Frank’s best decade was the Fifties, and here he is backed by Nelson Riddle for a performance that starts understated and then swings.
Tune in tomorrow night for more Cole Porter and the Great American Songbook.
Frank’s best decade was the Fifties, and here he is backed by Nelson Riddle for a performance that starts understated and then swings.
Tune in tomorrow night for more Cole Porter and the Great American Songbook.
A great memory for me was seeing *not-yet-a-big-star* Sinatra in person many decades ago at a matinee at the downtown Chicago Theater. It was a movie house, and they would have a live act of medium renown during the intermission between films.
I was in the second row center, could almost touch him. Teen-age girls surrounded me, they were screaming, and yes, throwing panties and hankies at him.
He was just starting out, was already making a name for himself, thanks to his teeny followers, his shirt collar was too big, he was young.....and he was actually just as thin as the microphone in front of him.
But when he sang...it was magic.
I never appreciated his vocal artistry till after he was gone...and now I like to listen to his recordings on YouTube...and they are many.... and I'm sorry I was so late in my admiration for his vocal ability....but I'm making up for it now!
He truly was "The Voice".
Too many singers today make noise, he made music!
Leni