Archive for May, 2008

Photo Tour of Frank Sinatra’s NYC Apartment

Today’s New York Times Real Estate section talks about the apartments and buildings of the famous. In particular, Frank Sinatra’s former 72nd St hangout is shown in great photo essay. I imagine it’d take a lot of clams to buy this place, not to mention renovate it from its present dilapidated state.

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Latest Sinatra Album Reaches #2 on Billboard Charts

Nothing But The Best has reached #2 on the Billboard album charts, just 10 short days after its release. Aside from the previously unreleased tune, Body and Soul, this album is getting great reviews for its remastered sound. I sincerely hope that we’ll be seeing more remastered albums in the very near future.

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Frank Sinatra & Louis Armstrong

The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong is one of my favorite music blogs. It is a detailed look at the music of Louis Armstrong that is written by Ricky Riccardi, a self-described ‘27-year-old Louis Armstrong freak with a Master’s in Jazz History and Research from Rutgers.’
I happen to love Pops and Sinatra, so I was […]

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Scorsese Likely Director of Sinatra Film

According to articles here and here, Martin Scorsese appears to be the likely director of the rumored Sinatra film. No further details beyond that have been released.

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May 13th To Be Big Day For Sinatra Fans

I can’t recall that there was ever a time when so many new Sinatra products were to be concurrently released. This coming Tuesday promises to be a bonanza for fans, with a stamp, new music and a mound of new DVD releases on tap.  Keeping track of everything can be bewildering. Here is a brief […]

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Frank Sinatra: The Motion Picture?

While Sinatra has been the subject of a mini-series there has never been a major motion picture produced about his life. This might soon change. In an interview with Tina Sinatra to promote the upcoming release of slew of new Sinatra DVD’s, MovieWeb asked Tina if there were any plans for a film:
The musical biopic […]

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Frank Sinatra: The Man & His Movies

May is Frank Sinatra month on Turner Classic Movies. TCM has launched their special site to promote their Frank Sinatra festival for this month and it’s a treat, including exclusive video.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Sinatra’s death and what’s on tap for May makes this one of the biggest months for fans in […]

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