Both Frank and Bing have recorded tribute albums to Bob Dylan up there in Heaven. But they still only have 78's in Heaven, so some of Bob's lyrics had to be trimmed. They rewrote "Blowin in the Wind" because everyone up there knows exactly where the answer is.
And what will the accompanying song (a.k.a. "flip side") be? OH! Am I gonna be sorry I asked this question. I think I know the source from which @Ronald Sarbo shall choose a song !!!!
I couldn't agree more with this post. Of all my hundreds (maybe thousands) of Sinatra recordings on vinyl and CD, this is one of my most cherished. The choral overdub adds a nice little flourish to a beautiful performance.
Television 1950 The Frank Sinatra Show Network: CBS Location: New York City Script Dated: December 9, 1950 Show: #10 Sponsor: Bulova Watch Company (30mins) Time: 9:00 P.M.-10:00 P.M. Writers: Hugh Wedlock Jr., Harry Crane, Paul Dudley, Howard Snyder Producer: Jack Donahue Director: Jack Donahue Announcer: Ken Roberts Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl( musical director) Guests: Perry Como, Dolly Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, June Hutton, Joe Bushkin and his trio, Ben Blue, Sid Fields, Leslie Lyons, Roberta Lee, Pat Gaye, Joey Walsh, The Whipoorwills Songs: 1. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - Frank Sinatra 2. White Christmas Frank Sinatra 3. Nevertheless - Frank Sinatra & Jackie Gleason ( silly skit not a serious duet) 4. When Frances Dances With Me June Hutton 5. Oh! Look At Me Now Frank Sinatra and Joe Bushkin 6. P.S. I Love You Frank Sinatra 7. My Romance Frank Sinatra and June Hutton 8. Strange Music Frank Sinatra note: After the final song, Gleason tells Frank that there is a guy with a telegram for him. The guy comes out with his hat covering most of his face. Perry Como is the messenger. Jackie, Perry and the audience sing "Happy Birthday" to Frank. Bulova presents him with a deluxe time piece and then Dolly Sinatra wheels out a big birthday cake. "Happy Birthday" is sung again as the credits roll.
On this day in 1967 (50 years ago), FS's 52nd birthday, he wrapped up the sessions for Francis A. & Edward K. Spinning my mono WLP of this as I type. Happy Birthday Mr. Sinatra!
He had a big cake brought into the studio at the end of the session, if I remember correctly. Crazy how that album was recorded over the course of two days.
I used that album with Duke as the entry way to introduce Frank to a jazz purist friend. He became an obsessed FS collector.
Craziest of all? Both sessions started at 1PM each day. That is almost unheard of in the FS discography! I wonder if the Ellington band had an evening gig in L.A. that required the change in time. But for Mr. S to record anything out of the 8PM-midnight range was R-A-R-E.
Let me "flip that around" for you. That album introduced me to the Duke. I became an rabid Duke Ellington fan!!!!
Honestly, I sometimes wonder what Sintra thought about people like Jimi Hendrix being signed to Reprise.
I seriously doubt he gave it a thought. It's like being concerned about the furniture that the current residents have in the house you sold years ago.
No matter his personal thoughts. By that time Hendrix & Co. were rolling in the dough for Reprise so it fattened up Mr. S's annual percentage intake quite substantially, thank you.
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I'd guess he respected Jimi's obvious talent, even if musically his records might not have been something Frank typically gravitated to.
Naturally, I can't answer that, but interestingly in a recent Randy Newman interview in Rolling Stone, Randy shed a little light on pitching a few songs to Frank and it didn't go very well and that may help answer your question? Skip down to the song "Lonely At The Top" to read all about it ... Randy Newman: My Life in 15 Songs
I remember reading a story about how Frank got smashed with members of the band following the sessions but that sure sounds fishy. Also, I think this album is criminally underrated. If he'd been patient and done some overdubs ("Come Back to Me," anyone?), it'd be considered a true classic.
Yea, I listened to my usa stereo hendrix axis bold as love and the inner sleeve was reprise with frank sinatra and dean martin albums on there. lol although nancy sinatra was on the sleeve too.
