Frank D'Rone

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Frank D'Rone (actually Frank Caldarone , born April 26, 1932 in Brockton , Massachusetts , † October 3, 2013 in Wheaton , Illinois ) was an American singer and guitarist who was mostly active in the music scene in Chicago .

Life

Frank D'Rone grew up in Providence , Rhode Island , where he made public appearances as a five-year-old; at the age of 18 he played in Manhattan. In the early 1950s he went on tour and shortened his last name to D'Rone . In the late 1950s, he moved to Chicago, where he performed at Club Dante's Inferno on the North Side. His success led to a recording deal with Mercury and Cadet Records ; In 1958 the album Frank D'Rone Sings was created with jazz standards such as My Foolish Heart , Yesterdays and Fascinating Rhythm in the arrangements of Bill Russo ; Nat King Cole wrote the liner notes . Further recordings were made with jazz musicians Bud Shank , Barney Kessel , Jimmy Rowles , Red Mitchell and Shelly Manne .

In December 1960, his single Strawberry blonde reached number 18 in the UK charts.

This was followed by supporting acts for Jonathan Winters , Smothers Brothers , Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl, and television appearances in the 1960s and 70s on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and Perry Como and Merv Griffin . Although he could not build on the success of Frank Sinatra , Tony Bennett , Nat King Cole , Mel Tormé , he achieved national success with the songs Bluesette and Joey, Joey, Joey . In the 1970s and 80s he had engagements in Las Vegas and Atlantic City at the invitation of Sinatra and Liza Minnelli . For the last decade of his life, he performed locally at jazz festivals in Chicago. In 2012 D'Rone released the album Double Exposure , which he had recorded with a big band . In the field of jazz he was involved in ten recording sessions between 1958 and 2002.

Discographic notes

  • After the Ball (Mercury, ca.1960), with Benny Carter , Billy May
  • Try a Little Tenderness (Mercury, ca.1961)
  • In person (Mercury, 1962)
  • Brand New Morning (Cadet, 1968), with Johnny Pate
  • Finally Together: Frank D'Rone and Geraldine DeHaas with Bob Perna and Persistance (1996)
  • Dear Frank, The Song Is You (2002)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Obituary in the Chicago Tribune ( Memento of the original from October 4, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.chicagotribune.com
  2. ↑ a b Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 4, 2013)
personal data
SURNAME D'Rone, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Caldarone, Frank (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Brockton, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH 3rd October 2013
Place of death Wheaton (Illinois)