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Frankie Carle

American pianist, songwriter and bandleader. Father of [a2008885] and uncle of [a4023359]. Born 25 March 1903, Providence, Rhode Island. Died 7 March 2001, Mesa, Arizona. A popular bandleader in the 1940s and 1950s, Carle was nicknamed "The Wizard of the Keyboard". His song "Sunrise Serenade", co-written by Carle with [a638169], three times went to #1 on the U.S. charts, by Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, by Carle and his orchestra, and by Frank Sinatra. He had 11 songs chart as a songwriter and 14 as an orchestra, including two #1's in "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" and "Rumor Are Flying" both in 1946.