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Paul John "Frankie" Carbo [1] (born Paolo Giovanni Carbo, Italian: [ˈpaːolo dʒoˈvanni ˈkarbo]; August 10, 1904 [2] – November 9, 1976 [3]) was an Italian-American New York City Mafia soldier in the Lucchese crime family who operated as a gunman with Murder, Inc. before transitioning into one of the most powerful promoters in professional boxing.
Frankie Ford (born Vincent Francis Guzzo, Jr.; August 4, 1939 – September 28, 2015) was an American rock and roll and rhythm and blues singer, best known for his 1959 hit "Sea Cruise". Biography [ edit ]
The Alan Vega 70th Birthday Limited Edition EP Series featured two versions of "Frankie Teardrop". The first was a cover by American poet and singer Lydia Lunch, and the other was a previously unreleased 1976 demo of the song titled "Frankie Teardrop vs the Space Alien".
Frankie and the Witch Fingers is an American rock band formed in Bloomington, Indiana, in 2013 [1] and based in Los Angeles. [2] The band is composed of founding members Dylan Sizemore (vocals and rhythm guitar) and Josh Menashe (vocals, lead guitar, synthesizer), as well as Nikki Pickle (bass) as of 2020, and Nick Aguilar (drums) as of 2022. [ 3 ]
"Frankie" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka and performed by Connie Francis featuring the Ray Ellis Orchestra. It reached #9 on the U.S. pop chart and #17 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1959. [1] The song ranked #61 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1959. [2]
Valli was born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio [10] on May 3, 1934 [11] to an Italian family in the First Ward of Newark, New Jersey; he is the eldest of three sons. [12] His father, Anthony Castelluccio, was a barber and display designer for Lionel model trains; his mother, Mary Rinaldi, was a homemaker and beer company employee.
Frankie Neil (July 25, 1883 – March 6, 1970) was a World Bantamweight champion. [1] Fighting at 114 1/2 pounds, he took the world title from reigning champion Harry Forbes on August 13, 1903, at the Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco in a second-round knockout of a match scheduled for twenty rounds.
Frank "Frankie Loc" LoCascio (September 24, 1932 – October 1, 2021) was an American mobster who rose to become consigliere of the Gambino crime family under the administration of John Gotti. Biography