Biography
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Franke & The Knockouts
Effective period / Period of releases: 1981 - 1984
Members: Leigh Foxx, Tico Torres, Charlie Dominici, Franke Previte, Blake Levinsohn, Billy Elworthy, Claude LeHenaff, Bobby Messano, Tommy Ayers
A.O.R. band from New Jersey, USAFormed in 1980 and disbanded in 1986. Led by Franke Previte, they released three albums, the first two at Millennium and their final at MCA Records. Their biggest hit is "Sweetheart" (No.10 in U.S. pop chart in 1981). They had recorded first "Hungry Eyes" (a hit in 1987 for Eric Carmen) and Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes' "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" -both included in the soundtrack of "Dirty Dancing"- that earned Franke Previte an Academy Award for Best Original Song.