Frank Slay

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Aliases: Frank Slay & His Orchestra
Real name: Frank C. Slay, Jr.
Born: July 8, 1930
Died: September 30, 2017
Country: United States
IPI: 00028929158 18 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Pianist, songwriter, producer. Songwriting collaborator and business partner with Bob Crewe, including co-ownership of XYZ Records.
Related: Bob Crewe

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		If You Were a Rock and Roll Record	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay & His Orch.	October 1962	(2 artists)
		Moody River	Chase Webster with Frank Slay and His Orch.	March 1961	(26 artists)
		Palisades Park	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	April 1962	(16 artists) Sampled by Dickie Goodman & Dr. I.M. Ill
		Teen Queen of the Week	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay & His Orch.	January 1962	(2 artists)
		The Push and Kick	Mark Valentino with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	1962	Dee Dee Sharp
		The Urge	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay, His Orchestra and Chorus	April 1960	Rikki Henderson

Covers by Frank Slay

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	i	Flying Circle	Frank Slay & His Orchestra	1961	A.Z. Idelsohn
		For Me and My Gal	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay & His "New Orleans" Band	October 1961	M.J. O'Connell
		Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	August 1962	Brian Hyland
		Just Because	Danny & The Juniors with Frank Slay & His Orch.	September 1961	Nelstone's Hawaiians
		Muskrat Ramble	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay & His Orchestra	December 1960	Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, Phil Harris and His Dixieland Syncopators
		My Blue Heaven	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	September 1960	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
		Oh My Papa	Al Alberts (Frank Slay Orchestra)	January 1961	Erna Lenser, Eddie Fisher with Hugo Winterhalter's Orchestra and Chorus
		O Holy Night	Danny and The Juniors with Frank Slay & His Orchestra	November 1960	Emily Laurey, (unknown)
		Splish Splash	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	August 1962	Bobby Darin
		The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	August 1962	Music in the Russ Morgan Manner

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Palisades Park	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	April 1962	Covered by (16 artists) Sampled by Dickie Goodman & Dr. I.M. Ill

Songs written by Frank Slay

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Freddy Cannon	April 1961	Covered by (3 artists)
Certainly Baby	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Charlie and Ray	May 1955	Covered by Sunny Gale with Joe Reisman's Orchestra and Chorus
Daddy Cool	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	The Rays	August 1957	Covered by (18 artists)
Hazel	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Ronnie Dawson	1960	Unverified
Jump Over	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Freddy Cannon	April 1960	Unverified
La Dee Dah	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Billy & Lillie - Blly Ford and The Thunderbirds	December 1957	Covered by (7 artists)
Lucky Ladybug	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Billy and Lillie	November 1958	Covered by (4 artists)
My Steady Girl	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	The Rays	May 1957	Covered by Tommy Payne
Silhouettes	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	The Rays	August 1957	Covered by (70 artists)
Tallahassee Lassie	Freddy Cannon, Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Freddy Cannon	May 1959	Covered by (47 artists)
Teen Queen of the Week	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay & His Orch.	January 1962	Covered by (2 artists)
The Push and Kick	Frank Slay, Eddie Rambeau, Bud Rehak	Mark Valentino with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	1962	Covered by Dee Dee Sharp
The Urge	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay, His Orchestra and Chorus	April 1960	Covered by Rikki Henderson
Transistor Sister	Frank Slay, Charles Dougherty	Freddy Cannon	July 1961	Covered by Robb Storme and The Whispers
Wooden Angels	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	Les Seevers and The Oaks	December 1957	Covered by Jimmie Skinner

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Cool Time (In the Old Town Tonight)	Bob Crewe, Frank Slay	There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight	Bob Crewe

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Freddy Cannon at Palisades Park	Freddy Cannon with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	August 1962	Swan [US1]

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Candy Cane, Sugary Plum	Danny and The Juniors with Frank Slay & His Orchestra	November 1960	Swan [US1]
	Flying Circle	Frank Slay & His Orchestra	1961	Swan [US1]
	(I'm) Alone	Al Alberts (Frank Slay Orchestra)	January 1961	Swan [US1]
	Moody River	Chase Webster with Frank Slay and His Orch.	March 1961	Southern Sound
	The Push and Kick	Mark Valentino with Frank Slay and His Orchestra	September 1962	Swan [US1]
	Your Hair's Too Long	Danny & The Juniors with Frank Slay & His Orch.	September 1961	Swan [US1]

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	For Me and My Gal	Freddy Cannon	October 1961	Swan [US1]
	Freddy Cannon Sings Happy Shades of Blue	Freddy Cannon	October 1960	Swan [US1]
	Humdinger	Freddy Cannon	September 1960	Swan [US1]
	If You Were a Rock and Roll Record	Freddy Cannon	October 1962	Swan [US1]
	Jump Over	Freddy Cannon	April 1960	Swan [US1]
	Mark Valentino	Mark Valentino	1962	Swan [US1]
	Palisades Park	Freddy Cannon	April 1962	Swan [US1]
	Teen Queen of the Week	Freddy Cannon	January 1962	Swan [US1]
	Two Thousand-88	Freddy Cannon	December 1960	Swan [US1]

Reported errors

#	Reported by	Reported on	Status	Last update
#67021	JeffC	2017-03-16 20:54:10 UTC	processed	2017-03-16 22:48:42 UTC by Bastien