Frank Sinatra: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Singer.Chronicles Frank Sinatra's musical career which spanned seven decades. Family life; Role of band leader Tommy Dorsey in Sinatra's career; Choice of songs; Political activities; Acting career.Nelson...
feeling that he was not achieving the major success and acclaim he was looking for. His pianist and close friend Hank Sanicola persuaded him to stay with the group,[62] but in November 1939 he left James to replace Jack Leonard[k] as the lead singer of the Tommy Dorsey band. Sinatra e...
"Absolutely," said Frank Jr. "When Bing Crosby sang, you believed him. When Sinatra sang, you believed him. This is really the thing." As the guy who knew how to swing -- and might very well take a swingatyou -- Sinatra defined the limits of cool, on stage and off. How big a...
When Sinatra joined Capitol Records in 1953 after a lengthy run on Columbia, Sinatra suggested that he work with May, but the bandleader was unavailable, since he was touring with his own band. In the interim, the Sinatra-May pairing began to take on mythical proportions. Sinatra’s ...
Best Known For: Actress Ava Gardner was a sultry beauty famous for playing femme fatale roles, and for her marriages to Frank Sinatra, Artie Shaw and Mickey Rooney. Industries Film Astrological Sign: Capricorn Death Year: 1990 Death date: January 25, 1990 Death City: London, England Death Cou...
Frank Sinatraperforms and is interviewed;David Janssen(Two-Minute Warning);Olivia Newton-John(A Special Olivia Newton-John) performs and is interviewed;Ray Johnsondiscusses his time in prison. Read more:Plot summary Director Bobby Quinn Writers ...
“Where or When”—Arranged by Billy Byers, Sinatra recorded this song with big-band leader Count Basie at the Sands Hotel in 1966. “Come Fly with Me”—This fun, swinging version by Billy May was written at Sinatra’s request in 1957. It became the title track for the album, which ...
Every Christmas is a Frank Sinatra Christmas. Reflective yet full of mirth, The Chairman’s classic recordings define the holiday season.
Frankly Sinatra Sean Hession is one of the Worlds premier Frank Sinatra tribute acts. Sean Hession performs Frankly Sinatra with a full band
Dean Martin, Sammy Davis & Frank Sinatra having a good time. Sinatra was singing with Tommy Dosey’s band in 1941 when he first met Sammy Davis, Jr., then an aspiring dancer with the Will Mastin Trio. They reconnected some time later after Sammy was discharged from the U.S. Army, and...