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.
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1989.
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Big-band leader and songwriter.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît
2015
"Quel beau jour pour moi"
The Sopranos
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
2001
music: "Sunrise Serenade"
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
1998
Documentary performer: "Ridin' High"
Let It Be Me
1995
performer: "Let's Face The Music and Dance"
New York Stories
1989
performer: "I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad"
Another Woman
1988
performer: "Roses of Picardy" 1916
A Summer Without Boys
1973
TV Movie writer: "Sunrise Serenade"
The Ed Sullivan Show
1967
TV Series music - 1 episode
Footlight Varieties
1951
arranger: "La Paloma" / music: "La Paloma"
Oh What It Seemed to Be
1950
Short writer: "Oh What It Seemed to Be"
Frankie Carle and His Orchestra
1949
Short performer: "You Can't Be True Dear", "I Don't Want to Meet Any More People", "Sunrise Serenade"
I Surrender Dear
1948
performer: "The Anniversary Song"
Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 5
1948
Short performer: "Sweet and Lovely", "Sleepy Time Gal", "Oh! What It Seemed to Be", "Sunrise Boogie" / writer: "Oh! What It Seemed to Be", "Sunrise Boogie"
$400,000
