A JOLLY CHRISTMAS FROM FRANK SINATRA — Track #4: “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
"If only in my dreams..." Frank's birthday was December 12th. There are 12 tracks on A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra — his first Christmas…
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A JOLLY CHRISTMAS FROM FRANK SINATRA — Track #3: “Mistletoe and Holly”
"Oh by gosh, by golly..." Frank's birthday was December 12th. There are 12 tracks on A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra — his first Christmas…
Fridays Are For Frank: “Ring-A-Ding-Ding” — #Sinatra101
(ABOVE: photo by Robert Wagner) Here at hMAG, "Fridays Are For Frank," but Monday, December 12th, is Sinatra's birthday. So let's make it a three-day…
Fridays Are For Frank: “I Wanna Be Around”
Before "Brangelina," there was "Frank & Ava" (Frava? Nah... not feeling it). Frank Sinatra left his wife and childhood sweetheart to be with Ava Gardner,…
SINATRA & KENNEDY — Harvard Kid Needed Hoboken’s Help
There was a time, not so long ago, when celebrity endorsements actually carried weight in a national Presidential election... In the late 1950's, Frank Sinatra…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Let’s Face the Music and Dance”
"There may be trouble ahead..." Written in 1936 by Irving Berlin, this prescient pre-War toe-tapper was performed by Fred Astaire in the hit RKO film…
Fridays Are For Frank: “The Lady Is A Tramp”
Let's transport ourselves back in time to another era—an era when people had a sense of humor... On the surface, "The Lady Is A Tramp"…
Fridays Are For Frank: “I Won’t Dance”
"But this feeling isn't purely mental, For heaven rest us, I'm not asbestos..." "I Won't Dance" is a jazz standard with music by Jerome Kern…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Almost Like Being in Love”
"Almost Like Being in Love" was written in 1947 by Frederick Loewe, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Made popular by the musical Brigadoon, Nat…
FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Autumn Leaves”
Temps have been up and down, but the trees are letting us know that Autumn is officially here. It's a tricky season—full of joy for…