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Category Archives: Radio
An Interview With Sid Mark
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.
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 reading.
If only I could still receive Sid’s program here in NYC, as I once did…
Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and Frank Sinatra – Free Download
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 is the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Show from January of 1952, featuring Frank Sinatra. Enjoy!
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… Read the restThousands of Sinatra & Other WWII Records Discovered!
Thousands of WWII era records were discovered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington. They were originally recorded and play by the Armed Forces Radio Service and the War Department.
Early reports indicated WWII era recordings by Frank Sinatra, Eddie Arnold, Tony Bennett and Louis Armstrong were among the recordings.
Just imagine there may be previously lost material by Frank Sinatra that comes out of this discovery! This is like the discovery of the Dead… Read the rest
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Free Frank Sinatra Radio Show Downloads
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 the entire batch all once here.
Enjoy!
Frank Sinatra as Rocky Fortune
Few people remember that during Sinatra’s ‘down’ period in the early 1950s he took a role as starring actor in a radio drama called Rocky Fortune.
In this role, Sinatra played a ‘footloose and fancy free young man’, frequently unemployed, who took on a variety of adventurous occupations. The show lasted for 25 episodes before being canceled.
Given that Sinatra never again performed in a non-musical radio series, Rocky Fortune is an interesting footnote in… Read the rest