Frankie Laine

American pop singer, songwriter, and actor (1913–2007)

Born: 30 March 1913
Chicago
Died: 6 February 2007
San Diego
Country: United States
Active: 1932–2007
Record labels: Columbia Records, Capitol Records, Philips Records, Mercury Records, ABC Records
Discography: 32 albums

Biography

Frankie Laine was a jazz musician who played voice. Frankie Laine was born on 30 March 1913 in Chicago and died on 6 February 2007 in San Diego. The music is usually filed under jazz, pop music and rhythm and blues. Record labels: Columbia Records, Capitol Records, Philips Records and Mercury Records. The discography here lists 32 albums, from “Frankie Laine Sings” (1947) to “His Greatest Hits and Finest Performances” (1997). Honours include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American singer and songwriter whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005. Often billed as "America's Number One Song Stylist", Laine's other nicknames include "Mr. Rhythm", "Old Leather Lungs", and "Mr. Steel Tonsils". His hits included "That's My Desire", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Mule Train", "Jezebel", "High Noon", "I Believe", "Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water", "Rawhide", and "You Gave Me a Mountain". Laine sang well known theme songs for many Western film soundtracks, including 3:10 To Yuma, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Blazing Saddles, although his recordings were not charted as country and western.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Frankie Laine Sings 1947 · Mercury Records Frankie Laine Sings for Us: Songs for People Together 1950 · Mercury Records Mr. Rhythm 1954 · Columbia Command Performance 1955 · Columbia Jazz Spectacular 1956 · Columbia One for My Baby 1956 · Columbia Songs by Frankie Laine 1956 · Mercury Records The Voice of Your Choice 1956 · Philips Foreign Affair 1958 · Columbia Balladeer 1959 · Columbia Reunion In Rhythm 1959 · Columbia Singing the Blues 1959 · Mercury Records You Are My Love 1960 · Columbia Hell Bent for Leather 1961 · Columbia Call of the Wind 1962 · Columbia Deuces Wild 1962 · Columbia I Wanted Someone to Love 1967 · ABC Records Take Me Back to Laine Country 1968 · ABC Records To Each His Own 1968 · ABC Records A Brand New Day 1971 · Amos Records Heartaches Can Be Fun 1978 · Pickwick/33 Records I Believe 1987 · Ditto

Frankie Laine`s Greatest Hits 1989

High Noon 1992 · Classic Hits The Duets 1992 · Bear Family Records Hitmaker! 1995 · Hallmark Records Jezebel 1995 · Castle Communications The Best of Frankie Laine 1996 · Pulse

His Greatest Hits and Finest Performances 1997

Frankie Laine Frankie Laine Mule Train

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Historic 78 rpm records

In the Wee Small Hours Frankie Laine · Elliott · James · 1944 archive.org ↗
SWAMP GIRL FRANKIE LAINE · HARRY GELLER & HIS ORCH. · CARL FISCHER · LOULIE… · 1950 archive.org ↗
GIVE ME A KISS FOR TO-MORROW FRANKIE LAINE · HARRY GELLER & HIS ORCH. · CARL FISCHER · Fischer ·… · 1950 archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Frankie Laine play?

Frankie Laine is known for playing voice.

When and where was Frankie Laine born?

Frankie Laine was born 30 March 1913 in Chicago.

What are Frankie Laine's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Frankie Laine Sings (1947), Frankie Laine Sings for Us: Songs for People Together (1950), Mr. Rhythm (1954), Command Performance (1955) and Jazz Spectacular (1956).

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