Frankie
Randall Aug. 17, 1965: Singer Frankie Randall, born Frank Joseph Lisbona and a 1955 CHS grad, performs at the Central Theater in Passaic after his movie, Wild on the Beach in which he stars with, among others, Sonny & Cher, is premiered. Randall, then 27 and soaring, was already known as a “Rat Pack singer and Frank Sinatra’s house pianist.”
Above in 2009, that’s Frankie on the piano at a Frank Sinatra Foundation Fundraiser. From left, Dennis Farina, Deana Martin, John Griffeth, Jerry Vale, Ken Venturi, Pat Boone, Tony Lo Bianco, Vince Ferragamo. At left, that’s Frankie in Clifton with his old pals Terry La Corte, Al Mardirossian, jr. and Tom Cupo. The former Mustang died in 2014 at the age of 76.
32 April 2016 • Clifton Merchant