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…
“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 By Mahnuel Muñoz 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…
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…
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…
Rockstars writing for Frank By Mahnuel Muñoz During the 1960s and 1970s Frank Sinatra became interested in the work of young pop musicians and recorded and included in his concerts a respectable number of songs by these artists; In turn,…
The Frank Sinatra Spectacular (June 20, 1965) By Mahnuel Muñoz On June 20, 1965, “The Frank Sinatra Spectacular” was presented in St. Louis, a show full of swing to benefit Dismas House, an association dedicated to the rehabilitation of ex-convicts…
FRANK SINATRA: THE ARTIST AND THE MAN (John Lahr) “In New York, on Sinatra’s 80th birthday, the Empire State Building was lit blue for old Blue Eyes; in Los Angeles, at the Shrine Auditorium, Frank and Barbara Sinatra sat like…
