Frank Sinatra

December
5
Sinatra Stamp In The Mail

Frank_sinatra_1 And to think we were never asked if we wanted young Frank or old Frank.
The U.S. Postal Service will unveil the Frank Sinatra stamp on his birthday, Dec. 12, in Beverly Hills. The Sinatra children   - Nancy, Tina and Frank Jr. - will be on hand for the ceremony.
The Post Office has long been a fan of Old Blue Eyes: They renamed the Hoboken Post Office in his honor in 2002.

August
27
The Set List Interview: Paul Anka

Anka The link from Sinatra to the Killers? Paul Anka is looking to take that title.
Anka, the man who hit No. 1 with “Diana” 50 summers ago, releases today his second album of rock songs done in a big band style, “Classic Songs, My Way” (Decca) . The disc includes “My Way,” the Argentine number that Anka adapted and gave English lyrics to for Frank Sinatra in 1969, and “Mr. Brightside,” the Killers’top 10 hit from two years ago.
“What you have are a body of rock songs, a group of songs that you can never underestimate their ability to be delivered in a fashion that’s fresh,” said Anka, whose next project is writing his biography for St. Martin’s Press.

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August
22
Set List: Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, Westchester, N.Y., May 28, 1977

Deanmartin "Forever Cool," the Capitol/EMI release pairing Dean Martin's vocals in duet form with 14 other artists, sold 17,000 copies to debut at No. 39.
Disc was bolstered by programs at iTunes, Borders and Amazon.com; Yahoo! Music attracted 1 million visitors when it premiered the music video featuring "American Idol" finalist Paris Bennett singing “Baby-O” with Dino.
Thirty years ago, Dino and Ol' Blue Eyes delivered this show:
Martin: When You're Drinkin' / Bourbon From Heaven / Bad, Bad Leroy Brown / Welcome To My World /That's Amore
Sinatra: For Once In My Life / I Love My Wife / It Was A Very Good Year / One For My Baby / My Way

Dean & Frank: Medley of I Can't Give You Anyting But Love, My Kind Of Town, Pennies From Heaven, A Foggy Day, Embraceable You, The Lady Is A Tramp, Where Or When, They Can't Take That Away From Me, Hey Marie, When You're Smiling


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The Set List is written and compiled by Variety associate editor Phil Gallo. Gallo, based in Los Angeles, writes about the music business for Daily Variety and reviews concerts, television shows and theater.



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