GOODBYE 2024 HELLO 2025
A brief summary of the year that is ending and a preview of the year to come By Mahnuel Muñoz Today, one hundred and nine years since the birth of Frank Sinatra, I want to share with @everyone a brief…
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THE VOICE OF TRUTH
THE VOICE OF TRUTH By Mahnuel Muñoz On December 12, 1915, Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, who is still today the quintessence of melodic singers and one of the most influential figures in popular culture. But beyond…
FRANK SINATRA DISCOGRAPHY (1957): “A JOLLY CHRISTMAS FROM FRANK SINATRA”
“A JOLLY CHRISTMAS FROM FRANK SINATRA”(1957) By Mahnuel Muñoz HISTORICAL CONTEXT The American economic prosperity during the 1950s caused Christmas to become one of the highest consumption periods of the year; In 1950, Americans spent $40.2 billion on gifts, food,…
THE ALBUM THAT JOINED MUHAMMAD ALI AND FRANK SINATRA
The Album That Joined Muhammad Ali and Frank Sinatra By Mahnuel Muñoz In 1976, the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) released an educational album titled “The Adventures Of Ali & His Gang vs. Mr.Tooth Decay“, a project created to raise…
SINATRA. FRANK AND FRIENDLY
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…
FRANK SINATRA DISCOGRAPHY (1948): “CHRISTMAS SONGS BY SINATRA”
“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…
YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE
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 (Episode 4)
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…
FRANK SINATRA DISCOGRAPHY (1962): “ALL ALONE”
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 (Episode 3)
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…
