FRANK METIS (auch Mettis)

Kurz-Bio:
Der Songwriter, Arrangeur, Bandleader, Akkordeonspieler und Autor Frank Metis wurde am 8. August 1925 in Deutschland als Frank W. Metis geboren und verstarb am 6. März 2010 in Jackson Heights, New York. Er arbeitete mit so bekannten Orchesterleitern wie George Shearing und Dave Brubeck zusammen und ab 1959 bildete er mit Randy Starr die Islanders (links klicken), mit denen er sogar Platz 15 in den Charts erreichte.
Seine Singles:
JADE
?? 57....J - 1 0 2....GENIE PACE The Midtowners Musical Direction by Frank Metis..51st And Broadway (ZTSP 25834)/GENIE PACE Musical Direction by Frank Metis..It Isn’t So (ZTSP 25835)
04 57....J - 1 0 4....FRANK METIS & HIS ORCHESTRA with the Midtowners..The Nervous Tango (ZTSP 26113)/FRANK METIS & HIS ORCHESTRA with the Ray Charles Singers Recitation by Bill Dillard..They Talk Of Karen (ZTSP 26081)
?? 57....J - 1 0 5....GENIE PACE Musical Direction by FRANK METIS..Whispering Breeze (ZTSP 26077)/Lonesome Road (ZTSP 26078)
MOONGLOW
04 57....5006....SANDY SHAW With The Midtowners Musical direction by Frank Metis..The Rock Is Here To Stay (M-125)/Ring – A – Ling (M-126)
MOONGLOW - belgische Pressung auch für die USA ?
?? 57....5007x45....ELAINE DELLA with The Midtowners Musical direction by Frank Mettis..Lucky Lips (M - 127)/Daddy (M - 128)
GALLO
03 58....GA-105....DAVE MYLES WITH FRANK METIS ORCHESTRA & CHORUS..Only To Be Loved (GA 5A)/DAVE MYLES WITH FRANK METIS ORCHESTRA..Lollypop Lips (GA 5B)
MARK
03 58....M116....TOMMY ZANG FRANK METIS & ORCH. ..White Silence (MA-2-6-58-1)/With The Good Lord Willing (MA-2-6-58-2)
CANADIAN AMERICAN
01 59....J B - 106....TOMMY ZANG ARR. BY: FRANK METIS..Break The Chain (5951)/J B - 107….I'll Put A String On Your Finger (5952)
04 59....102....TOMMY ZANG TOMMY NEWSOME ORCH. ..Lonely As An Island (5953)/TOMMY ZANG ARR. BY: FRANK METIS..Jennings Street Near Falcon Square (5954)
MAYFLOWER - ohne Interpretenangabe
06 59....M-13....A FRANK METIS-RANDY STARR PRODUCTION..Three Rivers (JB-247)/Black Smoke (JB-248)
06 59....M-14....A FRANK METIS-RANDY STARR PRODUCTION..From Pittsburgh To New Orleans Ballad Of The Keel-Boat Men (JB-249)/Open House (JB-250)
CANADIAN AMERICAN
07 59....105....JOEY BROOKS With FRANK METIS ORCHESTRA I’ve Waited (5959)/Good-Bye, Goodbye (5960)
BLUE GRASS
08 59….BG 1001….JOEY RAND Arranged & Conducted by FRANK METIS..The Long Blond Curls/BG 1002….Heaven Is Where You Are
MAYFLOWER
05 60....M-20....FRANK METIS and his Orchestra..The Wiggle (M-201)/Sweet Perfume (M-202)

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