When people ask me what I listen to, I say “classical music...and Sinatra”. I was fortunate to see/hear Frank live twice - first around 1974-5 (it was after his “Main Event” concert in NY and almost the same show; I was around 18)), and later around 1981-2. He didn’t sound like he did in the 50’s, which was Sinatra’s greatest period, IMO; but he sounded good. I think he was better in the later concert I saw than the one in the 70’s. He could still do the up-tempo numbers well.
I like Sinatra music, but he was another mobbed up dope.
I listen to him sing Summer Wind and I hear a saxophone.
He produces a saxophone “growl”. That’s not a very good word for it.
He was a master of the sound he produced.
WWII draft dodger . . . my older Vet friends will never forgive him . . . showed his bravery on sound stages
Also saw him up close, when he owned Cal Neva in Lake Tahoe, Ca. At 2am, as we were leaving, he was sitting with a small group near a piano, some of people stopped and waited to see if he would sing. About 3am he asked his pianist to warm up. He then sang for an entire hour. What a free performance!
I saw Frank in concert once, in Michigan in 1992. Obviously the voice had declined but he put on a great show with Shirley MacLaine. The place was mostly full but not sold out.
Dang, is this story trying to make me buy tickets to the Red Hot chili Peppers concert and take my older two sons?? It’s so much $, just for one night...
He the fortune of seeing Sinatra in 1991 with my now wife. He was reading lyrics from a TelePrompTer but his voice was still magical. His voice is so strong and so pure that it dominated everything around him. Go buy Sinatra at The Sands right now. One of the best live records ever produced.
I used to work at the Palm Springs, California airport and I saw him a few times along with other members of the Rat Pack.
Great story! Thanks for sharing.
The kid has great memories but unfortunately there are no one like Frank for her to take her kids to today.
Singing live. Very funny routines between songs.
MC is Johnny Carson
Rat Pack Frank- Dean- Sammy- 1965
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9yAFE2ccPs