Talk:Frankie Laine

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I just read the bio on Frankie Laine. It mentions his marriage to Nan and now to Marcia. It does not mention his engagement to Anita Craighead, who he met and lived with for three years before she died at their home. She was with him when he purchased his winery and when he recorded his album in, what was it, 1995? Marcia was a friend of theirs who helped both Frank and I when Mom was so sick. I am happy to see so much on Frank, he's certainly earned it. But there's never any mention at all of my mom, who Frank loved dearly. Anita was a great part of his life after Nan, and does deserve some mention. Christine Craighead, San Diego, CA christinecraighead@hotmail.com

Sorry about the oversight, Christine -- I was unaware of this part of Mr. Laine's life and will add it to the bio (assuming the article isn't blocked). --MPendragon

38.75.33.201 (talk) 10:13, 10 July 2016 (UTC) Does anyone remember or care that he owned a Rambler Automobile Dealership in Downey California in the 1960's 38.75.33.201 (talk) 10:13, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Overly Long
I think the sections from discography down could be cut. Do we need to list every guest appearance, lyric credit and album-track he did? I think this has moved from enyclopedic content to a list of indiscriminate information. Robdurbar 10:41, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

The articles on recording artists with far shorter careers than Mr. Laine (including Frank Sinatra, Madonna, M. Jackson, Elvis Presley, Britney Spears, Eminem and many others) are as long or longer than this one. Frankie Laine's career spans from 1930-2006 and in its present state the article is barely a synopsis.

That Robdurbar has singled out this article from the dozens of other lengthy articles linked to his Best-Selling Artists lists, strikes me as rather ... odd.

The list of songs is a *complete* discography -- a necessary element in any singer's article. I think that Wiki should provide a quick, easy reference to something as basic as a discography for every singer it lists (and am attempting to compile complete discographies for several of my other favorite artists as well). Songwriting credits should also be complete for all artists.

The guest appearances represent only a smattering of his television work. He's had a long and varied career. -- MPendragon

PS: There is only one "e" in "overly."


 * Well having made that comment, I formatted the page to remove some of the guest TV appearances - these are clearly irrelevant - and just make the list a bit more attractive, rather than remove it. I'm not defending any of those other pages - I havn't looked at them, to be honest, and don't intend to as they're probably all quite crap. Robdurbar 09:26, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, formatting the filmography/guest appearances works nicely. -MPendragon

Hyperbole
I think this article suffers from hyperbole and should be edited for NPOV. Design 12:23, 5 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Agreed. Which bits do we feel should be taken out - or is it a case of editing through the whole page? Robdurbar 12:56, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

The article expresses established facts (70 charted hits, 21 gold records, etc.) which more than justify the analyses of his style, career and significance as quoted from his peers within the article.

As to charges of "hyperbole" it's claims are at least supported by the quotes from peers (mentioned above). The articles for other singers (Sinatra, Spears, Madonna) make similar claims to significance and popularity, rarely support their claims (which one can only attribute solely to the author of their individual articles). --MPendragon


 * It seems kind of, well very actually, hyperbolic to me and I just read it. I've barely heard of this guy, but it comes close to implying he's bigger than the Beatles and Elvis combined. He "excelled at virtually every music style", "The first and biggest of a new breed of black-influenced singers who came to prominence in the post-WWII era"(as it doesn't specify what segment of the post-war era is meant this would include Elvis et alia by extension), etc. He was apparently big in Britain and I've noticed British Wikipedians seem to be far more enthusiastic about musicians of his generation than Americans. Anyway that you can source many claims is interesting, but not persuasive. I can find gushy sources, sources that include musicians, for almost any major singer. The over-250 million records statement is from a fan site, although a more credible site puts him at over 150 million. So he's big, but I think this is definitely exaggerating how big.--T. Anthony 10:53, 14 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Fair point - all claims are sourced. Personally i think that pretty much all singer pages need overhauling... Robdurbar 09:23, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

This is one of the grossly filled POV articles I have ever read, it goes so far as to state that "Laine was the Greatest siger who ever lived" this is total fan gush. here is a page that mention the highest sellings singer all the way back to 1800's, it is very definitive. Is Frankie Laine even mentioned? no. As for his style endangering the "crooning style" I believe Frank Sinatra and Perry Como each sold more records than him during the late 50's. Perry Como received most of his gold records during this time, I should mention that he has more than Frankie Liane 21 vs 27. Come on, I know he was big, I like his music. but this is an encyclopedia, not a fan site. Also, to many quotes, All I read are quotes on how great he was, I want to see information, not quotes. --Sicamous 22:04, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm with all of you on this one; this article reads rather like a tabloid piece. Time for the coloured pen to come out! Hushpuckena (talk) 16:13, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Cite Instances
Please point out all disputed passages, including your reasons for taking issue with them, along with any evidence you have to the contrary. Until such time as any specific items are cited, I have (and shall continue to) removed the NPOV designation. --MPendragon

This is easy, These are direct quotes; "Laine excelled at virtually every music style" Death Metal, punk rock, rap included? "The first and biggest of a new breed of black-influenced singers who came to prominence in the post-WWII era" This is news to Elvis "His 1946 recording of the blues ballad "That's My Desire" remains a landmark record signalling the end of both the big bands and the crooning styles favored by contemporaries Dick Haymes and Frank Sinatra." Dino, Sinatra, Crosby, Martin and Como and Pat Boone were all bigger record sellers than him '''"His soulful, masculine style dealt a severe blow to the predominant crooning styles of the day. As pop jazz vocalist Kay Starr expressed it: "A crooner is so soft, he could be a girl. Frank sounded like a man --''' Crosby was good Octave lower than him, sounded pretty masculine to me. "Laine was a key figure in the golden age of popular music, and remains, quite possibly the greatest singer of all time." True or not this is not a appropriate thing for an encyclopedia to assert. --Sicamous 22:02, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Frankie Laines high scool
What high school did Frankie Laine attend and did he graduate and if so when? Dave Ennes dennes01@netzero.net

Check Chicago rosters, late 1920's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.176.193.108 (talk) 07:52, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Corrrections
"His 1946 recording of That's My Desire remains a landmark record signalling the end of both the big bands and the crooning styles favored by contemporaries Dick Haymes and Frank Sinatra."

This statement is completly wrong as big band crooners Bing Crosby's and Frank Sinatra career's had yet to peak in 1946. Crosby was still the worlds most popular singer and would remain so until 1954, and became the biggest singer in the world agian in 1956. Sinatra was also very big through the late fifties and sixties. These were also before the days of Nelson Riddle and Billy May who had very popular big bands, certianly popular more than Frankie Laine.

Sinatra's career, both in film and as a singer, was on a downslide after WWII. By 1952, he was considered a "has been" and dumped by Columbia Records. His career revived after his Oscar winning performance in "From Here to Eternity," and his being signed by Capitol Records. Riddle and May provided backup to many singers throughout the 50s and 60s, but their style is quite different from that of the big band era. For one thing, the vocalists -- not the band -- dominate the recordings.

The popularity of "That's My Desire" (early 1947) and the musician's strike of the following year effectively put an end to the big band era.

As to Bing Crosby, he hadn't been a big band singer since his days with Paul Whiteman in the 1920s.

Glad he's still alive
This isn't meant to sound like one of those clueless "Oh, is he still alive?" posts, but in my case I distinctly remember seeing a news story about 10 years ago that he had died! Presumably this must have been a report about his stroke. But I remember being saddened by the report because I always liked his music. Maybe a more in-depth fan can confirm this -- was there in fact mistaken media reports that he had passed away? I'm not one to make this kind of an error so there must have been some bogus report on this. And it's not impossible for the media to make a major mistake like this - it happened to Abe Vigoda and Bob Hope, for two examples. 23skidoo 19:51, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

Sourced:
Please stopped deleting sourced material from this page Sicamous. Thank you.

Pease stop adding unsourced fan gush like,: Pop Singer With lots of style POV excelled at virtually every music style POV Laine was the first and biggest of a new breed of black-influenced Agian, Elvis was a whole lot bigger, and Unsourced to boot. Also POV Frank Sinatra represented perhaps the highest flowering of a quarter century tradition of crooning but suddenly found himself an anachronism   The is POV Please see NPOV to see how to write this article properly, with a neutral point of view with only facts, not how wonderful and talented and amzing the singer was or is. It does not matter where the material was sourced from if it is a POV. For example, a fan site with blather on and on about how great the artists is, if that source is used, showing how great the artists it is  POV, it should no be included here. Remember, this is a encyclopedia, not a directory of fan sites.

Thank You for not adding POV. --Sicamous 00:51, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

What ever happened to WP:NPOV?
The first few sections read very well (except a since corrected use of first name), and then it gets to the Columbia section... I have cut some of the worst fancruft type text, but much of it reads like a fans website. I have asked for citations on one or two assertions, since they could be notable if a decent source/reference can be found. It is really a lot better to the memory of Frankie Lane that his article reads like a well balanced encyclopedic piece rather than uncritical fandom. LessHeard vanU 22:39, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Discography
I've created a tabular discography of Albums based on the records at the All Music Guide - feel free to add more if you know them. I'm also going to paste the huge track listing here as it does not fit with wikipedia music bio styling and is far too big. Could do with creating a second table for all his Billboard/UK chart top 100 hit singles.Madmedea 16:03, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Major Long Play Records

 * 1949 Frankie Laine
 * 1950 ''Frankie Laine

1940s

 * (1944) That's Liberty, In The Wee Small Hours


 * (1945) Baby Baby All The Time, Heartaches, I'm Confessin', Coquette, Melancholy Madeline (with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers), Maureen (with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Someday Sweetheart


 * (1946) Ain’t That Just Like A Woman, Black And Blue, Blue Turning Grey Over You, By The River Sainte Marie, I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me, I May Be Wrong, It Ain’t Gonne Be Like That, Moonlight In Vermont, Oh! Lady Be Good, On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Pickle In The Middle (Artie Auerbach vocal, as "Mister Kitzel" -- Frankie can be heard in the background as a peanut vendor), Roses Of Picardy, September In The Rain, Sometimes I'm Happy, Sposin', Texas And Pacific, That’s My Desire, West End Blues, Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams, You Can Depend On Me, You've Changed


 * (1947) Ah But It Happens, All Of Me, Baby Don't Be Mad At Me, But Beautiful, By The Light Of The Stars, Cherie I Love You, The Day Isn't Long Enough, Hold Me, I Haven't The Heart, Here Comes The Night (recording lost), Inspiration Point, It Only Happens Once, I've Only Myself To Blame, Kiss Me Again, Mam’selle, May I Never Love Again, Nevertheless, Old Fashioned Love, Our Dream, Put 'Em In A Box, Put Yourself In My Place Baby, Shine, Singing The Blues, Stay As Sweet As You Are, A Sunday Kind Of Love, Thanks For You, That Ain't Right, Till We Meet Again, Two Loves Have I, We’ll Be Together Again, When You're Smiling, Who Cares What People Say, With All My Heart, Yes My Dear


 * (1948) Come Love With Me, Don't Have To Tell Nobody, I Wish You Were Jealous Of Me, I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover, Monday Again, Rosetta, Tara Talara Tala, What Could Be Sweeter?, You're All I Want For Christmas


 * (1949) At The End Of The Road, Baby I Need You, Baby Just For Me, Bebop Spoken Here, Carry Me Back To Old Virginney, Don't Cry Little Children, Don't Do Something to Someone Else, Exactly Like You, Georgia On My Mind, Give Me A Kiss For Tomorrow, God Bless The Child, I Get Sentimental Over Nothing, Mule Train, My One My Only My All, Now That I Need You, Rockin’ Chair, Satan Wears A Satin Gown, Swamp Girl, Sweet Talk, That Lucky Old Sun, You're Just The Kind, You're Wonderful

1950s

 * (1950 Black Lace, The Cry Of The Wild Goose, The Day Isn't Long Enough, Dear Dear Dear, Dream A Little Dream Of Me, I Love You For That (with Patti Page), I Was Dancing With Someone, If I Were A Bell, If I Were You Baby (with Patti Page), I'm Gonna Live Till I Die, I'm In The Mood For Love, The Jalopy Song, A Man Gets Awfully Lonesome, May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You, Merry Christmas Everywhere, Music Maestro Please, Sleepy Ol' River, Stars And Stripes Forever, Thanks For Your Kisses, What Am I Gonna Do This Christmas?


 * (1951) Ain't Misbehavin', Flamenco, Gambella (The Gamblin' Lady) (with Jo Stafford), The Gang That Sang Heart Of My Heart, Get Happy, The Girl In The Wood, Hey Good Lookin' (with Jo Stafford), I Would Do Most Anything For You, In The Cool Cool Cool Of The Evening, The Isle Of Capri, Jealousy (Jalousie), Jezebel, Love Is Such A Cheat, Metro Polka, Necessary Evil, One For My Baby, Pretty-Eyed Baby (with Jo Stafford), Rose, Rose, I Love You, She Reminds Me Of You, Song Of The Islands, South Of The Border, That's Good! That's Bad! (with Jo Stafford), That's How Rhythm Was Born, That's The One For Me (with Jo Stafford), To Be Worthty Of You, Tomorrow Mountain, What Could Be Sweeter?, When It’s Sleepy Time Down South, Wonderful Wasn't It?, Yes My Dear, You Left Me Out In The Rain


 * (1952) Chow Willy (with Jo Stafford), Christmas Roses (with Jo Stafford), The Gandy Dancer's Ball, Hambone (with Jo Stafford), High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me), How Lovely Cooks The Meat (with Doris Day), I'd Give My Life, I'm Just A Poor Bachelor, Let's Have A Party (with Jo Stafford), The Mermaid, My Ohio Home, Piece A-Puddin' (with Jo Stafford), Ramblin' Man, The Rock Of Gibraltar, The Ruby And The Pearl, Settin' The Woods On Fire (with Jo Stafford), She's Funny That Way, Snow In Lovers Lane, Sugarbush (with Doris Day), Swan Song, Snow In Lovers Lane, That's How It Goes, There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder, Tonight You Belong To Me, When You're In Love


 * (1953) Ace In The Hole, After You've Gone (vocal duet with Carl T. Fischer), Answer Me My Love, Answer Me O' Lord, Basin Street Blues (with Jo Stafford), Blowing Wild (The Ballad Of Black Gold), A Bushel And A Peck (with Jo Stafford), Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans, Drill Ye Tarriers, Floatin' Down To Cotton Town (with Jo Stafford), Goin' Like Wildfire (with Jo Stafford), Granada, Hey Joe!, A Hundred Years From Today, I Believe, I Let Her Go, Judy, The Kid's Last Fight, Laughing At Life, Let's Go Fishin' (with Jimmy Boyd), The Little Boy And The Old Man (with Jimmy Boyd), Long Distance Love, Lorelei, The Lord Don't Treat His Chillun That Way, Lullaby In Rhythm, New Orleans, Old Shoes, Poor Little Piggy Bank (with Jimmy Boyd), Rollin' Down The Line (with Jo Stafford), Sittin' In The Sun (Countin' My Money), Some Day, Some Day Sweetheart, Te Amo, Tell Me A Story (with Jimmy Boyd), There Must Be A Reason, Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (with Jo Stafford), Where The Winds Blow, Willow Weep For Me, Your Cheatin' Heart


 * (1954) Ain't It A Pity And A Shame (with The Four Lads), Back Where I Belong (with Jo Stafford), God's Gonna Take The Saints To Heaven (with The Four Lads), High Society (with Jo Stafford), I Can't Give You Anything But Love, I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long (with The Four Lads), I'd Give My Life, In The Beginning, Juba-Juba-Jubalee (with The Four Lads), Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now, Let Me Be Ready Lord (with The Four Lads), My Friend, Out Of Nowhere, Rain Rain Rain (with The Four Lads), Wa-Hoo! (with The Four Lads), What Would I Do? (with The Four Lads), You Are Too Beautiful, Your Heart - My Heart


 * (1955) Baby Baby All The Time (with Buck Clayton), Bring Your Smile Along, Bubbles, Champion The Wonder Horse, Cool Water, Didn't He Moan (with The Four Lads), Hawk-Eye, Hummingbird, I Heard The Angels Singing (with The Four Lads), If Spring Never Comes, If You Were Mine (with Buck Clayton), Make Me A Child Again, Mama Mia, Moby Dick, Mona Lisa, My Little One, Never Come Sunday, Remember Me (with The Four Lads), Robin Hood, Roses Of Picardy (with Buck Clayton), Sixteen Tons, Sposin' (with Buck Clayton), Stars Fell On Alabama (with Buck Clayton), Strange Lady In Town, Taking A Chance On Love (with Buck Clayton), The Tarrier Song, That Old Feeling (with Buck Clayton), The Thief, Tick Ticky Tick (I'M Gonna Tell On You), Until The Real Thing Comes Along (with Buck Clayton), Walking The Night Away, Where Can I Go (with The Four Lads), A Woman In Love, You Can Depend On Me (with Buck Clayton), Your Love


 * (1956) A Capital Ship, Don't Cry, Good Evening Friends (with Johnnie Ray), Hell Hath No Fury, Lonely Man, Lotus Land, Love Is A Golden Ring (with The Easy Riders), Make Me A Child Again, Moonlight Gambler, The Most Happy Fella, On The Road To Mandalay, Only If We Love, There's Not A Moment To Spare, Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air) (with Johnnie Ray), Without Him


 * (1957) Addormentarmi Cosi (with Michel Legrand), All Of These And More, Annabel Lee, Autumn Leaves (with Michel Legrand), Besame Mucho (with Michel Legrand), (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue, Blue Turning Grey Over You, By The River Sainte Marie, East Is East, Give Me A Kiss For Tomorrow, The Greater Sin, Gunfight At OK Corral, Jezebel, La Paloma (with Michel Legrand), Laura (with Michel Legrand), The Lonesome Road, Mam'selle (with Michel Legrand), My Gal And A Prayer, Nao Tem Solucao (with Michel Legrand), On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Quiereme Mucho (Yours) (with Michel Legrand), Rockin' Chair, Shine, Si Tu Partais (with Michel Legrand), That Ain't Right, That Lucky Old Sun, That's My Desire, The 3:10 To Yuma, Too Young (with Michel Legrand), Torna A Sorrento (with Michel Legrand), Uh-Huh Oh Yeah, We'll Be Together Again, West End Blues, You Know How It Is


 * (1958)  Baby Just For Me (with Michel Legrand), Because, Blue Moon (with Michel Legrand), Body And Soul, Choombala Bey, A Cottage For Sale, Dream A Little Dream Of Me (with Michel Legrand), El Diablo, Forever More, Here Lies Love, I Cover The Waterfront, I Forget The Time (with Michel Legrand), I Get Along Without You Very Well, I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good), I Have To Cry, I Married An Angel, I Would Do Anything For You (with Michel Legrand), I'll Get By, I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (with Michel Legrand), In My Wildest Dreams, It Only Happens Once, It's The Talk Of The Town, Journey's End, A Kiss Can Change The World, The Love Of Loves (with Michel Legrand), Lover Come Back To Me (with Michel Legrand), Lovin' Up A Storm, Magnificent Obsession, Marie (with Michel Legrand), Midnight On A Rainy Monday, Mona Lisa (with Michel Legrand), My Kind Of Woman, My Little Love, Rawhide, Second Honeymoon, September In The Rain (with Michel Legrand), Side By Side, That's My Desire, These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You), To My Wife, Too Marvelous For Words (with Michel Legrand), Torchin', The Touch Of Your Lips, Try A Little Tenderness, The Valley Of A Hundred Hills, We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye, When I Speak Your Name, You Are My Love, You're Just The Kind (with Michel Legrand), You've Changed


 * (1959) And Doesn’t She Roll, Careless Love, Cherry Red, Jelly Coal Man, Kisses That Shake The World, Lucy D, New Orleans, Old Blue, Old Virginny, On A Monday, Rockin' Mother, Rocks And Gravel, Sixteen Tons, Stack Of Blues

1960s

 * (1960) Along The Navajo Trail, Bowie Knife, City Boy, Cool Water, Cry Of The Wild Goose, Et Voila, God Bless This House, Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, The Hanging Tree, Here She Comes Now, High Noon, Mule Train, Rawhide, Sampson, Seven Women, St. James Infirmary, The 3:10 To Yuma, Wanted Man, You're All I Want For Christmas


 * (1961) Ace In The Hole, Camptown Races, Cow-Cow Boogie, Dead Man’s Hand, Deuces Wild, Gamblin’ Woman, Get Rich Quick, The Green Leaves Of Summer, Gunslinger, The Hard Way, Horses And Women, Luck Be A Lady, The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo, Miss Satan, Moonlight Gambler, Ride Through The Night, The Roving Gambler, Wheel Of Fortune


 * (1962) Beyond The Blue Horizon, Call Of The Wild, If I Love Again, The Girl In The Wood, De Glory Road, The High Road, I Let Her Go, I'm Gonna Live 'Til I Die, Live Along With Me (Get With It), Love Is Where You Find It, Misirlou, The Moment Of Truth, The New Frontier, North To Alaska, On The Road To Mandalay, On The Trail, Riders In The Sky, Rolling Stone, Serenade, Song Of The Open Road, Swamp Girl, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Wagon Wheels, The Wayfaring Stranger, A Wedded Man, We'll Be Together Again, What Kind Of Fool Am I?


 * (1963) Die Welt War Niemals So Schon, Don’t Make Me Baby Blue, Hey There Mountain (unissued/lost), Ich Lass Dich Gehn, I'm Gonna Be Strong, No La Hagas Sufrir, No Sabras Mi Dolor, Non Farla Piangere, Prairie Belle, Saro Forte, Take Her, Up Among The Stars


 * (1964) Che Me Ne Importa...A Me, For Your Love I'd Wait A Lifetime, A Girl, Go On With Your Dancing, Halfway, House Of Laughter, Lonely Days Of Winter,  Tangolita


 * (1965) Answer Me, Come Sunday, He, The Green Leaves Of Summer, Heartaches Can Be Fun, He'll Guide My Way, I Believe, May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You, My Friend, O Bless This House, Seven Days Of Love, The Sound Of Silence, Teach Me To Pray, Two Loves Have I


 * (1966) Johnny Willow, The Meaning Of It All, Pray And He Will Answer You, What Do You Know


 * (1967) Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard, Give Me Your Kisses I'll Give You My Heart, The Gypsy, Heartless One, I Heard You Cry Last Night, I Wish You Were Jealous Of Me, If I Didn't Care, I'll Take Care Of Your Cares, I'm Free, Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got), Making Memories, Maybe, The Moment Of Truth, The Real Meaning Of Love, Sometimes I Just Can't Stand You, Somewhere There's Someone, There's Not A Moment To Spare, What Do You Do With An Old Song, You - No One But You, You Taught Me How To Love You Now Teach Me To Forget, You Wanted Someone To Play With, You're Breaking My Heart


 * (1968) By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Cold Cold Heart, Forsaking All Others, Gentle On My Mind, The Green Green Grass Of Home, Halfway, Honey, I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire, I Found You, I Need You, I Wish I Had Someone Like You, I'm Happy To Hear You're Sorry, It Didn't Mean A Thing To Me, I've Got A Right To Cry, Laughing On The Outside Crying On The Inside, Little Green Apples, Please Forgive Me, Pretty Little Princess, Silver Kisses And Golden Love, Take Me Back, To Each His Own, The Wayward Wind, What A Wonderful World, Where Does Love Go, You Always Hurt The One You Love


 * (1969) Allegra, Born To Be With You, Dammit Isn't God's Last Name, Don't Make Promises, Fresh Out Of Tears, A Place In The Shade, The Secret Of Happiness, Sing An Italian Song, The Story Of My Life, Walk On Out Of My Life, You Gave Me A Mountain

1970s

 * (1970) Rockin' remakes of:  Don't Make My Baby Blue, I Believe, Jealousy, Jezebel, Moonlight Gambler, On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Shine, That Lucky Old Sun, That's My Desire, Your Cheatin' Heart


 * (1971) A Brand New Day, Don't Blame The Child, California Bloodlines, Going To Newport, Mr. Bojangles, My God And I, Po' Folks, Proud Mary, Put Your Hand In The Hand, Talk About The Good Times


 * (1972) Can You Hear Me Lord, My Own True Love, Time To Ride


 * (1974) Blazing Saddles


 * (1976) Maxwell's Silver Hammer, Talk To Me About The Hard Times


 * (1977) Cool Water, The Cry Of The Wild Goose, Georgia On My Mind, High Noon, I Believe, Jealousy, Jezebel, The Kid's Last Fight, Memories In Gold, Moonlight Gambler, Mule Train, On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Rawhide, Shine, That Lucky Old Sun, That's My Desire, We'll Be Together Again, A Woman In Love, You Gave Me A Mountain, Your Cheatin' Heart


 * (1978) End Of Session Blues, Evergreen, Forgetting Someone, I Don't Feel Like Singing Anymore, If I Never Sing Another Song, It's Gonna Happen, Hey! Hey! Jesus, Life Is Beautiful, The Only Thing That Matters, Nan, Nobody But You, Send In The Clowns, Sunday Morning Coming Down

1980s

 * (1982) Answer Me, Cool Water, Cry Of The Wild Goose, Don't Fence Me In, Granada, High Noon, Hummingbird, I Believe, Jealousy, Jezebel, Moonlight Gambler, Mule Train, Rain Rain Rain, Rawhide, Rose Rose I Love You, Sixteen Tons, Strange Lady In Town, There Must Be A Reason, Wheel Of Fortune, A Woman In Love


 * (1984) Love Rustler, Take Me Back To L.A., Texas, We'll Be Together Again


 * (1985) The Girl I Love, How Do You Keep The Music Playing?, Fever, The Lady Digs Jazz, Makin' Whoopee, San Diego Lovely Lady By The Sea, Solitude, Strike Up The Band For San Diego, This Can't Be Love/Them There Eyes, Time You Old Gypsy Man, What Am I Here For?


 * (1986) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, The Green Green Grass Of Home, I Believe In You, Jambalaya, Let Me Learn To Dream Of You, Old Dogs Children And Watermelon Wine, One More Time, Over, She Never Could Dance, When Will I Be Loved


 * (1987) Gunfight At The O.K. Corral (with Erich Kunzel and The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra), High Noon (with Erich Kunzel and The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra), Old Boston, Old Chicago, Old St. Louis, Merry Christmas Without You, Rawhide (with Erich Kunzel and The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra)


 * (1988) Better To Have Loved, Butterfly, Fallen Angel, Fever, Fly Away, I'd Do It Over Again, Just A Dreamer, Rose Ellen, Still There's You

1990s

 * (1991) Don't Cry Cry Baby, Old Enough To Be Your Father


 * (1998) Back In The Game, The Best Of Each Other, Come Back To Me, A Day At A Time, The Good Old Days, Giving Back, How Sweet It Is, I Like To Travel, It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, Moonglow, Nature Boy, Scarlet Ribbons, Song Of India, Soon I'll Be Following You, Taking Care Of My Soul, That's All, That's How I'd Like To Be Remembered, They Call The Wind Maria, This Time The Dream's On Me, How Do You Keep The Music Playing, Until Now, Wheels Of A Dream, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Young At Heart

2000s

 * (2001) The Story of Taps, Taps/My Buddy


 * (2002) After Me, The Best Of Love, Dandelion Wine, From Time To Time, The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened, Heavy Breathing, Here's To The Losers, I Don't Remember, Keep Goin' Back To Joe's, More Love, Old Man Jazz, Too Late Smart, Too Soon Old Too Late Smart, When Joanna Loved Me, When Sunny Gets Blue


 * (2004) Contagious, Contagious (live version), Every Time She Cries, Father Time, A Heart Lies Still, I Go Flyin', If I Could See Into Your Heart, I'll Be Thinking Of You, Jake, Pity The One, She Never Could Dance, Shelter From The Storm, Stars In The Bars

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:45, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:FLJazz.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:52, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:FLMarathon.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:53, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:FLOldManJazz.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:FLandJo.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:54, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:FLmountain.gif
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:55, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Nicknames
"his other nicknames include Mr. Rhythm, Old Leather Lungs, Mr Steel Tonsils, and Cunt." Huh? No reference and how did this get in there? Deleted. Willmoon (talk) 22:33, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation
This may sound strange, but can anyone add the correct pronunciation of his last name? Is it Lane or Lay-knee? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.93.52.134 (talk) 11:20, 1 January 2011 (UTC)

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