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WHEN HARRY MET FRANKIE

When Harry Met Frankie On July 13, 1939, Frank Sinatra’s first professional recordings took place, together with the Harry James orchestra. There are many stories about how Frank and Harry met, but everything indicates that it happened like this: In…

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

The Sounds Of Silence: When Billy Joel stopped the world for Sinatra On March 1, 1994, Frank Sinatra received a Grammy Legend Award, celebrating his long and illustrious professional career. The person in charge of presenting the award and giving…

PAUL KEYES ON MEETING FRANK SINATRA

Paul Keyes on Meeting Frank Sinatra In the spring of 1941, after a concert in Portland, Frank and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra were enjoying dinner when a seventeen-year-old boy named Paul Keyes approached Dorsey’s table with an autograph book in…

FRANK SINATRA. THE LAST CONCERT

Frank Sinatra. The last concert. On February 25, 1995, Frank Sinatra took the stage at the Marriott Hotel in Palm Springs to give a brief private concert before his small audience of just over a thousand lucky people, as part…

SINATRA BEATEN BY TAYLOR SWIFT?

Sinatra beaten by Swift? In an indirect way, Frank Sinatra returns to the headlines of the media after being surpassed by the pop superstar Taylor Swift in the number of awards for best album of the year. Although reading the…