81. Frankie Laine was the most charted singer on the UK Singles chart in the '50s. Maybe the change of name did it. What did he change it from?
From Quiz What's In A Name: US Singers of the '50s
Answer:
Francesco Paolo LoVecchio
Frankie Laine had hits long before the '50s; he had three number one hits in the U.S.A. in the '40s.
He had the most Top Ten hits on the UK Singles Chart in the '50s with 21; he even beat Elvis Presley who had 18. This included four number one hits, "I Believe" (18 weeks in 1953), "Hey Joe" (2 weeks in 1953) "Answer Me" (9 weeks in 1953) and "A Woman In Love" (4 weeks in 1956).
He is also remembered for the western theme tunes he sang such as "High Noon" (although he didn't sing it in the movie "High Noon" in 1952), "Gunfight At the O.K. Corral" 1957 and "Rawhide", the theme tune to the TV series "Rawhide", 1959 - 1965.
Frankie Laine died of heart failure in San Diego, California, U.S.A., on February 6, 2007 aged 93.
Francesco Stephen Castelluccio is Frankie Valli
Francis Thomas Avallone is Frankie Avalon
Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr. is Freddie Cannon