Search - Frankie Laine :: America's Number One Song Stylist

Frankie Laine was the first and biggest of a new breed of black influenced singers who rose to prominence in the post-WWII era, a harbinger of the Rock 'N' Roll music that was to come. His 1946 recording of "That's My Desire" (a Pop and R&B number 1) remains a landmark record signaling the end of the dominance of the big bands Often called the first of the blue-eyed soul singers, Laine's style cleared the way for many artists who arose in the late 1940s and 1950s, including Kay Starr, Tony Bennett, Johnnie Ray and Elvis. Here then is just a selection of Frankie Laine's phenomenal number of mega-hits...every one a winner from one of the biggest hit-makers of the 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s...and he's STILL at it!. Laine has had more than 70 chart hit records, 21 gold records, and worldwide sales of over 250 million! 23 tracks. Rev-Ola. 2007.