Sinatra Club reader Nancy from New York has started an online Frank Sinatra-themed radio station. Her station specializes in “playing Sinatra songs through the decades and jazz instrumentalists and singers who recorded songs Sinatra performed and other great standards. Mark Murphy, Ella & Sarah, Bill Evans, Clifford Brown, Tierney Sutton, Art Farmer, Joe Lovano, and […]
Today I encountered a 1-hour Frank Sinatra birthday program that originally aired on NPR this past December. Yes, I know this one is three months late, but better late than never. Thanks to the magic of the Internet, programs that once would have gone unheard now have a longer shelf life. You can listen to […]
Today’s Charlotte Observer reports that WNMX, the local standards-oriented station that that played artists such as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, has abruptly changed format. The new format is focused on 60s and 70s pop music and is intended to appeal to a stronger, larger demographic. This is a recurring theme. Here in the New […]
Here are a few articles I’ve seen today that are of interest to Sinatra and Rat Pack fans:
Tony Bennett’s Cool? Cool Doesn’t Begin to Cut It.
Latest Edition of The Frank Truth Radio Show.
Duets With Dino
Like most Fridays during the Summer, today is a light news day.
Looking for some great free Frank Sinatra audio files? Well, hop on over to The Frank Truth, where you’ll find links to some old Songs By Sinatra and Rocky Fortune radio shows. The Songs By Sinatra Shows are a fabulous source of early Sinatra performances while the Rocky Fortune items, previously covered here and here, […]
Long-time Sinatra fans are no doubt familiar with Philadelphia DJ Sid Mark, who for 50 years has hosted the popular radio program, The Sounds of Sinatra.
Today, All About Jazz published an extensive interview with Sid. The article talks about the history of the program, includes photos and anecdotes about Sinatra and generally makes for fascinating […]
Over the weekend, The Washington Post had an article that discussed the passing of Standards-oriented radio stations from the airwaves. For more than a decade, stations that play Sinatra and The Great American Songbook have been changing formats and leaving listeners stranded. Help seems to be coming from a surprising source: The AARP!
From the press release: “SIRIUS Satellite Radio and the Sinatra family are proud to announce a unique weekly show on Siriusly Sinatra channel 75. The Chairman’s Hour is ‘hosted’ by Frank Sinatra himself using rare material unearthed from the Sinatra family archives. The show, spanning decades, is reflective of his body of work, emotional composition, […]
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 […]
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis’ radio program is not nearly as well known as their movies and this is probably a shame because they can be just as hysterical in either medium. While I was aware of their radio programs, I was not aware that Frank Sinatra had appeared on one of them.
Well, here it […]
