Frank Munn

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Popular American tenor (born February 27, 1894 in the Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA – died October 1, 1953 in Queens, Queens County, New York, USA)

Discovered in 1922 by Brunswick's [a=Gus Haenschen], Frank Munn, a former machinist, became a bestselling pop singer. Until 1927, he recorded exclusively for Brunswick, then, when Haenschen left the label to work for NBC radio, Munn also cut records for Brunswick, Brunswick, Brunswick, and others.

In 1933, Munn gave up recording to focus solely on radio work. Again, his breakthrough came through Gus Haenschen, who hired Munn in December 1927 for a show he supervised on NBC, the Palmolive Hour. The highlight of each show was a romantic duet sung by "Paul and Olive," i.e., Munn and soprano Virginia Rea. Between 1931 and 1945, Munn sang on a series of weekly NBC radio shows produced by Frank Hummert, who coined the moniker "The Golden Voice of Radio" for Munn. At age 51, Munn decided he was rich enough to stop working. He and his second wife retired and lived on Long Island until Munn suffered a fatal heart attack in 1953.

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Are You Lonesome Tonight

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Are You Lonesome Tonight?

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As Time Goes By

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Together

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A Little on the Lonely Side

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Popular American tenor (born February 27, 1894 in the Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA – died October 1, 1953 in Queens, Queens County, New York, USA)Discovered in 1922 by Brunswick's [a=Gus Haenschen], Frank Munn, a former machinist, became a bes... Read the full biography on this page.

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