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 […]
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 […]
Today I read a fascinating, albeit brief, article in The Independent that gives some background on Claude Francois, the man whom originally penned the Frank Sinatra anthem, My Way. (Paul Anka later rewrote the lyrics today familiar to all.)
Although once popular in France, Francois is practically unknown here in the United States and, I suspect, […]
The market for new Sinatra releases has really heated up in the past month or so with the announcements of new DVDs and CDs for this coming May. Now Capitol weighs in with this announcement of April’s release of Sinatra At The Movies, a 20-track disc that compiles tunes from some of The Chairman’s film […]
A few interesting links here, including news of a new partnership between the Sinatra family and Warner Music Group that will hopefully bring to market many new Sinatra releases. There’s also an extended review of The Voice in Time and a reminder of Sunday evening’s premier of the Don Rickles Project on HBO.
Warner Music Group […]
Frank Sinatra 2008 Wall Calendar
Face it: 2008 is coming and you need to put something on your wall. It may as well be Sinatra.
Sinatra: Vegas (Box Set, 4CD/1DVD)
Last year’s big surprise remains the best Sinatra boxed set released since 1995’s Complete Reprise Recordings. If you haven’t yet purchased a copy, what have you been waiting […]
It comes as a pleasant surprise that this holiday will not be without a new Sinatra release. This week Sony announced Voice in Time 1939-1952 (W/Book) (Dlx), a 4-CD set that chronicles Sinatra’s early years across the Columbia, Brunswick, Bluebird and Victor labels.
What makes this set enticing to fans is the inclusion of two studio […]
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, […]
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!
