Frankie Laine
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Biography
[Edit]Though his influence proved less durable than his record sales, Frankie Laine was one of the most popular vocalists of the 1950s, swinging jazz standards as well as half a dozen Western movie themes of the time with his manly baritone. Laine's somewhat artificial Western nature proved more successful in far-off England, where he set two chart records in 1953: his version of "I Believe" stayed at number one in the U.K. for an incredible 18 weeks, and his two subsequent chart-toppers that year ("Hey Joe," "Answer Me") set a record by putting Laine at number one for 27 weeks during the year.
Born in Chicago in 1913, Laine sang in the local church choir and first performed professionally at the age of 15. He moved to nightclubs by his later high-school years and began traveling around the country, performing as a singing waiter and dance instructor in addition to menial labor such as car sales and machinist work. Laine moved up a rung in 1937, when he replaced Perry Como in a regional big band led by Freddy Carlone. Laine was back on his own by the mid-'40s, but a stirring rendition of Hoagy Carmichael's "Rockin' Chair" performed one night when Carmichael was himself in the audience proved to be the young singer's break.
Carmichael found him a job at Hollywood's Vine Street Club and funded Laine's first recording session; his instincts proved to be spot-on, since one of the tracks, "We'll Be Together," became quite popular after Laine signed with Mercury Records in 1945. "That's My Desire" hit number four in the American charts two years later, and Laine re-entered the Top Ten in 1948 with "Shine." He hit the big time the following year, with two huge number one hits, "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Mule Train." Another chart-topper, 1950's "The Cry of the Wild Goose," was his last for Mercury, and he signed with Columbia just one year later.
Laine's Columbia career saw him move toward husky country & western pop with arrangements and orchestra conduction by Mitch Miller, the vocal pop impresario who produced some of the most schmaltzy pop music of the 1950s (and recorded it as well, in a series of Sing-Along with Mitch Miller LPs). Laine succumbed to Miller's machinations soon enough, and even though his debut Columbia single, "Jezebel"/"Rose, Rose, I Love You," was a double-sided Top Five hit, he never again reached number one in America. Instead, he settled for consistent Top Ten placings during the early '50s, with "Hey, Good Lookin'," "Jealousy (Jalousie)," "High Noon," "I Believe," and "Tell Me a Story." Laine proved to be far more popular in Great Britain and Europe than America during this time, and after his last American Top Ten hit ("Love Is a Golden Ring" in 1957), he turned to lavish cabaret tours that crisscrossed the world and found him turning to increasingly inspirational and religious material. He retired to his home in California during the mid-'80s. He passed away from heart failure on February 6, 2007.
Title: Frankie Laine (25 Grandes Éxitos) / Frankie Laine (25 Grandes Exitos)
Artist: Frankie Laine
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Pop
Title: Frankie Laine and the Four Lads
Artist: Frankie Laine, The Four Lads
Title: The Best of Western Movie Themes
Artist: Frankie Laine, Wiener Philharmoniker
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Collections
Title: 100 Hits Chrismas (CD3)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1957 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Essential Jazz (CD8)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Country And Western Ballads Vol. 4
Genre: Country
Title: 100 Country And Western Ballads Vol. 3
Genre: Country
Title: 100 Country And Western Ballads Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: 100 Country And Western Ballads Vol. 1
Genre: Country
Title: Time Life Music - Your 40s Hit Parade- 1947
Genre: Pop
Title: Time Life Music - Your 40s Hit Parade- 1949
Genre: Pop
Title: Unchained Melody - Fifties Forever Volume 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Legends - 100 Hits (CD3)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: 100 Christmas Hits (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: 200 No. 1 Hits (CD10)
Title: My Kind Of Music: A Fine Romance
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: 101 Country Classics (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Country, Pop
Title: Greatest Love - Everybody Loves Somebody
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Fabulous 50s (CD1)
Title: A Collection Of Great Songs For Mum (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Love Collection: 45 Memorable Romantic Song
Genre: Jazz, Nu Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Keep Calm And Listen To Jazz (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Vintage Gold - Mellow Lounge
Title: Those Were The Days Summer Holiday (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: The Cool Concept " Crooners "
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: American Heartland Legends Of Country (CD3)
Genre: Country
Title: 100 Hits Halloween (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Can't Take My Eyes Off You (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Country, Country Rock, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Las 100 Mejores Canciones De Los 60 Y 70 (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Country (CD1)
Genre: Country
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1959 Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: 75 Golden Country Hits Vol II
Genre: Country
Title: 75 Golden Country Hits Vol I
Genre: Country
Title: 75 Golden Country Hits Vol III
Genre: Country
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1956 Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1961 Volume 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1955 Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The Very Best Of Lemon Popsicle (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: American Heartbeat 1957 (CD1)
Genre: Rockabilly, Pop
Title: That's Amore - Italian American Favorites (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: That's Amore - Italian American Favorites (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Pure... Crooners (CD2)
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1967 Vol. 2
Title: Golden Decade - Music Of My Life 1952 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1969 Vol. 1
Title: Legendary Crooners & Divas
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Title: Radio Gold Vol. 5
Title: Sing When You Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Country Hits & Greatest Country Classics (CD1)
Genre: Country
Featuring albums
Title: Ray Conniff Presents Various Artists, Vol.1
Artist: Ray Conniff
Genre: Jazz, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Crooners
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Latin, Pop, Alternative, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Pop Music: The Golden Era 1951-1975
Artist: Various
Genre: Blues, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Karaoke: Uplifting Songs - Singing to the Hits
Artist: Various Artists
Title: Karaoke - Singing to the Hits: Vocal Extreme! (Rerecorded Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop