Frankie Laine ( Francesco Paolo LoVecchio , March 30, 1913 - February 6, 2007 ) is an American singer of Italian descent who achieved the greatest success at the turn of the 1940s and 1950s. He was one of a group of ethnic Italians ( Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Perry Como , Tony Bennett ) who set the tone on the American stage of those years.
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In the 1930s, Lane wandered around the United States, working as a waiter and dance teacher. Ultimately, his courageous baritone was spotted by the producers, and in 1939 he succeeded Perry Como as vocalist for the Cleveland Big Band . In the 1940s, Lane earned a reputation as a talented jazz vocalist. He gravitated to jazz in the early years of his solo career, when his pop hits began to rise steadily to the top of the American sales charts .
Americans remembered Lane as a performer of energetic hits with a touch of country- end western - such as The Cry of the Wild Goose (1950). He repeatedly recorded songs for popular westerns . However, the greatest popularity accompanied him in the UK , where he set several commercial records. So, in 1953, his songs were on the first line of the British charts for an unprecedented 27 weeks, of which 18 weeks were I Believe, the most famous ballad performed by Lane.
In 1959-1965 he was the performer of the musical theme for the television series of the same name .
He died on February 6, 2007 from complications after hip surgery.
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- ↑ 1 2 3 4 German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 119140314 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ 1 2 BNF identifier : Open Data Platform 2011.
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/arts/music/07laine.html