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Frank Sinatra
1967 - Grammy Winner - Record of the Year
Frank Sinatra, American singer and motion-picture actor who, through a long career and a very public personal life, became one of the most sought-after performers in the entertainment industry; he is often hailed as the greatest American singer of 20th-century popular music.
Sinatra's father, Martin, was a tavern owner and part-time prizefighter, and his mother, Natalie-known to all as "Dolly"-was a domineering influence in both local politics and in her son's life and career. Upon hearing the recordings of Bing Crosby, Sinatra was inspired as a teenager to choose popular singing as a vocation. He joined a local singing group, which, as the Hoboken Four, won a talent competition in 1935 on the popular radio program Major Bowes' Amateur Hour. The group toured the country that year, but Sinatra was the only member with serious musical ambitions, and they soon disbanded. For the next few years, Sinatra sang with local dance bands and for remote radio broadcasts. In 1939, while singing and waiting tables at the Rustic Cabin in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, he was discovered and hired by trumpeter Harry James, who had recently quit the Benny Goodman Orchestra to start his own band.
Sinatra's six-month tenure with the James band resulted in 10 commercial recordings featuring the young singer. On songs such as "From the Bottom of My Heart,""My Buddy," and "Ciribiribin," Sinatra's warm baritone and sensitivity to lyrics are well showcased. The best-known of the James-Sinatra sides is "All or Nothing at All"-a flop in 1939 but a million-seller when rereleased in 1943, after both men had become stars. Sinatra's reputation among industry musicians grew swiftly, and James graciously freed Sinatra from his contract when the singer received a more lucrative offer from bandleader Tommy Dorsey in December 1939. The 83 commercial recordings (as well as several surviving air checks) that Sinatra went on to make with the Dorsey band from 1940 to 1942 represent his first major body of work.
Sinatra was enormously influenced by Dorsey's trombone playing and strove to improve his breath control in order to emulate Dorsey's seamless, unbroken melodic passages. It was also during this period that Sinatra proved his mastery of both ballads and up-tempo numbers, and Dorsey arrangers Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, and Sy Oliver soon tailored their arrangements to highlight Sinatra's skills. Often teamed with singer Connie Haines, or with Dorsey's vocal group, The Pied Pipers (featuring future recording star Jo Stafford), Sinatra was featured on memorable sides such as "I'll Never Smile Again," "I'll Be Seeing You," "Without a Song," and "Oh! Look at Me Now."
Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media
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Frank Sinatra : Original Keys for Singers - More of His Best 40 more timeless standards from Ol' Blue Eyes, all in their original keys. Songlist: All Of Me, Almost Like Being In Love, Change Partners, Cheek To Cheek, Come Dance With Me, The Continental, Days of Wine and Roses, Don't Worry 'Bout Me, Don'cha Go 'Way Mad, The End Of A Love Affair, Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words), The Good Life, How Little We Know, I Concentrate On You, I Could Write A Book, I Hadn't Anyone Till You, I Love Paris, I'm Glad There Is You (In This World Of Ordinary People), In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, Isle Of Capri, It Happened In Monterey, It Might As Well Be Spring, Lean Baby, Luck Be A Lady, Moonlight Becomes You, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Night We Called It A Day, Old Devil Moon, Only The Lonely, Pocketful Of Miracles, and more 
Frank Sinatra : Christmas Collection 14 super Christmas hits associated with the legendary crooner. Includes: Christmas Memories - The Christmas Song - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - I'll Be Home for Christmas - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - White Christmas - and more! Songlist: The Lord's Prayer, An Old Fashioned Christmas, Christmas Mem'ries, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day, The Christmas Song, We Wish You The Merriest, Whatever Happened To Christmas, The Christmas Waltz, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, I'll Be Home For Christmas, I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm, Mistletoe And Holly, Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, White Christmas
Frank Sinatra : Frank Sinatra Classics Frank Sinatra, long acclaimed as the world's greatest performer of popular music, is the artist who set the standard for all others to follow. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers." A beloved entertainer for six decades, Sinatra earned three Oscars, three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award, ten personal Grammys (and a total of 20 for his albums), an Emmy, a Peabody, and the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 1983. Here are some great standards as sung by the Chairman of the Board. This Pro Vocal series contains the lyrics, melody, and chord symbols for eight of his hit songs. The CD contains demos for listening, and then separate backing tracks so you can sing along. The CD is playable on any CD, but it is also enhanced for PC and Mac computer users so you can adjust the recording to any pitch without changing the tempo! Perfect for home rehearsal, parties, auditions, corporate events, and gigs without a backup band. Or for singing just for the fun of it! Songlist: All the Way, The Birth of the Blues, I've Got the World on a String, I've Got You Under My Skin, The Lady is a Tramp, Theme from New York, New York, Time After Time, Witchcraft
Frank Sinatra : Frank Sinatra Standards Frank Sinatra, long acclaimed as the world's greatest performer of popular music, is the artist who set the standard for all others to follow. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers." A beloved entertainer for six decades, Sinatra earned three Oscars, three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award, ten personal Grammys (and a total of 20 for his albums), an Emmy, a Peabody, and the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 1983. Here are some great standards as sung by the Chairman of the Board. This Pro Vocal series contains the lyrics, melody, and chord symbols for eight of his hit songs. The CD contains demos for listening, and then separate backing tracks so you can sing along. The CD is playable on any CD, but it is also enhanced for PC and Mac computer users so you can adjust the recording to any pitch without changing the tempo! Perfect for home rehearsal, parties, auditions, corporate events, and gigs without a backup band. Or for singing just for the fun of it! Songlist: Come Fly with Me, High Hopes, Love and Marriage, Love's Been Good to Me, My Way, Strangers in the Night, (Love is) The Tender Trap, Young at Heart
Frank Sinatra : You're the Voice: Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra : Centennial Songbook 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Frank Sinatra and celebrations and concerts are planned for the whole year. This songbook gathers 100 of Ol' Blue Eyes' finest in a fitting tribute to one of the greatest entertainers of all time! Songs include: All the Way - The Best Is Yet to Come - Come Fly with Me - I Get a Kick Out of You - I've Got the World on a String - I've Got You Under My Skin - The Lady Is a Tramp - My Way - Night and Day - One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) - Strangers in the Night - Summer Wind - (Love Is) The Tender Trap - Witchcraft - Young at Heart - and more.
Frank Sinatra : Music of the Stars A collection of 20 favorites, including: All of Me - Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) - Don't Take Your Love from Me - How Little We Know - It Was a Very Good Year - Moonlight in Vermont - My Kind of Town (Chicago Is) - There Will Never Be Another You - What Now My Love - and more. Songlist: The Lonesome Road, All Of Me, How Little We Know, The Last Dance, Ev'rybody Has The Right To Be Wrong!, Style, I'm Gonna Live Till I Die, Chicago (That Toddlin' Town), There Will Never Be Another You, A Day In The Life Of A Fool (Manha De Carnaval), Don't Take Your Love From Me, No One Ever Tells You, Isle Of Capri, It Was A Very Good Year, Looking At The World Through Rose Colored Glasses, Moonlight In Vermont, My Blue Heaven, My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is), What Now My Love, Without A Song
Frank Sinatra : Romance: Songs from the Heart 21 songs from the collection featuring Ol' Blue Eyes' most romantic ballads. Includes: All the Way - Cheek to Cheek - I'll Be Seeing You - I've Got You Under My Skin - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning - My Funny Valentine - Time After Time - Where or When - and more. Songlist: Time After Time, All The Way, Day By Day, Almost Like Being In Love, Angel Eyes, As Time Goes By, At Long Last Love, Cheek To Cheek, Embraceable You, I Wish I Were In Love Again, I'll Be Seeing You, I've Got A Crush On You, I've Got You Under My Skin, In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, Love Is Here To Stay, My Funny Valentine, Nice 'n' Easy, Too Marvelous For Words, Try A Little Tenderness, Where Or When, If You Are But A Dream |
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