Person Open DS/UK/10829 Vaughan; Frankie (3 February 1928-17 September 1999); CBE DL; English singer Vaughan Frankie 3 February 1928-17 September 1999 English singer Male Frank Ableson Liverpool, Lancashire, England (born)

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England (died)

English Musician; Singer White Heterosexual Awards, Honours and Legacy: Vaughan was created an OBE in 1965, a CBE in 1996. Family, Sexuality and Relationships: Frankie Vaughan was born Frank Ableson to a Jewish family in Liverpool. The name 'Vaughan' came from a grandmother whose first grandson he was, who used to call Frank 'my number one' grandson, in whose Russian accent 'one' sounded like 'Vaughan'. Frankie Vaughan CBE DL was an English singer of easy listening and traditional pop music, who recorded more than 80 singles in his lifetime. He was known as "Mr. Moonlight" after one of his early hits. Vaughan's career began in the late 1940s performing song and dance routines. He was known as a fancy dresser, wearing top hat, bow tie, tails, and cane. In the 1950s he worked for a few years with the band of Nat Temple, and after that period he then began making records under his own name. In 1955, he recorded what was to become his trademark song, "Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl". In the late 1960s, Vaughan, involved himself with a youth project in Easterhouse, Glasgow. He was appalled by the level of violence amongst young people. Vaughan held meetings with the gang leaders and appealed for them to surrender their weapons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Vaughan (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 12/31/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 23f145b0-d578-4b6f-ba7b-6fa6060d3634