Ballad
always klick on pic’s.
Near West Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born, March 30, 1913, Died, Feb. 6, 2007 (aged 93), San Diego, California
Francesco Paolo LoVecchio aka Frankie Laine
(born March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007)
was an Italian American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career nearly 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", "Jezebel", "High Noon", "I Believe", "Hey Joe!", "The Kid's Last Fight", "Cool Water", "Rawhide", and "Lord, You Gave Me a Mountain”.
Original release, COLUMBIA 4-40780 (US) 10/1956 b/w EPIC 5-9263 (US) 02/1958
This release, re-issue on UNDERGROUND URC 1061 (Can) [1979]
Frankie Laine - Moonlight gambler b/w Ersel Hickey - Bluebirds over the mountain
Moonlight Gambler - 1956