Wednesday, March 8, 2017
"I'll Take Care Of Your Cares" #39 3/4/1967
Frankie Laine could be called one of the first "blue eyed soul" singers. He had dozens of pop hits in the 40's and 50's and then rock and roll came along, which pretty much wrecked his career. Strange that rock became the thing that derailed him, since Frankie's style owed way more to R&B instead of big band music of that era, and he paved the way for what was about to revolutionize the business.
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Wasn't MOONLIGHT GAMBLER a #1 hit in 1956?
That song, when the year was finally tallied,had to have come close to the positions of the early Elvis hits.
Near as I can tell, "Moonlight Gambler" topped out on Billboard at #3 the week of 1/19/1957. His next record was "Love Is A Golden Ring" which got to #10, and his number of chart appearances went way downhill from there.
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