Frankie Laine - El Diablo

This came out in 1959. It had a western
sound but the words didn't sound right for a western number. This was one that you couldn't dance to or even hum or tap your feet too so the young didn't like it.

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• Frankie
• Laine
• -50's
• Pop

[rileyjeffs]

A perfect Frankie Laine song this one. Nobody could touch him on this type of song,cheers, Ernie

[markalson1938]

Ernie you are so right, no one could do this type of song but Frankie. I think that was part of the proplem By the 60's . Radio Stations liked to play only one type of music. They played Rock or Country or Jazz or Soul. Frankie didn't fit into any of these little boxes, He covered them all. Since he didn't fit they didn'tplay him. And he was forgotten by the Younger Generations, to bad.

[highnrising]

Why the negativity on this one?

It's obviously not a pop single, but the pop market had moved away from Frankie by then.

It's a good, dramatic record. It should have been included on one of his LP's.

Interesting that Frankie never says the title words here.

[markalson1938]

I don't think I was being negative, I was pointing out why I think he doesn't get the recognition that he deserves. Because he sang

these big dramatic numbers that no body else could. Me I loved them but that's just me.

When an artical about the fifties music is writen, they normally mention Dean and Perry

Frank or Bing or Nat but seldom Frankie.

[highnrising]

Very true--Equally outrageous is that Jo Stafford is largely forgotten. I'll bet that if you polled college graduates under 40, you'd be hard-pressed to find 1% who could identify her.

[markalson1938]

Your right Jo had one of the greatest female voices of any age. She retired to soon in the mid sixties because she didn't like the music

that was being produced, and she was so right.

I always thought that her and Frankie made some great duets because their voices were so different. while her and Gorden MacCrea were to much alike. They were good but I liked the contrast better.

[Scarlotti666]

I've been a big fan of this one since I first heard it on the Bear Family III set. It was written by Stan Jones - who also wrote (Ghost) Riders in the Sky. In it's own way, I think it's got the same kind of power.

[jesusgoddamchrist]

thank you for all the frankie laine songs you posted, love them all.Your vast knowledge of frankie is quite impressive.My father is the only person i know that can rattle off facts and dates pertaining to Mr. laine,he also has a vast collection of records,movies,and books .

[acla9000]

Very amusing song!! Thanks.

[grannydyess]

greaat singer he is missed