Topic: Frankie Laine

[Lona]

I was saddened to hear of Frankie Laine dying.

I will always remember him singing Jezabel and I Believe.  Nobody could sing I Believe quite like him.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/07/obit.laine.ap/index.html

[Clive]

My favourite was his Rawhide theme tune.  Gosh, that's nearly a lifetime away! 

[mistybear]

I loved Rawhide, every saturday night after our bath we would go around the corner to a neighbours to watch Rawhide. Then we got our own tele.
I'm sure there are some Frankie Laine songs I liked, just can't think of any at the moment.

[Lona]

I loved Rawhide, every saturday night after our bath we would go around the corner to a neighbours to watch Rawhide. Then we got our own tele.
I'm sure there are some Frankie Laine songs I liked, just can't think of any at the moment.

You were too busy oggling Rowdie Yates, aka Clint Eastwood, MB. 

Hands off Clint, he's mine. 

[Simon]

The one I remember of his is Cool Water.  Don't ask me why.  When I was a child, it was in our record collection, and it's just one of those tunes that stuck, but I probably haven't heard it for nearly 40 years.  I can even picture the record sleeve clearly to this day!




Someone's going to tell me it wasn't him now!

[Lona]

The one I remember of his is Cool Water.  Don't ask me why.  When I was a child, it was in our record collection, and it's just one of those tunes that stuck, but I probably haven't heard it for nearly 40 years.  I can even picture the record sleeve clearly to this day!




Someone's going to tell me it wasn't him now!

Must have been a 78 Simon, "Cool, Clear Water"

I remember him doing a duet with Johnnie Ray called "Up above my Head"

I have most of his records and also Johnnie Ray.  They were both big stars in the 50's

[Simon]

It was definitely an LP, Lona, and I'm pretty certain it was this one, or one with a very similar sleeve.

[Clive]

I'd forgotten about Cool Clear Water.  I thought it would be interesting ti look up his discography of British hits and was surprised find so many. Childhood memories came flooding back!

.1952...........7..........High Noon
.1952...........8..........Sugarbush (W/Doris Day)
.1953..........11..........Girl In The Woods
.1953...........1..........I Believe
.1953...........2..........Where The Winds Blow
.1953...........1..........Hey Joe
.1953...........1..........Answer Me
.1953...........5..........Tell Me A Story (W/Jimmy Boyd)
.1954...........2..........Blowing Wild
.1954...........9..........Granada
.1954...........3..........Kids Last Fight
.1954...........3..........My Friend
.1954...........9..........There Must Be A Reason
.1954...........8..........Rain, Rain, Rain (W/Four Lads)
.1955..........20..........In The Beginning
.1955...........2..........Cool Water
.1955...........6..........Strange Lady In Town
.1955..........16..........Hummingbird
.1955...........7..........Hawkeye
.1956..........10..........Sixteen Tons
.1956..........28..........Hell Hath no Fury
.1956...........1..........A Woman In Love
.1957..........13..........Moonlight Gambler
.1957..........19..........Love Is A Golden Ring
.1957..........25..........Goodevening Friends (W/Johnnie Ray)
.1957..........25..........Up Above My Head (W/Johnnie Ray)
.1959...........6..........Rawhide
.1961..........50..........Gunslinger

[Sandra]

.1953...........1..........Hey Joe

I wonder if thats the same song that Jimi Hendrix did ?

I always thought that most of Hendrix's early songs were written by Bob Dylan 

[Lona]

You missed one Clive

"On the sunny side of the Street"

[mistybear]

You were too busy oggling Rowdie Yates, aka Clint Eastwood, MB. 

Hands off Clint, he's mine. 

Wasn't he amazingly young, well so was I, and a little too young to oggling anyone. But yes he was very cute back then.

And Clear Water was the one I was trying to think of, great song. And Mule train, I remember that one as well, I'll have to ask my mother if she still has the album.

[Lona]

Granada was another one of my favourites.  In fact I loved all his recordings.