13 Facts About Frankie Carle

Frankie Carle was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 25,1903.

In 1916, a teenage Frankie Carle began working with his uncle's band as well as a number of local bands in the Rhode Island area.

Frankie Carle started out working with a number of mainstream dance bands.

Frankie Carle wrote many of the arrangements for McEnelly as well as played piano.

Frankie Carle received attention when he joined Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights in 1939.

Frankie Carle's band disbanded after 1955 and he performed mainly as a soloist thereafter.

Frankie Carle introduced V-Disc No 210A which featured his new composition "Moonlight Whispers".

Frankie Carle had early exposure on radio as pianist for The Four Belles singing group in transcribed programs distributed by the World Broadcasting System.

Frankie Carle was featured in Pot o' Gold, Treasure Chest, and The Chesterfield Supper Club.

Frankie Carle's music was known for being light because of his buoyant touch; this resulted in romantic, danceable melodies which were very popular.

Frankie Carle died of natural causes in Mesa, Arizona, in 2001, a few weeks shy of his 98th birthday and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Frankie Carle is survived by his daughter, Marjorie Hughes Wahl, granddaughter Susan Zimmerman, grandson Richard Douce, and great-granddaughter Veronica.

In 1989, Frankie Carle was Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame alongside such other greats as Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman.