 a man who once held another record, the record for marathon dancing. He was one of the most popular vocalists of the pre-rock era and has sold over 90 million records, and he's still singing today. But this Chicago-born singer won his earliest fame on the dance floor. Back in 1932, during the Great Depression, 19-year-old Frank Lavecchio, to make some money, entered a history-making dance marathon in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with his partner, Ruthie Smith.