SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU – THE SONG
SOFTLY AS I LEAVE YOU – THE SONG By Mahnuel Muñoz On July 17, 1964, Frank Sinatra recorded the song “Softly, as I Leave You.” It comes from an Italian pop song, titled “Piano“, composed by Giorgio Calabrese and Tony…
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“FROM HOBOKEN N.J. TO THE WHITE HOUSE” (BOOTLEG RECORDING, FREMUS, 1994)
“FROM HOBOKEN N.J. TO THE WHITE HOUSE” (BOOTLEG RECORDING, FREMUS, 1994) By Mahnuel Muñoz Oh, how I long for the time when I would make the rounds of record stores looking for treasures! I remember days when I went to…
FRANK SINATRA FILMOGRAPHY (1961): “THE DEVIL AT 4 O’CLOK”
THE DEVIL AT 4 O’CLOK By Mahnuel Muñoz On July 16, 1961, “The Devil At 4 O’Clock” was released, a film directed by Mervyn LeRoy (“The Wizard of Oz,” “Little Women,” “Quo Vadis?”, and together to Frank, “The House I…
“WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?”
“What the hell was that?” By Mahnuel Muñoz Bob Weitman, the director of the Paramount Theatre, saw Sinatra perform at the Mosque Theater in Newark in 1942 and was fascinated. He ipso facto proposed to Benny Goodman that the young…
A GOLDEN SATURDAY TO ILLUMINATE A BLACK MONDAY
A golden saturday to illuminate a black monday By Mahnuel Muñoz October 19, 1987 was called “Black Monday“, as it was the scene of a brutal collapse of stock markets around the planet, leading to a crisis from which it…
WHEN “TWO” BECAME “THE ONE”
When “Two” became “The One” By Mahnuel Muñoz “I knew number one was Bing Crosby, but someone had to be number two.” Frank Sinatra On January 19, 1942, Frank Sinatra immortalized his first recording as a soloist, apart from Tommy…
A REFLECTION ON THE FAN PHENOMENON THAT (MAYBE) YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE
A REFLECTION ON THE FAN PHENOMENON THAT (MAYBE) YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE By Mahnuel Muñoz In January 1944, Arthur Rodzinski, the director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, said: “Boogie woogie that young people like is the greatest…
FRANK SINATRA AND WILLIE NELSON
FRANK SINATRA AND WILLIE NELSON By Mahnuel Muñoz In the early 1980s, Frank Sinatra and Willie Nelson formed an unlikely friendship. The two did a series of NASA space research public service announcements, and Nelson in 2018 recorded a collection…
SINATRA’S GREAT IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT
SINATRA’S GREAT IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT By Manuel Muñoz (1983) For Quincy Jones any dream is possible. He has just produced the album “Thriller” for Michael Jackson and now wants to unite Frank Sinatra and Lena Horne, two of the brightest stars…
THE LAST YEARS OF FRANK SINATRA. Episode 7
THE LAST YEARS OF FRANK SINATRAby Mahnuel Munoz CHAPTER 7 Frank had recorded duets with other singers throughout his career, from his days with Tommy Dorsey’s band through the 1980s. The idea of creating an entire album of Sinatra paired…
