[Dixielandjazz] Frankie Laine Obit

[Craig I. Johnson]

There's a station in Portland Maine -- "The Bay" aon 1400 and 1490 AM
 that plays the oldies 1930-1970s" all day with a lot of vocal and some 
instrumentals.
It is one of the purveyors of the synicated programming called
":THe Music of Your Life".
(Check out http://musicofyourlife.com/ for your area if interested
-- at least in the U.S.)

My truck radio only has 3 presets that I bother with..
 That one and and 88.1 FM where I listen to my iPod.
full of dixie and swing and WBACH for classical & jazz.

 For several days after Frankie Laine's
death they played many if not all of his recordings. It took me back
joyously to my earler years. I really enjoyed Frankie.

Craig Johnson



pat ladd wrote:

>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 
>
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