Frankie Laine - "On The Sunny Side Of The Street"

[beatsbooze]

Frankie was my Guy as a kid in the late 50's. Frankie & the Mills Bros.

Mr Rhythm' & The 'Rhythm Bros'.

Great memories. Many thanks for this. Really enjoy it

[frankiehiyo]

Fantastic rendition. Frankie was always popular here in the UK, we recognise class when we hear it.

[trumpsahead]

Oops! Please forgive - just realized I spelled Mr. Laine's name wrong in the previous post here. ciao!

[trumpsahead]

I grew up when songs like Mule Train, and I Believe were major hits by Frankie Lane. I did see him on tv a few times but can't recall him being as trim and animated as he is in this wonderful video. A real treasure you gave us, thank you for the memories.

I had been researching the song Sunny Side... when I happened upon FLane; so I think I'll take a break and listen to all Frankie Lane's youtube songs. Thanks again.

[markalson1938]

@trumpsahead The song " Sunnyside Of The Street" Was a old song when Frankie recorded it. It was recorded by almost every sing in that period.  Frankie's version never charted (Only the top 30 did in thoes days) but he sold over a million copies as it was popular for a very long time and was fetured in two movies. If you lisen to just the Laine somgs that I have put on YT you will be there a very long time.

[goraut]

markalson is right (don't doubt him on Frankie Laine) sunny side of the street film is completely different film.I had the good fortune to attend Frankies 85th birthday party in San Diego, and what a great gentleman he was, and he gave us a private concert at the musicians hall in San diego 85 years old and singing like a 30 year old

[markalson1938]

Thanks for the kind words. I spoke with Frankie several times both in person and on the phone. I always wanted to attend one of his Birthday parties but never made it. I was going to his I think 90th party which was to be

in Las Vegas. I made it out to vegas that week but do to Frankie not feeling well it was changed at the last minute to San Diego so I missed it but I did win $1200 in Vegas.

[goraut]

Hi markalson,I think its great all the great videos you put up,and your wide knowledge of frank and his career, Frankie was always big here in the U.K. and we still have a thriving fan club (F.L.I.A.S.)still going strong, though aging fast

[schneppm]

I love Frankie Laine...did he happen to take his hand gestures from Billy Daniels? Just curious....and I miss them both!

[markalson1938]

Frankie was a long time friend of Billy's but he was singing with his hands a long time before Billy. I think that was one reason that Frankie could never find a job with a Big Band for long. He just couldn't stand still at the mike and sing.

[greenmean1]

Mr. Frankie Laine a great voice and a great human being, gone but not forgotten.

[schneppm]

I love to see Frankie in person singing. There are many great Frankie Laine songs on the Tube....but love to see him in person! My favorite singer...bar none. Thanks!

[swinginkatz]

I was a fan of Frankie's about 1950.

[angrysamoan666]

I thinked always that this man was Afro Black, imho

[Tony7840]

A little trivia; "Make Believe Ballroom" was a radio show created by Ray Bloch, the most popular DJ in NYC, late '50's/early '60's. Ray own the copyright to "Make Believe Ballroom." He sued the studio, and won the case............

[markalson1938]

Bloch started out working at a radio station in Mexico then in the thirties went to LA and worked at a station there where they had a DJ named Al Jarvis who did a radio show called "The Make Believe Ballroom" He later went to NY and started his own show with that title. Jarvis

was first. Yes do some research.

[Tony7840]

Would like to correct "Markalson's" info; The title of the movie was, "On The Sunny Side Of The Street." Jerome Courtland (horrible excuse of an actor), at the time, was married to Polly Bergen. In addition, the motion picture was photographed in color. Would love to see ONE person do research, prior to, posting ANYTHING!!!! By the way, Frankie Laine "stole" the movie.

[markalson1938]

Befour you accuse others of not doing

research prior to posting you should do some your self. Yes Frankie appeared in a movie titled "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" But This isn't it. This movie came out in 1949 and stared Courtland (The Bad Actor) as well. The other movie came out in 1951. I have all of his movies plus

Al Jarvis had a radio show in Hollywood which this movie was based. And what do you mean Frankie "stole" the movie?

He was paid to do a movie and he did it.

[Tony7840]

Amertican slang for "stole"; overshadowing the performances of others in the same movie.

[rono204]

After I discovered Frankie I found some of my Pal's had the same enthusiasum for his song's, I bought ANSWER ME and played it over and over again until my mother came running up the stairs like a thing Possessed and put it in the dustbin, I retreived it later.

[nitwit02]

I had the same experience at the same age as rono204- except in the UK. I finally met Frank in the mid seventies in Calgary.

[jimbo97]

A voice from my youth! Besides "Rawhide" and "OK Corral" I remember he had a half-hour syndicated TV series in the mid-50s that continued popping up for years. His exuberant singing of "Sunny Side of the Street" is how I'll always remember him!

[rono204]

One of Frankie's great early numbers, I went to see him at the Cicus Tavern, Essex,U.K, after a great show I met him and had a chat, what a smashing Bloke.

[brousseau3]

How lucky you are to have met him!!!!

[rono204]

Thanks, my first introduction to Frankie Laine was seeing the film " Sunny side of the street" at the age of 14, I was so taken with his singing I saw the film twice, in 1980 I couldn't beleive mt luck when he was appearing at a venue 6 miles away, that's where I had the good fortune to meet him, for me he will always be the greatest as my C.D. collection will testify