Frankie Vaughan
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Biography
[Edit]Frankie Vaughan was born Frank Abelson on the 3rd of February 1928 in Liverpool. The son of Jewish immigrants, he took the stage name Vaughan from his grandmother whose Russian accent pronouncing the endearment "my little one" sounded like Vaughan. As a child, he was a member of the National Association of Boys' Clubs which he continued to patronise later in life, donating money throughout his life. At the age of 14 he won a scholarship to the Lancaster College of Art and began singing with a dance band although he originally thought of becoming a boxer, indeed much of his army life during World War II was spent boxing in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
After the war, he returned to the Leeds College of Art where he won a prize to design a furniture exhibition stand. Travelling down to London, he entered a radio talent show which was the start of his long career in entertainment. Beginning in theatres in variety song and dance acts, always dressing immaculately in a top hat, tails and carrying a cane, the ultimate image of a gentleman, he sang for a while with the Nat Temple Band before signing a solo contract with Philips Records. His first few hits were all covers of American hits, "Istanbul", "Happy Days and Lonely Nights", "Tweedledee" and "Seventeen", all of which reached the top 20, and the song that became his trademark, "Give Me the Moonlight", always sung with the broadest of grins and high kicking at the end of each line was not a sales hit, but he would have to wait until the end of 1956 for his first really big hits when his version of "Green Door" hit no.2 and the follow up "The Garden Of Eden" in January 1957 became his first no.1. 1957 was a good year for Vaughan with several more hits, "Man On Fire", "Wanderin Eyes", "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" and a collaboration with The Kaye Sisters, "Gotta Have Something in the Bank Frank".
He was one of the traditional singers not affected by the coming of Rock n Roll and continued to enjoy hit singles throughout the remainder of the 1950s, culminating in a second chart topper, Tower Of Strength in 1961. His first chart album was the live recording of Frankie Vaughan At The London Palladium in 1959 and although during the 1960s he concentrated on other projects than show-business, he continued to enjoy hit records, including There Must Be A Way, a top 10 hit in 1967 during the summer of love. Those other projects included becoming involved with delinquent youths in Easterhouse, a housing estate on the outskirts of Glasgow. He was awarded the OBE in 1965 and continued performing, mainly in theatre work until 1985 when after appearing at a Drury Lane production of 42nd Street, before suffering a near fatal bout of peritonitis. Never totally retiring, he was awarded a CBE in 1996 but three years later, underwent major heart surgery and died several months later on the 17th September 1999.
Title: Frank's Dangerous Years….. The Rockin' Sides
Artist: Frankie Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Rock & Roll, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: Gotta Something in the Bank Frank (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Frankie Vaughan, The Kaye Sisters
Genre: Pop
Title: US & UK Singles Collection 1950-62 (CD1)
Artist: Frankie Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Title: Let Me Sing and I'm Happy (feat. Basil Tait And His Orchestra)
Artist: Frankie Vaughan
Genre: Pop
Title: The Definitive Collection of Frankie Vaughan: Christmas Songs
Artist: Frankie Vaughan
Genre: Pop
Title: US & UK Singles Collection 1950-62 (CD2)
Artist: Frankie Vaughan
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Easy Listening
Collections
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits and Highlights of 1955 Volume 5
Genre: Pop
Title: 20 Songs for Christmas
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Dancing Around the World, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 20
Genre: Pop
Title: Original Pop Hits, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hot Hits of 1957, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: British Rock & Roll, Vol. 5
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 14
Genre: Pop
Title: Street Party Sing-a-Longs
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 19
Genre: Pop
Title: 1950's Hits & Highlights, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Christmas Greats (Digitally Remastered)
Genre:
Title: Big Hits and Highlights of 1955 Volume 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1954, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: British Hits of the 1950'S
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1955, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1956, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Lipstick On Your Collar
Genre: Pop
Title: Popcorn Shakers 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 19
Genre: Pop
Title: Brit with It: The Best of Brit Rock, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 1961 Uk Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: The 1960 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Pt. 1, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: 1961 Uk Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits and Highlights of 1956, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: The Greatest Hits Of 1958, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Heart & Soul of Doo Wop, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best of British Rock 'n' Roll / 1956 - 1959, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1954, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Walking Down Memory Lane
Genre:
Title: Milord (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 11
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 20
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: 50's Favorite Love Songs Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: 20 X-Mas Hits (Remastered)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: British Classics, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Moon River & More Loving Memories
Genre: Pop
Title: The No. 1 Hits - 1961
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1957
Genre: Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - Wonderful CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Dreamboats & Petticoats Five (Disk 1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop
Title: Old Fashioned Love Songs CD2
Title: Best Of Easy Listening - Disc 3
Genre: Country, Pop, Country Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best Of Easy Listening - Disc 4
Genre: Country, Pop, Country Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sounds Of The The Sixties - 1967 (CD2)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Dancehall Days (CD2)
Title: Emotions Smooth Jazz (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Nu Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Compact Disc Club Sexy (CD1)
Featuring albums
Title: Best Of British (CD2)
Artist: Len Goodmans Legends
Genre: Jazz, New Wave, Country, Pop, Ska, Theatre/Soundtrack, Musical
Title: Alchemy In Sound: Vol. 1 The Wizard Of The Studio
Artist: Joe Meek