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America The Beautiful

Frank Lamphere

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Lamphere and his band, assembled from among what many would agree are some of the top jazz players in the world, give this opening track the "Rat Pack Jazz treatment". They swing the heck-out-of-it and explore three keys, while doing so.
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Frank Lamphere is a traditional pop-jazz singer, independent recording artist and throwback to the adult male pop singers of the 1950-60s. Frank is for hire (we
Frank Lamphere has been honing his swinging singing style, for more than 20 years. The genre, nowadays referred to as traditional pop, he learned or rather "absorbed" from the icons of pre-1970 adult pop music: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jack Jones, Buddy Greco, Engelbert, Vic Damone, Tony Bennett and others. Lamphere's career highlights include five studio albums, radio and television commercials, gigs at “top jazz clubs like Chicago's Green Mill & Andy's Jazz Club, jazz fests, center-court Valentine's Day concert at the United Center, headlining numerous Rat Pack themed shows and Italian fests across the country, high-profile corporate & private gigs from Las Vegas, to New York, to Milan, Italy. His original song I Never Forgot from "Frank Swings" in 2012, was featured prominently in the award-winning film Theresa Is a Mother. His yet to be released Frank Sinatra tribute song “If You Like Frank was a semi-finalist in the International Song Writing Contest. Frank is hired across the U.S. to perform his brand of "Rat Pack Jazz" (A musical bridge connecting pop and jazz). His bands are comprised of the “top jazz musicians in the business. He released (Feb 2025) his fifth album, a Frank Sinatra tribute “Frank Songs, My Way. He also has a thirteen song tribute to Dean Martin album, in post production and is anticipated for an early 2026 release. He is married and has two children.
Song Info
Genre
Jazz Jazz Vocals
Charts
Peak #41
Peak in subgenre #4
Uploaded
December 24, 2022
Track Files
MP3
MP3 7.9 MB 320 kbps 3:27
Meta Data
Key
F maj
Character
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
Fast forward to 2021. Most of the versions out there of America the Beautiful aren't really the kind one would listen to, while having a glass of wine or just driving home from work. It has often sounded like a church hymn or a song in which one feels compelled to stand. Frank Lamphere felt that this song would sound comfortable and be very listenable, with a swinging approach. That's exactly what he did. Lamphere and his band, assembled from among what many would agree are some of the top jazz players in the world, give this opening track the "Rat Pack Jazz treatment". They swing the heck-out-of-it and explore three keys, while doing so. Bassist Dennis Carroll is first to be heard, as he opens the track with an accapella four bar intro. Lamphere, guitarist Andy Brown and drummer George Fludas follow, to complete the first chorus and set the stage for pianist Larry Harris' entrance. The momentum grows with each note. A pair of memorable solos by Harris and Eric Schneider (tenor sax) ensue, before a key change and powerful final chorus.
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