| Franke Previte |
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| Franke started his career in the early 70's as a member of Bull Angus,& became the singer of AOR classic Band Franke & The Knockouts (Featuring future members of Blondie,& a certain Tico Torres (on the last LP). But the band wasn't to be,& in 1986 wrote a song that drastically changed his career. He co-wrote a song for a movie called "Dirty Dancing".The track was called "(I've had) The time of my life,& recorded by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes. The Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1987 came after Previte, along with composers John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz, garnered a 1987 Golden Globe Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture and a Grammy nomination from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences the same year for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture. "My dream was that one day I would get nominated for a Grammy, so winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a Grammy nomination was beyond my dream," said Previte. In 1988, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers recognized "Time of My Life" as Song of the Year. "It was played 1 million times that year, the most played song in the country," explained the Navesink resident. To date, 42 million copies of the song have been sold. Previte, who also wrote the hit "Hungry Eyes" for the movie, admits he was stunned by the announcement his song had won an Oscar, even though he was psyched to win. Since then,Franke is quite content to write for other artists,including Celine Dion,Cyndi Lauper & Kim Carnes. |
| Current Discography |
| Bull Angus Bull Angus (1971) Percussion, Recorder, Vocals Franke & The Knockouts Franke & The Knockouts (1981) Vocals Franke & The Knockouts Below the Belt (1982) Vocals, Producer Franke & The Knockouts Sweet Heart Collection (1999) Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Franke & The Knockouts Makin' the Point Producer Frankie & The Knockouts Makin' the Point (2001) Arranger, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Mixing Hal Ketchum King of Love (2003) Arranger Cyndi Lauper Night to Remember (1989) Vocals (bckgr) Richie Sambora Stranger in This Town (1991) Vocals (bckgr) Scandal Warrior (1984) Vocals, Vocals (bckgr) Russ Taff Walls of Glass (1983) Vocals (bckgr), Harmony Vocals Original Soundtrack Rude Awakening (1989) Producer, Performer |
| (Not a Full Discography,just glossed over the ones you may have heard of!) |