Frankie Laine

Frankie Laine, born Frank Paul LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is an influential American singer.

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March 30 - 1913 - American

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A clarion voiced pop 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 about 260 million disks. 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. He is known as Mr Rhythm for his driving jazzy style.

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Microphone - 1940s - 1950s - Rhythm and blues - Jazz - Singer - Gospel - Folk - Country - Rock 'n' roll

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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 one of the most popular theme songs of all time.

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Mel Brooks - 1974 - Blazing Saddles - Oscar - Rawhide

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