Sinatra. Frank and Friendly An intimate portrait in photographs”(Terry O’Neill, editing by Robin Morgan)Evan Mitchell Books, 2007 By Mahnuel Muñoz For two decades, photographer Terry O’Neill captured Frank Sinatra with his lens while he was working and in the moments…
“CHRISTMAS SONGS BY SINATRA” (1948) By Mahnuel Muñoz BACKGROUND Christmas has always inspired the composition of musical pieces of different styles. Before the 20th century, the songs were of a traditional religious nature, but starting in the 1930s, largely thanks…
SONGS FOR HOPE INSPIRING TOPICS DEDICATED TO THE VICTIMS OF DANA IN SPAIN YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE By Mahnuel Muñoz The song was written in 1945 by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for the musical “Carousel“, released in March…
ELVIS & SINATRA THE SURPRISING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO MUSIC ICONS By Mahnuel Muñoz EPISODE 4 In 1979 Frank was immersed in the recording of “Trilogy“, a triple album with standards from the Great American Songbook, contemporary pop songs and an…
ALL ALONE By Mahnuel Muñoz On November 10, 1962 the album “All Alone” entered the Billboard charts, crowned at that time by the debut album of the folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary. The album was recorded between January 15…
ELVIS & SINATRA THE SURPRISING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO MUSIC ICONS By Mahnuel Muñoz EPISODE 3 TIMES THEY ARE-A CHANGING At the beginning of the 1960s Elvis and Frank shone like two suns, although the sociocultural changes that were taking place…
ELVIS & SINATRA THE SURPRISING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO MUSIC ICONS By Mahnuel Muñoz EPISODE 2 THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME Frank’s supposed criticism of the influence of rock on youth would have been unfounded, given that in 1943 he himself…
ELVIS & SINATRA THE SURPRISING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO MUSIC ICONS By Mahnuel Muñoz Episode 1 It is little known to the general public that Frank Sinatra reached out to Elvis Presley in some of the most dramatic moments of his…
DRY YOUR EYES SONGS FOR HOPEInspiring themes dedicated to the victims of DANA in Spain. By Mahnuel Muñoz “Dry Your Eyes“. This song by Neil Diamond closed the album “Beautiful Noise“, published in 1976. Frank recorded “Dry Your Eyes” between…
L.A. Is My Lady (40th Anniversary Reissue) By Mahnuel Muñoz Why reissue an album that has generated polarization between critics and fans, that at times reveals its “eighties” and, to make matters worse, was a commercial failure? If anniversaries with…
QUINCY JONES (1933-2024) By Mahnuel Muñoz On November 4, 2024, Quincy Jones died at the age of 91. Quincy Jones has been a musical titan who deserves the consideration reserved for legends: an eight-decade career as a record producer, multi-instrumentalist,…
FRANK AND TIM: SO DIFFERENT, SO SIMILAR By Mahnuel Muñoz In the 1968 album “Cycles” Frank Sinatra covers a dozen pop songs of the moment with orchestral arrangements by Don Costa. The rhythmic themes allow us to hear a veteran…
