Frankie Carle
Frankie Carle (March 25, 1903 – March 7, 2001), born Francis Nunzio Carlone, was an American pianist and bandleader. As a very popular bandleader in the 1940s and 1950s, Carle was nicknamed "The Wizard of the Keyboard". "Sunrise Serenade" was Carle's best-known composition, rising to No. 1 in the US in 1938 and selling more than one million copies.
Early life
Carle was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 25, 1903. Born the son of a factory worker who could not afford a piano, he practiced on a dummy keyboard devised by his uncle, pianist Nicholas Colangelo, until he found a broken-down instrument in a dance hall. In 1916, a teenage Carle began working with his uncle's band as well as a number of local bands in the Rhode Island area. To gain further popularity in an America which still held prejudices against many Italian Americans, Carle did what many singers, such as Dean Martin and Jerry Vale, did during this time period; he changed his name from Carlone to Carle.
Career
Podcasts:
Frankie Carle
ALBUMS
- Frankie Carle at the Piano / The Golden Touch released: 1994
- Somewhere My Love released: 1967
- 30 Hits of the Fantastic 50's released: 1963
- The Fabulous Four Hands of Frankie Carle released: 1961
- The Golden Touch released: 1959
Frankie Carle at the Piano / The Golden Touch
Released 1994- Stardust
- On the Sunny Side of the Street
- Love Is Just Around the Corner
- Make Belive
- Georgia on My Mind
- Lovely to Look At
- I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
- If I Loved You
- Rockin' Chair
- There Is No Greater Love
- Sometimes I'm Happy
- Together
- I Don't Know Why
- The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Esle
- Don't Blame Me
- Ghost of a Chance
- My Silent Love
- A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
- Memphis in June
- I Can't Give You Anything but Love
- Why Do I Love You
- I'm in the Mood of Love
- Love Walked In
- Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
30 Hits of the Fantastic 50's
Released 1963- The Old Piano Roll Blues / Meet Mister Callaghan / Little Rock Getaway
- Be My Love / An Affair to Remember / Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
- The Breeze / Kiss of Fire / Teach Me Tonight
- The Girl Next Door / Under Paris Skies / Take My Love
- Volare / I'll Never Stop Loving You / High Noon
- A Kiss to Build a Dream On /If I Give My Heart to You / I Need You Now
- Because Your Mine / The Loveliest Night of the Year / Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You / A Fool Such as I / Nobody's Darlin but Mione
- The Hawaiian Wedding Song / How Wonderfull to Know / Ebb Tide
- C'est Si Bon / The Hot Canary / Undecided
Born: 1903-03-25
Died: 2001-03-07
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by Fats Waller
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by Doris Day
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by Little Richard
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by Burl Ives
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
by: Fats WallerBy the light of the silvery moon
I want to spoon
To my honey, I'll croon love's tune
Honey moon, keep a-shinin' in June
Your silvery beams will bring love's dreams
We'll be cuddlin' soon