Frankie Carle Musical artist

Frankie Carle (March 25, 1903 – March 7, 2001), born Francis Nunzio Carlone, 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.

Personal facts

Frankie Carle
Alias (AKA)
Frankie Carle
The Wizard of the Keyboard
Birth dateMarch 25, 1903
Birth place
Rhode Island , Providence Rhode Island
Date of deathMarch 07, 2001
Place of death
Mesa Arizona

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Musical artist

Career started1916
Career ended1989
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Piano
Big band
Easy listening
Traditional pop music

Frankie Carle on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=333840&TMPL=LONG#bio
  2. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/10/us/frankie-carle-97-band-leader-who-wrote-sunrise-serenade.html
  3. http://www.parabrisas.com/d_carlef.php
  4. http://www.spaceagepop.com/carle.htm