A World of Music

Suave, classy and with a terrific voice I give you Dino Paul Crocetti born on June 7, 1917. You are probably thinking, “Who?” Well better known to everyone as Dean Martin a popular American singer, actor, comedian and film producer. One of Frank Sinatra’s good friends he was also given the nickname “King of Cool”. He was another member of the group of entertainers known as the “Rat Pack”, was part of a comedy team with Jerry Lewis known as “Martin and Lewis” and had two TV shows The Dean Martin Show and afterwards The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast. Now let’s take a look at his musical career.  Dean Martin had a signature tune with which he was always associated and that was “Everybody Loves Somebody”.   Dean Martin released his first album in 1952 You Belong to Me with songs like the title tune, “I’ll Always Love You”, “Dreamy Old New England Moon”, and “Solitaire”. “You Belong to Me” He was greatly influenced by country musi...

As the years rolled along Sinatra’s star continued to shine. In 1970 he recorded some final songs for Reprise Records. On his 80 th birthday a box-set of recordings was released The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings. "You and Me" Then in 1980 after a period of six years during which time no new releases came out Sinatra presented Trilogy: Past, Present, Future which included previously unreleased recordings. This album received six Grammy nominations and included the song which became associated with Sinatra “Theme from New York, New York”. “New York, New York” Two other albums came out She Shot Me Down and an album on which Sinatra worked with Quincy Jones L.A. Is My Lady.   " How Do You Keep the Music Playing? " Sinatra left behind many, many memories through his music. He is legend and was awarded the Legend Award at the 1994 Grammy Awards. In 1995 he celebrated his 80 th birthday at which time ...

I know it’s a strange title to a post. However this was the name of Frank Sinatra’s first record album on his own label Reprise Records. The album Ring-a-Ding-Ding rang lots of bells for fans and it was a major success. Songs on the album included “Let’s Fall in Love”, “Be Careful It’s My Heart” and “A Foggy Day.” “Let’s Fall in Love” Frank Sinatra starred in one of his most successful movies in 1965 “Von Ryan’s Express”. In the music world to keep on top and continue to be popular Sinatra chose to record hits by other artists like Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender” and The Beatles’s “Something” and “Yesterday.” “Yesterday” It was also at this time that Sinatra was a part of what was known as “The Rat Pack” a group of entertainers which he led and who worked together in movies and casino shows. They were Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop. In 1965 Frank Sinatra released the Grammy Award winning album September of My Years which include...

Once his career really took off Frank Sinatra also showcased his talents in various musicals among them “Anchors Away” with Gene Kelly in 1945 and in 1949 “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” also with Gene Kelly. It just made Ol’ Blue Eyes ever so much more popular. It was in 1951 that Sinatra made his debut in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Desert Inn. He just couldn’t lose and was also a great hit on TV on CBS with The Frank Sinatra Show. Another memorable hit came out at this time; “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” In 1958 Sinatra released an impressive album of saloon songs and blues ballads Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely. This included songs like “Angel Eyes” and “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)”. “Angel Eyes” The 50s brought rock and roll and some problems for Sinatra who wasn’t about to start rockin’ but this didn’t mean that his popularity was over. He came out with another hit in 1959 “High Hopes” and this hit the Hot 100 and s...

Before great rockers came along and before girls sighed over teenage idols there was Frank Sinatra. He had all of the “bobby sockers” of his generation enjoying his songs and loving him. His full name was Francis Albert Sinatra. He was an American singer, actor and filmmaker. His nickname was “Ol’ Blue Eyes”.   In 1946 Frank Sinatra released his first album The Voice of Frank Sinatra. This week I’ll highlight the songs that Frank Sinatra sang and made popular. One of the songs on his first album that became popular at the time: “These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Frank _ Sinatra