[sinatraphiles] January 30 - THIS DATE IN SINATRA HISTORY

From: "Scott Henderson" <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <sinatraphiles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:19:13 -0500

Studio

1967 Hollywood

K4807 Baubles, Bangles And Beads
w/Antonio Carlos Jobim
(Robert C. Wright/George Forrest/Alexandre Borodin)
Scheffel Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman
-7 (2:32) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 11
CD: 1021-2 Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
LP: FS1021Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

K4808 I Concentrate On You
w/Antonio Carlos Jobim
(Cole Porter)
Chappell 7 Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman
-4 (2:36) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 11
CD: 9-26340-2The Reprise Collection
CD: 1021-2Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
LP: FS1021Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

K4809 Dindi
(Ray Gilbert/Antonio Carlos Jobim/Aloysio de Oliveria)
Ipanema Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman
-9 (3:27) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 11
CD: 9-26340-2 The Reprise Collection
CD: 1021-2 Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (Unedited)
LP: FS1021 Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

K4810 Change Partners
w/Al Viola on Guitar
(Irving Berlin)
Williamson Music Co. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman
-2 (2:40) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 11
CD: 1021-2Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
LP: FS1021Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien notes that the Sinatra/Jobim album is now
over 50 years old. It is the finest work that Sinatra did at Reprise. The
truly great ones are timeless and this album is as exciting and fresh as it
was in 1967. The first session was done with a 24-piece orchestra at Western
Recorders studio from 8 to11:30 P.M. Sonny Burke, the producer, in an
interview described how Frank went into training prior to the sessions, He
swam hundreds of laps under water, cut back on his drinking and smoking and
got lots of rest. He knew how demanding the sets would be and wanted to be
ready.

I would say, without much fear of contradiction, that Frank laid down one
definitive track after another at the sessions, O'Brien exclaims. His
reading of Cole Porter's "I Concentrate on You" is a minor masterpiece.
Aloysia deOliveira, lyricists for "Dindi," dissolved into tears at the
session, Sinatra's reading of that song was so perfect and the author knew
it. Berlin's "Change Partners" never had nor would sound as romantic as it
did that night. Magnificent Sinatra!

In response to Sinatraphile John Brown, O"Brien says he'll never forget the
first time he saw the cover of the album. I knew it was a great album before
putting it on the turntable. It just had the perfect look to it.. At that
time, I bought all my LPs at a now long gone record store, called Dauber's.
They had a number of Sinatra collectors including a female professor from
Russell Sage College . She had heard about the Jobim and came in one Friday
afternoon to purchase it and then rush right home. Well, she decided to take
a bath, little wine on the side and Sinara-Jobim on the phonograph  very
loud. She hopped into the tub and got ready to hear the sublime album,
Unfortunately, Reprise had a slight problem with product control. Instead of
the Sinatra-Jobim, the LP was the new Jimi Hendrix guitar set. Sol Dauber
loved telling the story and her fury upon returning with the album!

K4812 If You Never Come To Me
(Antonio Carlos Jobim/Ray Gilbert/Aloysio de Oliveira)
Ipanema Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman
-1 N/R No Final Master

Radio

1940 St Louis, Missouri, Live Remote from the Municipal Auditorium
KXOX - 11:00pm

1941 Fame And Fortune - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Network: NBC - Blue Network
Location: New York City
Show #18
Sponsor: Nature's Remedy
Time: 8:30PM - 9:00PM (EST) Thursdays
Orchestra Conducted By: Tommy Dorsey
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl (Sinatra)
Announcer: Fred Beutel
Musicians: Ziggy Elman, Bob Alexy, Lee Castle, Jimmy Blake (trumpet); George
Arus, Les Jenkins, Dave Jacobs (trombone); Johnny Mince (clarinet, alto
sax); Fred Stulce, Heinie Beau (alto sax); Don Lodice, Paul Mason (tenor
sax); Joe Bushkin (piano); Clark Youcum (guitar); Sid Weiss (bass); Buddy
Rich (drums).
Vocals: Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines, Pied Pipers
1. opening theme: Anything - TD & Orchestra
2. There'll Be Some Changes Made - Connie Haines
3. I Hear A Rhapsody - Frank Sinatra
4. That's Gratitude For Ya - The Pied Pipers
5. Swanee River - Tommy Dorsey & orchestra
6. That's How It Goes - Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines & Pied Pipers
7. The Skater's Waltz - Tommy Dorsey & orchestra
8. Poem - Tommy Dorsey
9. When Daylight Dawns - Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford & Pied Pipers
10. closing theme: Anything - TD & Orchestra
Notes: Confirmed airing on WJZ

("That's How It Goes" & "When Daylight Dawns" appear on Masters of Jazz
Volume 9)

("I Hear A Rhapsody", "That's How It Goes", "When Daylight Dawns" appear on
the RCA CD Box Set "The Song Is You")

1943 America Salutes The President's Birthday
Time: 11:15 pm - 12:15
Pool Feed, NBC
Sponsor: March Of Dimes Fund Appeal
Location-Parts from: Waldorf Astoria (New York City), Great Lakes Training
Station, Luke Field Arizona, Fort Des Moines, Hollywood CA, Peral Harbor
Hawaii,
Performers: Basil O'Conner, The Great Lakes Band, Gene Autry, Captain
Christie Mathewson, WAAC Band, Fibber McGee & Molly, Artie Shaw & Orchestra,
Bing Crosby, Dick Powell, Billie Williams, Eleanor Roosevelt, Tommy Ryan,
Marian Jordan, Perry Botkin (guitar), Charles Dant and His Orchestra,,
Florence George, , Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra.
Announcer: Warren Cunningham
Host: Clifton Fadiman (New York)
Writers: Irving Berlin (song written for occasion), Norman Corwin, Bernard
Herrmann (composer),
Arranged by Axel Stordahl (Sinatra)
1.  Night And Day

note: Variety did an extensive coverage of this show. Reviewer faulted Frank

for singing an over-arranged "Night And Day."
       Ed

1945 America Salutes The President's Birthday
Time 11:15 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Pool feed to all nets
Sponsor: March Of Dimes Fund Appeal.
Host: Bing Crosby ( Hollywood )
Performers: Jack Benny, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Edgar Bergen, Joan
Edwards.
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
1. When Your Lover Has Gone
2. Medley of tunes with Mr. Crosby
3. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (parody) with Crosby and Judy Garland

America Salutes The President's Birthday. January 30, 1945.
March Of Dimes Fund Appeal. The first tune heard is, "I Didn't Know About
You"
New York portion originates from the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria.
Don
Wilson (announcer), Bing Crosby (Hollywood host), Frank Sinatra, Axel
Stordahl
and His Orchestra, Judy Garland, John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, Basil

O'Connor (President of the March of Dimes, makes an emotional appeal for
dimes),
Quentin Reynolds (m.c.), Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Joan Edwards, Jack
Benny (plays a violin solo, "To A Wild Rose"), Larry Stevens, Phil Harris,
Eddie
Anderson, David Frank Stamp (Postmaster of Dimebox, Texas), Louis Casuri
(from Dimebox, Texas), Eleanor Roosevelt (reads a letter from Franklin), The

Great Lakes Naval Training Center Orchestra (plays, "Our Waltz" from the
Navy
Base in Illinois), The Great Lakes Naval Training Center Chorus (of 1000
voices),
The Santa Ana Orchestra and Chorus (from Santa Ana, California), Eddie
Dunstedter
(conductor), Ken Carpenter (announcer).

Show runs almost 68 minutes.

1946 Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #21
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Benny Goodman Sextet, Teenage Tina
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. One More Dream - Frank Sinatra
3. Stompin' At The Savoy - Benny Goodman
4. What Can I Say Dear After I Say I'm Sorry - Benny Goodman
5. I Only Have Eyes For You w/The Benny Goodman Sextet
6. Waiting For The Train To Come In - The Pied Pipers
7. It Might As Well Be Spring - Frank Sinatra
8. comedy skit including parts of: Along The Navajo Trail / I'm Forever
Blowing Bubbles / I Wonder What's Become Of Sally / Lover Come
Back To Me
9. Runnin' Wild - The Benny Goodman Sextet
10. Special Sinatra introduction in memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt
11. Home On The Range (Traditional)
12. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. AFRS version added "Along The Navajo Trail"
December 19, 1945 & "Great Day" December 26, 1945 to the broadcast.

Ed O'Brien noted:
One of the best Old Gold Shows.  Sinatra singing with the Benny Goodman
Sextet and then a heartfelt tribute to FDR. When Frank visited the White
House
in the fall of 1944, he asked Roosevelt what kind of music he liked. FDR
told him
he was particularly fond of "Goin' Home" and "Home On The Range." The week
after
Roosevelt's death Frank paid a very emotional tribute to him and sang "Goin'
Home" on his
Max Factor show. In March of 46, he recorded what is probably the definitive
version of
"Home On The Range." It would remain a very rare recording for years.

1946  March of Dime All-Star Show
All Four Networks
10:15-11PM
Intro by President Harry Truman
Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, Jerry
Colonna, Red Skelton, Cass Dailey, and others

1950 Light Up Time
Taped: January 11, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #106
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've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. So In Love - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Foggy Day - Frank Sinatra
6. I Can Dream, Can't I - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Home On The Range - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: Late changes, "What Can I Say, Dear" changed to "I've Got My Love To
Keep Me Warm" and "Why Remind Me" replaced with "A Foggy Day."

Television

None

Concerts

1940 Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

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

1953 Latin Quarter, Boston, Massachusetts (January 20 - January 31)

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

1963 Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (January 23 - February 12)
w/Dean & Sammy

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

1974 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Nat Brandwynne Orchestra Conducted By: Gordon Jenkins
1. Come Fly With Me
2. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
3. You Will Be My Music
4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
5. medley: Last Night When We Were Young / Violets For Your Furs /
Here's That Rainy Day
6. monologue
7. Let Me Try Again
8. My Kind Of Town
9. Send In The Clowns
10. I've Got You Under My Skin
11. The Summer Knows
12. That's Life
13. If
14. I've Got The World On A String
15. The House I Live In
Notes: TT 68mins.

Ed' Obrien:
Frank did one show on the 25th, two
shows on the 26th and the 27th. A case of Vegas
throat forced him to cancel both the 28th and the 29th
appearances. Frank did one show on the 30th and
closed the engagement with two shows on the 31st.
In all there were eight shows.

1976 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
Benefit
Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller
Opening Act: Milton Berle
1. Chicago
2. Where Or When
3. The Lady Is A Tramp
4. But Beautiful
5. Didn't We
6. Here's That Rainy Day
7. My Way
8. monologue
9. Send In The Clown w/ Bill Miller
10. Let Me Try Again (uptempo)
11. I Sing The Songs
12. My Kind Of Town

Ed O'Brien:
   A benefit for the Long Beach Police Widow's Fund.  Peter Marshall emceed
the Friday night variety show.
A capacity crowd was entertained by Pat Henry, Redd Foxx, Milton Berle,
Cloris Leachman, George Gobel,
Rose Marie, the Sonja Shaw Dancers, Marvin Roy and Frank Sinatra. Tickets
were $10.00 each
   The show netted $115,000. The Widow's Fund had been exhausted due to the
recent deaths of
three Long Beach policemen.

1977 Sunrise Musical Theater, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (24-30)
First Show
Nat Brandwynne Orchestra Conducted By: Gordon Jenkins
1. Come Fly With Me
2. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
3. You Will Be My Music
4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
5. medley: Last Night When We Were Young / Violets For Your Furs /
Here's That Rainy Day
6. monologue
7. Let Me Try Again
8. My Kind Of Town
9. Send In The Clowns
10. I've Got You Under My Skin
11. The Summer Knows
12. That's Life
13.. If
14. I've Got The World On A String
15. The House I Live In
Notes: TT 68mins.

1977 Sunrise Musical Theater, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Closing Show
Peter Graves Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller
1. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
2. Where Or When
3. But Beautiful
4. Here's That Rainy Day
5. My Funny Valentine
6. I Sing The Songs
7. I Love My Wife
8. For Once In My Life
9. monologue
10. Send In The Clowns
11. See The Show Again
12. Night And Day
13. My Way
14. My Kind Of Town
15. I've Got You Under My Skin
16. This Is All I Ask
17. The Lady Is A Tramp
Notes: TT 76mins.

1981 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada (January 29-February 4)
Friday evening
1. Fly Me To The Moon
2. Pennies From Heaven
3. You And Me
4. The Best Is Yet To Come
5. Here's That Rainy Day
6. In The Still Of The Night
7. Please Be Kind
8. Angel Eyes
9. monologue
10. Luck Be A Lady
11. Send In The Clowns
12. I Get A Kick Out Of You
13. I've Got You Under My Skin
14. As Time Goes By w/ Tony Mottola
15. Summer Me, Winter Me
16. New York, New York

Ed O'Brien noted (hotband):
Vinnie Falcone told me Frank wanted a jazzier sound. Between shows in Vegas,
F.S. and V.F. would
catch the new jazz sounds of bands up and down The Strip. The hot band
concept gave him a new, exciting
sound. "You And Me" relied more on a strong guitar backing. "Here's That
Rainy Day" sounded great and
most of the ballads simply received a more basic treatment and it worked.

1988 Sports Arena, San Diego, California (29-30)
with Liza Minnelli
Benefit for the Aztec Athletic Foundation
1.  Where or When
2.  All of Me
3.  You Make Me Feel So Young
4.  Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
5.  For Once in My Life
6.  Summer Wind
7.  Maybe This Time
8.  If
9.  You Will Be My Music
10.  Come Fly With Me
11.  One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
12.  Mack the Knife
13.  The Lady Is a Tramp
14.  My Way
15.  Medley with Liza:  New York, New York (On the Town), East Side, West
Side, The Bowery, Forty-Second Street
16.  Autumn in New York
17.  How About You (with Liza Minnelli)
18.  Theme From New York, New York

1990 Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
Opening night at The Knick record crowd of 18,000 +
1. Come Fly With Me
2. For Once In My Life
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine
4. The Lady Is A Tramp
5. My Heart Stood Still
6. Where Or When
7. I've Got You Under My Skin
8. monologue
9. Barbara
10. The Best Is Yet To Come
11. Mack The Knife
12. One For My Baby
13. Strangers In The Night
14. My Way
15. New York, New York

Note:  Late in the afternoon of the concert day, there was panic at the
Knick Arena.
Frank was too distraught over Ava's passing to perform. He had asked Liza
Minnelli to sub for him. With all due respect to Liza, this was a disaster.
Sinatra
just had to be the inaugural act at the new arena. Dan Di Nicola , husband
of
Susannah McCorkle and art critic at the local CBS affiliate, confirmed
Minnelli
was replacing Sinatra. The local TV stations called me and wanted to know
if Sinatra would be there. I had been assured he would and was told after
the initial queries that he was in the air and heading north from N.Y.C. All
but the CBS station trusted my account and announced Frank would indeed
perform that evening. Hard to believe 31 years have passed since Frank's
first appearance in Albany.
There is an excellent section on Frank's performance in John Brady's "Frank
and Ava in Love and War." I highly recommend it.
--Ed

1993 Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada (28-31)
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank Sinatra, Jr.
1. I've Got The World On A String
2. All Of Me
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 Best Is Yet To Come
8. Luck Be A Lady
9. monologue
10. My Funny Valentine
11. Street Of Dreams
12. Mack The Knife
13. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
14. My Way
15. New York, New York
Notes: TT 60mins.

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EXTRAS:

1940 Municipal Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

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1943 America Salutes The President's Birthday
Time: 11:15 pm - 12:15
Pool Feed, NBC
Sponsor: March Of Dimes Fund Appeal
Sinatra sings "Night And Day"

Emacs!

Variety
2-3-43
note: Show contains the only live Sinatra from the Waldorf in the bobbysoxer
era.

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1946  March of Dimes All-Star Show
All Four Networks
10:15-11PM
Intro by President Harry Truman
Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, Jerry
Colonna, Red Skelton, Cass Dailey, and others

Emacs!

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1946 Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #21
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Benny Goodman Sextet, Teenage Tina

Frank Sinatra and Benny Goodman, 1946 | Frank sinatra, Sinatra,

Frank Sinatra Benny Goodman 8x10 photo #W6731 on eBid Ireland |

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1976 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California
Benefit
Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller

As a historical note, Whitey was the Budweiser beer distributor for the area
and a huge supporter of our officers for decades. When our officers were
murdered, and the funds in the Widow's and Orphan's Fund depleted, he made
it a personal mission to get the money needed to help our officers and their
family members. He initially went on television and rallied the public for
donations, and when more was needed, he reached out to Mr. Sinatra.
Initially, Frank offered to do a song or two, but Whitey was not satisfied.
He told Frank that he needed to do a whole concert, and Frank agreed. Mr.
Sinatra brought with him several other celebrities to the concert, and at
the time, it was one of the biggest events in the history of Long Beach.

Cloris Leachman, was also on the bill that night. The tickets were $10
(Whitey and Mr. Sinatra wanted everybody to be able to attend) and 13,000
packed the arena. Frank called in a lot of markers and all the talent
performed for free and Frank paid the band.

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1988 Sports Arena, San Diego, California (29-30)
with Liza Minnelli

From the Archives: Liza, Frank and Super Bowl XXII together in San Diego in
'88

By Merrie Monteagudo

Jan. 29, 2023 4:50 AM PT

Thirty-five years ago, two legends, Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli appeared
together in a pair of concerts at the Sports Arena, which is now Pechanga
Arena.

The shows on Jan. 29 and 30, 1988, were held during Super Bowl week to
benefit San Diego State athletics and set a Sports Arena box office record
for a two-day gross. Super Bowl XXII was played on Jan. 31, 1988 at
then-Jack Murphy Stadium in Mission Valley.

From The San Diego Union, Saturday, Jan. 30, 1988:

Liza and Frank were worth it all

By Divina Infusino, Arts Writer

French champagne at $4.25 per glass. Fur coats, red carpets and ushers in
tuxedos.

Hard to believe, but such was the scene at the Sports Arena last night when
the proverbial pumpkin of San Diego venues turned into an elegant carriage
as it hosted the first of two concerts by entertainment royalty, Frank
Sinatra and Liza Minnelli.

The Aztec Athletic Foundation brought the show as a fittingly high-toned
benefit event for all the high-toned visitors in town for the Super Bowl.
And they showed up to help fill nearly every seat Friday. Just watching the
parade of Bergdorff Goodman and Neiman-Marcus' finest was almost worth the
$35 and $50 ticket prices.

But this wasn't just an excuse for a cocktail party for about 13,000 or so.
This was a show, staged in the round, worth seeing.

True, both Sinatra, now 72, and Minnelli, the ever-jubilant Broadway and
film performer, had their weaknesses. But together, they filled in each
other's gaps to create a memorable evening.

Minnelli arrived first, her radiant personality matched only by the dazzle
of her sequined outfit. Her non-stop joie de vivre is a large part of her
special charm, and she played on it heavily. Whether she was chatting to the
audience between songs or belting out a song like "Old Friends," or
something from "Cabaret," her energy was bubbling just beneath the surface,
ready to burst when she gave the word.

Her ability to control her energy determined her approach with a song, which
was almost always the same. Begin big and get bigger to that walloping
emotional finish.

Minnelli was great for showmanship, and the sheer joy of seeing someone
giving it all they had. Subtlety, however, is not her strong suit.

But it is for Sinatra - let's say it right away. Yes, the Voice cracks, it
falters, it no longer has the breath control it once did. It can no longer
dip into its lower range with the grace of former times.

Yet where Minnelli - and most singers, for that matter - determine a song by
style, Sinatra shapes it by meaning. That's why when he sang "The Lady Is a
Tramp," the lady came to life. That's why we could feel "The Summer Wind."
That's he could lead the audience through a range of emotions.

Others may have a better voice. But no one yet can sing like Sinatra.

He was aided, of course, by a wonderful arrangements, a 38-piece orchestra
and built-in anticipation for the show's climax: Minnelli and Sinatra
together on "New York, New York." During that great moment, when they
harmonized on the final chorus, who could help but smile?

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1990 Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
Opening night at The Knick record crowd of 18,000 +

Opening night at the Knickerbocker Arena January 30, 1990.

Frank Sinatra took the stage on Knickerbocker Arena's opening night - Jan.
30, 1990 - grabbed the microphone and told the crowd to fasten their seat
belts for a wild ride.

A parade of stars and sporting events followed Sinatra over the years as the
venue changed names from the Pepsi Arena to the Times Union Center.

C 1997-2023 The Sinatra Archive
This calendar, or any parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any fashion
whatsoever without the prior written permission of the publisher (The
Sinatra Archive)

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