“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…

CY COLEMAN

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…

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…

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…

MITCH MILLER

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…

WHEN RANDY MET FRANKIE

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…