The Concert For The Americas By Mahnuel Muñoz Altos de Chavón is a Mediterranean-type town built in 1976 on the Chavón River, in La Romana, Dominican Republic. It was commissioned by the Italian Roberto Coppa and reproduces a medieval Italian…
THE LAST YEARS OF FRANK SINATRA The Last Years Of Frank Sinatra. EPISODE 12 Nobody expected Frank Sinatra to get back on stage after the dramatic shows in Japan. But on February 25, 1995, as part of the events included…
A Toast To Frank By Mahnuel Muñoz “I hope they live a hundred years, and that the last voice they hear is mine.” This is Frank Sinatra’s classic toast to his audience during his concerts. I often look into infinity…
LOST IN THE STARS By Mahnuel Muñoz On August 8, 1946, Frank Sinatra recorded the song “Lost in the Stars“, composed by Kurt Weill and belonging to the musical of the same name.The work narrates the harsh life experiences of…
THE LAST YEARS OF FRANK SINATRA by Mahnuel Muñoz CHAPTER 11 In April 1994, Frank offered a demanding series of eight concerts at Radio City Music Hall, backed by the Count Basie Orchestra and opened by comedian Don Rickles. In…
SOME NICE THINGS I’VE MISSED By Mahnuel Muñoz On August 3, 1974, Frank Sinatra entered the charts with the album “Some nice things I’ve missed”, an album in which the Voice covered pop-rock hits of the time with arrangements by…
THE VOICE BORN IN SILENCE By Manuel Muñoz Sinatra’s first recordings on Columbia Records A baby comes into the world without showing any apparent signs of life. The doctors evict him while they desperately try to save the life of…
SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU By Mahnuel Muñoz “Softly As I Leave You” is, more than an album, a compilation of outtakes from other sessions, published in November 1964, in the midst of Beatlemania.Said like that, it may sound unappealing…
CY COLEMAN By Mahnuel Muñoz He was a child prodigy who played piano at such prestigious venues as Steinway Hall, Town Hall and Carnegie Hall before he was ten years old. Cy Coleman was born in New York on June…
MITCH MILLER Mitch Miller was born in Rochester, New York, on July 4, 1911. He took piano lessons but soon switched to the oboe. After graduating in music, he began his career working for the CBS Symphony Orchestra. After recording…
