Frankie Carle
Frankie Carle (born Francis Nunzio Carlone, March 25, 1903 – March 7, 2001) was an American pianist and bandleader. As a very popular bandleader in the 1940s and 1950s, Carle was nicknamed "The Wizard of the Keyboard". "Sunrise Serenade" was Carle's best-known composition, rising to No. 1 in the US in 1938 and selling more than one million copies. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 25, 1903 (Providence), Died March 7, 2001 (Mesa)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, songwriter, vocalist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-38189 | 10-in. | 3/21/1927 | Just cross the river from Queens | Edwin J. McEnelly Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 2-4); with male vocal trio (take 1) | vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-035723 | 10-in. | 4/8/1939 | Sunrise serenade | Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-035731 | 10-in. | 4/10/1939 | Sunrise serenade | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-042681 | 10-in. | 9/14/1939 | Serenata matutina | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-043367 | 10-in. | 11/9/1939 | Shadows | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-047205 | 10-in. | 2/14/1940 | A lover's lullaby | Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-047985 | 10-in. | 3/21/1940 | A lover's lullaby | Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-050564 | 10-in. | 5/13/1940 | A lover's lullaby | Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-053414 | 10-in. | 9/4/1940 | Falling leaves | Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-055580 | 10-in. | 9/3/1940 | Falling leaves | Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D5VB-1310 | 10-in. | 12/20/1945 | Don't you remember me? | Johnny Desmond ; Russ Case Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D5VB-1320 | 10-in. | 12/28/1945 | Oh! What it seemed to be | Charlie Spivak Orchestra ; Jimmy Saunders | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0505 | 10-in. | 4/20/1947 | Roses in the rain | Jean Sablon ; Toots Camarata Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0638 | 10-in. | 3/10/1947 | Sunrise serenade | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-0666 | 10-in. | 3/17/1947 | Sunrise serenade | Three Suns | Instrumental trio | composer | |
| Victor | D7VB-1054 | 10-in. | 10/1/1947 | Dreamy lullaby | Garry Stevens ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1107 | 10-in. | 10/27/1947 | Moonlight whispers | Tex Beneke ; Tex Beneke Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | 14730-14732 | 10-in. | 1/26/1925 | Best black | Mound City Blue Blowers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Decca | 61340 | 10-in. | 10/23/1936 | Moonlight on the Chesapeake | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61341 | 10-in. | 10/23/1936 | Sweetheart, let's grow old together | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61342 | 10-in. | 10/23/1936 | There's something in the air | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61343 | 10-in. | 10/23/1936 | Goodnight my love | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61344 | 10-in. | 10/23/1936 | Where the lazy river goes by | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61380 | 10-in. | 11/4/1936 | One never knows, does one? | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61381 | 10-in. | 11/4/1936 | Let me sing in Echo Valley | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61382 | 10-in. | 11/4/1936 | In the chapel in the moonlight | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61513 | 10-in. | 1/13/1937 | I can't lose that longing for you | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61514 | 10-in. | 1/13/1937 | Who's afraid of love ? | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61515 | 10-in. | 1/13/1937 | Oh say, can you swing ? | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61516 | 10-in. | 1/13/1937 | Timber | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61517 | 10-in. | 1/13/1937 | If my heart could only talk | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61518 | 10-in. | 1/13/1937 | One in a million | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61519 | 10-in. | 1/13/1937 | Ridin' high | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61998 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | Boo-hoo | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 61999 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | I adore you | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62000 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | Big boy blue | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62001 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | Rockin' chair swing | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62015 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | I've got rain in my eyes | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62016 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | The trouble with me is you | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62017 | 10-in. | 2/26/1937 | Humoresque (Dvorak) | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62184 | 10-in. | 5/10/1937 | Turn off the moon | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62185 | 10-in. | 5/10/1937 | (Have you forgotten) The you and me that used to be | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62186 | 10-in. | 5/10/1937 | Alibi baby | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62187 | 10-in. | 5/10/1937 | 'Cause my baby says it's so | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62188 | 10-in. | 5/10/1937 | You're looking for romance | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62189 | 10-in. | 5/10/1937 | Easy on the eyes | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62473 | 10-in. | 8/2/1937 | Yankee doodle band | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62474 | 10-in. | 8/2/1937 | Let's have another cigarette | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62475 | 10-in. | 8/2/1937 | Moonlight on the highway | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62476 | 10-in. | 8/2/1937 | The life of the party | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62477 | 10-in. | 8/2/1937 | Roses in December | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62478 | 10-in. | 8/2/1937 | Turn on that red hot heat | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62576 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | I'm feelin' like a million ; Yours and mine | Frankie Carle | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62577 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | Afraid to dream ; The loveliness: of you ; You can't have everything | Frankie Carle | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62578 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | Have you got any castles? ; Moonlight on the campus | Frankie Carle | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62579 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | Remember me/Am I in love? | Frankie Carle | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62580 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | The moon got in my eyes ; It's the natural thing to do | Frankie Carle | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62581 | 10-in. | 9/7/1937 | You've got something there ; On with the dance | Frankie Carle | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62715 | 12-in. | 10/26/1937 | Rosalie ; Why should I care ; Who knows? | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62716 | 12-in. | 10/26/1937 | In the still of the night ; I've a strange new rhythm in my heart | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62717 | 12-in. | 10/26/1937 | Nice work if you can get it ; A foggy day ; Things are looking up ; I can't be bothered now | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62718 | 12-in. | 10/26/1937 | Have you met Miss Jones? ; I'd rather be right ; Sweet sixty five ; Take and take and take | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62719 | 10-in. | 10/26/1937 | You're out of this world to me | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62720 | 10-in. | 10/26/1937 | When the organ played O promise me | Mal Hallett Orchestra ; Jerry Perkins | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62721 | 10-in. | 10/26/1937 | Sailing home | Mal Hallett Orchestra ; Jerry Perkins | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62722 | 10-in. | 10/26/1937 | True confession | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62723 | 10-in. | 10/26/1937 | I'd love to play a love scene | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 62724 | 10-in. | 10/26/1937 | I want a new romance | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63124 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Kitten on the keys | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63125 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Doll dance | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63126 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Wedding of the painted doll | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63127 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Holiday | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63128 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Flapperette | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63129 | 10-in. | 1/3/1938 | Dancing tambourine | Frankie Carle Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63884 | 10-in. | 5/31/1938 | Where in the world | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63885 | 10-in. | 5/31/1938 | You and me | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63886 | 10-in. | 5/31/1938 | Looney little Tooney | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63887 | 10-in. | 5/31/1938 | If I were you | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63888 | 10-in. | 5/31/1938 | It's the little things that count | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 63889 | 10-in. | 5/31/1938 | In any language | Mal Hallett Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65035 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | Sunrise serenade-1 | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65038 | 10-in. | 2/14/1939 | (Gotta get some) Shut-Eye | Glen Gray Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carle, Frankie," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103739.
Carle, Frankie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103739.
"Carle, Frankie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Carle, Frankie, 1903-2001 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82098372
Wikidata: Frankie Carle - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q363867
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MusicBrainz: Frankie Carle - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/21ebab35-e102-49a6-bf4c-15c47a7595d2
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