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Frankie Laine (March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007), born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio, was a successful American singer, songwriter, and actor 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. Often billed as America's Number One Song Stylist, his 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", "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."He sang well-known theme songs for many movie Western soundtracks, including 3:10 To Yuma, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Blazing Saddles, although he was not a country & western singer. Laine sang an eclectic variety of song styles and genres, stretching from big band crooning to pop, western-themed songs, gospel, rock, folk, jazz, and blues. He did not sing the soundtrack song for High Noon, which was sung by Tex Ritter, but his own version (with somewhat altered lyrics, omitting the name of the antagonist, Frank Miller) was the one that became a bigger hit, nor did he sing the theme to another show he is commonly associated with—Champion the Wonder Horse (sung by Mike Stewart)—but released his own, subsequently more popular version.Laine's enduring popularity was illustrated in June 2011, when a TV-advertised compilation called Hits reached No. 16 on the British chart. The accomplishment was achieved nearly 60 years after his debut on the UK chart, 64 years after his first major U.S. hit and four years after his death.
| Full Name | Frankie Laine |
| Net Worth | $7 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 30, 1913 |
| Died | February 6, 2007, San Diego, California, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Profession | Actor, Singer, Songwriter, That Lucky Old Sun, Rawhide, High Moon |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Marcia Ann Kline, Nan Grey, That Lucky Old Sun, Rawhide, High Moon |
| Children | Jan Steiger |
| Parents | John Lo Vecchio, Anna Lo Vecchio, That Lucky Old Sun, Rawhide, High Moon |
| Siblings | Phil Lo Vecchio |
| Nicknames | Frankie Laine, Laine, Frankie |
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| Awards | Grammy Hall of Fame |
| Nominations | NME Award for World's Outstanding Popular Singer, NME Award for Favourite US Male Singer, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Male Singer, That Lucky Old Sun, Rawhide, High Moon |
| Movies | He Laughed Last, Bring Your Smile Along, Sunny Side of the Street, When You're Smiling, Frankie Laine: European Concert, Moments to Remember: The Golden Hits of the '50s and '60s, Frankie Laine: Live at the Orleans |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Quote |
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| 1 | [(from an interview for the book "Off the Record: An Oral History of Popular Music"] . . . if I had it to do over again, there is one thing I would change. I would make it [success] happen maybe ten years sooner. Ten years is a good stretch of scuffling. But I scuffled for 17 years before it happened and 17 is a bit much. |
| 2 | [in a 1987 interview] When people nowadays say that [Elvis Presley] was the first white guy to sound black, I have to shake my head; what can you do? At the time of "That's My Desire", they were saying that I was the only white guy around who sounded black. |
| 3 | In my leaner days I failed many an audition because, I was told, I sounded "too black" . . . I'm certain the confusion was the direct result of the music that influenced me while I was developing my style. I guess I became the first of the so-called blue-eyed soul singers. |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Was first and primarily a popular singer. With songs on the charts as late as the 1970s he was most popular during the late 1940s and early 1950s when he had several top 20 hits. |
| 2 | A businessman as well as a singer, Laine owned the Frankie Laine Rambler auto dealership in the Los Angeles Area in the 1960s. Rambler was a model manufactured by Nash Motors, which eventually changed its name to American Motors Corporation, now defunct. |
| 3 | Sang the theme song for the TV series, Rawhide (1959), which ran on CBS-TV from 1959 to 1965. |
| 4 | One of his dance partners during the Depression marathons was jazz vocalist Anita O'Day. Red Skelton was an M.C. |
| 5 | He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6385 Hollywood Boulevard and for Television at 1645 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. |
| 6 | Tex Ritter sang the title song from High Noon (1952) but Laine's recording reached No. 5 in the Billboard charts, besting Ritter's version, which peaked at No. 12. |
| 7 | Stepfather of Jan Steiger and Pam Donner. |
| 8 | Brother of Phil Lo Vecchio. |
| 9 | Earned a living as a marathon dancer before his big break. |
| 10 | His musical influences included Bing Crosby, Al Jolson, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday. |
| 11 | Earned more than 20 gold records, and sold over 100 million records. |
| 12 | Son of Sicilian immigrants. |
| 13 | His big breakthrough came when Hoagy Carmichael heard him sing in a Los Angeles nightclub. |
| 14 | He had 2 stepchildren from Nan Grey's first marriage. |
| 15 | When Mel Brooks advertised in the show business trade papers for a "Frankie Laine-type" voice to sing the title song for Blazing Saddles (1974), he expected a good imitation of the real Laine. Instead, Laine himself showed at Brooks' office two days later, ready to do the job. He got the job and sang the Oscar-nominated title song again at the Academy Awards the following year. |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | 1979-1981 | TV Series singer - 38 episodes | |
| Rango | 1967 | TV Series singer - 17 episodes | |
| Rawhide | 1959-1965 | TV Series singer - 217 episodes | |
| Gunslinger | 1961 | TV Series singer - 4 episodes | |
| The Adventures of Champion | 1955 | TV Series vocalist - 4 episodes | |
| Thunder in the East | 1951 | band: vocals - uncredited | |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | 1946 | singing voice: "fatso" - uncredited | |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Who's Doing the Dishes? | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 | 2012 | TV Movie documentary performer: "I Believe" | |
| The Footy Show | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Mafia II | 2010 | Video Game performer: "JEZEBEL" | |
| Banda sonora | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites | 2008 | TV Movie performer: "That's My Desire" - uncredited | |
| Mad Men | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Hollywoodland | 2006 | performer: "On the Sunny Side of the Street" | |
| Cold Case | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| A Dirty Shame | 2004 | performer: "Tell Me A Story" | |
| Chopper | 2000 | performer: "Don't Fence Me In" | |
| Little Voice | 1998 | performer: "Rawhide" | |
| The Beatles Anthology | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer: "Jezebel" | |
| Bye Bye Love | 1995 | performer: "Rawhide" | |
| Tohuwabohu | 1995 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Jennifer 8 | 1992 | performer: "High Noon Do Not Forsake Me" | |
| Mac | 1992 | performer: "MULE TRAIN" | |
| Whore | 1991 | performer: "LOVE OF LOVES" / writer: "LOVE OF LOVES" | |
| Men Don't Leave | 1990 | performer: "RAWHIDE" | |
| Cannon and Ball | 1982 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Raging Bull | 1980 | performer: "That's My Desire" 1947 | |
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | 1979 | TV Series performer: "The Ballad of Sheriff Lobo" | |
| Going Steady | 1979 | performer: "My Little One" | |
| House Calls | 1978 | performer: "On the sunny side of the street" | |
| Lemon Popsicle | 1978 | performer: "My Little One" | |
| All This and World War II | 1976 | Documentary performer: "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" | |
| The 47th Annual Academy Awards | 1975 | TV Special performer: "Benji's Theme I Feel Love", "Blazing Saddles", "We May Never Love Like This Again" | |
| Blazing Saddles | 1974 | performer: "Blazing Saddles" | |
| The Last Picture Show | 1971 | performer: "Rose, Rose, I Love You" - uncredited | |
| Music Scene | 1969 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Rango | 1967 | TV Series performer: "Rango" | |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1964 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Gunslinger | 1961 | TV Series performer: Theme song | |
| The 32nd Annual Academy Awards | 1960 | TV Special performer: "The Hanging Tree" | |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1959 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1959 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Rawhide | 1959 | TV Series "Rawhide Theme" | |
| Bullwhip | 1958 | performer: "Bullwhip" | |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1958 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| 3:10 to Yuma | 1957 | performer: "3:10 to Yuma" | |
| Gunfight at the O.K. Corral | 1957 | performer: "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" 1957 | |
| He Laughed Last | 1956 | performer: "Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow", "Danny Boy" | |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas | 1956 | performer: "Hell Hath No Fury" | |
| Bring Your Smile Along | 1955 | performer: "Bring Your Smile Along", "When A Girl Is Beautiful", "If Spring Never Comes", "Italian Mother Song Mama Mia", "Side By Side", "Mama Mia", "The Gandy Dancers' Ball" | |
| Strange Lady in Town | 1955 | performer: "Strange Lady in Town" | |
| Man Without a Star | 1955 | "Man Without A Star" | |
| Blowing Wild | 1953 | performer: "Blowing Wild" The Ballad of Black Gold | |
| Castle in the Air | 1952 | performer: "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams", "The Girl In The Wood", "Wonderful Wasn't It", "There's A Rainbow Round My Shoulder" | |
| Sunny Side of the Street | 1951 | performer: "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die", "I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful" | |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1951 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| When You're Smiling | 1950 | performer: "When You're Smiling", "Georgia On My Mind" | |
| Make Believe Ballroom | 1949 | performer: "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" | |
| The Kid from Brooklyn | 1946 | performer: "Hey! What's Your Name?" 1946 | |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Burke's Law | 1963 | TV Series | Kelly Rogers |
| Bachelor Father | 1961 | TV Series | |
| Rawhide | 1960 | TV Series | Ralph Bartlet |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1959 | TV Series | Frankie Laine |
| Perry Mason | 1959 | TV Series | Danny Ross |
| Rock 'Em Cowboy | 1958 | Short | Frankie Laine |
| He Laughed Last | 1956 | | Gino Lupo |
| Meet Me in Las Vegas | 1956 | | Frankie Laine |
| Bring Your Smile Along | 1955 | | Jerry Dennis |
| Castle in the Air | 1952 | | Frankie Laine |
| All Star Revue | 1952 | TV Series | Guest Vocalist |
| Sunny Side of the Street | 1951 | | Singer Frankie Laine |
| When You're Smiling | 1950 | | Frankie Laine |
| Make Believe Ballroom | 1949 | | Singer Frankie Laine |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Adventures of Champion | 1955 | TV Series vocalist - 1 episode | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Last Picture Show | 1971 | for their music we thank: courtesy of Columbia Records | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Moments to Remember: My Music | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Looks Familiar | 1982 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Cannon and Ball | 1982 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| London Night Out | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| American Bandstand's 30th Anniversary Special | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The People's Command Performance | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1973-1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1977 | TV Series | Guest Appearance |
| The Lynne Gordon Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 47th Annual Academy Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Performer: Blazing Saddles and Performer: We May Never Love Like This Again & Benji's Theme (I Feel Love) |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1964-1974 | TV Series | Himself - Vocalist / Himself - Co-Host / Himself |
| Hee Haw | 1973 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Music Scene | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| The David Frost Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| Della | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1950-1968 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Singer |
| The Pat Boone Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1962-1966 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| That Regis Philbin Show | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| What's My Line? | 1952-1960 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
| The 32nd Annual Academy Awards | 1960 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Himself - Singer / Himself - Vocalist |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Host / Himself |
| The All-Star Christmas Show | 1958 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Milton Berle Show | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Big Record | 1958 | TV Series | Himself |
| Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nat King Cole Show | 1957 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Person to Person | 1957 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Walter Winchell Show | 1956 | TV Series | Himself |
| Frankie Laine Time | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Shower of Stars | 1955-1956 | TV Series | Himself, Frankie Laine / Himself - Singer / Himself - Guest Vocalist / ... |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1955 | TV Series | Himself |
| Music 55 | 1955 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Frankie Laine Show | 1954 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1953 | TV Series | Himself |
| All Star Revue | 1952 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Vocalist |
| Screen Snapshots: Meet Mr. Rhythm, Frankie Laine | 1952 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1951 | TV Series | Himself - Singer / Himself - Comedian |
| The Jerry Colonna Show | 1951 | TV Series | Himself |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1950 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 1998 | Golden Boot | Golden Boot Awards | | |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 1645 Vine Street |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | On 8 February 1960. At 6385 Hollywood Blvd. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 1955 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Best Male Singer | |
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