I don't seem to mention this much online, for some reason, but I've been a HUGE Frank Sinatra fan since I was 13 years old. He and Audrey Hepburn were the two people who triggered my larger fascination with old Hollywood & vintage/classic things in general. Most of my family would probably say I was obsessed (when you can riddle off facts about someone like their birth weight I think that may be an accurate description) and until quite recently he was pretty much the only singer I'd listen to.
I'm proud to say I have every CD that's been released so far (with the sad exception being the new live releases, which I haven't scrimped & saved enough for yet) so I put together a little playlist that hopefully has some songs you haven't heard before! Quite a few were bonus tracks on the 20-CD Reprise Collection box set and, to my knowledge, haven't been released anywhere else. I hope you enjoy!!
ps. Each year on Frank Sinatra's birthday, I watch a double feature and a concert -- two of his films & one of his live concerts -- and make pasta with his signature sauce recipe. If you're interested in snatching the recipe for yourself and honoring Sinatra spaghetti-style tonight, here's the link to my post from last year :)
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Wow, Kate! That's so cool that you make his pasta sauce. You're a very dedicated fan!
His Christmas album is my favorite Christmas music. Definite Classic.
Funny how the people we admire inspire us beyond their art. I make Robert Rodriguez's tacos recipe ;)
My beau thinks Frank Sinatra was the coolest man to ever walk the planet. Great playlist!
LOVE THIS! he is such a true icon and nowadays we really don't see too many of those. ol' blue eyes is a huge fave of mine too. tremendous playlist lades!
Francis Albert was the coolest singer EVER... really have just started getting into him 'whole-hog' over the last 6-9 months, but have three of his G.H. CDs - and the cool thing is, of the 60 or so tunes on these, there is only ONE tune that appears twice (Fly Me to the Moon), and those are different versions! In other words...(pun intended, I guess :-] ) he had GOBS of hit songs!
I know he probably wasn't the most 'warm and fuzzy' person, or at least that's what you hear, but... bottom line, he was an AWESOME performer.
Thanks for the cool 'rare' tracks, KG!!!
If I don't get back before then, hope you and yours have a great (and Gingery) Christmas / Holiday season!!!
KIG!
VKMfanHuey
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