Al Martino

...him a contract with Capitol Records. Ironically, for a man destined to perform in a Mafia-related movie, Martino ran into problems when his contract was taken over by a Mafia-connected management team. He was ordered to pay $75,000 as a...

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...won him a contract with Capitol Records. Mr. Martino had an influential and encouraging childhood friend in Mario Lanza, the American opera singer who became a Hollywood movie star in the 1940s. Lanza was slated to also record "Here in My...

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...with Capitol Records in the label's heyday. It was due to Mario Lanza, the operatic tenor who became a pop idol, that Martino got further than merely having his name on the label's roster. Lanza was a friend of the Martino family and...

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...a safeguard for its investment. Martino made a down payment to ensure his family's safety, then fled to the UK where he continued to perform successfully for a time, headlining at the London Palladium. It was not until 1958 that, thanks...

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In 1992, Capitol records released "Al Martino: Capitol Collectors Series" ... Shortly thereafter, Al signed a deal with Capitol records and he managed to hit ...

... Capitol Collector's Series by Al Martino, first released 1992 on Capitol Records. ... Capitol Collectors Series - Al Martino has an excellent assortment of twenty ...

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The Best Of Al Martino (Comp) (2 versions) Capitol Records. 1968 ... Al Martino (LP) Guest Star. Daddy's Little Girl / Devotion (7") Capitol Records ...

... disc.[4] Its success secured Martino a record label deal with Capitol Records, ... Voice of Al Martino (1962) secured a new deal with Capitol, and was followed ...