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{{Short description|American jazz vocalist (1901–1964)}} |
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| name = Frank Sylvano |
| name = Frank Sylvano |
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| image = Frank Sylvano, 1925.png |
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| caption = Sylvano in 1925 |
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| birth_name = Francesco Lanzalotti Sylvano |
| birth_name = Francesco Lanzalotti Sylvano |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|8|17}} |
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Jazz]]}} |
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| occupation = Vocalist |
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| years_active = 1919–1936 |
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| spouse = Virginia |
| spouse = Virginia Sylvano |
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'''Francesco Lanzalotti Sylvano''' (August 17, 1901 – September 1, 1964) was an American |
'''Francesco Lanzalotti Sylvano''' (August 17, 1901 – September 1, 1964) was an American singer of the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]]. A member of the [[Isham Jones]] Orchestra,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunswick matrix C7117. You're just a dream come true / Isham Jones Orchestra |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000240711/C7117-Youre_just_a_dream_come_true |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Discography of American Historical Recordings}}</ref> he was noted as a tenor,<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wntS3muoPDIC&dq=%22frank+sylvano%22&pg=RA1-PA22 |title=The Billboard |date=1926 |publisher=R.S. Littleford, Jr., W.D. Littleford |language=en}}</ref> and was described as "the romantic voice of the air."<ref name=":0" /> |
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[[Frankie Laine]], who in his youth met Sylvano, characterized him as having a "bouncy style" in his 1993 [[autobiography]], ''[[That Lucky Old Son: The Autobiography of Frankie Laine]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Laine |first1=Frankie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QPs_AAAAMAAJ |title=That Lucky Old Son: The Autobiography of Frankie Laine |last2=Laredo |first2=Joseph F. |date=1993 |publisher=Pathfinder Pub. |isbn=978-0-934793-45-2 |pages=17–18 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Sylvano was born in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois |
Frank Sylvano was born in [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], on August 17, 1901, to an [[Italian-American]]<ref name=":1" /> family. Having become a [[choirboy]], he later secured employment as a [[song plugger]] for a music publisher at the age of 18.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1964-09-02 |title=SYLVANO DIES; RADIO SINGER, OWNER OF CAFE |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-frank-sylvano/41962384/ |access-date=2024-01-22 |work=Chicago Tribune |pages=34}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Sylvano was among the vocalists featured by Isham Jones during the 1920s and 1930s when the band produced a series of popular gramophone records for [[Brunswick Records|Brunswick]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https:// |
Sylvano was among the vocalists featured by Isham Jones during the 1920s and 1930s when the band produced a series of popular gramophone records for [[Brunswick Records|Brunswick]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ngPkh7c9QsC&dq=%22frank+sylvano%22&pg=RA2-PA10 |title=The Orchestra World |date=1926 |publisher=Orchestra World. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilson |first=Ivy Crane |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lzZgH88UYSAC |title=Hollywood Album: The Wonderful City and Its Famous Inhabitants |date=1954 |publisher=S. Low, Marston |pages=116 |language=en}}</ref> In 1921, Sylvano sang on Chicago's inaugural [[Radio broadcasting|radio station]], KYW, on the very night of its first broadcast. Three years later, he performed for the then [[Prince of Wales]] [[Edward VIII]], during his visit to Chicago. From thereon, he sang alongside not only Jones’s orchestra, but also [[Abe Lyman]]’s, [[Ben Bernie]]'s, and [[Fred Waring]]'s,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Lanza |first1=Joseph |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gVsIAQAAMAAJ |title=Russ Columbo and the Crooner Mystique |last2=Penna |first2=Dennis |date=2002 |publisher=Feral House |isbn=978-0-922915-80-4 |pages=59 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 2, 1964 |title=FRANK SYLVANO |work=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> contributing approximately 500 vocal choruses on records for these prominent orchestras. |
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By 1936, Sylvano was said to have [[Retirement|retired]] from the entertainment field, deciding to later operate a [[Coffeehouse|café]] on the [[South Side, Chicago|South Side]] of Chicago.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nI8gAQAAMAAJ&q=%22frank+sylvano%22 |title=Realty and Building |date=1951 |publisher=Economist Publishing Company |pages=27 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 13 October 2024
Frank Sylvano | |
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 Sylvano in 1925 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Francesco Lanzalotti Sylvano |
| Born | August 17, 1901 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 1964 (aged 63) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Vocalist |
| Years active | 1919–1936 |
| Spouse | Virginia Sylvano |
Francesco Lanzalotti Sylvano (August 17, 1901 – September 1, 1964) was an American singer of the 1920s and 1930s. A member of the Isham Jones Orchestra,[1] he was noted as a tenor,[2] and was described as "the romantic voice of the air."[3]
Frankie Laine, who in his youth met Sylvano, characterized him as having a "bouncy style" in his 1993 autobiography, That Lucky Old Son: The Autobiography of Frankie Laine.[4]
Early life
[edit]Frank Sylvano was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 17, 1901, to an Italian-American[2] family. Having become a choirboy, he later secured employment as a song plugger for a music publisher at the age of 18.[3]
Career
[edit]Sylvano was among the vocalists featured by Isham Jones during the 1920s and 1930s when the band produced a series of popular gramophone records for Brunswick.[5][6] In 1921, Sylvano sang on Chicago's inaugural radio station, KYW, on the very night of its first broadcast. Three years later, he performed for the then Prince of Wales Edward VIII, during his visit to Chicago. From thereon, he sang alongside not only Jones’s orchestra, but also Abe Lyman’s, Ben Bernie's, and Fred Waring's,[7][8] contributing approximately 500 vocal choruses on records for these prominent orchestras.
By 1936, Sylvano was said to have retired from the entertainment field, deciding to later operate a café on the South Side of Chicago.[3][9]
Personal life
[edit]Sylvano was married to a woman by the name of Virginia until his death on September 1, 1964, at the age of 63. He was survived by her along with his two daughters, Joan and Jean.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brunswick matrix C7117. You're just a dream come true / Isham Jones Orchestra". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ a b The Billboard. R.S. Littleford, Jr., W.D. Littleford. 1926.
- ^ a b c d "SYLVANO DIES; RADIO SINGER, OWNER OF CAFE". Chicago Tribune. 1964-09-02. p. 34. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ Laine, Frankie; Laredo, Joseph F. (1993). That Lucky Old Son: The Autobiography of Frankie Laine. Pathfinder Pub. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-0-934793-45-2.
- ^ The Orchestra World. Orchestra World. 1926.
- ^ Wilson, Ivy Crane (1954). Hollywood Album: The Wonderful City and Its Famous Inhabitants. S. Low, Marston. p. 116.
- ^ Lanza, Joseph; Penna, Dennis (2002). Russ Columbo and the Crooner Mystique. Feral House. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-922915-80-4.
- ^ "FRANK SYLVANO". New York Times. September 2, 1964.
- ^ Realty and Building. Economist Publishing Company. 1951. p. 27.