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…
THE LAST YEARS OF FRANK SINATRA. CHAPTER 5 In the first minutes of 1992, journalist Bill Boggs looks out the window of his apartment next to Central Park at the fireworks with which New York City welcomes the new year.…
Guide to Getting Started in the Art of Sinatra: Television Specials. By Mahnuel Muñoz Frank Sinatra began his television career in the early 1950s, coinciding with severe personal and professional crises. However, the variety shows he headed did not obtain…
Analysis of “A Man And His Music”, the television special. By Mahnuel Muñoz 1965 is the year in which Frank Sinatra turns 50, half of which he has dedicated to the world of entertainment, leaving an indelible mark on society…
ANALYSIS OF THE TV SPECIAL“A MAN AND HIS MUSIC II” (1966) A MAN AND HIS MUSIC II. HISTORIC CONTEXT In 1966 the surname Sinatra would have an unexpected role in the music charts. On February 19, Nancy Sinatra, after five…
THE LAST VOICE TO HEAR By Mahnuel Muñoz Frank often made a toast to the audience at his concerts: “May you live a hundred (or a thousand, or six thousand five hundred) years and the last voice you hear is…
THE LAST YEARS OF FRANK SINATRA By Mahnuel Munoz “At seventy-five, Frank Sinatra remains indomitable. Night after night he takes the stage and sings songs of love and longing, hope and despair, and each time he communicates the emotional truths…
“RECORDS TO LISTEN AGAIN” By Mahnuel Muñoz On December 19, 1960, Frank Sinatra began recording with Reprise, his own record label. It is a brave step, considering that at Capitol he has completed his most brilliant and enduring period. But…
“YOU WILL BE MY MUSIC”Sinatra sings Joe Raposo (6) By Mahnuel Muñoz Paraphrasing the title of the 1974 album “Some Nice Things I’ve Missed,” today I want to start by saying that in the 1970s, The Voice fans missed some…
“Columbus Day Madness: Hold the whiskey for me, Taylor.” By Mahnuel Muñoz The media is amazed by the magnitude of the fan phenomenon surrounding the pop singer Taylor Swift, and we all know that it is a phenomenon older than…
YOU WILL BE MY MUSIC – Sinatra sings Joe Raposo (5) By Mahnuel Muñoz The album “Ol’Blue Eyes Is Back” presents two plot lines: the first, more introspective and bitter, represented by “You Will Be My Music“, “Nobody Wins”, “Send…
