Franke Jon Previte is an Academy Award-winning composer who grew up in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was with the New Jersey rock quintet Franke and the Knockouts as the singer and songwriter. Previously he had sung with the Oxford Watch Band and the heavy metal band Bull Angus. Franke and the Knockouts were signed by Millennium Records in 1981 and had three U.S. Top 40 singles and two Top 50 albums.

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  • Franke Jon Previte is an Academy Award-winning composer who grew up in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was with the New Jersey rock quintet Franke and the Knockouts as the singer and songwriter. Previously he had sung with the Oxford Watch Band and the heavy metal band Bull Angus. Franke and the Knockouts were signed by Millennium Records in 1981 and had three U.S. Top 40 singles and two Top 50 albums. Franke and the Knockouts' biggest single, "Sweetheart," was written by Previte and band Guitarist Billy Elworthy and became a Top 10 hit in 1981. The group's other two Top 40 hits were "You're My Girl" and "Without You (Not Another Lonely Night). " The band switched to MCA in 1984, but they split up around 1986. Franke Previte co-wrote music for the hit soundtrack to the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing. He has a sister who is a Ph.D. scientist in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Franke Previte ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Komponist, Songwriter und Musikproduzent. Er gründete 1980 die Band Franke & The Knockouts, die mit „Sweetheart“ 1981 einen Top-10-Hit in den USA platzierte. 1987 erhielt Previte als Co-Komponist des Songs „(I've Had) The Time of My Life“ für den Soundtrack zum Film Dirty Dancing einen Oscar und einen Golden Globe. Als Musikproduzent arbeitete Previte unter anderem für Fleetwood Mac und Cyndi Lauper.
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  • Franke Jon Previte is an Academy Award-winning composer who grew up in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was with the New Jersey rock quintet Franke and the Knockouts as the singer and songwriter. Previously he had sung with the Oxford Watch Band and the heavy metal band Bull Angus. Franke and the Knockouts were signed by Millennium Records in 1981 and had three U.S. Top 40 singles and two Top 50 albums.
  • Franke Previte ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Komponist, Songwriter und Musikproduzent. Er gründete 1980 die Band Franke & The Knockouts, die mit „Sweetheart“ 1981 einen Top-10-Hit in den USA platzierte. 1987 erhielt Previte als Co-Komponist des Songs „(I've Had) The Time of My Life“ für den Soundtrack zum Film Dirty Dancing einen Oscar und einen Golden Globe. Als Musikproduzent arbeitete Previte unter anderem für Fleetwood Mac und Cyndi Lauper.
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