Category Frank Sinatra

FRANK AS DIRTY HARRY

FRANK AS DIRTY HARRY “Dirty Harry“, the most emblematic character of Clint Eastwood, was very close to being interpreted by Frank Sinatra. Warner Brothers bought the script of “Dirty Harry“, with Frank Sinatra as the protagonist. Sinatra accepted the role;…

SINATRA – THE TEENAGER POET

SINATRA – THE TEENAGER POET “Sinatra The Teenager Poet”… While enjoying the summer holidays of 1934 in the house that his aunt Josie had in the Jersey Bay, Frank Sinatra met Nancy Rose Barbato, who also enjoyed the holiday on…

SINATRA AND ROCK AND ROLL

What did Sinatra do when rock and roll was born? Sinatra and Rock and Roll… Alan Freed was an experienced disc jockey settled in Cleveland whose main raw material were jazz and popular music. In the bar that used to…

SINATRA IN ATLANTIC CITY

Frank Sinatra Atlantic City, November 19-25, 1979 “Sinatra In Atlantic City” … Atlantic City is an important tourist destination in the United States. Located in the state of New Jersey, it is known for its casinos and beaches. He lived…

THE FRANK SINATRA FILM GUIDE

“The Frank Sinatra Film Guide” Daniel O’BrienBatsford Editorial, London. “The Frank Sinatra Film Guide”….. Frank Sinatra’s film career, despite being very interesting and having numerous classic titles, has always remained in the shadow of his musical work.Fortunately there are several…

AVA GARDNER

AVA GARDNER How to measure the iconographic dimension of Ava Gardner in the history of cinema and physical beauty without falling under Stendhal syndrome? The only thing more unfathomable is capturing his influence in the Art of Frank Sinatra. What…

THE SINATRA TREASURES

“THE SINATRA TREASURES”(Charles Pignone. Global Rhythm Press, 2008) “The Sinatra Treasures“. This book is a true marvel that every lover of Sinatra’s art should own. More interesting than the mammoth and regal “SINATRA 100“, it is fed by the abundant…

COLE PORTER

COLE PORTER Can Cole Porter be the greatest songwriter in the Great American Songbook? It is a rhetorical question, big, presumptuous, almost offensive in light of the names that make up the pantheon of American popular song. His arguments: while…