Reaching for a Star

Reaching for a Star A Memoir of My Life, My Music, and My Friendship with Famed Singer Frankie Laine Whenever the subject of my Frankie Laine avocation comes up, I'm invariably asked the same two questions-"Why are you interested in Frankie Laine and his music?" and "How did you meet Frankie?" I suppose the first question relates to my age. That's understandable since I was born a decade after Frankie recorded "That's My Desire" in 1946. Furthermore, Frankie was "riding high" in 1954, the year my parents were married. Why did I become interested in Frankie and his music? I can sum it up in one word-emotion. That's what did it for me. Frankie is an expressive person. When Frankie sings, he actually feels the lyric. As a true song stylist, Frankie is able to shape and phrase the words in a melody, thus creating a style that's all his own. In addition, Frankie sings directly to the listener. Of course, all Frankie Laine fans treasure Frankie's great ability as a vocalist. However, as far as I'm concerned, the magic of Frankie Laine goes beyond his famous musical voice. I think Frankie's immense emotion and feeling for what he's singing, whether it is a jazzy up-tempo or a slow ballad (or anything in between), is what has always captivated me. This book answers the second question detailing the story associated with the first time I met Frankie Laine. Nonetheless, upon meeting Frankie in 1985, our time together was notable in an unexpected way. I was actually able to personally experience another aspect of Frankie Laine, which had absolutely nothing to do with music-his kindness. Although I had read stories about what a nice person Frankie is, I was able to witness, firsthand, how much hetruly cherishes his fans. My goal in writing this book is twofold. First, I needed to assemble all my wonderful Frankie Laine adventures and put them down on paper in an organized fashion before my memories of the events start to fade. To achieve this I poured through numCronbaugh, Craig is the author of 'Reaching for a Star' with ISBN 9781420803914 and ISBN 1420803913.