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Frankie Laine born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio ; March 30, — February 6, was an American singer and songwriter whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in with a marathon dance company to his final performance of " That's My Desire " in Rhythm", "Old Leather Lungs", and "Mr. Steel Tonsils".

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He sang well-known theme songs for many Western film soundtracks, including To Yuma , Gunfight at the O. Corral , and Blazing Saddles , although his recordings were not charted as country and western. Laine sang an eclectic variety of song styles and genres, stretching from big band crooning to pop , western-themed songs, gospel , rock , folk , jazz , and blues.

He did not sing the soundtrack song for High Noon , which was sung by Tex Ritter , but his own version with somewhat altered lyrics, omitting the name of the antagonist, Frank Miller was the one that became a bigger hit. He also did not sing the theme to another show he is commonly associated with— Champion the Wonder Horse sung by Mike Stewart —but released his own, subsequently more popular, version.

Laine's enduring popularity was illustrated in June when a TV-advertised compilation called Hits reached No. The accomplishment was achieved nearly 60 years after his debut on the U. His Cook County, Illinois , birth certificate No. Laine's family appears to have had several organized crime connections, and young Francesco was living with his grandfather when the latter was killed by rival gangsters.

The eldest of eight children, Laine grew up in the Old Town neighborhood first at N. North Park Avenue and later at W. Schiller Street [ 3 ] and had his first taste of singing as a member of the choir in the Church of the Immaculate Conception 's elementary school across the street from the North Park Avenue home.