Gosh, I was 15 in 1961 and about to discover Frankie Laine. Have been a lifetime fan with masses of his material on vinyl. During the fifties , here in Britain, Frankie, together with Guy Mitchell and Johny Ray. ruled the British hit parade. Kind regards from an 84 year old Brit. December, 2020. Keep safe and well.
All I knew about Frankie Laine was "Rawhide" - but I fell in love with We'll Be Together Again and had to check him out - quite an artist - so glad to see him performing - and the relaxed humor - so wonderful, thank you!
What I like about this clip is the obvious, unaffected fun that Perry, Frank, and Frankie are all having. They are all enjoying themselves immensely while entertaining the audience.
I have never heard any song in my entire life, sang with so much passion, and feeling, the way Frankie laine sang That lucky old sun. His voice is amazing. It is so relaxing, and calming. If a god sang a song, it would be identical to Frankie Laines version. Wow. That's my opinion. Karl
Frankie laine sang jesabel which was a hit for him, these 3 gentleman they were the greatest of there era, R.I.P. FRANK, PERRY, FRANKIE, GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL'S. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Wonderful clip, and for those who may not know that part at the opening where the 3 come out and say Howdy Doody is a reference to the children's show of the same name that was then extremely popular on television. Also that opening song was sung partly to the tune of I Want a Girl just Like the Girl who Married Dear Old Dad. And the actor at the restaurant was Frank Albertson who appeared in many films and TV shows running the gamut from the Marx Bros. Room Service to Leave It to Beaver.
I never thought I could see them together. And what a great sense of humor; thanks for this marvelous video! Kindest greetings from Puerto Rico; I subscribed. July 23/2020.
The years of the Italian invasion were wonderful. These 3, plus Dean Martin, Mario Lanza, Tony Bennett, Louis Prima, Bobby Darin (and more that I can't remember at the moment) were all popular at some point during the 50's.
@vial2020 If your talking about the song Frankie sung in this clip it's "That Lucky Old Sun" which was a #1 hit for him in 1949. Several other singers charted with this song in 49' and even years later but Frankie's was the BIG HIT and I don't think anyone did it better.
Mark-- This is fabulous. That's one of the best Lucky Old Suns ever--and it's not off the record. As a long-time Laine fan, I'd never had a chance to see some of his personality before. He seems very appealing in person. I love the part where he says to Sinatra and Cuomo "Well you guys say I can't sing anywhere"--acknowledging all the Laine detractors out there in a humorous way. It's also nice to see that Cuomo and Sinatra must have held Laine in some esteem to do this extentded bit.
Most of his Contemporaries liked him a lot. Many like Commo and Cole tried to help him while he was trying to make it to the top. It's hard to find anyone who had a bad word to say about him. Yes in the sixties taste in music changed, The sissyfied the music where everyone tried to sound the same. Itwas almost against the law to be able to hold a note. They tried to change Frankie, you should hear the last few singles he made for Columbia, no wonder he left there as soon as he could.
The song is "Sonny Boy," made famous by Jolson and others. Josephine Baker has a good recording. The audience here was very receptive. Most stars get applause only during their first appearance but these kept getting applause, even at a later mention of their names! There were so many Italian singers (similar to the preponderance of Italian prize fighters in that era) and the list continues into the Rock era with Madonna, Lady Gaga, Connie Francis, Darin, Dino, Vic Damone, Al Martino, Jerry Vale, the incomparable Mario Lanza, Perry, Frank, Frankie, Russ Columbo. Really too many to mention, many also anglicizing their names. Many were in the Philly pop sound of the American Bandstand era, though one might call them recording stars rather than singers.
Het was 1952 en was met een vriend van me aangemonsterd als lichtmatroos op een piepkleine kustvaarder en was toen 16 jaar. In Hull zijn we de wal op geweest en hebben een show bezocht. Het verbaasde ons dat in de entree hal kinderwagens stonden. Er zaten moeders in de zaal met hun babies op schoot; ze wilden ook wel eens een avondje uit. Daar hoorde ik voor het eerst "I believe" van Frankie Laine.
Laine had a distinctive and authentic style, and a very natural voice. It would be interesting to hear what contemporaries thought of him. I suppose he lost popularity because his singing style was a little too strong for the 60s and 70s.
Yes...Italian invasion. All the singers mentioned plus most of the American Bandstand Philadelphia kids ...bobby Rydell, Fabian, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funachello, et c
When Perry Como left the Carlene band for Ted Weems, he called Frankie Laine to take the job. Frankie was out of work and he and Perry were friends. Later, Frankie was broke and needed money to get to a gig and Perry gave him the cash to go. Frankie went to repay him later and it was a running joke where Perry refused the money and Frankie L. kept trying to go pay him back. The three were friends for years!
They may have been rivals in the music business and though they were not friends they were not enimies either. Now Laine and Como were very good friends going back to the thirties, when they were both trying to make it as singers. Perry made it a few years before Frankie hit it big.
@billythedoggie The song "Lucky Old Sun" apeared on many of Frankie's LP's from both Mercury and Columbia records plus many CD's that are still out today.
Talents that we will no see again alive.. but you and me who have some talents like them is our obligation to develop magic from our heart and show to the public what it means to love life given by our lovely creator.. I love you all you guys ,, we are very old now.. but don't care..
@markalson1938 your right about Frankie singing this great song...i used to listen to the album he use to sing this song on..and his many others....he put feelings into a song...made you feel the song inside of you i think this was the best song on the album..trying to think of some of the other songs...think i am going to have to dust off the album and listen to it again...
this is good to know. His bio suggests an authentic person, but you never know about celebrity. On the other hand, Como was certainly a very modest, level headed guy, and Sinatra could be on ocassion.
A lot of people who grew up in the thirties and early fifties didn't like the fact that what I call on my web site, the Surpy voice Crooners were being replaced by singers like Frankie Laine. You can see this in the comment just above yours. Frankie was one that changed musical taste. Like Elvis and the Beatles whould do later on. People like me who grew up in the early fifties welcomed this change and like our generation before us hated when the change to "Rock 'N Roll" came about.
My mind must have been on a former NY governor when I tried to comment on Perry Como. I'd be interested in seeing your website. I got into Laine with "Hellbent for Leather" when I was very young. I only found out about his earlier stuff much later. Now, I mostly listen to his early jazz stuff.
You are so welsome. TV in the fifties didn't have the Teck of today but it made up for it in just being entertaining. Now we have 200 plus channels and not a thing worth watching.
@elisebrav You can say THAT again! It is so shocking that in the morning when I am getting ready for work...CNN plays a raunchy tune by someone like Brittany Spears or Lady Gaga...Back in the 50's these songs and videos would have been BANNED for immorality and leudness. What a sad reflection on today's culture... Thanks for these delicious memories when music actually made sense!
To Mark. I was always a great fan of Benny Green, and still am, but he once referred to Frankie Laine as a carthorse when comparing him to Sinatra (the best of the lot). I would strongly disagree with Benny on that. The present generation has been brought up on X Factor, etc, which has a lot to answer for. Haydn Moore
Nick Riggio Frankie's sing style being so different from Sinatra's is why it took him 17 years to make it big. He just couldn't fit in with the smooth styles of the Big Bands back then. But back in the fifties if a record of his came on the radio, no one had to ask who was that singer. Frankie had a sound and style no one else could match.
try researching TOTAL sales of records. You will see how wrong you are. Laine had 3 distinct stages in his career and he sold over 100 million records. Plus he had amovie career and TV too. He gets lots of "hits" on my FB page for him. They guy had it all and at one time trailed only Tony Bennett at Columbia Records re record sales.
Nick Riggio Wrong about what, I have researched the record sales both in books and on the internet. They are all over the map with their list of top sellers. Out side of Sinantra, no one from Frankie's generation is even listed. They say it is because the sale of records back then were not certified to be correct. I have found numbers for his sales listed from 80 million , 100 million, up to 250 million world wide. Now which is wright who knows. Tony sold more albums than Frankie but on singles I think Frankie had him beat.
I sure it was never put on a DVD commercially, My copy is on VHS Tape and I've had it so long I don't remember where I got it. I think I found it when I was stationed in England back in the 70's. That is where I found all his movies and most of his TV shows.
I like this 3 showgirls with all my heart(aches). I feel I'm alomost gay though I don't know why. Anyway one Frannie is so lovely girl notwithstanding her gigantic size old western cowboy-;like. Perorry is so cute almost I am smiling looking at her. The other Fannie looks like a leader girl with kind of a grave voice who is responsible all for this. Anyhow I'm sure that they are fairly creatures God gave us.
