Frank Sinatra
Fans pay their respects to French singer Claude François, on March 11, 2008, at his tomb in the Dannemois' cemetery, a western Paris suburb, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death. Recently, Claude Francois Junior, his son, announced he is negotiating to buy the Dannemois mill, where the artist lived, to make a sort of French 'Graceland', (in reference to the Elvis Presley museum in the US), to celebrate his father. Francois is the co-author of the 1967 song 'Comme d'habitude' which was adapted into english as 'My Way' and first sung by Frank Sinatra in 1969.
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LeBron James loves playing at Madison Square Garden
the smell of the place, which his Miami Heat teammate Shane Battier aptly describes as the "mingling of elephant poop and Frank Sinatra ."James said yesterday he is pumped up to play his first playoff game at Madison Square Garden Thursday night, pumped up Read more »
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Owners get funding to reopen Sahara on Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Strip say they've secured $300 million in funding to redevelop the iconic resort that once hosted the likes of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley .Developer SBE and real estate firm Stockbridge Capital Group LLC said Tuesday they plan to open the property Read more »
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The Walkmen’s Front Man on His New Album, Working in the Woods, and Frank Sinatra’s Influence
What were some of your inspirations? Actually, the person who was the biggest influence on the singing on this record was Frank Sinatra. While we were writing the record, I read a biography of him and it was awesome. I’ve always liked his music, but I ended 23 m ago from New York Magazine Read more »
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Breeders' Cup Unveils New Brand Campaign
the campaign is built around the song “The Best is Yet to Come” that was recorded by such vocalists as Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and, most recently, Michael Buble. Jazz artist Kurt Elling recorded a special version of the song to be used throughout campaign 5/29/12 from Blood Horse Read more »
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Baseball lent its support to World War II effort
back than Memorial Day weekend - is a picture I stumbled upon during a recent archives search. In it are a 28-year-old Frank Sinatra, Dodgers coach Chuck Dressen and outfielder Dixie Walker and Phillies manager "Fat" Freddie Fitzsimmons. Sinatra is belting from Reading Eagle Read more »
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Today In Entertainment History May 27
-- On May 27th, 1950, Frank Sinatra made his TV debut with Bob Hope on NBC. In 1957, The Crickets' first record "That'll Be the Day," with lead singer Buddy Holly, was released by Brunswick records. It was the group's first and only chart-topper. In 1962, from WFMY | DigTriad.com Read more »
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Eurovision 2012: How the Mob terrified the Hump into ending his fling with Sinatra's lover
things went without saying in Las Vegas showbusiness circles back in the Sixties. ‘Never steal Frank Sinatra’s girlfriend’ was one of the more obvious ones. Particularly if you came from England and had a silly name. But prodigious womaniser Engelbert Humperdinck, from Daily Mail - UK Read more »
