[sinatraphiles] January 17 - THIS DATE IN SINATRA HISTORY

From: Scott Henderson <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: sinatraphiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:43:07 -0500

Studio

1956 Capitol Studio A, Hollywood

E15468 Well Did You Evah?
w/Bing Crosby
(Cole Porter)
Arranged by Skip Martin
Conducted by Johnny Green
-5 CD: CDP 724383595228 Sinatra 80th "All The Best"
LP: SW750 High Society (Unedited)
45: 3507 (Edited)

Ed O'Brien notes:
The noon session started at 2:45 and
they did 5 takes plus a few quick sweeteners.
Session ran over 3 hours. The recording is
sensational. Just about all the Sinatra recordings
in 1956 were sensational.

1962 Los Angeles

748 What'll I Do?
(Irving Berlin)
Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins
-6 (3:15) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 3
CD: 9-26340-2 The Reprise Collection
LP: FS1007 All Alone

749 Oh, How I Miss You Tonight
(Benny Davis/Joe Burke/Mark Fisher)
Bourne Co./Music Sales Corp./Benny Davis Music (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins
-3 (3:21) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 3
LP: FS1007All Alone

750 Are You Lonesome Tonight?
(Roy Turk/Lou Handman)
Bourne Co./Cromwell Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins
-2 (3:29) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 3
LP: FS1007All Alone

751 Come Waltz With Me
(Sammy Cahn/Jimmy Van Heusen)
WB Music Corp./The Songwriters Guild (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Gordon Jenkins
-1 (2:53) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 3
CD: 9-26723-2Sings The Songs Of Van Heusen & Cahn
LP: P-7722 All Alone ( Japan )

Scott Henderson:
I listened to "What'll I do" today (2011) on the
anniversary of the recording date. To me, this is one of the most haunting
songs Sinatra ever recorded. Am I mistaken or was this recorded shortly
after Sinatra was pall-bearer at Ernie Kovacs' funeral or am I thinking of
another tune?

Ed O'Brien:
Kovacs' funeral was on 1-15-62. That evening Sinatra did the first session
for the "Come Waltz With Me" album. The session reveals a man in not particularly
good voice. The last song done that evening was Berlin's "When I Lost You." Pete
Levinson was at all three sessions for the album. He told me Sinatra was as pale
as ashes that first night. When he started singing everyone in the room thought
the night would be very short. Frank didn't agree and persevered. The album would
eventually be retitled and released as "All Alone." It has the distinction of being the
first Sinatra album to not break into the Billboard Top 20(#25 - charted for 17 wks)..

Radio

1942 Spotlight On The Bands
NBC
Saturday
30 Minute Broadcast
Sponsor: Coca-Cola
Tommy Dorsey & Orch.
Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Pied Pipers, Ziggy Elman,
Connie Haines, Joe Bushkin, Buddy Rich
Annc: Ken Niles
1. Hallelujah T.D. & Orch.
2. Blues In The Night F.S.
3. None But The Lonely Heart T.D. & Orch..
4. Free For All F.S J.S. P.P
Coke ad
5. I'll Get By T.D. & Orch.
6. Not So Quiet Please T.D. & Orch.
7. This Love Of Mine F.S. ( # 3 song that week in Billboard)

("Blues In The Night" appears on Masters of Jazz Volume 6)

Ed O'Brien:
The Spotlight Band Series had T.D & Orch on a number of times..
There are tapes from November, December 41 and January, February 42.

1945 Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #3
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer:  Don Forbes
Performers: Bill Goodwin Ginny Simms The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Alan Reed, aka Falstaff Openshaw
1. Don't Fence Me In
2. My Melancholy Baby
3. On The Sunny Side Of The Street   w/ Ken Lane Singers
4. Don't Ever Change   Ginny Simms
5. Embraceable You   w/Ginny Simms

Ed O'Brien:
Ginny Simms was a temporary replacement for Eileen Barton, who moved over
to "Let Yourself Go," starring Milton Berle.

1950 Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #97
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. I Love You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. When You're Away - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Man Wrote A Song - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. There's A Small Hotel - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing

1985 Tony Renaud, WMAL Radio, Washington D.C.
Tony Renaud interviews Frank Sinatra

Television

1954 Colgate Comedy Hour
NBC-TV
Sunday Evening
8:00 p.m -9:00 p.m.
Live From Hollywood
Episode 16 (1953-54 season)
First -half was telecast from the
Bing Crosby Pro-Am Golf Tournament
in Pebble Beach, California
Guests: Dean Martin, Phil Harris, and others
Alan Young was the host.
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Stan Freberg, Chiquita & Johnson
1. Young At Heart
2. Blues Number
Notes: Second half of the show is coverage of the Bing Crosby Pro-Am from Pebble Beach, California.

1958 Frank Sinatra Show
Network: ABC
Show #14
Sponsors: Chesterfield Cigarettes, Bulova Watch Company
Guests: Louis Prima, Keely Smith
1.  I'm An Old Cowhand  --FS
2.  Pennies From Heaven  --Louis Prima & Keely Smith
3.  Birth Of The Blues --FS & Keely Smith
4.  Bewitched --FS
5.  When Day Is Done --Keely Smith
6.  I Can't Believe That Your In Love With Me --FS w/Louis Prima & Keely Smith

Ed notes:
A few weeks ago I mentioned the need to release on DVD some of the ABC-TV shows
from 1958, including the ones with Ella, Jo Stafford and Dinah Shore. I would also
include the above show as an absolute must.
Frank opened the show with a swinging version of Johnny Mercer's "I'm An Old Cowhand." Louie
and Keely did a very funny "Pennies From Heaven" and then Frank and Keely got together and sang
"Birth Of The Blues" ( Frank did duets of this song with Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Dean
Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. The one with Keely is arguably the best of the lot). Frank then
sang Rodgers and Harts "Bewitched," followed by "When Day Is Done" by Keely. The show closed
with the three of them doing a frenetic vocal on "I Cant Believe That You're In Love With Me."
Some show,it was.

Concerts

1941 Masonic Temple, Scranton, Pennsylvania (One-nighter)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra

1942 Hollywood Palladium (12-30-41 - 2-23-42)
Tuesday evening
Tommy Dorsey and Orchestra opened an extended run
at the Palladium

1943 Paramount Theatre, New York City (December 30, 1942 - January 26)
w/Benny Goodman & Orchestra

1949 The Beachcomber, Miami, Floriday (January 17-20)

Note: Variety lists the engagement as running from 1/16 thru1/20. Frank changed that to the dates
you list. He did the gig between Hit Parade appearances.
BTW: Sophie Tucker followed Frank at the Beachcomber and played to SRO crowds. Frank had
the same problem again in the winter of 1954. Nat Cole came in after him and drew much bigger
crowds.
Ed

1955 West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Australia (January 17-20)
6pm 8:45pm Shows
Other performers: Anne McCormack, actress/dancer Lois Raye and comedian Frank D'Amor
On this tour Sinatra was backed by the local Dennis Collinson Orchestra, augmented by his regular American sidemen Bud Shank (saxophone), Max Albright (drums), Nick Bonny (guitar) and Bill Miller (piano)

1957 Copacabana, New York City (January 10-23)
Staring: Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, The Petticoats, Copa Girls, Ron Beattie, Dori Anne Gray, Bud Spencer, Kathi Dean Michael Durso and Copacabana Orchestra Frank Marti and Copa Samba Band
Staged By: Douglas Coudy
Music And Lyrics By: Micheal Durso, Mel Mitchell, Marvin Kahn
Orchestrations By: Deac Eberhard
Jewelry By: Coro
Colffures By: Larry Matthews

1959 Sands, Las Vegas (January 14-27)
Frank Sinatra, Betty Kean &
Lew Parker, Steve Rossi, Texas
Copa Girls(13)
Conductor: Nelson Riddle with
The Antonio Morelli Orchestra (28)
Bill Miller at the piano
Show created and staged by Jack Entratter
Choreography: Bob Gilbert & Renne
Stuart
$3.00 minimum

1966 Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (January 5 - February 1)
Count Basie Orchestra
Conducted by Quincy Jones

1975 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada (16-22)
Woody Herman 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 / HereÃ¢s That Rainy Day
6. mo monologue
7. Something
8. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
9. My Way
10. Strangers In The Night
11. Send In The Clowns
12. I Have Dreamed
13. I've Got You Under My Skin
Notes: TT 51mins.

1976 Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada (15-21)
First Show
Nat Brandwynne Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller
1. Chicago
2. Where Or When
3. The Lady Is A Tramp
4. But Beautiful
5. Didn't We
6. How Deep Is The Ocean?
7. They Can't Take That Away From Me
8. My Way
9. monologue
10. Empty Tables
11. If
12. Let Me Try Again
13. I Sing The Songs
14. My Kind Of Town
Notes: TT 52mins.

1976 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Second Show
Nat Brandwynne Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller
Surprise Guest: Paul Anka
1. Chicago
2. Where Or When
3. The Lady Is A Tramp
4. But Beautiful
5. Didn't We
6. How Deep Is The Ocean?
7. They Can't Take That Away From Me
8. My Way - w/Paul Anka
9. monologue
10. Send In The Clowns
11. I Concentrate On You
12. Let Me Try Again
13. I Sing The Songs
14. My Kind Of Town
Notes: TT 45mins.

1978 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada (15-18)
First Show
1.  Night and Day
2.  Where or When
3.  Lover Come Back to Me
4.  Someone to Watch Over Me
5.  Didn't We
6.  Something
7.  My Kind of Town
8.  The Gal That Got Away / It Never Entered My Mind
9.  Maybe This Time
10.  Send in the Clowns
11.  The Lady Is a Tramp
12.  You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

1978 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada (15-18)
Second Show

1989 Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas
w/Sammy & Liza
1.  I've Got the World on a String
2.  Come Rain or Come Shine
3.  For Once in My Life
4.  The September of My Years
5.  Where or When
6.  My Heart Stood Still
7.  I Get a Kick Out of You
8.  Barbara
9.  Soliloquy
10. Mack the Knife
11. Medley: Guys and Dolls/Luck Be a Lady/The Oldest Established (Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York)
(with Liza Minnelli & Sammy Davis Jr.)
12. Medley:  Style
(with Liza Minnelli & Sammy Davis Jr.)
13. Witchcraft
(with Sammy Davis Jr.)
14. All or Nothing at All
15. I've Got You Under My Skin
16. All the Way
17. The Lady Is a Tramp
18. Theme From New York, New York
(with Liza Minnelli & Sammy Davis Jr.)

1990 Sunrise Musical Theater, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (17-21)
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank Sinatra, Jr.
1. I Sing The Songs
2. Come Fly With Me
3. For Once In My Life
4. Come Rain Or Come Shine
5. Summer Wind
6. The Lady Is A Tramp
7. My Heart Stood Still
8. Where Or When
9. Barbara
10. I've Got You Under My Skin
11. monologue
12. The Best Is Yet To Come
13. Soliloquy
14. Mack The Knife
15. One For My Baby
16. Strangers In The Night
17. My Way
18.. New York, New York
Notes: TT 83mins.

1993 Cerritos Performing Arts Center, Cerritos, CA (13-17)
1.  I've Got the World on a String
2.  All or Nothing at All
3.  A Foggy Day
4.  For Once in My Life
5.  Come Rain or Come Shine
6.  I've Got You Under My Skin
7.  The House I Live In
8.  Luck Be a Lady
9.  Summer Wind
10. I've Got a Crush on You
11. The Best Is Yet to Come
12. Mack the Knife
13. I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
14. My Way
15. Theme From New York, New York

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Extra

1941 Masonic Temple, Scranton Pennsylvania
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra

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The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania) · 15 Jan 1941, Wed

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The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania) · 15 Jan 1941, Wed

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1945 Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #3
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer:  Don Forbes
Performers: Bill Goodwin Ginny Simms The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Alan Reed, aka Falstaff Openshaw

Ed O'Brien:
Ginny Simms was a temporary replacement for Eileen Barton, who moved over
to "Let Yourself Go," starring Milton Berle.

Emacs!

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1949 The Beachcomber, Miami, Florida (January 17-20)

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Billboard, January 1st, 1949

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The Miami News (Miami, Florida) ·  17 Jan 1949, Mon ·  Page 7

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The Miami News (Miami, Florida) ·  17 Jan 1949, Mon ·  Page 8

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a variety review 1-26-49

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1954 Colgate Comedy Hour

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Ed O'Brien:

Frank's first public performance of "Young At
Heart.." Capitol had not released it yet. Song would
not chart in Billboard until 2-13-54. Would love to
know title of the "Blues" number Frank sang with
the dancing chorus.

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West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Austrailia
January 17, 18, 19 & 20
6pm & 8:45pm

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1958 Frank Sinatra Show

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1990 Sunrise Musical Theater, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (17-21)
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank Sinatra, Jr.

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