[sinatraphiles] February 15 - THIS DATE IN SINATRA HISTORY

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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:03:52 -0500

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Radio

1941 Live Remote: Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Saturday Afternoon
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
CBS - WABC New York City
Tommy Dorsey & His  Orchestra
Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines, Jo Stafford,
The Pied Pipers, Buddy Rich, Joe Bushkin
Guest: Jimmy Dorsey
1. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You    TD & Orch.
2. Let's Get Away From It All             F.S. C.H. P.P.
3. Trumpet contest: Tommy Dorsey ("Mac") & Jimmy Dorsey ("Lad")*
4. Whatcha Know Joe                     P.P.
5. I Tried                                     F.S.
6. Do I Worry                               F..S.. P.P.
Skater's Waltz                              T.D. & Orch
* Trumpet contest was declared a draw

(Incomplete version of "Do I Worry" appears on Masters of Jazz Volume 5)

("Lets Get Away From It All" appears on the CD: Voice VCD 1103 - This One's
For Tommy")

1942 Sunday Evening At Tommy Dorsey's
Network: Blue Network
Location:
Time: 8:00PM - 8:30PM (EST)
Show #3
Sponsor: (sustaining or unknown)
Personnel (probable): Tommy Dorsey, George Arus, Dave Jacobs, Jimmy Skiles
(trombone); Jimmy Blake, Ziggy Elman, Chuck Peterson, Jimmy Zito, Danni
Vanelli (trumpet); Fred Stulce, Harry Schuchman (clarinet, alto sax); Heinie
Beau (clarinet, tenor sax); Bruce Snyder, Don Lodice (tenor sax); Bernard
Tinterow, Seymour Miroff, William Ehrenkrantz, Leonard Posner, Paul
Poliakine (violin); Sam Ross, Leonard Atkins (viola); Harold Bemko (cello);
Ruth Hill (harp); Clark Yocum (guitar); Phil Stevens (bass); Milt Raskin
(piano); Buddy Rich (drums).
Vocals: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford,
Orchestra Conducted By: Tommy Dorsey
Announcer:
Notes: Confirmed airing on WJZ & WMAL. No show on February 22, 1942.
WMAL & WJZ both aired: "8:00PM - 8:30PM  Labor and Payroll Savings Plan -
William Green, President, A.F.L.; Secretary Of The Treasury"

1945 Bird's Eye Open House, Starring Dinah Shore
NBC
Time 8:30 p.m.
Sponsor: Birds Eye, Gaines Dog Food
Host: Dinah Shore
Robert Emmett Dolan & Orchestra
Joe Lilley & Chorus
Annc: Harry Von Zell
Guest: Frank Sinatra
--My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time       Dinah Shore
--Introductions and skit with Von Zell  He mispronounces Lauren Bacall's
name.
--Lady Of Spain         Joe Lilley's chorus
NBC in San Francisco interrupts with war bulletin:
NBC war correspondent Robert McCormack reports from Guam
American carrier planes are attacking Tokyo. The American fleet has moved
within the
300 mile radius necessary for the carrier planes to reach Tokyo. The main
targets are the
Japanese fighter planes on bases near Tokyo.
--Dinah has introduced Frank.. He thanks her for subbing for him last week
on the Max Factor
show (7th). They discuss Bill Goodwin, Frank's comic on the show, and the
half-pound Frank
has gained. Dinah tells him he carries it well.
--When Your Lover Has Gone       Frank Sinatra
--Frank and Dinah do a short skit. He sings a few brief parodies.
--My Romance    Frank and Dinah
--Sign-off song by Joe Lilley Chorus
Jack Carson will be next week's guest.

Ed O'Brien:
This was Frank's first guest appearance on Dinah's Open House.
He would also be her guest on the 5-10-45 and 1-24-46 shows.

1945 Command Performance
"Dick Tracy in B-Flat"
Program #162
Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, Cass Daley, Frank
Sinatra,
Frank Morgan, Bob Hope, Harry Von Zell, Jerry Colonna, Andrews Sisters, Joe
Lilley Chorus, Lou Crosby

1950 Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #118
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. What Is This Thing Called Love - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Why Remind Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - Frank Sinatra
6. Hands Across The Table - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
7. You're Driving Me Crazy - Dorothy Kirsten
8. commercial
9. I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry Over You - Frank Sinatra
10. Closing

1953 Lyn Murray Show

Frank Sinatra was guest

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Television

1960 The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
Title: Here's To The Ladies
Network: ABC
Sponsor: Timex
Frank Sinatra Timex special, featuring music and special guests, including
Lena
Horne, Juliet Prowse, Mary Costa, Barbara Heller and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle
Song listing:
"Here's to the Ladies" Frank Sinatra
"I've Got You Under My Skin" Frank Sinatra
Timex Promotional Spot
"Ouvre ton coeur" (from Bizet's Vasco de Gama) Mary Coosta
"By Strauss" Barbara Heller
"Ring the Bell" Lena Horne
"Come Cha Cha Cha With Me" Juliet Prowse
Timex Promotional Spot
"Lonely Town" Frank Sinatra
"But Beautiful" Lena Horne
"Here's To The Ladies" Frank Sinatra
"From This Moment On" " Lena Horne
Harold Arlen Tribute Medley: "As Long as I Live" / "It's Only a Paper
Moon" / "One for My Baby (And One For The Road)" / "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the
Positive" / "Stormy Weather" / "Get Happy" / "Between the Devil and the
Deep Blue Sea" " Frank Sinatra and Lena Horne
"My Heart Stood Still" Frank Sinatra
"Your Voice" Maryy Costa
"Afraid of Love" Barbara Heller
"My Heart Belongs to Daddy" Lena Horne
"My Funny Valentine" Juliet Prowse
Timex Promotional Segment
"High Hopes" Eleanor Roosevelt
"Here's To The Ladies"   Frank Sinatra

Notes: 60 mins.

Ed O'Brien notes:
The Harold Arlen medley was sung with Lena.
Nelson Riddle wrote a driving swing chart for the Rodgers
& Hart classic "My Heart Stood Still." Frank did a solo
and looked angry while doing it. Only known swing performance
of a song Frank sang hundreds of times through the years.

1964 Bing Crosby Show (CBS)
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Dean Martin, Rosemary Clooney, Kathryn
Crosby
Sponsor: Pepsodent
1. The Oldest Established Floating Crap Game In New York w/Bing & Dean
Note: 60 mins.

FILM

1966 "The Oscar" (US Film Release:  February 15, 1966)
Starring:  Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Jill St. John, Milton Berle, Eleanor
Parker, Joseph Cotten, Tony Bennett
Cameos By:  Bob Hope, Hedda Hopper, Merle Oberon, Frank Sinatra, Nancy
Sinatra
Produced by:  Clarence Greene
Directed by:  Russell Rouse
Snotty Hollywood actor, Frank Fane (Stephen Boyd) becomes even more full of
himself after he's nominated for
the Academy Award for Best Actor. Merle Oberon (playing herself) announces
the winner of the Best Actor Oscar as Frank Sinatra
who comes up to receive his award.
(DVD & Blu-Ray Release date: 2020-02-04)
Emacs!

Concerts

1941 Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove, New Jersey (Jan 21, 1941 -
Feb. 17, 1941)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

1942 Hollywood Palladium, California (Dec. 30, 1941 - Feb. 23, 1942)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

1943 Paramount Theatre, New York City (Jan. 27 - Feb 20)
w/Johnny Long & Orchestra

1950 Balinese Restaurant and Nightclub, Galveston, Texas (11-17?)

1953 Chez Peree, Montreal, Quebec (6-15)
w/Bob Harrington Orchestra

1960 Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (Jan. 20 - Feb. 16)
Frank, Dean, Sammy, Joey and Peter.

1975 Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Brian Farnon Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller
1. The Lady Is A Tramp
2. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
3. Let Me Try Again
4. My Kind Of Town
5. medley: Last Night When We Were Young / Violets For Your Furs /
Here's That Rainy Day
6. monologue
7. My Way
8. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
9. Send In The Clowns
10. I Have Dreamed
11. I've Got You Under My Skin
Notes: TT 57mins.

1976 Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Key Musicans: Al Viola (guitar), Irv Cottler (drums), Gene Cherico (bass),
Charles Turner (trumpet), Bill Miller (piano).
Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller
(No Show due to the President's Day holiday)
Emacs!

1979 Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, Illinois
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
1. Chicago
2. At Long Last Love
3. The Lady Is A Tramp
4. This Is All I Ask
5. There's Something About You
6. medley: The Gal That Got Away / It Never Entered My Mind
7. monologue
8. Where Or When
9. It Was A Very Good Year
10. I've Got The World On A String
11. You And Me
12. My Way
13. My Kind Of Town
Notes: TT 57mins.

Ed O'Brien:
Frank told his audiences in February and March that "There's
Something About You" had been recorded. He promised a new album
by late spring. Alternates: Night And Day( disco), Someone To Watch
Over Me, My Funny Valentine, Remember and You Make Me Feel So
Young. Engagement ran from the 13th thru the 18th. Frank opened on
Tuesday and did one show a night thru Thursday and two shows a night
Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

1980 Canyon Country Club, Palm Springs, California
Desert Hospital benefit

FRANK: HIS FRIENDS AND HIS FOOD
Frank Sinatra cooked a special dinner for 1,000
at the Canyon Hotel Convention Center in Palm
Spring: A traditional Italian dinner. The going price
was $1,500 a plate.The invited guests thought it was
worth every penny. An added delight was the entertain-
ment offered by Mr. Sinatra, Dean Martin, John Denver,
Debby Boone and Rich Little. The benefit's proceeds
went to the Desert Hospital.

1981 Caesars Palace, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Key Musicians: Vincent Falcone Jr. (piano), Gene Cherico (bass), Irv Cottler
(drums), Tony Mattola (guitar), Charles Tunner (trumpet), Bobby Sann
(trombone)
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
1. I've Got The World On A String
2. Pennies From Heaven
3. You And Me
4. The Best Is Yet To Come
5. Here's That Rainy Day
6. Fly Me To The Moon
7. Angel Eyes
8. monologue
9. Luck Be A Lady
10. Send In The Clowns
11. I Get A Kick Out Of You
12. These Foolish Things
13. Where Or When
14. I've Got You Under My Skin
15. As Time Goes By
16. Summer Me, Winter Me
17. New York, New York
Notes: TT 78mins.

1982 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada (11-17)
O.A Pat Henry
Conductor: Vinnie Falcone
1. Get Me To The Church On Time
2. Without A Song
3. I Loved Her
4. The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
5. Hey Look, No Crying
6. The Lady Is A Tramp
7. In The Still Of The Night
8. Monday Morning Quarterback
9. I Can't Get Started
10. monologue
11. All Or Nothing At All    Riddle chart 1966
12. These Foolish Things   w/ V. Falcone on piano
13. New York, New York

1985 Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada
First Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Joe Parnello
1.. L.A. Is My Lady
2. It's All Right With Me
3. Someone To Watch Over Me
4. Day In, Day Out
5. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
6. Mack The Knife
7. monologue
8. One For My Baby
9. Something
10. Fly Me To The Moon
11. Come Rain Or Come Shine
12. Pennies From Heaven
13. Autumn Leaves
14. New York, New York
Notes: TT 53mins.

1985 Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada
Second Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Joe Parnello
1. L.A. Is My Lady
2. It's All Right With Me
3. Someone To Watch Over Me
4. Day In, Day Out
5. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
6. Mack The Knife
7. monologue
8. One For My Baby
9. Something
10. Fly Me To The Moon
11. Come Rain Or Come Shine
12. Pennies From Heaven
13. Autumn Leaves
14. New York, New York
Notes: TT 57mins.

1986 Canyon Country Club, Palm Springs, California
"The Love-In III" Benefit
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
1. Where Or When
2. Without A Song
3.. L. A. Is My Lady
4.. The Gal That Got Away
5. I've Got You Under My Skin
6. One For My Baby
7. New York, New York
Notes: TT 33mins.

1988 Bally's Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller

1992 Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada
First Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank Sinatra, Jr.
1. Come Fly With Me
2. You Make Me Feel So Young
3. Where Or When
4. For Once In My Life
5. Come Rain Or Come Shine
6. The Lady Is A Tramp
7. The House I Live In
8. What Now, My Love?
9. Luck Be A Lady
10. The Best Is Yet To Come
11. My Funny Valentine
12. Mack The Knife
13. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
14. My Way
15. New York, New York
Notes: TT 63mins.

1992 Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada
Second Show
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank Sinatra, Jr.
1. I've Got The World On A String
2. You Make Me Feel So Young
3. Where Or When
4. For Once In My Life
5. Come Rain Or Come Shine
6.. The Lady Is A Tramp
7. The House I Live In
8. What Now, My Love?
9. Luck Be A Lady
10. The Best Is Yet To Come
11. My Funny Valentine
12. Mack The Knife
13. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
14. My Way
15. New York, New York
Notes: 64mins.

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Extra:

1941 Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove, New Jersey (Jan 21, 1941 -
Feb. 17, 1941)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

Emacs!

       Meadowbrook  February 1941

1941 Live Remote: Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Saturday Afternoon
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
CBS - WABC New York City
Tommy Dorsey & His  Orchestra
Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines, Jo Stafford,
The Pied Pipers, Buddy Rich, Joe Bushkin
Guest: Jimmy Dorsey

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1945 Command Performance
"Dick Tracy in B-Flat"
Program #162
Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, Cass Daley, Frank
Sinatra,
Frank Morgan, Bob Hope, Harry Von Zell, Jerry Colonna, Andrews Sisters, Joe
Lilley Chorus, Lou Crosby

Emacs!

Emacs!
Sinatra is on the far right

Emacs!

Emacs!  Emacs!

Emacs!

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