[Dixielandjazz] Frankie Laine Obit

[pat ladd]

Sorry to hear this news.

I first heard Frankie Lane on film in a little known black and white called, 
I think, `Make believe Ballroom`. It was a thin story about radio performers 
learning to make the switch to TV. Move about, gesture etc instead of just 
standing motiionless in front of a mike.

I went chasing my local record shop for Frankie Lane stuff the next day but 
they had never heard of him  and there was nothing in the catalogues. It was 
ages before I ran any of his records, 78`s of course to earth.

I think Billy Daniels and Dinah Shore also appeared in the film..

A sad loss.

Pat