Performance · Production
Frank Lavere
real name Frank R. Lavere
Frank Lavere is credited on 911 releases across 244 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
911
Credits
244
Albums
8
Decades active
64
In collections
Biography
American songwriter and producer.
Born June 21, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Died October 25, 1976 in Cicero, Illinois, USA.
Best known for song "Pretend", which has charted six times between 1951-1981 (co-written by Lew Douglas & Cliff Parman). Collaborated with Rudy Marchfield.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
911 releases · 244 albums · active 1951–2026
- Performance · 944
- Production · 14
- Other credits · 12
Studios: Capitol Studios · Sun Studios · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Webster Hall
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Unforgettable
1952

The Greatest Of Nat King Cole
1972

Nat King Cole Sings With The Nat King Cole Trio
1966

Greatest Hits
1965

After Midnight
1957

Ultimate
2019

The Platinum Collection
2015

Pretend
1981

Time, Time
1967

The Hits Of Gerry And The Pacemakers
1966

The Nat King Cole Song Book By Sammy Davis
1965

Today's Romantic Hits - For Lovers Only - Vol 2
1964

The Nat King Cole Story: Volume 2
1963

Be My Love
1959

The Man And His Music

Live At The Blue Note Chicago
2024

The Sound Of Sun
1988

The Unforgettable
1979

I Hear A Rhapsody
1968

Jimmy And The Rackets
1963

The Nat King Cole Story
1961

50 Rock & Roll Greats

Nat King Cole's Greatest!

The Ultimate Collection
1999
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Nat King Cole
- Joni James
- Carl Mann
- Gerry And The Pacemakers
- Gerry & The Pacemakers
- "Nat ""King"" Cole"
- The Duprees
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