Frank Gallop
Biography
Frank Gallop (June 20, 1900, Boston, Massachusetts – May 5, 1988, New York City) was an American radio and television personality. As a young man, Gallop took voice lessons. While he was part of a group of singers, all was well, but when it came to solos, Gallop related, "That ended my singing career."
He had a popular record in 1958, called "Got A Match," but it was eight years before he made another record. He went back to the recording studio in 1966, when he released a single on Kapp Records, "The Ballad of Irving," a parody of Lorne Greenes song "Ringo". The tune hit #2 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and #34 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also distributed in the UK by Decca Records. It was a popular song on the Dr. Demento radio show, and has been included in at least one compilation album from the Demento show.
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"Irving" became part of an album, Would You Believe Frank Gallop Sings?. This was followed by "The Son of Irving" in 1966. Gallops hit Kapp album was called, When Youre in Love the Whole World is Jewish; he toured several US cities as the result of his musics popularity. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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