Frank Sinatra

Country and/or Western 

When Willie Nelson Played Budokan

January 2, 2023 Henry Carrigan 0 Comments 1984, ABBA, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Nelson, Budokan, Frank Sinatra, Hoagy Carmichael, Japan, Kris Kristofferson, Legacy Recordings, Mickey Raphael, Willie Nelson

A new archival release chronicles a fascinating 1984 show at the famed Tokyo arena

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Dylan Music Journalism 

Bob Dylan’s Infinite Playlist

November 24, 2022November 23, 2022 Craig Peters 1 Comment Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, Dean Martin, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash and Uncle Dave Macon, Judy Garland, Little Richard, Perry Como, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Santana and The Eagles, Stephen Foster, The Clash, The Fugs, The Philosophy of Modern Song, Vic Damone, Warren Zevon

Inside his new book The Philosophy of Modern Song

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Music Journalism Records Remembrance 

Record Man: Mo Ostin (1927-2022)

August 3, 2022August 2, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Devo, Family, Fanny, Fleetwood Mac, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Gang of Four, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix, Jonathan Richman, Joni Mitchell, Mo Ostin, Neil Young, Reprise Records, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Sex Pistols, T.Rex, The Everly Brothers, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Pentangle, The Small Faces, Van Dyke Parks, Van Morrison, Warner Bros. Records

Remembering a music industry giant responsible for Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell and countless others

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Pop 

These Boots Keep a Walkin’

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments Boots, Frank Sinatra, James Bond, Lee Hazlewood, Mac Davis, Nancy Sinatra, Start Walkin': 1965-1976, These Boots Are Made For Walkin', You Only Live Twice

Light In The Attic reintroduces Nancy Sinatra to a new generation with an excellent career overview

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Music Journalism Remembrance Video 

WATCH: 10 Great Larry King Music Interviews

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Duran Duran, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Larry King, Prince, RIP, The Beatles

From Frank Zappa to Tyler, The Creator, the broadcast legend chatted with the best of ’em

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Pop 

When ‘Ol Blue Eyes Gathered the Green

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Frank Sinatra, Reprise Rarities: Volume One, Reprise Records

Reprise Records celebrates turning 60 with a rarities release from its founder, Frank Sinatra

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Country and/or Western Remembrance 

We Got Hooked on Mac Davis

October 1, 2020October 3, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bobby Goldsboro, Bruno Mars, Cheaper to Keep Her, Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, King of the Hill, Lou Rawls, Mac Davis, Merle Haggard, Murder She Wrote, North Dallas Forty, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Tammy Wynette, The Muppets, The Sting II, Webster

The iconic country singer, songwriter and actor dead at age 78

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Hard Rock 

Listen to the Music: Producer Ted Templeman’s Vivid, Likable Memoir

July 6, 2020August 21, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Donn Landee, Doobie Brothers, Frank Sinatra, Greg Renoff, Harpers Bizarre, Lenny Waronker, Nicolette Larson, Ted Templeman, Van Halen, Warner Bros.

The A&R guy who signed the Doobie Brothers and Van Halen looks back on a ‘Life in Music’

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Elvis Records Rock 

Dirty, Dirty Feelings: Elvis Is Back! at 60

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 1 Comment Ann Margaret, Bye Bye Birdie, Colnel Tom Parker, Ed Sullivan, Elvis Is Back!, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra

Elvis Presley returned from the Army to create a rock album even Frank Sinatra loved

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jazz Pop 

The October of His Years: Sinatra’s Watertown at 50

March 24, 2020June 17, 2022 Mitchell Cohen 2 Comments 1970, Bing Crosby, Don Costa, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Valli, My Way, Randy Newman, Reprise, Rod McKuen, The Four Seasons, Watertown

Once seen as an anomaly in his catalog, a half century of fermentation sees a newfound respect for the Chairman’s dark masterpiece

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Folk Punk Rock 

IN CONCERT: Patti Has The Power

March 8, 2020March 9, 2020 Evelyn McDonnell 0 Comments Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, Jay Dee Daugherty, Lenny Kaye, Patti Smith, Patti Smith and Her Band, Patti Smith Group, People Have the Power, Power to the People, Richard Sohl, Robert Mapplethorpe, Todd Smith, Tony Shanahan, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Women's History Month

At the cusp of International Women’s Day weekend, Patti Smith and Her Band brought the Mouse House down with a fearless and inspired performance this past Friday night at Los Angeles’s Walt Disney Concert Hall

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Pop 

Only the Lonely

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1958, 60th anniversary, Billy Strayhorn, Capitol Records, Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle

Sinatra’s Noir Masterpiece Turns 60

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Rock 

Singing Sopranos

July 31, 2018July 23, 2019 Ken Kurson 3 Comments "Nobody Loves Me But You, A3, Andrea Bocelli, Blue Djinn., David Chase, Defiler, Dori Hartley, Frank Sinatra, Greg Wattenberg, Joe Bosso, Kathy Dayak, Local H., Martin Bruestle, Massive Genius, Nick Fowler, RL Burnside, The Sopranos, Visiting Day, Woke Up This Morning

The music of television’s best show

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