It is about time America’s youth
heard enough of the original soft crooner expressive story telling real singer
that is the one and only Frank Sinatra. Not Harry Conic Jr. and not want-a-be
Michael Buble. The original Frank who at times is surrounded by outdated
orchestrations but his soft voice with interesting breath control and phrasing
is still unmatched by any other singer that wishes to steal his style. We are
10 months away from celebrating what would have been Frank Sinatra’s 100th
Birthday. The celebrations by his still many fans are celebrating already.
Frank Sinatra wouldn’t have
turned 100 until Dec 12, but fans of Blue Eyes will have plenty of ways to
celebrate the anniversary until then. It will be a very good year for his fans.
Why are tributes already popping up? Because the fans can’t wait 10 months. It
is never too soon to celebrate the iconic mam. Daughter Tina Sinatra says the Grammy Museum’s
Sinatra: An American Icon exhibit-at New York’s Lincoln Center from March 4
through September 4, then touring the USA-shows more personal items than ever,
including toys, cigarette lighters and personal things.
The “Sinatra 100” commemoration
also includes: A free Frank Sinatra 100 mobile app, with updates on commemorative
events and other Sinatra content for Apple and Android devices. There will be a two-part HBO documentary
premiering April 5. There will be new music collections to be released this
year by Capitol Records, Universal Music Enterprises, Sony Music and Frank Sinatra Enterprises. It
is amazing on the amount of labels wanting to support this guy. He is still
bankable after all these years and in demand.
There is published commemorative editions
of many of Sinatra’s films from Warner Brothers Home Entertainment. There will be events scheduled like panel
discussions about Sinatra at Austin’s South by Southwest festival in March, at
Monmoth University May 2 at Yale University in June and at the University of
Southern California in December. What wonderful tributes planned all over the
country. I think he would be so proud of his legacy and contribution to pop culture.
The years he spent recording countless tunes with large orchestras in sound
studios sealed his career. I always feel sorry for the Broadway performer who works
every day performing 2 shows a day who could be giving the audience the
performance of a lifetime and it is gone to being a memory in an instant
because no one recorded or videotaped it. He has a recorded history as well a
countless great nightclub acts gone to memories.
Starting Monday will be a display
of Sinatra-inspired paintings by Peter Max at his New York studio. If you are
interested in his colorful personal life that included wives with children as
well as love affairs with movie stars, an exhibition of never-before-seen
Sinatra family photos, called The Sinatra Experience, will be shown from March 5-26
at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York. Do you like to drink? Salute the man
with Jack Daniels on the rocks when a special Jack Daniels Sinatra Select
whiskey blend will be released. Put on one of his softer albums and sip the hot
whisky chilled with ice and let it slither down your throat while spending the
evening with your special someone.
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