[sinatraphiles] October 26 - THIS DATE IN SINATRA HISTORY

From: Scott Henderson <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:32:43 -0400

Studio

1947 New York City

CO38287 None But The Lonely Heart
(P.I. Tchaikovsky/ B. Westbrook)
Public Domain
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:12) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: CL-1359 Come Back To Sorrento
78: 38685

CO38288 The Night We Called It A Day
(T. Adair/M. Dennis)
Embassy Music, Inc. (BMI) 1941
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:23) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7

CO38288 The Song Is You
(J. Kern/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Music In The Air)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1932
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:15) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-1136 Put Your Dreams Away

NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien points out that Sinatra did a combined 13 recordings of the three songs listed above. And that's not counting V-Discs or live tracks that were issued, he says.

CO38275 Just For Now
(D. Redmond )
(from Whiplash)
Advanced Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (2:59) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
78: 38225

Violins: J. Brand, F. Buldrini, M. Ceppos, K. Dieterle, M. Green, H. Katzman, H. Kay, L. Kruczek, M. Pitt, R. Polikian, S. Rand, Z. Smirnoff; Violas: H. Colletta, S. Deutsch, I. Zirr; Cellos: C. Bernard, M. Brown, G. Ricci; Trumpets: A. Ferretti, J. Lausen, M. Solomon; Trombones: G. Arus, W. Pritchard, A. Russo; Saxes: E. Caceres, H. Feldman, N. Mondello, W. Taninbaum, M. Yaner; Horn: J. Singer; Piano: J. Guarnieri, Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: N. Shawker; Harp: E. Vito Ricci

1970 Hollywood

N19254 I Will Drink The Wine
w/Chorus
(Paul Ryan)
Paul Ryan Music, Inc. (BMI)
Arranged & Conducted by Don Costa
(3:28) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 15
CD: 1033-2 Sinatra & Company
LP: FS1033 Sinatra & Company

N19255 Bein' Green
(Joe Raposo)
Jonico Music, INC. (BMI)
Arranged & Conducted by Don Costa
(2:58) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 15
CD: 1033-2Sinatra & Company
CD: 2275-2Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits Vol.2
LP: FS1034Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits Vol.3
LP: FS1033Sinatra & Company
45: 0981

N19256 My Sweet Lady
(John Denver)
Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co. Inc. (ASCAP)
Arranged & Conducted by Don Costa
(3:00) CD: 46013-2 The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings Disc 15
CD: 1033-2Sinatra & Company
LP: FS1033Sinatra & Company

Kenny Lucas:
I've always wondered if the October 1970 recording sessions were originally for a contemporary album.
He recorded enough songs during those 3 days for a LP, Ed I am sure you would know.

Ed O'Brien:
Sinatra was planning a tribute album to Billie Holiday in the fall of 1970. Lennie Hayton was the arranger
Frank wanted for the project. The October sessions were more of a hodge-podge in search of a
hit single. The first 45 issued from the sessions was "Feelin' Kinda Sunday," with his daughter Nancy. The
next release was "Bein' Green/Something". Frank liked the idea of recording an album of songs for children.
If the Raposo tune had been a moderate success, that project would have gone forward. The last single issued
was "I'm Not Afraid/Life's A Trippy Thing," again with Nancy. "I Will Drink The Wine/
Sunrise In The Morning" was issued in England. So eight of the 11 songs recorded were issued on
singles. If there had been one hit, from the bunch, there would have been an album release. "Bein'
Green" was the most successful, reaching #22 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary list and charting
for six weeks. Certainly not good enough to justify building an album around. I have an interview with
Costa in which he expresses great dissatisfaction at what was done at the October/November 1970
sessions. The "Lady Day" album was never done because Hayton had recurring heart problems.
He would die in April of 1971.

Radio

1940
Saturday
5:38 p.m.-6 p.m.
Hollywood
NBC Red Network
WEAF
New York City
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Buddy Rich, Joe Bushkin, Ziggy Elman, Sy Oliver
Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines, The Pied Pipers
1. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You             TD & Orch.
2. Maybe                                            TD & Orch.
3. Looking For Yesterday                         Frank Sinatra
4. Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga         TD & Orch.
5. Oh! Look At Me Now (Sy Oliver arg.) Frank Sinatra, Connie Haines, Pied Pipers
6. East Of The Sun (And West of the Moon)      Frank Sinatra & Band Chorus
7.Old Black Joe                                    TD & Orch.
8. Closing Theme                                   TD & Orch

Ed O'Brien:
College football got Dorsey again. The scheduled hour show ran 22 minutes because
the Notre Dame-Illinois game, at Champagne, Illinois, ran over its allotted time. The
Fighting Irish liked playing on Saturday, the 26th, so they shutout Illinois 26-0,
KFI, in L.A,, provided the feed for the Dorsey broadcast. TD and Co. were about to
be the inaugural act at the Hollywood Palladium.The Dorsey band would also
appear in their first film. The Paramount production was titled "Las Vegas Nights."
Shooting would get underway in early November. Jo Stafford told me it was murder
playing the Palladium into the wee hours and then being on the movie lot at 6:a.m.
sharp. She always fell asleep while the make up people worked on her. She told me
Frank was fascinated by the excitement and glamour of Hollywood. He stayed very
busy during the bands extended stay out west.

1941 Live Remote: Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Sunday Evening
10:00 p.m.- 10:30 p.m.
Mutual Network - WOR New York City
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra.
Vocal(s): Frank Sinatra

1941 Live Remote: Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Sunday Evening
11:30 p.m.- 12:00 a.m.
CBS Network
WABC
New York City
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra.
Vocal(s): Frank Sinatra.

1944 ILGUW Campaign Talks: Vice President Henry Wallace: Frank Sinatra"
Network: WJZ
Time: 10:15 - 10:30 AM (EST)

Ed O'Brien:
Show was on WJZ from 10:15 pm to 10:30 pm, followed by an address at
10:30 pm from Senator Harry Truman in Peoria, Illinois. He was the VP candidate
for the Democrats that fall.
note: A very busy day in the life of The Voice. He was doing seven shows a day
at the Paramount Theater, that afternoon he was the main attraction at a luncheon
at the Waldorf. The Saints & Sinners Club made him a life time member. Tex O'Rourke
introduced Frankie to the audience. As the thin singer stood at the microphone, the
S&S produced caricatures of Lauritz Melchior and Bing Crosby on the wall behind
him. Frank rushed over to WJZ from the Paramount that evening.
          Variety
          11-1-44
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1948 Labor's League For Political Action
ABC 10-10:30 PM

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1949 Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #38
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. Sweet Lorraine - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Mad About You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Supposin' - Frank Sinatra
6. I'll Get By - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Begin The Beguine - Frank Sinatra
9. closing

Ed O'Brien"
The additional tune on the AFRS broadcast was "Them There Eyes," in lieu of the
second ad. The version used was from the 10-3-49 show.

Television

1985 The Prime Of Your Life (WNBC)
Arlene Francis Interviews Frank Sinatra. 15 min.

Concerts

1935 Mayfair Theatre, Portland, Oregon (October 26--November 1)
Major Bowes' Radio Amateurs
Sinatra performed with the Hoboken Four

1940 Paramount Theater, Los Angeles, CA (October 18 - 30)
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra
(On screen was "Moon Over Burma" with Dorothy Lamour, Robert Preston and Preston Foster)

1941 Meadowbrook, Cedar Grove , New Jersey (October 9 - October 28)
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra w/Frank Sinatra

1943 Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria , New York City (October 1 - November 30)

1944 Paramount Theatre, New York City (11-29)
Three-Week Engagement
Frank Sinatra with The Raymond Paige Orchestra
O.A. Eileen Barton, Ollie O'Toole, Pops & Louie
Film: Our Hearts Were Young And Gay

1953 Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 7-27)

1974 Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Ohio
"THE MAIN EVENT" Tour
Orchestra Woody Herman & The Young Thundering Conducted By: Bill Miller
1. The Lady Is A Tramp
2. I Get A Kick Out Of You
3. Let Me Try Again
4. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
5. If
6. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
7. Send In The Clowns
8. My Kind Of Town
9. monologue
10. Angel Eyes
11. I've Got You Under My Skin
12. Ol' Man River
13. I've Got The World On A String
14. Nancy
15. My Way
Notes: TT 67mins.

1977 Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller

1978 Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Thursday Evening
1. New York , New York
2. Night and Day
3. At Long Last Love
4. The Lady is a Tramp
5. Someone to Watch over Me
6. Here's That Rainy Day
7. My Funny Valentine
8. The Gal that Got Away
9. It Never Entered my Mind
10. monologue
11. That's What God Looks Like to Me
12. Maybe This Time
13. You and Me
14. The Tender Trap
15. Lonely Town
16. The Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game . . .
17. Remember
18. My Way
19. America the Beautiful

1979 Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
7:30pm Show

1979 Resorts International, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Orchestra Conducted By: Vincent Falcone, jr.
11:00pm Show

1986 Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada
Key Musicians: Don Baldini (bass), Irv Cottler (drums), Tony Mattola (guitar), Bill Miller (piano).
Orchestra Conducted By: Bill Miller
1. I've Got The World On A String
2. What Now My Love
3. For Once In My Life
4. My Heart Stood Still
5. Summer Wind
6. Bewitched
7. I Get A Kick Out Of You
8. More Than You Know
9. Mack The Knife
10. Without A Song
11. Where Or When
12. Night And Day
13. Someone To Watch Over Me
14. I've Got You Under My Skin
15. One For My Baby
16. New York, New York

1988 Bally's Grand, Reno, Nevada (26-30)
Openig night Wednesday evening
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank Sinatra, jr.
1. Come Rain or Come Shine
2. Please Be Kind
3. Where or When
4. September of my Years
5. Ol' Man River
6. Monologue
7. Luck Be a Lady
8. Guess I'll Hang my Tears out to Dry
9. Mack the Knife
10. They Can't Take That Away from Me (Hefti arg. 1962)
11. For Once in my Life
12. My Way
13. One for my Baby
14. The Lady is a Tramp
15. Strangers in the Night
16. New York , New York
Notes: TT 67mins.

note: "Cry Me A River" was one of the songs Frank rehearsed
for this engagement.
--Ed

1989 Bally's Grand, Reno, Nevada
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank Sinatra, Jr.
Rehearsal mid-afternoon
1. Come Rain Or Come Shine
2. Please Be Kind
3. Where Or When
4. Cry Me A River arg. by Billy May
5. September Of My Years
6. Ol' Man River
7. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
8. They Can' t Take That Away From Me
9. For Once In My Life
Ed O'Brien notes:During the engagement Frank sang #1,3,7,9.

1993 Crystal Room, Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada  (October 26-31)
Orchestra Conducted By Frank Sinatra, Jr.
O.A. Tom Dressen
1.  Come Fly With Me
2.  You Make Me Feel So Young
3.  A Foggy Day
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.  At Long Last Love
9.  Fly Me to the Moon
10. Strangers in the Night
11. Sreet of Dreams
12. Mack the Knife
13. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
14. My Way
15. Theme From New York, New York

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EXTRA:

1935 Mayfair Theatre, Portland, Oregon (October 26--November 1)
Major Bowes' Radio Amateurs
Sinatra performed with the Hoboken Four
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Note, if you can read it, Frank Sinatra gets a mention.
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Waldorf Astoria, N.Y.C., Oct. 26, 1944.
Sinatra photo: Frank Sinatra at microphone accepting life membership in "Saints & Sinners" club,

(Thanks to Ed O'Brien for sending this one along)
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1944 ILGUW Campaign Talks: Vice President Henry Wallace: Frank Sinatra"
Network: WJZ
Time: 10:15 - 10:30 AM (EST)

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1948 Labor's League For Political Action
ABC 10-10:30 PM

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October 26, 1956, Jackie Coogan's 42nd Birthday

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