of the early 50s, "Jezebel" takes the "lorelei" motif to its ultimate end, with Laine shouting "Jezebel!" (read "Whore!") at the woman has destroyed him. In Laine's words, the song uses "flamenco rhythms to whip up an atmosphere of sexual frustration and hatred while a guy berated the woman who'd done him wrong. "^[20]

"High Noon" was the theme song from the highly popular western motion picture starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and It had been sung by cowboy star Tex Ritter in the film, but it was Laine's recording that became the big hit. A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of Tex Ritter (January 12 1905 &ndash January 2 1974 was an American country Singer and Actor and the father of actor John Ritter From this point on, Laine would be the one to sing the theme songs over the opening credits of many Hollywood and television westerns. He would become so thoroughly identified with these title songs that Mel Brooks would hire him to sing the theme song for his classic-cult film western spoof Blazing Saddles. Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926) is an American director, Writer, Composer, Lyricist Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks.

At this time, Laine's popularity in the United Kingdom surpassed that of his popularity in the States (and he was still a perennial Top Forty hitmaker stateside. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Many of his hit records in the UK were only minor hits in his native country. Songs like "The Gandy Dancer's Ball", "The Rock of Gibraltar", and "Answer Me, O Lord" were much bigger hits for him abroad. " Answer Me " is a popular Song, originally written (with German lyrics under the title "Mutterlein" by Gerhard Winkler and "Answer Me" would later provide the inspiration for Paul McCartney's composition "Yesterday. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, " It was also there that he broke attendance records when appearing at the legendary Palladium, and where he launched his first successful television series (with songstress Connie Haines. Palladium (pronounced \pəˈleɪdiəm\ is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal that was discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston, who named it palladium after the

Laine was a consummate duettist, so Mitch Miller teamed him up with many of Mercury and Columbia's biggest artists. He scored hits with Patti Page ("I Love You for That") at Mercury, Doris Day ("Sugarbush"), Jo Stafford ("Hey Good Lookin'", "Gambella (The Gambling Lady)", "Hambone", "Floatin' Down to Cotton Town", "Settin' the Woods on Fire", and many others), Jimmy Boyd ("Tell Me a Story", "The Little Boy and the Old Man"), the Four Lads ("Rain, Rain, Rain") and Johnnie Ray ("Up Above My Head (I Hear Music in the Air"). Clara Ann Fowler (born November 8, 1927) known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer one of the best-known female artists Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as "Sugar Bush" is a popular Song written by Josef Marais. " Hey Good Lookin' " is a 1951 Song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and his version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame The Juba dance or hambone, originally known as Pattin' Juba ( Giouba, Haiti Djouba) is a style of Dance that involves stomping as For the actor from The Electric Company, see Jim Boyd (actor. The Four Lads were a Canadian singing group They grew up together in Toronto Ontario, and were members of St John Alvin Ray ( January 10 1927 &ndash February 24 1990) was an American Singer, Songwriter, and Although he certainly had the vocal prowess to overwhelm his singing partners, Laine never attempts to compete with them; choosing, instead, to complement their styles. This gracious approach to collaborations carried over to his film career as well, where he would offer to sing duets in the key of his lesser known co-stars.

Frankie scored a total of 39 hit records on the charts while at Columbia,^[21] and it is many of his songs from this period that are most readily associated with him. His Greatest Hits album, released in 1957, has been a perennial best seller that has never gone out of print. His songs at Columbia included everything from pop and jazz standards, novelties, gospel, spirituals, r&b numbers, country, western, folk, rock 'n' roll, calypso, foreign language, children's music, film and television themes, tangos, light operetta, and some that defy characterization. His vocal style could range anywhere from shouting out lines from rhythm numbers to soft, intimate romantic ballads. And, although his recordings were always immediately recognizable as "Frankie Laine songs", his virsatility appears to have worked against him. Modern critics tend to pigeonhole singers into one or two styles, and have tagged Laine as a "cowboy" or "novelty" singer, while ignoring the larger body of his work.

Both in collaboration with Jo Stafford and as a solo artist, Laine was one of the earliest, and most frequent, Columbia artists to bring country numbers into the mainstream. While these early country crossovers were arranged and recorded as much in the pop tradition as that of country, Laine's records were much closer in spirit to the originals than the more traditional adaptations used by fellow Columbia artists like Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett. Rosemary Clooney ( May 23, 1928 &ndash June 29, 2002) was an American Singer and actress whose warm radiant Late in his career, Laine would go on to record two straight country albums ("A Country Laine" and "The Nashville Connection") that would fully demonstrate his ability to inflect multiple levels of emotional nuances into a line or word, proving him to be a true master of this genre as well. Many of his pop-country hits from the early 1950s featured the steel guitar playing of "Speedy" West (who played a custom built, 3-neck, 4-pedal model) and sounded surprisingly close to rock 'n' roll.

His duets with Doris Day are interesting in that they were folk-pop adaptations of traditional South African folk songs, translated by folk singer Josef Marais. Josef Marais (1905-1978 was a popular singer from South Africa. Marais would also provide Laine and Jo Stafford with a similar translation of a song which Stafford seems to have particularly disliked called "Chow Willy". The Laine-Day duets are marked by a barely hidden sexual context that seems to have put one over on the censors. The sexual double-entendre of "Sugarbush" is, today, blatantly apparent from its title, and one doubts that the phrase went over the heads of many listeners even during the time of its release (the song was released during the Korean War, and as was the case with World War II, the censors tended to be more lenient for the duration. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The flip-side, "How Lovely Cooks the Meat" is equally blatant in its thinly disguised sexual content. Although "Sugarbush" brought Laine & Day a gold record, they would never team up again -- possibly because Day's husband-manager, Marty Melcher was jealous of Laine who had been romantically linked to Day by the tabloids in 1949.

In 1953 he set two more records (this time on the UK charts): weeks at No 1 for a song ("I Believe", which held the number one spot for 18 weeks), and weeks at No 1 for an artist in a single year (27 weeks: a little over half the year, when "Hey Joe!" and "Answer Me, O Lord" became number one hits as well). " I Believe " is the name of a song written by Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl and Al Stillman in 1953. In spite of the popularity of rock 'n' roll artists like Elvis Presley and The Beatles, fifty-plus years later, both of Laine's records still hold. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 ^[22]

In 1954, Laine gave a Command Performance for Queen Elizabeth II which he cites as one of the highlights of his career. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II By the end of the decade he remained far ahead of Elvis Presley as the most successful artist on the British charts. See the "Chart of All Time" for details. "I Believe" is listed as the second most popular song of all time on the British charts as well. ^[23]

"I Believe" marked yet another direction for Laine's music: that of the spiritual. A devout Roman Catholic from childhood, Laine would continue to record songs of faith and inspiration throughout his career; beginning with his rocking gospel album with the Four Lads, which, along with the hit song "Rain, Rain, Rain", included classic renditions of such soul-stirring songs as "Remember Me", "Didn't He Moan", "I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long", and "I Hear the Angels Singing. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament " Other Laine spirituals would include "My Friend", "In the Beginning", "Make Me a Child Again", "My God and I", and "Hey! Hey! Jesus. " My Friend " is a song written and recorded by Jimi Hendrix in New York City in 1968 during the recording sessions for Electric Ladyland "In the Beginning" is a popular song by Dorcas Cochran, Kay Twomey, Ben Weisman, and Fred Wise. "

Mr. Rhythm

1953 was also the year that Laine recorded his first long playing album that was released, domestically, solely as an album (prior to this his albums had been compiled from previously released singles). The album was titled "Mr. Rhythm", as Laine was often referred to at that time, and featured many jazz-flavored, rhythm numbers similar in style to the work he'd been doing at Mercury. The album's songlist was made up of "Great American Songbook" standards, each of which could lay a strong claim for being the "definitive" version. Great American Songbook (sometimes abbreviated as "GAS" is a term referring to the interrelated music of Broadway musical theater The tracks were "Some Day, Sweetheart", "A Hundred Years from Today", "Laughing at Life", "Lullaby in Rhythm", "Willow, Weep for Me", "My Ohio Home", "Judy" and "After You've Gone. "A Hundred Years from Today" is a popular Song. The music was written by Victor Young, the lyrics by Ned Washington and Joe " Judy " is a limited edition 7" single by The Pipettes of which 1000 copies were pressed by Boston's Total Gaylord Records in August 2005 After You've Gone could refer to After You've Gone (song, a 1918 song After You've Gone (TV series, a British sitcom " The final number features a rare vocal duet with his accompanist/musical director, Carl Fischer. Paul Weston's orchestra provided the music. For the fictional Dr Paul Weston on TV series In Treatment see Paul Weston (In Treatment Paul Weston (born Paul Wetstein,

Portrait of New Orleans

Released as a 10" in 1953, and a 12" in 1954, this album features the talents of both Mr. Laine, Jo Stafford and bandleader Paul Weston, a Tommy Dorsey alumnus who lead one of the top bands of the 1950s -- and just happened to be married to Jo Stafford. Tommy Dorsey ( November 19 1905 &ndash November 26 1956) was an American Jazz Trombonist, Trumpeter An album of New Orleans styled tunes was probably Weston's idea, as he was heavily into the New Orleans sound at the time. The album was a mix of both solo recordings and duets by the two stars, and of new and previously released material including Stafford's hits single, "Make Love to Me", "Shrimp Boats", and "Jambalaya. " Make Love to Me " is a 1954 popular song The words and music were written by a larger team than normally is known to collaborate on a song Bill " Shrimp Boats " was a popular Song in the 1950s It was written by Paul Mason Howard and Paul Weston and published in 1951 Jambalaya (ˌdʒʌmbəˈlaɪə or) or is a Louisiana Creole dish of Spanish and French creation " Laine and Stafford duetted on "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans", "Floatin' Down to Cotton Town", and "Basin Street Blues"; and Laine soloed on "New Orleans" (not to be confused with "New Orleans" a. " Basin Street Blues " is a Song often performed by Dixieland jazz bands written by Spencer Williams. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana k. a. "The House of the Rising Sun" which Laine later recorded), "Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans", and "When It's Sleepy Time Down South", along with a pair of cuts taken from his "Mr. " The House of the Rising Sun " is a folk song from the United States. Rhythm" album.

Jazz Spectacular

No album was ever more appropriately named. This one featured not only exhilarating jazz vocals by Laine, who seems to be thoroughly enjoying himself, but classic jazz licks on trumpet by a former featured player in the Count Basie orchestra, Wilbur "Buck" Clayton, and trombonists J. J. Johnson and Kai Windling, and piano by Andre Previn. William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist J J Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis Indiana, ( January 22, 1924 - February 4, 2001) was a WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> André Previn ( Andreas Ludwig Priwin) KBE (b The tracks included several songs that had long been a standard part of the Laine repertoire over the years: "Sposin'", "Baby, Baby, All the Time", and "Roses of Picardy" along with great jazz standards like "Stars Fell on Alabama", "That Old Feeling", and "Taking a Chance on Love". " Stars Fell on Alabama " is the title of a 1934 Jazz standard composed by Frank Perkins with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. For the 2004 album by Jane Monheit, see Taking a Chance on Love (2004 Jane Monheit album "Taking a Chance on Love" The album proved to be popular with both jazz and popular music fans, and was often cited by Laine as his personal favorite as well. An improvised tone is apparent throughout, with Laine at one point reminiscing with one of the musicians about the days they performed together at Billy Berg's.

Frankie Laine and the Four Lads

The Four Lads (Bernie Toorish, Jimmy Arnold, Frank Busseri and Connie Codarini) had started out as a Canadian-based gospel group, who first gained fame as the backup singer on Johnnie Ray's early chart-busters ("Cry", "The Little White Cloud that Cried"), but had since begun to garther a following on their own with songs like "The Mocking Bird", and "Istanbul (Not Constantinople). Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page John Alvin Ray ( January 10 1927 &ndash February 24 1990) was an American Singer, Songwriter, and CRY could mean Cryptochrome — A set of specific subset of blue light photo-receptors in plants/ Child Relief and You — a non-profit " The Little White Cloud that Cried " is a popular Song written by Johnnie Ray and published in 1951. " The Mocking Bird " is a popular Song. It was recorded twice by The Four Lads. " Istanbul (Not Constantinople " is a swing -style song with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and music by Nat Simon. " Several of their collaborations with Laine out-rock even their famed Johnnie Ray numbers. The album produced one big hit, "Rain! Rain! Rain1", but tracks like "Remember Me", "I Feel That My Time Ain't Long", and "Didn't He Moan". These are soul-stirring gospel-revivalist songs of faith, and clearly illustrate the complicated interrelationships between pop, country & western and blues/rhythm and blues which would eventually morph into rock 'n' roll. The last four tracks were recorded at a slightly later session (after rock 'n' roll had just begun to make its presence felt), and could easily be looked at as rock 'n' roll songs with religious themes.

Rockin'

One of Laine's most popular albums, this album reset several of his former hits in a driving, brassy orchestration by Paul Weston and his orchestra, calculated to serve as a classic pop variant of/forerunner to rock 'n' roll. A couple of the remakes ("That Lucky Old Sun", and "We'll Be Together Again,") have since gone on to become the best known (and consequently best remembered) versions of the songs (supplanting the original hit versions). " That Lucky Old Sun " is a 1949 popular Song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. Other songs on this album include: "Rockin' Chair", "By the River Sainte Marie", "Black and Blue", "Blue Turning Grey Over You", "Shine", and "West End Blues". Rockin' Chair is the fourth Studio album (fifth total album released by Singer / Songwriter Jonathan Edwards. Black and Blue is an Album by The Rolling Stones released in 1976 " Shine " (originally titled " That's Why They Call Me Shine " is a Jazz song with lyrics by Cecil Mack and Tin Pan Alley songwriter " West End Blues " is a multi-strain 12 bar blues composition by Joe "King" Oliver. The album's title is less a reference to rock and roll (although Columbia executives surely did nothing to discourage it), as a reference to the Duke Ellington song of that same name. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Unlike Mitch Miller, Laine liked the new musical form known as "rock 'n' roll", and was anxious to try his hand at it. And, although they were never hits, due more to his age than to the quality of the recordings themselves, they remain some of the most fascinating rock performances of the decade.

With Michel Legrand

French composer/arranger Michel Legrand teamed up with Laine to record a pair of albums in 1958. Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer arranger conductor and pianist of Armenian descent The first album, "Foreign Affair", was built around the concept of recording the tracks in different languages: English, French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. Foreign Affair is the seventh solo album by Tina Turner, released on Capitol Records in 1989 English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Unfortunately the international air of the albums didn't carry over to the fans who, regardless of country, only wanted records in their own language. Legrand's arrangements were well-suited to Laine's stylings, and the songs still come across regardless of any language barriers. The album did produce a pair of international hits: "La Paloma" in Argentina, and "Nao tem solucao" in Brazil. " La Paloma " is one of the most popular Songs ever written having been produced and reinterpreted in diverse cultures settings arrangements and recordings over the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Other tracks included "Mona Lisa", "Mam'selle", "Torna a Sorriento", "Besame Mucho", and "Autumn Leaves. " Mona Lisa " is an Academy Award-winning song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film " Mam'selle " is a bittersweet song about a rendez-vous with a "mam'selle" ( mademoiselle) in a small café " Bésame Mucho " is a Spanish language song written in 1940 by Mexican Consuelo Velázquez before her sixteenth birthday " Autumn Leaves " is a much-recorded Popular song. Originally a 1945 French song " Les feuilles mortes " (literally "Dead Leaves" "

Laine and Legrand teamed up for a second album of jazz standards, appropriately titled Reunion in Rhythm, with the vocals limiting themselves to English (and an occasional segue into French). The resulting album proved to be much more popular with fans. Laine sang the complete lyrics (including the rarely reprised introductions) to such favorites as "Blue Moon", "Lover, Come Back to Me", "Marie", "September in the Rain", "Dream a Little Dream of Me" "I Would Do Most Anything for You", "Too Marvelous for Words", and "I Forget the Time. This article is about the astronomical phenomenon For other uses see Blue Moon (disambiguation. " Lover Come Back to Me " is a popular Song. The music was written by Sigmund Romberg, the lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. "September in the Rain" is a popular Song. The music was written by Harry Warren, the lyrics by Al Dubin. Dream a Little Dream of Me is a Song, usually credited to Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt, although classical composer Milton Adolphus " Too Marvelous for Words " is a popular song written in 1937. " Legrand's arrangements are ear-catching and original, and perfectly complement Laine's equally inventive, high-octane vocals.

With Frank Comstock

Laine wrote the lyrics for the title song on another 1958 album, Torchin', which was also his first recorded in stereo. He was backed by trombonist Frank Comstock's orchestra, on a dozen classic torch songs including: "A Cottage for Sale", "I Cover the Waterfront", "You've Changed", "These Foolish Things", "I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good", "It's the Talk of the Town", and "Body and Soul". " A Cottage for Sale " is a popular Song. The theme is the story of an empty cottage and a failed marriage I Cover the Waterfront ( 1933) is a film directed by James Cruze and starring Ben Lyon, Claudette Colbert, Ernest Torrance "You've Changed" is a Popular song originally written by Bill Carey and Carl Fischer in 1941 "It's the Talk of the Town" is a popular Song. The music was written by Jerry Livingston, the lyrics by Al J As with his Legrand album, he sings the entire lyric for each song, and delivers them with just the perfect mix of impassioned torch singing (a form of belting) and delicate emotion. It is rewarding to compare Laine's style on these numbers to that of Frank Sinatra, whose suicidal-torch albums from this period are slow, and almost dirge-like by comparison. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor

A second collaboration with Comstock, also recorded in 1958, left off the torchin' and focused on intimacy. Conceived as a love letter to his second wife, actress Nan Grey (who appears on the cover with him), You Are My Love is easily Laine's most romantic work. Nan Grey ( 25 July 1918 – 25 July 1993) was an American film Actress. His voice was once described (by a British disk jockey) as having "the virility of a goat and the delicacy of a flower petal,"^[24] and both of these elements are well showcased here (particularly the delicate nuances). His recording of the wedding standard, "Because", exemplifies the singer's delicate mode at its most exquisite. " Because " is a song with music by Guy d'Hardelot and lyrics by Edward Teschemacher, originally published in 1902. He opens the song a cappella, after which a classical, acoustic guitar joins him, with the full orchestra gradually fading in and out before the guitar only climax. A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment Also among the love ballads on this album are heartfelt versions of: "I Married an Angel", "To My Wife", "Try a Little Tenderness", "Side by Side", and a stirringly beautiful version of "The Touch of Your Lips", which elevates sensual love to the realm of the Divine. I Married An Angel is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Rodgers and Hart. "Try a Little Tenderness" is a love song written by " Irving King " ( James Campbell and Reginald Connelly) and Harry M

Balladeer

Recorded in 1959, "Balladeer", is a folk-blues album that was (and still remains) years ahead of its time. a balladeer is a Dutch band originating from Amsterdam, formed around Singer-songwriter Marinus de Goederen. Laine had helped pioneer the folk music movement a full ten years earlier with his hit folk-pop records penned by Terry Gilkyson and others, and it was only fitting that he release a hard folk album now that the movement was becoming more popular. Orchestrated and arranged by Fred Katz (who'd brought Laine the innovative "Satan Wears a Satin Gown"), this album has a truly timeless feel to it. Fred Katz (born February 25, 1919) is an American composer songwriter conductor cellist, and professor Laine and Katz collaborated on some of the new material, along with Lucy Drucker (who apparently inspired the "Lucy D" in one of the songs). Other songs are by folk, country and blues artists like Brownie McGhee, James A. Bland, Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, and Hungarian composer Rudolf Friml. Walter Brown ("Brownie" McGhee ( November 30 1915 - February 16 1996) was a folk - Blues Singer James Alan Bland (also known as Jimmy Bland) ( 12 October 1854 &ndash 6 May 1911) was an African American Musician Huddie William Ledbetter, (January 1888 – December 6 1949 was an American folk and Blues Musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing Rudolf Friml ( December 7, 1879 - November 12, 1972) was a Composer of Operettas musicals and songs as well The closing track, "And Doesn't She Roll" (co-written by Laine), with its rhythmic counter-chorus in the background foretells Paul Simon's celebrated Graceland album two decades later. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941 is an American Songwriter, Musician, and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Graceland is an Album released in 1986 by Paul Simon. It was a big hit in the UK topping the charts at #1

Included are powerful renditions of "Rocks and Gravel", "Careless Love", "Sixteen Tons", "The Jelly Coal Man", "On a Monday", "Lucy D" (a chilling, original melody that sounds like the later Simon and Garfunkel hit, "Scarborough Fair", but depicts the murder of a beautiful young woman by her unrequited lover), "Carry Me Back To Old Virginney", "Stack of Blues", "Old Blue", "Cherry Red", and "New Orleans" (better known as "The House of the Rising Sun", which would become a hit for the British rock group, The Animals a few years later. " Careless Love " is a traditional Song of obscure origins " Sixteen Tons " is a song about the misery of Coal mining, first recorded in 1946 by U Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. " Scarborough Fair " is a traditional English Fair, as well as a traditional English Ballad. Old Blue Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague Rugby union team based in New York City. Cherry Red is a London based Independent record label formed in 1978. " The House of the Rising Sun " is a folk song from the United States. The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion.

John Williams arrangements

Laine's last four albums at Columbia, Hell Bent for Leather, Deuces Wild, Call of the Wild, and Wanderlust were arranged by a young John Williams. "Hell Bent for Leather" redirects here For the Frankie Laine album of the same name see Frankie Laine. Deuces Wild is a 2002 action / Drama / Crime film directed by Scott Kalvert and written by Paul Kimatian Call of the Wild is the next to last album by Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes. John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Williams recently said the following words about Laine:

Frankie Laine was somebody that everybody knew. He was a kind of a household word like Frank Sinatra or Bobby Darin or Peggy Lee or Ella Fitzgerald -- Frankie Laine was one of the great popular singers and stylists of that time. . . . And his style . . . he was one of those artists who had such a unique stamp -- nobody sounded like he did. You could hear two notes and you knew who it was and you were right on the beam with it right away. And of course that defines a successful popular artist, at least at that time. These people were all uniquely individual and Frank was on the front rank of those people in his appeal to the public and his success and certainly in his identifiability. -- John Williams. ^[11]

Hell Bent For Leather

This classic album of western classics by Laine established him as "a cowboy singer" for many young fans who grew up in the 1960s. The album's title is taken from a line in the popular t. v. theme song Laine recorded for the popular Clint Eastwood western Rawhide, which, naturally appears on the album. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966. The track include stereo remakes of several of his biggest western/great outdoors hits: "The Cry of the Wild Goose", "Mule Train", "Gunfight at O. K. Corral", and "3:10 to Yuma", as well as new material, including the classic western rocker, "Wanted Man", and one of his most rousing musical narratives, "Bowie Knife". Bowie knife specifically refers to a style of knife popularized by Colonel James "Jim" Bowie and first made by James Black, although its common use refers The remakes aren't quite as good as the originals, but they're close enough -- and the new material is simply phenomenal.

Deuces Wild

Laine's next album continued both the western theme (at least on several of the numbers), while following up (somewhat belatedly) on his last big hit single, "Moonlight Gambler" (a stereo remake of which appears on the album). Most of the songs have a gambling theme, although the opening track hasn't got so much as a deck of cards in it. Instead, "The Hard Way" is a rip-roaring story about a hard-luck case who gets blown to bits by a cannon ball while fight in the Civil War (for the Confederacy, of course), only to wind up eternally shoveling coal in Hell. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering The second track, Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races", is far and away the definitive version of this song (beating out even the version by the great Al Jolson). Stephen Collins Foster (July 4 1826 – January 13 1864 known as the "father of American music" was the pre-eminent Songwriter in the United States " Camptown Races " sometimes referred to as "Camptown Ladies", is a comic song in broad stereotyped African American "dialect" by Stephen Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly Under Laine's sure hand, the song sounds neither like a museum piece nor an antiquated novelty tune. It's brimming with a timeless energy that fully captures the excitement that the original song must have had. When Laine blasts out lines like "Runnin' a race with a shootin' star", you believe it! Other songs on this album include: "Luck Be a Lady" (from the hit musical Guys and Dolls), which Laine performed in an off-Broadway, touring company version of; "Get Rich Quick;" the wonderfully politically incorrect "Horses and Women" (which Laine may have supplied the lyrics to); "Deuces Wild", which Laine did provide the lyrics to; and "Dead Man's Hand. " Luck Be a Lady " is a song written by Frank Loesser and performed by Simon Mullins Guys and Dolls is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on A get-rich-quick scheme is a plan to acquire high rates of return for a small Investment. Deuces Wild is a 2002 action / Drama / Crime film directed by Scott Kalvert and written by Paul Kimatian For other poker hands that have found a place in lore see Glossary of poker terms. "

Call of the Wild

This album continued to play up Chicago-born Frankie Laine's western image with songs like "On the Trail", and what has got to be the definitive version of "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", written by one of the founding members of The Sons of the Pioneers", Bob Nolan. " Tumbling Tumbleweeds " is a song composed by Bob Nolan, one of the founding (albeit reluctant members of the Sons of the Pioneers. The Sons of the Pioneers was an American cowboy singing group founded in 1933 by Leonard Slye (better known by his later screen name Roy Rogers) with Tim Bob Nolan ( April 13, 1908 - June 16, 1980) was a Canadian -born singer songwriter and actor But the majority of its tracks focus more on "the great outdoors", with titles like: "The Song of the Open Road", "North to Alaska" (which probably had John Wayne kicking himself in the head for having Johnny Horton sing this title song over the credits of his film); "Beyond the Blue Horizon, "Rolling Stone" (not to be confused with the Bob Dylan song of the same title); and "The New Frontier", which appears to show Laine's support of President John F. Kennedy. North to Alaska is a 1960 comedic western directed by Henry Hathaway and starring John Wayne and Stewart Granger John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American Johnny Horton ( April 30, 1925  &ndash November 5, 1960) was an American Country music singer who was most famous Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Highway 101 's 1993 album The New Frontier, is considered one of the band's less memorable efforts having been recorded following several changes in the band's John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of The arrangements on many of these songs have an almost classical feel to them, reflecting the classical training of Johnny Williams, who would go on to conduct the Boston Pops for many years. The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO founded four years earlier

Wanderlust

Wanderlust was Laine's final album with Columbia Records. It featured a collection of songs only arguably, at best, in keeping with its title theme; but many rank among the singer's richest tracks. "De Glory Road" is one of both Laine's and his fans personal favorites. His vocal gymnastics on this one are certainly of a gold medal calibre. Other great songs on this album are what for many is the definitive version of "Riders in the Sky" and one of his all-time greatest cuts, a swinging version of Sigmund Romberg's Serenade, from the operetta, The Student Prince; although Laine's joyously finger snapping version has nothing of the operetta in it. This article is about the group For the song see (Ghost Riders in the Sky A Cowboy Legend. Sigmund Romberg, born Zsigmond Romberg ( July 29, 1887, Nagykanizsa − November 9, 1951 The Student Prince is an Operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. Also included on this album is a version of "I Let Her Go" which is even better than the singer's original hit version of it from 1953; an infectious (and uncensored) version of a song that figured prominently in his nightclub act, "On the Road to Mandalay", based on the poem by Rudyard Kipling; and a classic version of "Wagon Wheels" which he'd been singing (though not recording) as far back as his days with the Merry Garden Ballroom marathon dance company in the early 1930s. Mandalay is a famous poem by Rudyard Kipling that was first published in the collection Barrack Room Ballads, published in 1892 Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 was an English Author and poet Wagon Wheels are a popular Biscuit in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom which have a Marshmallow centre and are

Laine's albums from this period represented some of the best recordings of his long and illustrious career, but they were not competing well on the teen-oriented market of the early rock 'n' roll generation. Laine had met with Columbia officials to renew his contract on the day that John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The meeting was canceled, and neither Laine nor Columbia pressed to reschedule it.

At Capitol, ABC, and Beyond

In 1963 Frankie Laine left Columbia for Capitol Records, but his two years there only produced one album and a handful of singles (mostly of an inspirational nature). Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as He continued performing regularly at this time, including a South African tour.

After switching to ABC Records in the late 1960s, he found himself right back at the top of the charts again, beginning with the first song he'd recorded there, "I'll Take Care of Your Cares". ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Written as a waltz in the mid-1920s, "Cares" had become the unofficial theme song of the Las Vegas call girls but was virtually unknown outside of the strip. Laine recorded a swinging version that made it to number 39 on the national and to number 2 on the adult contemporary charts. A string of hits followed including "Making Memories", "You Wanted Someone to Play With", "Laura, What's He Got that I Ain't Got", "To Each His Own" "Born to be with You", "I Found You", and "Lord, You Gave Me A Mountain" (which was written for him by country legend Marty Robbins. Martin David Robinson ( September 26 1925 – December 8, 1982) was an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist The last song was a number one hit on the adult contemporary charts (#24 national), and proved that Laine was as big a hit-maker as ever. His last single to hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart (Peaking at #86 national) was the forceful reminder that "Dammit Isn't God's Last Name".

Seeking greater artistic freedom, Laine left ABC for the much smaller Amos Records, where he cut two albums in a modern, rock-influenced vein. The first album contained contemporary versions of his greatest hits, such as "Your Cheatin' Heart", "That Lucky Old Sun", "I Believe", "Jezebel", "Shine", and "Moonlight Gambler. " The new arrangements worked surprisingly well and many of the cuts can stand alongside of the originals. ^[25] His second album for Amos was called "A Brand New Day" and, along with the title song, features all new material including "Mr. Bojangles", "Proud Mary", "Put Your Hand in the Hand", "My God and I", and "Talk About the Good Times. " It is one of Frankie Laine's personal favorites. ^[26] Unfortunately for Laine, Amos, which was soon to fold from lack of funds, couldn't adequately promote them at the time. However, they are still available through CD re-releases. After Amos folded, Laine started his own label, Score Records, which is still producing albums today.

Film and television

Beginning in the late 1940s, Frankie Laine starred in over a half dozen backstage musicals, often playing himself; several of these were written and directed by a young Blake Edwards. Blake Edwards (born July 26, 1922) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, Screenwriter, and producer The films were: "Make Believe Ballroom" - Columbia, 1949; "When You’re Smiling" - Columbia, 1950; "Sunny Side Of The Street" - Columbia, 1951; "Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder" - Columbia, 1952; "Bring Your Smile Along" - Columbia, 1955; "He Laughed Last" - Columbia, 1956; and "Meet Me In Las Vegas" - MGM, 1956. The last, a big budget MGM musical starring Cyd Charisse features Laine performing "Hell Hath No Fury" and provides us with a glimpse of what his 1950s Las Vegas nightclub act must have been like. Cyd Charisse ( March 8, 1922 &ndash June 17, 2008) was an American Dancer and actress. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally

His films were very popular in the United Kingdom, but failed to establish him as a movie star in the United States. State side, Laine gained more popularity in the new medium of television.

On television he hosted three variety shows: The Frankie Laine Hour in 1950, The Frankie Laine Show"(with Connie Haines) 1954-5, and "Frankie Laine Time" in 1955-6. The Last was a summer replacement for The Arthur Godfrey Show and featured such high-powered guest stars as Ella Fitzgerald, Johnnie Ray, Georgia Gibbs, The Four Lads, Cab Calloway, Patti Page, Eddie Heywood, Duke Ellington, Boris Karloff, Patti Andrews, Joni James, Shirley MacLaine, Gene Krupa, Teresa Brewer, Jack Teagarden and Polly Bergen. Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey ( August 31 1903 &ndash March 16 1983) was an American Radio and Television broadcaster Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential John Alvin Ray ( January 10 1927 &ndash February 24 1990) was an American Singer, Songwriter, and Georgia Gibbs ( August 17 1919 - December 9 2006) was an American singer most popular in the 1950s The Four Lads were a Canadian singing group They grew up together in Toronto Ontario, and were members of St Cabell "Cab" Calloway III ( December 25, 1907 &ndash November 18, 1994) was a famous American Jazz Singer Clara Ann Fowler (born November 8, 1927) known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer one of the best-known female artists Eddie Heywood (born Edward Heywood Jr 4 December 1915, Atlanta, Georgia &ndash died 3 January 1989, Miami Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s Joni James (born Giovanna 'Joan' Carmella Babbo, September 22 1930 Chicago, Illinois) is an American Singer of Traditional Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award -winning Film and Theater Actress, well-known Gene Krupa ( January 15, 1909 &ndash October 16, 1973) was an influential American Jazz and Big band Drummer Teresa Brewer ( May 7, 1931 &ndash October 17, 2007) was an American pop and jazz Singer who was one of the most popular Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden ( August 20, 1905 &ndash January 15, 1964) was an influential Jazz Trombonist and Polly Bergen (born Nellie Paulina Burgin, July 14 1930, Knoxville Tennessee) is an American Emmy Award -winning

He had a different sound, you know and he had such emotion and heart. And of course you recognized Frankie, just like Sinatra had that sound that you'd always recognize. That's what made for hit records, as well as being a great singer. But you have to have a real special sound that never changes. He could do it all . . . but again, you always knew that it was Frankie Laine. -- Connie Haines^[11]

He was a frequent guest star on various other shows of the time including Shower of Stars, The Steve Allen Show, The Toast of the Town, What's My Line?, This is Your Life, Bachelor Father, The Sinatra Show, The Walter Winchell Show, The Perry Como Show, The Gary Moore Show, Masquerade Party, The Mike Douglas Show, and American Bandstand. Steve Allen, born Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen ( December 26 1921 – October 30 2000) was an American This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer Ralph Edwards. Walter Winchell ( April 7, 1897 &ndash February 20, 1972) was an American newspaper and radio commentator Mike Douglas, born Michael Delaney Dowd Jr ( August 11 1925 &ndash August 11 2006) was an American Entertainer American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark

In the 1960s, he continued appearing on variety shows like Laugh-In, but took on several serious guest-starring roles in shows like Rawhide, Burke's Law, and Perry Mason. Here Comes The Judge redirects here for the 1968 song see Shorty Long. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966. Perry Mason is an Emmy -winning American TV series that ran from 1957 to 1966. His theme song for Rawhide proved to be popular and helped to make the show, starring a young, unknown actor named Clint Eastwood a hit. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Other TV series' for which Laine sang the theme song included "Gunslinger", and "Rango". In 1976, Frankie recorded The Beatles song, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" for the ill advised documentary All This and World War II. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by The Beatles, from the Abbey Road album with Paul McCartney singing lead All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs performed by a number of musicians with World War

Frankie Laine performed at three Academy Awards ceremonies: 1950 (Mule Train), 1960 (The Hanging Tree), and 1975 (Blazing Saddles). Only last two of these ceremonies were televised. In 1981 he performed a medley of his hits on American Bandstand's 30th Anniversary Special", where he received a standing ovation from the many celebrities present. American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark Later appearances include Nashville Now, 1989 and My Music, 2006.

Social activism

Along with opening the door for many R&B performers, Laine played a significant role in the civil rights movements of the 1950s and '60s. When Nat King Cole's television show was unable to get a sponsor, Laine crossed the color line, becoming the first white artist to appear as a guest (forgoing his usual salary of $10,000. Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician 00 as Cole's show only paid scale). Many other top white singers followed suit, including Tony Bennett and Rosemary Clooney, but Cole's show still couldn't get enough sponsors to continue.

In the following decade, Frankie Laine joined several African American artists who gave a free concert for Martin Luther King's supporters during their Selma to Montgomery marches on Washington DC. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader The Selma to Montgomery marches, which included Bloody Sunday, were three marches that marked the Political and emotional peak of the American civil rights ^[27]

Laine, who had a strong appreciation of African-American music, went so far as to record at least two songs that have being black as their subject matter, "Shine" and Fats Waller's "Black and Blue". Fats Waller (born Thomas Wright Waller on May 21, 1904 &mdash December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist Both were recorded early in his career at Mercury, and helped to contribute to the initial confusion among fans about his race.

Laine was also active in many charities as well, including Meals on Wheels and The Salvation Army. Meals on Wheels are programmes that deliver meals to individuals at home who are unable to purchase or prepare their own meals The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. Among his charitable works were a series of local benefit concerts and his having organized a nationwide drive to provide "Shoes for the Homeless". A benefit concert is a Concert, show or gala featuring musicians comedians or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose often directed at a specific He donated a large portion of his time and talent to many San Diego charities and homeless shelters, as well as the Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul Village. He was also an emeritus member of the board of directors for the Mercy Hospital Foundation.

Later years

His career slowed down a little in the 1980s due to triple and quadruple heart bypasses, but he nevertheless continued cutting albums including Wheels Of A Dream (1998), Old Man Jazz (2002) and The Nashville Connection (2004).

In 1986, he recorded an album, Round Up with Eric Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, which made it to the classical charts. Laine was reportedly pleased and amused,^[28] having also placed songs on the country, rhythm and blues, and popular charts in his time.

He recorded his last song, "Taps/My Buddy", shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attack on America. The song was dedicated to the New York City Fire Fighters, and Laine has stipulated that profits from the song are donated, in perpetuity, to the NY Fire Fighters.

Frankie Laine's 70-plus year career spanned most of the 20th century and continued into the 21st. Laine was a key figure in the golden age of popular music. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more On June 12, 1996, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th Annual Songwriters’ Hall of Fame awards ceremony at the New York Sheraton. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. On his 80th birthday, the United States Congress declared him to be a national treasure. ^[29] Then, a decade later on March 30, 2003, Frankie celebrated his 90th birthday, and several of his old pals, Herb Jeffries, Patti Page and Kay Starr were welcomed to his birthday bash in San Diego, as each of them gave him a helping hand in blowing out the candles. Herbert "Herb" Jeffries (born September 24, 1911) is an American Jazz Singer and Actor. Clara Ann Fowler (born November 8, 1927) known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer one of the best-known female artists Kay Starr (born July 21 1922) is an American Jazz and popular Singer.

Marriages

After a brief marriage in the 1940s, Laine married actress Nan Grey (June 1950 - July 1993) and adopted her daughters from a previous marriage, Pam and Jan. Their forty-three year union lasted until her death. As an addendum, both Frankie and Nan guest starred on a Nov. 18, 1960 episode of Rawhide: "Incident on the Road to Yesterday. Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to Tanning. " They played long lost lovers.

Following a three-year engagement to Anita Craighead, which also ended in his partner's death, the 86-year old singer married Marcia Ann Kline in June 1999. This last pairing would last for the remainder of his life.

Final appearance

In 2005 he appeared in the PBS My Music special despite a recent stroke. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the He performed the song that started it all for him, That's My Desire, and received a standing ovation from the warmly appreciative audience. It proved to be his swansong to the world of popular music.

Laine died of heart failure on February 6, 2007, at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, California, at 93. Cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular diseases refers to the class of diseases that involve the Heart or Blood vessels ( arteries and Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In a prepared statement Laine's family said, "He will be forever remembered for the beautiful music he brought into this world, his wit and sense of humor, along with the love he shared with so many. "^[30] A memorial mass for the late singer, who was a Roman Catholic, was held on Monday, February 12, at the Immaculata parish church on the campus of the University of San Diego. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the The following day, his ashes, along with those of his former wife, Nan Grey, were scattered over the Pacific Ocean.

Legacy

While Laine's influence on popular music, rock and roll and soul is rarely acknowledged by rock historians, his early crossover success as a singer of "race music", helped pave the way for other white artist who sang in the black style, like Kay Starr, Johnnie Ray and Elvis Presley; but helped to increase public acceptance for African-American artists as well. Artists inspired and/or influenced by Laine include Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, Lou Rawls, The Kalin Twins, The Beatles,^[31] Tom Jones, James Brown, Billy Fury, and many others.

Samples

• of "Basin Street Blues" by Laine and Jo Stafford

Hit singles

Release date	Title	UK chart position	US Billboard chart position	US Adult Easy Listening chart position	Gold Record
1947	"That's My Desire"		4		*
1947	"Black and Blue"		27
1947	"Mamselle"		14
1947	"On the Sunnyside of the Street"				*
1947	"Two Loves Have I"		21		*
1948	"Shine"		9		*
1948	"Monday Again"		24
1948	"Baby, That Ain't Right"		20
1948	"You're All I Want for Christmas"		11
1948	"Ah, But It Happens"		21
1949	"Now That I Need You"		20
1949	"That Lucky Old Sun"		1		*
1949	"Mule Train"		1		*
1950	"Cry of the Wild Goose"		1		*
1950	"Satan Wears a Satin Gown"		28
1950	"Swamp Girl"		12		*
1950	"Stars and Stripes Forever"		20
1950	"Music, Maestro Please"		13
1950	"Dream a Little Dream of Me"		18
1950	"Nevertheless"		11
1950	"If I Were a Bell"		30
1951	"The Metro Polka"		19
1951	"Pretty-Eyed Baby" (w/Jo Stafford)		13
1951	"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"		17
1951	"The Girl in the Wood"		23
1951	"Wonderful, Wasn't It?"		17
1951	"Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady)" (w/Jo Stafford)		19
1951	"The Gandy Dancers Ball"		21
1951	"When You're in Love"		30
1951	"Jezebel"		2		*
1951	"Rose, Rose I Love You"		3		*
1951	"Hey, Good Lookin'" (w/Jo Stafford)		9
1951	"Jealousy (Jalousie)"		3		*
1952	"Hambone" (w/Jo Stafford)		6
1952	"The Rock of Gibraltar"		20
1952	"Settin' the Woods on Fire" (w/Jo Stafford)		21
1952	"Chow Willy" (w/Jo Stafford)		25
1952	"I'm Just a Poor Bachelor"		14
1952	"Tonight You Belong to Me"		26
1952	"Sugarbush" (w/Doris Day)		7		*
1952	"High Noon"	7	5		*
1953	"Girl in the Wood"	11
1953	"Your Cheatin' Heart"		18		*
1953	"The Little Boy and the Old Man" (w/Jimmy Boyd)		24
1953	"I Let Her Go"		27
1953	"Blowing Wild (The Ballad of Black Gold)"		21
1953	"I Believe"	1	2		*
1953	"Where the Wind Blows"	2
1953	"Tell Me a Story" (w/Jimmy Boyd)		4
1953	"Hey Joe"	1	6
1953	"Answer Me"	1	24
1953	"Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" (w/Jo Stafford)		26
1953	"Granada"		17
1954	"Blowing Wild (The Ballad of Black Gold)"	2
1954	"Granada"	9
1954	"The Kid's Last Fight"	3	20		*
1954	"Someday"		14
1954	"My Friend"	3
1954	"There Must Be A Reason"	9
1954	"Rain, Rain, Rain"	8	21
1954	"Your Heart, My Heart"		28
1955	"In the Beginning"	20
1955	"Cool Water"	2			*
1955	"Strange Lady in Town"	6
1955	"Hummingbird"	16	17
1955	"Hawkeye"	7	30
1955	"A Woman in Love"		19		*
1956	"Sixteen Tons"	10
1956	"Hell Hath no Fury"	28
1956	"A Woman in Love"	1			*
1956	"Moonlight Gambler"	13	3		*
1957	"Love Is A Golden Ring"	19	10
1957	"Good Evening Friends" (w/Johnnie Ray)	25
1957	"Up Above My Head" (w/Johnnie Ray)	25
1959	"Rawhide"	6			*
1963	"Don't Make My Baby Blue"		51	17
1967	"I'll Take Care of Your Cares"		39	2
1967	"Making Memories"		35	2	*
1967	"You Wanted Someone to Play With"		48	5
1967	"You, No One But You"		83	6
1967	"Laura, What's He Got That I Ain't Got?"		66	23
1968	"To Each His Own"		82	2
1968	"Take Me Back"		115	18
1968	"I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire"			26
1968	"I Found You"		118	19
1968	"Please Forgive Me"			30
1969	"Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain"		24	1	*
1969	"Dammit Isn't God's Last Name"		86

Discography

Main article: Frankie Laine discography

Lyrics by Laine

• It Ain’t Gonna Be Like That (with Mel Tormé)
• It Only Happens Once (words and music by Laine)
• Put Yourself In My Place (with Hoagy Carmichael)
• We’ll Be Together Again (with Carl Fischer)
• Our Dream (words and music)
• I Haven’t The Heart (with Matt Dennis)
• I’d Give My Life (with Carl Fischer)
• What Could Be Sweeter? (with Carl Fischer)
• Baby, Just For Me (with Carl Fischer)
• Satan Wears A Satin Gown (with Jacques Wilson and Fred Katz)
• Don’t Cry Little Children (with Norman Wallace)
• When You’re In Love (with Carl Fischer)
• Only If We Love (with Al Lerner)
• Torchin (with Al Lerner)
• The Love Of The Roses (with Carl Fischer)
• Magnificent Obsession (with Fred Karger)
• Forever More (with Carl Fischer)
• You Are My Love (with Carl Fischer)
• My Little Love (with Carl Eugster)
• And Doesn’t She Roll (with Jack Wilson and Fred Katz)
• God Bless This House (with Jack Wilson and Fred Katz)
• Deuces Wild (with Mike Oatman and Ray Barr)
• Cow-Cow Boogie (with Don Raye, Gene DePaul and Benny Carter)
• The High Road (with Margaret Bristol and Leo Kempinski)
• The Moment of Truth (with Nell Western and Fred Katz)
• What Am I Here For? (with Duke Ellington)
• Allegra (with Matt Dennis)
• Forevermore
• End Of Session Blues
• Nan

Filmography

As Actor

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• When You’re Smiling - Columbia, 1950.
• Sunny Side of the Street - Columbia, 1951.
• Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder - Columbia, 1952.
• Bring Your Smile Along - Columbia, 1955. Bring Your Smile Along is a 1955 comedy Film by Blake Edwards.
• He Laughed Last - Columbia, 1956. He Laughed Last is a 1956 film by Blake Edwards. A Runyonesque Roaring 20s musical comedy about a show girl who circumstance casts as an unlikely mob
• Meet Me In Las Vegas - MGM, 1956.

Sang the Title Song

• Blowing Wild - Warner, 1953.
• Man Without A Star - Universal, 1955.
• Strange Lady In Town - Warner, 1955.
• Gunfight at the O.K. Corral - Paramount, 1957. Gunfight at the OK Corral is a 1957 movie starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday about the
• 3:10 to Yuma - Columbia, 1957.
• Bullwhip - Republic, 1958.
• Blazing Saddles - Warner/Crossbow, 1974. Blazing Saddles ( 1974) is a satiric Western Comedy film directed by Mel Brooks.

Included in the Soundtrack

• The Last Picture Show - sang "Rose, Rose, I Love You", Columbia, 1971. The Last Picture Show is a 1971 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from a 1966 novel by Larry McMurtry.
• All This and World War II - sang "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", Deluxe, 1976. All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs performed by a number of musicians with World War
• House Calls - sang "On the Sunny Side of the Street", Universal, 1978.
• Lemon Popsicle - sang "My Little One", 1978. Eskimo Limon (אסקימו לימון is a 1978 Israeli Cult film directed by Boaz Davidson which led to a series of sequels
• Going Steady - sang "My Little One", 1980. Going Steady Film Writings 1968-1969 is the third collection of movie reviews by the critic Pauline Kael, comprising the years 1968-1969 when she first began her
• Raging Bull - sang "That's My Desire", United Artists, 1980. Raging Bull is a 1980 Biographical film directed by Martin Scorsese, adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from the memoir " That's My Desire " is a 1931 popular Song with music by Helmy Kresa and lyrics by Carroll Loveday.
• Whore - sang "The Love of Loves", 1991.
• Chopper - sang "Don't Fence Me In", 2000. Chopper is a 2000 Australian film written and directed by Andrew Dominik and based on the semi-autobiographical books by Mark Brandon "Chopper"

Television

• The Frankie Laine Hour - 1950.
• The Frankie Laine Show - 1954-5.
• Frankie Laine Time - 1955-6.
• Rawhide 1959-66 (sang the theme song)
• Gunslinger 1961 (sang the theme song)
• Rango 1967 (sang the theme song)
• The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo 1979-81 (sang the theme song for the first season)

Guest star appearances

• Perry Mason - CBS, 1959. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966. This article is on the TV show For the 1931 film see Rango (film. The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo was an hour long action-adventure comedic series that ran on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Perry Mason is a fictional character a defense Attorney who originally was the main character in numerous pieces of Detective fiction authored by
• Rawhide - CBS, 1960. Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966.
• Bachelor Father - ABC, 1961.
• Burke's Law - ABC, 1963. Burke's Law is a detective series which ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s

Biographies

• That Lucky Old Son, co-authored with Joseph F. Laredo, Pathfinder Publishing, 1993.
• The Best Damn Trumpet Player: Memories of the Big Band Era and Beyond by Richard Grudens, Celebrity Profiles Publishing Co. (June 1, 1996). Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Includes a Foreword by Frankie Laine as well as a chapter (by Grudens) on his music.
• A three volume set of table-sized Frankie Laine biographies, That Lucky Old Sun, I Believe, Rawhide" by Todd Everett, accompany the Laine CD box-set collections put out by Bear Family Records. Bear Family Records is a Germany -based Independent record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from Country music to 1950s
• Reaching for a Star, by Craig Cronbaugh, AuthorHouse Publishing, 2005. Includes biographical information on Frankie Laine as well as detailing the author's meetings with him.

Video documentary

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer, 2003. Narrated by Lou Rawls. Louis Allen Rawls ( December 1, 1933 &ndash January 6, 2006) was an American Soul music, Jazz, and Included are interviews with Patti Page, Kay Starr, Pat Boone, Clint Eastwood, Tom Jones, Howard Keel, Connie Haines, John Williams, Michel Legrand, Mitch Miller, Ringo Starr, Dick Clark, and many others. Clara Ann Fowler (born November 8, 1927) known by her professional name Patti Page, is an American singer one of the best-known female artists Kay Starr (born July 21 1922) is an American Jazz and popular Singer. Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone (born June 1 1934) is an American Singer whose smooth style made him a popular performer of the 1950s Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice Howard Keel, born Harold Clifford Keel ( April 13, 1919 &ndash November 7, 2004) was an American Actor John Towner Williams (born February 8 1932) is an American Composer, conductor and Pianist. Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer arranger conductor and pianist of Armenian descent Mitchell William Miller (born July 4, 1911) is an American Musician, Singer, conductor, Record producer, Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an American Television, Radio personality, Game show host

See also

• List of best-selling music artists

References

External links

• Official Frankie Laine Website
• Interview with Frankie Laine
• Comprehensive fan site with full discography
• The Frankie Laine International Appreciation Society
• Frankie Laine at the Internet Movie Database
• Frankie Laine at the Latin Quarter, 1955 performance review
• Obituary from the Los Angeles Times

Persondata
NAME	Laine, Frankie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	LoVecchio, Francesco Paulo
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American popular singer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 30, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	Chicago
DATE OF DEATH	February 6, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH	San Diego

Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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