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Obit: Frankie Laine @ 93...Sang theme to "Rawhide"

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CrankyYankee

Frankie Laine, the singer with the booming voice who hit it big with such songs as "That Lucky Old Sun," "Mule Train," "Cool Water," "I Believe," "Granada" and "Moonlight Gambler," died today(Tuesday) at Mercy Hospital in San Diego. He was 93.

Even after his popularity crested after the rise of rock 'n' roll, Laine was heard for many years singing the theme to the TV series "Rawhide," which featured a young Clint Eastwood and ran until 1966.

Laine also song the theme to the Mel Brooks movie, "Blazing Saddles" and many commercials, including one for Campbell Soup's Manhandlers soups ("How do ya handle a hungry man? Manhandlers!").

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-ex-laine6feb07,0,6581313.story?coll=la-home-obituaries
 
I enjoyed his music as well as the Rawhide theme. One of his classic songs to add to the list was his 1969 hit "You Gave Me A Mountain".

R.I.P. Frankie!! :'(
 
He did, indeed, do some great songs. He also had
his own variety show, "Frankie Laine Time," on CBS
in the summers of 1955 and 1956, when his career
was probably at its peak. In both cases it ran on
Wednesday nights as a summer replacement for
Arthur Godfrey.

I, too, say R.I.P. Frankie.
 
Don't forget his minor hit "Dammit Isn't God's Last Name" from 1969!
Mark Q¿Q
 
Wow, I had no idea he was still alive. I was about 9 or 10, was poking around my dad's old collection of 78RPM records in the basement, and found a copy of Frankie Laine singing "Jezebel". Even being a child of the Led Zeppelin era I always found something strangely compelling about it. I think the table turned 78 times during the last note.
 
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