“The meaning of existence, oh, my love…” By Mahnuel Muñoz In 1999 I took my first steps as a Sinatra fan. After acquiring some bargain CDs with Columbia recordings and the usual “Greatest Hits”, I needed to explore deeper, and…
When Randy met Frankie By Mahnuel Muñoz Speaking to “Uncut” magazine in 2019, singer-songwriter Randy Newman (1943) recalled that he once had the opportunity to work with Frank Sinatra. Supposedly, the timeless, laid-back qualities of Newman’s music could endear him…
“I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN”Frank Sinatra’s first number 1 and the origins of the charts. By Mahnuel Muñoz HISTORIC CONTEXT In 1940 in the United States he danced and hugged to the sounds of the orchestras of Glenn Miller and Artie…
FRANK AND THE PRESIDENT’S INAUGURAL GALAS. By Mahnuel Muñoz Frank always liked politics. His mother was an active Democrat, and Sinatra grew up surrounded by a progressive ideological environment that led him, when he was already famous, to support his…
One For My Baby: The Quintessential Saloon Song On August 11, 1947, Frank Sinatra recorded his first version of “One For My Baby (And One More For the Road),” the composition by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer that was born…
THE LAST YEARS OF FRANK SINATRA By Mahnuel Muñoz EPISODE 6 “One wonders what Sinatra is thinking in his last concerts when he declaims the famous lyrics of “My Way”: ‘And now the end is approaching and I face the…
Sinatra’s vocal technique By Mahnuel Muñoz Since he first felt the desire to sing, Frank Sinatra opted for virtuosity when it came to modeling his style and getting the most out of the instrument. Like all young vocalists of his…
“Operación Sinatra” E-Book (Diego Mancusi and Sebastián Grandi, Editorial Aguilar, 2018) By Mahnuel Muñoz Journalists Diego Mancusi and Sebastián Grandi invite us to participate in the epic of Frank Sinatra’s arrival in Argentina in 1981, to give a series of…
STEP LIVELY By Mahnuel Muñoz On June 24, 1944, “Step Lively“, Frank Sinatra’s fifth film, hits theaters. Frank plays a young aspiring playwright who will find himself involved in many entanglements to stage the musical that he has proposed to…
Guide to getting started in the art of Sinatra.Chapter: Essential collection boxsets. By Mahnuel Muñoz Frank Sinatra’s discography is truly extensive and complex for the neophyte to follow, due to its scope and variety. Sinatra’s musical career spanned sixty years…
