Chicago Is For Me

Frank Lamphere has been honing his swinging singing style, for more than 20 years. The genre, nowadays referred to as traditional pop, he learned or rather "absorbed" from the icons of pre-1970 adult pop music: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jack Jones, Buddy Greco, Engelbert, Vic Damone, Tony Bennett and others. Lamphere's career highlights include five studio albums, radio and television commercials, gigs at “top jazz clubs like Chicago's Green Mill & Andy's Jazz Club, jazz fests, center-court Valentine's Day concert at the United Center, headlining numerous Rat Pack themed shows and Italian fests across the country, high-profile corporate & private gigs from Las Vegas, to New York, to Milan, Italy. His original song I Never Forgot from "Frank Swings" in 2012, was featured prominently in the award-winning film Theresa Is a Mother. His yet to be released Frank Sinatra tribute song “If You Like Frank was a semi-finalist in the International Song Writing Contest. Frank is hired across the U.S. to perform his brand of "Rat Pack Jazz" (A musical bridge connecting pop and jazz). His bands are comprised of the “top jazz musicians in the business. He released (Feb 2025) his fifth album, a Frank Sinatra tribute “Frank Songs, My Way. He also has a thirteen song tribute to Dean Martin album, in post production and is anticipated for an early 2026 release. He is married and has two children.