My grand shelf by Jessica Villegas-Rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697 Made with fortitude en-us 2017-09-13 16:01:42 UTC 2025-09-24 13:40:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Birth date: December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/187971886 2017-09-15 15:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/187971886 jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/187974980 2017-09-15 15:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/187974980 Growing up when Frank was in high school, him and a couple of friends created a band jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188189889 2017-09-17 03:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188189889 As Frank Started his career he did not consider himself a crooner jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188190756 2017-09-17 04:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188190756 A crooner are mainly male jazz singers backed up by an orchestra, a big band, or a piano jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188190788 2017-09-17 04:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188190788 jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188190968 2017-09-17 04:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188190968 In 1939 Frank married Nancy Barbato jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188191665 2017-09-17 04:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188191665 They had 3 children. Nancy Sandra born in 1940, Franklin Wayne Emmanuel born in 1944 , and Christina born in 1948 jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188191740 2017-09-17 04:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188191740 jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188192090 2017-09-17 04:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188192090 Frank signed with Colombia Records as a solo artist in 1943 jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188192846 2017-09-17 04:52:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188192846 His debut was at the Madison Square Garden and Hollywood Bowl jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188192943 2017-09-17 04:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188192943 In 1947 he received The Thomas Jefferson award for fighting against intolerance jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193032 2017-09-17 04:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193032 He was also in movies jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193161 2017-09-17 04:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193161 jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193521 2017-09-17 05:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193521 During his last years he would perform public concerts. jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193568 2017-09-17 05:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193568 He married a different women in 1976 to Barbara Marx jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193608 2017-09-17 05:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193608 On May 14, 1998 he died at the age 82 at Los Angeles, California C jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193647 2017-09-17 05:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193647 jessica_villegas_rey https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193758 2017-09-17 05:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jessica_villegas_rey/94prvx341697/wish/188193758