RCA Victor (LSP 3469, 1966) Frankie Carle, Dot (DLP 25789, 1967) Somewhere My Love, Dot (DLP 25802/25804, 1967) Sunrise Serenade, Harmony (HS 11217, 1967) Era: The 30s, Dot (DLP 25847, 1968) Era: The 40s, Dot (DLP 25877, 1968) Era: The 50s, Dot (DLP 25928, 1969) The Best Of, RCA Victor (LSP-3469, 1975) The Golden Touch Of Frankie Carle, Good Music Records (GMR80032, p1984) Compositions Carle's music was known for being light because of his buoyant touch; this resulted in romantic, danceable melodies which were very popular. His major compositions included "Sunrise Serenade", "Falling Leaves", "Oh! What It Seemed to Be", "Roses in the Rain", both recorded by Frank Sinatra, "A Lover's Lullaby", "Swing and a Miss", "Syncopated Doll", "This Day", "Travelin' Mood", "When Your Lips Met Mine", "Why Oh Why", "You Are There", "You and the Stars and Me", "Carle Boogie", "Sunrise Boogie", "Sunrise in Napoli", "Georgianna", "Blue Fantasy", "I Didn't Know", "The Golden Touch", "The Apple Valley Waltz", and "Moonlight Whispers" released as V Disc 210A in 1944 by the U.S. War Department. Recognition In 1989, Carle was Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame alongside such other greats as Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman. In 1968, he was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. On February 8, 1960, he received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame (on the West Side of the 1700 Block of VINE, across from the Capitol Records Bldg.)<L.A. Times</ref>. The legendary pianist and educator Joanne Brackeen has credited him with inspiring her early self-studies on the instrument. In April 2016, Carle was posthumously inducted into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame (RIMHOF). Later years and death Carle died of natural causes in Mesa, Arizona, in 2001, a few weeks shy of his 98th birthday and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). A Roman Catholic, Carle had a Mass of Christian burial at Holy Cross Church in Mesa, Arizona. He is survived by his daughter, Marjorie Hughes Wahl, granddaughter Susan Zimmerman, grandson Richard Douce, and great-granddaughter Veronica. See also Ralph Patt, jazz guitarist who toured with Carle Bibliography Lagumina, Salvatore, et al. (2000). The Italian American Experience. Westport: Greenwood Press. Walker, Leo (1989). The Big Band Alamanac. Hollywood: Da Capo Press. References External links New York Times obituary: "Frankie Carle, 97, Band Leader Who Wrote 'Sunrise Serenade'", by William H. Honan, March 10,