Frankie Carle

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 (Results 1-25 of 83 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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	D6VB-2154	10-in.	9/12/1946	Falling leaves	Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
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

(Results 1-25 of 83 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carle, Frankie," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103739.

Carle, Frankie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103739.

"Carle, Frankie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.