A nice article about Don Rickles appeared in today’s Washington Post. Included are several good anecdotes about Sinatra, some of which I’ve heard before, but funny nonetheless. At age 81, it seems Rickles is finally getting the respect he has long deserved.
A copy of Frank Sinatra’s very first record, the famous Brunswick 8443, has turned up for auction on Ebay. I’ve previously written about this precious item and its scarcity. Surprisingly, one was recently auctioned on Ebay and it sold for well over $1,000, a relatively low price for such a rare item. Look for this […]
I had to check the calendar as I read this article today - to be sure it wasn’t April Fool’s Day. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the music store…. Capitol/EMI is about to a release a ‘new’ set of fake duets between our beloved Dino and a collection […]
Steubenville, Ohio, birthplace of Dean Martin, is honoring him beginning today with The Dean Martin Festival. I sure wish I lived in Ohio, for I’d certainly stop by and see what’s going on. As a nice touch, the festival website offers a free download of Dean’s ‘That’s Amore’ in MP3 format.
One wishes that Hoboken would […]
A few months ago I wrote about The Rocky Fortune Show, Frank Sinatra’s short-lived radio series. As it turns out, the complete series is in the public domain and can be freely downloaded for listening on your computer or iPod. You can download individual episodes of the shows here. If you prefer, you can get […]
Like most people, I think I probably listen to Sinatra’s Capitol recordings far more than those of the Columbia and Reprise years. It isn’t that either of those eras are bad, it’s just that the Capitol material is of such uniformly high quality that it draws you in and holds your attention, time and time […]
It seems hard to believe, but had he lived, Dean Martin would have turned 90 today. Rest in peace, Dino. We always loved ‘ya and we still do
Just released a few days ago, this book is a collection of essays about Frank Sinatra culled from a scholarly conference held at Hofstra University in New York about 10 years ago. I had long since forgotten about he conference until the release of Frank Sinatra: The Man, the Music, the Legend. Now I recall […]
