January 3, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #1
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: Eileen Barton, The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Rudy Vallee
Rehearsal:
1. None But The Lonely Heart - w/chorus
Broadcast:
1. There Goes That Song Again
2. I Should Care
3. Oh What A Beautiful Morning!
4. The Trolley Song - w/Eileen Barton
5. Over The Rainbow - w/Eileen Barton & Ken Lane Singers
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. Program also aired on WBBM 8:00PM - 8:30PM, KNX 6:00PM - 6:30PM, WTOP 9:00PM - 9:30PM. KNX aircheck complete.
Ed O'Brien noted:
Frank's first for Max Factor. CBS moved him to Wednesday night. Stordahl and Barton
followed him from the Vimms Show but the new choral group was The Ken Lane Singers. Bill
Goodwin was the announcer/funny man and John Forbes sold the products. Frank opened with
a swinging version of "There Goes That Song Again," a song he would never record. He then
introduced "I Should Care," a new song written by Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston and Sammy Cahn,
for the film "Thrill Of A Lifetime." Frank sang the verse, which he dropped for the
Columbia recording and subsequent radio and concert performances.The Ken Lane Singers
backed Frank on an uptempo reading of "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' " and a stunning
ballad reading of the Harburg/Arlen classic "Over The Rainbow." Vallee did a funny skit
with Frank and sang a parody. Eileen Barton joined him on a duet of "The Trolley Song."
Frank's closing remarks included a reminder that Edward G. Robinson would be his guest
on the 1-10-45 show.
When I interviewed Eileen Barton she absolutely insisted that her only radio appearances with Frank
were the Vimms shows and one Milton Berle in which he was the guest. I told her the Max Factor of 1-3-45
had her singing "The Trolley Song." with him. Told her I had the show. She still doubted me.
Note: There are 22 shows in the series. Frank missed three shows. Dinah Shore subbed for him on the 2-7 show.
Frank was dealing with some private business matters. He would miss the last two shows of the series because
he was doing his USO tour. Dinah subbed on 5-23 and Ginny Simms did the honors on the final show of the series, 5-30.
--Ed
Rehearsal:
1. None But The Lonely Heart - w/chorus
note: This is not correct. I looked at the two-CD V-Disc issue. They credit this date
for "None But The Lonely Heart," done during the dress rehearsal. Problem is, it’s
based on hearsay. They also claim Frank never sang the song on any other Max
Factor. I listened to the V-Disc and then his rendition on the 1-31-45 M.F. They
are a perfect match.
Ed
Frank Sinatra Show
Daily News (New York, New York) · 4 Jan 1945, Thu
Frank Sinatra with Rudy Vallee at CBS, January 3, 1945
Variety
1-10-45
January 5, 1945
Radio
March Of Dimes
1. If Loveliness Were Music
2. Speak Low
Note: "If Loveliness Were Music" & "Speak Low"
appear on the CD: The Unheard Frank Sinatra Vol 1 & 2. Voice-1100
March Of Dimes
1. If Loveliness Were Music
2. Speak Low
The Judy Garland Show 1962
Though it was a CBS production the show was videotaped at NBC in Hollywood. The Sinatra-Martin scenes and duets were videotaped on January 5
-Fred W
January 8, 1945
The Players, Hollywood, Ca
Singer Frank Sinatra exclaims, "Those peppers are hot!" when actor Peter Lawford hands him another one as they dined at The Players in Hollywood, Ca., January 8, 1945.
January 10, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #2
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: , Don Forbes
Performers: Eileen Barton, Bill Goodwin, The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Edward G Robinson
1.Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week Sy Oliver arg.
2. Mighty Lak' A Rose*
Franklin Family skit
3. Accentuate The Positive - w/Ken Lane Singers requested by E. Barton ( terrific vocal )
Edward G. Robinson skit
4. When Day Is Done w/ Ken Lane Singers
5. Put Your Dreams Away (sign off)
* "There is a little guy listening tonight, and it is his first birthday. In the best
way a one-year old boy could say, he has let me know that his favorite song
is Ethelbert Nevins "Mighty Lak' A Rose." So here it is for Frank Sinatra Jr.,
who is one-year old today." Sings "Mighty Lak' A Rose. At the conclusion,
Frank says, "Happy Birthday, son."
note: This was Eileen Barton's last show with Frank. She moved over to Milton
Berle's "Let Yourself Go."
I corrected the song listing and moved Bill Goodwin into the performer column.
Ed
'Voice* Also Factor In
Producing Factor Show,
Frank Sinatra deal with Max
Factor (show returned (3) to old
Wed. night spot on CBS under the
cosmetic banner) provides for a
three-year deal, with straight 52-
week option and privilege to take
off 13 weeks for vacation. Price for
show, on graduated scale covering
three-year period, is $14,000, $15,000
and $16,500.
Rick Vollaerts. who has left J.
Walter Thompson, will oversee the
writing job. with Sinatra himself
as factotum on the production end.
VARIETY
January 3, 1945
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #2
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: , Don Forbes
Performers: Eileen Barton, Bill Goodwin, The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Edward G Robinson
January 12, 1945
Radio
G. I. Journal
AFRS Program #77
Hosts: Frank Sinatra & Fibber McGee and Molly
Performers: Jim Jordan, Marian Jordan, Arthur Q. Bryan, Connie Haines,
Ginger Rogers, The Les Paul Trio, Mel Blanc.
1. My Ideal
Notes: TT: 30:mins. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete. Ed
O'Brien points out that Sinatra sang "Shine on Harvest Moon," and after singing "outdoors and spoon," he laughs and throws in the following aside "This is a great lyric."
He has Fibber, Molly. Ginger and other guests join him and the audience for the second chorus.
January 17, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #3
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Don Forbes
Performers: Bill Goodwin Ginny Simms The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Alan Reed, aka Falstaff Openshaw
1. Don't Fence Me In
2. My Melancholy Baby
3. On The Sunny Side Of The Street w/ Ken Lane Singers
4. Don't Ever Change Ginny Simms
5. Embraceable You w/Ginny Simms
Ed O'Brien:
Ginny Simms was a temporary replacement for Eileen Barton, who moved over
to "Let Yourself Go," starring Milton Berle.
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #3
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Don Forbes
Performers: Bill Goodwin Ginny Simms The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Alan Reed, aka Falstaff Openshaw
Ed O'Brien:
Ginny Simms was a temporary replacement for Eileen Barton, who moved over
to "Let Yourself Go," starring Milton Berle.
January 18, 1945
Radio
Suspense
Program: "To Find Help"
Network: WABC
Time: 8:00-8:30PM
Actors: Frank Sinatra, Agnes Moorehead, John McIntire, Wally Maher, William Johnstone, Joseph Kearns
Writers: Mel Dinelli
Produced and Directed By: William Spier
Composer: Lucien Moraweck
Conductor: Lud Gluskin
Notes: Audio condition Very good to excellent. Complete. The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Suspense
Program: "To Find Help"
Review:
Listening to this episode today - one of its most interesting aspects is that it is set at a time when jobs were apparently so plentiful that characters appear to find it odd that anyone would have to put any effort into finding one. A second point of interest is that, unusually, both versions of the story that were broadcast had 'big name' stars playing the main character: the first features Frank Sinatra (in a relatively early acting role), the second Gene Kelly. Both give good performances, but Kelly's is probably stronger, as he comes across as even more intense (and deranged); yet Agnes Moorehead, in the first adaptation, may have the slight edge as the widow. Regardless, the story is very entertaining whichever version is listened to, with its portrayal of a strange young man who is gradually revealed to be a psychopath. It is his characterization that makes the story, as he becomes increasingly, and memorably, unhinged. The plot doesn't offer many surprises, and there isn't a twist at the end - in fact, the tale fizzles out a little - but this is still a compelling listen.
Rating: * * * *
Note: Story was adapted for radio by Mel Dinelli. It was based on his short story "The Man" Dinelli expanded the story into
a stage play with the same title. A second broadcast of the story was on Suspense, January 6, 1949, with Gene Kelly, William
Conrad and Ethel Barrymore. Play had its debut in 1950. Film version with Ida Lupino and Robert Ryan was released in 1952.
Ed
January 24, 1945
Radio
The Frank Sinatra Show
Hollywood
Wednesday Evening
Time: 9:00 - 9:30 p.m..
Network: CBS
Sponsor: Max Factor
Orchestra arranged and conducted by: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Don Forest
Producer: Robert Brewster
Head Writer: Hendrick Vollaerts
Additional Writers: Bill Telack, Jerry Gollard, Virginia Radcliffe
Performers: Bill Goodwin The Ken Lane Singersm
Guest: Carmen Miranda
1. Blue Skies
2. Magic Is The Moonlight ( from MGM film "Bathing Beauty )
3. Surrey With The Fringe On Top w/Ken Lane Singers
4. Mama Eu Quero Carmen Miranda
5. Thine Alone/A Kiss In The Dark w/Ken Lane Singers ( Tribute to Victor Herbert )
January 25, 1945
Radio
Command Performance
"In Sir Sanctum In B-Flat"
Program #159
Host: Frank Morgan
The Andrew Sisters, Frank Sinatra, Nelson Eddy, The Riders Of The Purple Sage
Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman
Announcer: Ken Carpenter
Songs:
--One Meat Ball Andrew Sisters
--Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week Frank Sinatra
--Cool Water Riders Of The Purple Sage
--Master Of My Fate/Captain Of My Soul Nelson Eddy
--Skit: In Sir Sanctum In B Flat
--Eddy tries to sing All Or Nothing At All and Dance With The Dolly.
--Frank sings a little bit of Short'nin' & Bread
note: there is some confusion here. I went into the AFRS site and
discovered that the correct air date of this AFRS program was
1-25-45. The "Dick Tracy In B. Flat" was broadcast on 2-15-45.
There is no connection between the two shows.
Sinatra's "Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night On The Week" is
simply terrific. The arrangement is jazzy and really enhances the vocal
and the song.
Ed
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends Show was taped on 1-25-45. AFRS aired it on 3-11-45
January 28, 1945
Radio
Charlie McCarthy Show
Network: NBC & AFRS (rebroadcast)
Sponsor: Standard Brands
Perfomers: Edgar Bergan, Ray Noble & Orchestra
Guests : Frank Sinatra (from Hollywood), Don Ameche, Joan Merrill
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Strodahl (Sinatra)
1. introduction - Don Ameche
2. comedy - Edgar Bergen
3. Get Happy - Joan Merrill
4. You're So Sweet To Remember - Joan Merrill
5. comedy - Edgar Bergen
6. There's No You - Frank Sinatra
7. comedy - Frank Sinatra & Don Ameche
8. The Very Thought Of You - Frank Sinatra
Notes: AFRS & Broadcast are in S.A. collection. The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends."
Sinatra sings the above songs + Comedy. TT: 30mins.
January 29, 1945
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1257 My Melancholy Baby
(G. Norton/M. Watson/E. Burnett)
(from Birth Of The Blues)
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. (ASCAP) 1912
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:08) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
CL-1359 Come Back To Sorrento
78: 38287
HCO1258 Where Or When
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
(from Babes In Arms)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1937
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:13) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: CL 1448 Reflections
78: 38685
Ed O'Brien notes:
Through the years Sinatra would perform this song in concerts and on radio and TV, and
often give it a lavish introduction. In the forties and fifties there would be wonderful
ballad interpretations with charts by Stordahl and later on by Riddle. A great uptempo chart would
be done by Billy Byers in the sixties and Frank would do it for the next 20 plus years. Finally,
Bill Rogers would modify that chart for Frank in the nineties.I can only think of a few other tunes
that spanned so many years in Sinatra's career. There would be four studio recordings done, beginning
with the above in 1945, and ending with a recording in October of 1993.
HCO1259 All The Things You Are
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(J. Kern/O. Hammerstien II)
(from Very Warm For May)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1939
Arrangement & Counducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:00) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: CL-1448 Reflections
78: 37258
HCO1260 Mighty Lak' A Rose
(F.L. Stanton/E. Nevin)
John Church Co. (free) 1901
Arrangement & Counducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:23) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
LP: Reflections
78: 36860
The Ken Lane Singers: Betty B. Allan, Marvin Charles Bailey, Dorothy Compton, Lee Gotch, Norma B Larson, Thora Ann Matthiason, Mark L. McLean, Charles Schrouder, Ernest W. Seckler
Violins: V. Arno, P. Ellis, S. Freed, Jr., G. Joyce, G. Kast, S. Kindler,S
Levine, A. Perrotti, N. Pisani, T. Rosen, M. Russell, O. Vail; Violas: A.
Harshman, D. Sterkin, G. White; Cellos: F. Goerner, A. Kafton, J. Sewell; Saxes: H. Beau, E. Gershman, L. Hartman, H. Lawson, D. Logiudice; Horns: J. Stagliano; Trumpets: D. Anderson, C. Griffard, L. MachTrombones: C. Loeffler, J. Skiles, J. Yukl; Piano: M. McIntyre; Guitar: D. Barbour; Bass: A. Shapiro; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: I. Clow
January 30, 1945
Radio
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.
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 31, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #5
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin,
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Lionel Barrymore
1. Love Is Just Around The Corner w/ Ken Lane Singers
2. When Your Lover Has Gone
3. Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week
4. None But The Lonely Heart w/ Ken Lane Singers
note: Announcer
was Lou Crosby, Robert Brewster
was the producer and Carroll Carroll was the
main writer. Bill Goodwin was the comedian
--Ed
February 7, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #6
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest M.C.: Dinah Shore
Notes: Sinatra not on show. Confirmed airing on WABC.
February 10, 1945
Radio
Report To The Nation
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Report To The Nation
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Frank arriving for Report To The Nation broadcast 2-10-45
February 14, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #7
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Lou Crosby
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Diana Lynn
1. Sunday
2. Strange Music
3. I'm Beginning To See The Light w/Ken Lane Singers
4. All The Things You Are
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #7
Sponsor: Max Factor
February 15, 1945
Radio
Bird's Eye Open House, Starring Dinah Shore
NBC
Time 8:30 p.m.
Sponsor: Birds Eye, Gaines Dog Food
Host: Dinah Shore
Robert Emmett Dolan & Orchestra
Joe Lilley & Chorus
Annc: Harry Von Zell
Guest: Frank Sinatra
--My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time Dinah Shore
--Introductions and skit with Von Zell He mispronounces Lauren Bacall's name.
--Lady Of Spain Joe Lilley's chorus
NBC in San Francisco interrupts with war bulletin:
NBC war correspondent Robert McCormack reports from Guam
American carrier planes are attacking Tokyo. The American fleet has moved within the
300 mile radius necessary for the carrier planes to reach Tokyo. The main targets are the
Japanese fighter planes on bases near Tokyo.
--Dinah has introduced Frank.. He thanks her for subbing for him last week on the Max Factor
show (7th). They discuss Bill Goodwin, Frank's comic on the show, and the half-pound Frank
has gained. Dinah tells him he carries it well.
--When Your Lover Has Gone Frank Sinatra
--Frank and Dinah do a short skit. He sings a few brief parodies.
--My Romance Frank and Dinah
--Sign-off song by Joe Lilley Chorus
Jack Carson will be next week's guest.
Ed O'Brien:
This was Frank's first guest appearance on Dinah's Open House.
He would also be her guest on the 5-10-45 and 1-24-46 shows.
Command Performance
"Dick Tracy in B-Flat"
Program #162
Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, Cass Daley, Frank Sinatra,
Frank Morgan, Bob Hope, Harry Von Zell, Jerry Colonna, Andrews Sisters, Joe Lilley Chorus, Lou Crosby
Command Performance
"Dick Tracy in B-Flat"
Program #162
Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, Cass Daley, Frank Sinatra,
Frank Morgan, Bob Hope, Harry Von Zell, Jerry Colonna, Andrews Sisters, Joe Lilley Chorus, Lou Crosby
Sinatra is on the far right
Daley, Crosby, Garland & Sinatra
Sinatra, Colonna, & Hope
Bing and Dinah
Bird's Eye Open House, Starring Dinah Shore
NBC
Time 8:30 p.m.
Sponsor: Birds Eye, Gaines Dog Food
Host: Dinah Shore
Robert Emmett Dolan & Orchestra
Joe Lilley & Chorus
Annc: Harry Von Zell
Guest: Frank Sinatra
note: As you can see, the songs mentioned here were not done on the broadcast.
Reminds me of the Fred Astaire Packard Hour, 11-3-36. Fred was introduc-
ing songs from his new film "Swing Time." But his show was being inter
rupted by political bulletins that night. Roosevelt vs Landon was being
covered by the network. Frank and Dinah were being interrupted by news
from the war in the Pacific. I would guess they had to do some quick
changes to fit the half-hour format.
Ed
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February 18, 1945
Concerts
Earl Carroll Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Sixteenth Annual Charity Ball of the Junior Auxiliary of the Home for the Aged
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Mary Pickford, Jimmy Durante and others
Earl Carroll Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Sixteenth Annual Charity Ball of the Junior Auxiliary of the Home for the Aged
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Mary Pickford, Jimmy Durante and others
Sinatra receives the Home's annual award for outstanding service
February 19, 1945
Radio
G.I. Journal
Network: AFRS
Show: #65
M.C.: Edgar Bergen
Guests: Frank Sinatra, The Modernaires, Hildegarde, Roy Rogers, Foy Willing & Riders of the Purple Page
New York Port Of Embarcation Orchestra Conducted By: Harry Sosnick
1. Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby? - The Modernaires
2. Tico Tico - New York Army Band
3. The Trolley Song - Hildegarde
4. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold - Roy Rogers
5. Mighty Lak' A Rose - Frank Sinatra
February 20, 1945
Radio
A Date With Judy
Location: Hollywood
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Tums
Orchestra Conducted By: Constantin Bakaleinikoff
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl (Sinatra)
Written by Aleen Leslie
Announcer: Ken Niles
Performers: Richard Crenna, Dix Davis, Louise Erickson, John Brown
Guest: Frank Sinatra
1. Commercial
2. Comedy (Judy preparing to see Sinatra)
3. Comedy (Judy and FS)
4. Night And Day - Frank Sinatra
5. Commercial
6. Comedy (Judy after seeing Sinatra)
7. Comedy (Judy and FS)
8. A Date With Judy (Parody)
9. I Don't Know Why - Frank Sinatra
10. Commercial
Notes: TT: 30mins.
Ed O'Brien:
A Date With Judy was a radio comedy series on NBC. Louise Erickson played 14 year old Judy.
The plot had Judy and her boyfriend, Iggy Pringle, going to see a Sinatra film at the
local movie house. Frank sang "Night And Day" in the film and later on Judy dreams of Frank being
her boyfriend. But she realizes during the dream that Iggy is the real heartthrob in her life. Frank and Judy
go to see Iggy in his new movie and he sings "A Date With Judy." After the film, Frank walks Judy home and
he sings "I Don't Know Why" while she sleeps on the divan.
Unfortunately Judy doesn't swoon and lets Frankie know that she wants to be with Iggy. Her dad wakes
her at 7.30 and Judy heads off to school. That evening she can't wait to go to bed so she'll have another Frankie
dream.
A Date With Judy
Location: Hollywood
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Tums
Orchestra Conducted By: Constantin Bakaleinikoff
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl (Sinatra)
Written by Aleen Leslie
Announcer: Ken Niles
Performers: Richard Crenna, Dix Davis, Louise Erickson, John Brown
Guest: Frank Sinatra
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February 21, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #8
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Janet Blair, Vera Vague
1. Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week
2. Don't Ever Change
3. Somebody Loves Me
4. Over The Rainbow - w/Ken Lane Singers
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
NOTE: Ed O'Brien points out that Vera Vague and Bill Goodwin were also on the show for comedy relief.
Frank's opening number has a nice arrangement by Sy Oliver and "Don't Ever Change" is quite a rarity.
Before he sings Gershwin's "Somebody Loves Me," Frank announces he will be aided and abetted
by Bev and the boys (vocal chorus). Janet Blair sings "Anywhere" from the Columbia picture "Tonight and Every Night."
Cahn and Styne wrote the tunes.. Frank closes the show with a gorgeous reading of "Over the Rainbow" with the vocal chorus.
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #8
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Janet Blair, Vera Vague
February 23, 1945
Concerts
The Old Pueblo Club, Tucson, AZ (One Nighter)
The Old Pueblo Club, Tucson, AZ (One Nighter)
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February 25, 1945
February 25, 1945 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
Sinatra receives recognition on his work on intolerance
Hi Ed,
Loved the story about Sinatra, Bogart and Judy!
Guy
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February 27, 1945
Radio
The Bob Hope Show
NBC & AFRS rebroadcast
Sponsor: Pepsodent
Performers: Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Frank Sinatra. Wendell Niles (announcer), Jerry Colonna, Barbara Jo Allen (as "Vera Vague").
1. I'm Beginning To See The Light
Note: Sinatra appears in a western skit. LOC has 10-inch NBC sound reel, 30mins. Complete.
A 7.17mins recording appears as part of the show "To The Rear March" AFRS #82
Frances Langford sang "I Dream Of You"
Sinatra sang "I'm Beginning To See The Light" with Phil Lewis and the Boys
Frank and Bob sang snippets of "Don't Fence Me In" while doing a western skit.
---Ed
note: Skinnay Ennis was also a guest on this show. He was a regular on the show from 1938 until the army drafted him in 1943.
--Ed
Concerts
Torney General Hospital, Palm Springs, CA
Sinatra gave four nurses a thirty-minute personal preview of songs that he was going to sing as a guest on the Bob Hope Radio Show that evening.
(see Extras Section)
Torney General Hospital, Palm Springs, CA
Sinatra gave four nurses a thirty-minute personal preview of songs that he was going to sing as a guest on the Bob Hope Radio Show that evening.
https://rsc.byu.edu/latter-day-saint-nurses-war/world-war-ii
Recollection of Nurse Olive Eloise Crouse Kauffroth:
It was those experiences at Bushnell that made me want to serve in the Army Nurse Corps. After we completed that six-month assignment, we went home to take our state board exams. I was sworn in as Second Lieutenant Olive Eloise Crouse, ANC, at Fort Douglas in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 2, 1944. The day was memorable both for its significance as a monumental day in my life and also because during the ceremony, the officer swearing me in looked down to see that my galoshes were on the wrong feet. His laughter, my embarrassment, and his comment, “Young lady, I hope you pay more attention to details in your army career,” made this one of life’s funny and embarrassing moments that I’ve never forgotten.
In the next few days after my swearing in, I was sent by train to Fort Lewis in Washington State for two weeks of introduction to the details of army life. We then were taken to Torney General Hospital in Palm Springs, California. Torney was another new experience for me in a long line of new places.
After two days of orientation, I started the traditional night duty: twelve-hour shifts (from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.) thirty nights in a row. After the thirty-day stint, a nurse had two days off and then began another schedule of thirty more nights on duty. In the short time I was there, I worked sixty-seven nights and felt like I had been born working nights!
The patients at Torney were very different than those I cared for at Bushnell. Almost none had wounds. Instead, they had diseases from the South Pacific. Many patients had what is known as “jungle rot,” and it truly was that horrific. The condition made them lose body hair and patches of skin, and this made them miserable most of the time. The only cure was various lotions, medications, and ointments that were supposed to help, but the medications helped only for a brief time. In spite of this, in the short period I was there, only a few patients died from that disease.
Although caring for patients was the critical task, we also had fun. Movie stars from Hollywood often came to Palm Springs, and almost all of them wanted to come and visit the patients. Of all the many stars I met, my favorite by far was Frank Sinatra. He gave me and three other nurses a thirty-minute personal preview of songs that he was going to sing as a guest on the Bob Hope Radio Show that evening. It was exciting and a dream for all of us. He even got our names and was going to dedicate his songs to us that night, but the rule was that the names of army personnel could not be publicized. So the wonderful Mr. Sinatra said, “OK, you’ll know who you are.” That night he dedicated his performance to “four lovely nurses.” I never forgot how handsome and how charming he was to us that night.
The Bob Hope Show
NBC & AFRS rebroadcast
Sponsor: Pepsodent
Performers: Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Frank Sinatra. Wendell Niles (announcer), Jerry Colonna, Barbara Jo Allen (as "Vera Vague").
1. I'm Beginning To See The Light
Note: Sinatra appears in a western skit. LOC has 10-inch NBC sound reel, 30mins. Complete.
A 7.17mins recording appears as part of the show "To The Rear March" AFRS #82
February 28, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #9
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Abbott and Costello
note: Bill Goodwin was the comic regular on the show
and Lou Crosby was the announcer.
1. Blue Skies (Frank would record the Berlin classic, 7-30-46, with
Stordahl's chart )
2. Dream w/Ken Lane Singers ( Frank would make a recording at Columbia,
3-6-45, with the K.L. Singers )
3. I Should Care ( Recording would be done at Columbia, 3-6-45. He had
introduced the song on his 1-3-45
Max Factor Show and he did the verse. It was dropped for the recording
and not sung on the 2/28 show.
4. When Day Is Done w/Ken Lane Singers
following "I Should Care," Frank did a serious skit that would
be a precursor for the "House I Live In"
film short and his many appearances throughout America on behalf of
racial and religious tolerance.
--Ed
Sinatra would be the guest on Abbott and Costello's show the next
night, March 1st, 1945
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #9
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Abbott and Costello
note: Bill Goodwin was the comic regular on the show
and Lou Crosby was the announcer.
Variety
March 1, 1945
Radio
Abbott & Costello
1. If You Are But A Dream
2. One Meatball
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest
Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
March 2, 1945
Studio
Los Angeles - MGM
Friday afternoon
ANCHORS AWEIGH
Orchestra conducted by Georgie Stoll
Tonight We Love ( Tchaikovsky' s First Piano Concerto #1 First
movement)
Sinatra and Jose Iturbi and MGM orchestra
Frank recorded to loops 1 take :13
note: Sinatra's vocal runs 13 seconds.
March 4, 1945
Radio
The Andrews Sisters Show
Location: Hollywood
Network: ABC Blue Net
Sponsor: Nash-Kelvinator
Performances: The Andrews Sisters, Gabby Hayes, Frank Sinatra, Foy Willing & Riders Of The Purple Sage
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
1. Roll Out The Barrel - Andrew Sisters
2. Every time I Fall In Love - Andrew Sisters
3. There's A Rainbow Over The Range - Riders Of The Purple Sage
4. I Didn't Know About You - Frank Sinatra
5. Empty Saddles - Frank Sinatra & Andrew Sisters
Notes: TT 29mins. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
Note: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that Frank sang the Ellington classic "I Didn't Know About You"ť and joined The Andrews Sisters on "Empty Saddles."
The Andrews Sisters Show
The Andrews Sisters Show
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March 6, 1945
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1286 I Should Care
(S. Cahn/A. Stordahl/P. Weston)
(from Thrill Of A Romance)
Dorsey Bros. Music Co. (ASCAP) 1944
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:00) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: CL-2739 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 1
78: 36791
note: In April of 45, "Sweetheart Of All My Dreams" was a Benny Goodman
single release. Good bet a copy editor got it wrong.
HCO1287 Homesick - That's All
(G. Jenkins)
Mayfair Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:22) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
78: 36820
HCO1288 Dream (When You're Feeling Blue)
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(J. Mercer)
(from Her Highness And The Bellboy)
Michael Golden, Inc. (ASCAP) 1944
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:02) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
CD: 09274 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 1
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: 2474 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 1
78: 40522
78: 36797
HCO1289 A Friend Of Yours
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(J. Burke/J. Van Heusen)
(from The Great John L..)
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (ASCAP) 1944
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:01) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
LP: CL-2739 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 1
78: 36820
March 7, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #10
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Lou Crosby
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers & Bill Goodwin (Comedian)
Guest: Bob Hope
1. Opening Announcements
2. It's Only A Paper Moon
3. More And More
4. More Than You Know - w/Ken Lane Singers
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
The comedian was Bill Goodwin
and Lou Crosby was the announcer. He would be
replaced by Jerry Lawrence the following week. Frank
usually sang four or five songs each show. But Bob
Hope was the King of Radio in March of 1945. His
Hooper Rating was 35.1. The only other show to top
a 30 share was Fibber McGee & Molly at 32.9. Bob
was pulling in a weekly rating that was roughly three
times the size of Frank's. His dominance was recognized
and the spotlight was on comedy skits through most of the
half-hour.
--Ed
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #10
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Lou Crosby
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers & Bill Goodwin (Comedian)
Guest: Bob Hope
March 8, 1945
Radio
Command Performance
Program #165
Frank Sinatra (m. c.), Frances Langford, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret
O'Brien, Roddy McDowall, Peggy Ann Garner, Gary Crosby.
1. The Trolley Song
2. Brahms Lullaby
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest
Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Concerts
Command Performance
Program #165
Frank Sinatra (m. c.), Frances Langford, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O'Brien, Roddy McDowall, Peggy Ann Garner, Gary Crosby.
1. The Trolley Song
2. Brahms Lullaby
Elizabeth Taylor Roddy McDowall Frank Sinatra
Dennis Crosby Margaret O'Brien Nancy Sinatra Gary Crosby
Margaret O'Brien with Frank
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Rudy Vallee Show
Location: Hollywood
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Dreene Shampoo
Time: 10:30-11:00PM
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Performers: Rudy Vallee, Mary Boland
Announcer: Truman Bradley
Guests: Frank Sinatra
Notes: Confirmed aired on WEAF
Ed O'Brien:
Frank was a no-show for the second time in five weeks.
As the show opens, Rudy answers the phone, thinking it
is Sinatra. Monty Woolley is the caller. Frank won't be on
the show. He is busy doing a Command Performance for
AFRS for the boys overseas. Monty has a great idea to
save the day: The Life of Rudy Vallee." At the show's
conclusion, Truman Bradley tells the radio listeners that
Frank Sinatra will be on the show after his eastern tour.
Command Performance
Program #165
Frank Sinatra (m. c.), Frances Langford, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret O'Brien, Roddy McDowall, Peggy Ann Garner, Gary Crosby.
1. The Trolley Song
2. Brahms Lullaby
Elizabeth Taylor Roddy McDowall Frank Sinatra
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Dennis Crosby Margaret O'Brien Nancy Sinatra Gary Crosby
Margaret O'Brien with Frank
March 11, 1945
Radio
Command Performance
"Dick Tracy in B-Flat"
Program #162
Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, Cass Daley, Frank Sinatra,
Frank Morgan, Bob Hope, Harry Von Zell, Jerry Colonna, Andrews Sisters, Joe Lilley Chorus, Lou Crosby
Songs:
--One Meat Ball Andrew Sisters
--Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week Frank Sinatra
--Cool Water Riders Of The Purple Sage
--Master Of My Fate/Captain Of My Soul Nelson Eddy
--Skit: In Sir Sanctum In B Flat
--Eddy tries to sing All Or Nothing At All and Dance With The Dolly.
--Frank sings a little bit of Short' nin' & Bread
Show was taped on 1-25-45 and broadcast by AFRS 3-11-45
note: "Saturday Night" was sung on this show. The version
done on Max Factor, 1-10-45, is quite different.
Ed
Command Performance
"Dick Tracy in B-Flat"
Program #159
Sinatra is on the far right
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March 14, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #11
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Fred Allen
1. The One I Love
2. What Makes The Sunset
3. I Dream Of You
4. I Begged Her
5. I'll Walk Alone
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
Ed notes:
Frank opens with a swinging "One I Love... Bill Goodwin does
his
obligatory "wolf" skit with Frank. Fred Allen tickled Frank's
funny
bone in a big way. They did a number of guest appearances on each
other's shows. There are two very funny skits on this one. The
first has Fred straightening out Frank's vocal problems
as The Voice warbles "I Dream Of You," and I do mean
warbles. He plugs 2 of his recordings from the forth-
coming "Anchors Aweigh," "I Begged Her" and
"What Makes
The Sunset." Before singing "I'll Walk Alone," Sinatra
mentions
that the Oscar ceremonies will take place the next evening and
then tells the audience that the Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn tune
got his vote. This is very interesting because "I Couldn't
Sleep
A Wink Last Night," from "Higher And Higher," was also a
nominee.
The Best Song category had 12 nominees. The winner was
"Swinging
On A Star" from "Going My Way."
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #11
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Fred Allen
1. The One I Love
2. What Makes The Sunset
3. I Dream Of You
4. I Begged Her
5. I'll Walk Alone
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
March 18, 1945
Radio
Earl Wilson Show
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Earl Wilson Show
Guest: Frank Sinatra
March 20, 1945
Radio
Behind The Scenes at CBS
10:45 - 11:00 P.M.
Tuesday Evening
Location: New York City
Network: CBS (WABC)
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Notes: Confirmed aired on WABC.
March 21, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #12
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Jerry Lawrence
Comedy: Bill Goodwin
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Lawrence Tibbett, Shirley Booth
1. Great Day
2. The Night Is Young And You Are So Beautiful - w/Ken Lane Singers
3. Saturday Night
4. Medley w/Tibbett
note. Jerry Lawrence was the announcer and Bill Goodwin
the comedy
relief. Tibbett was an excellent guest. Shirley Booth was Dottie
Mahoney. Her unique version of "Tangerine" was very
funny.
--Ed
Let Yourself Go
Network: CBS
Time: 10:30PM - 11:00PM (EST)
Performers: Milton Berle, Eileen Barton, Frank Sinatra, Joe Besser, others
1. Gertie's Gherkins Hit The Spot (parody) - Frank Sinatra
2. If You Are But A Dream - Frank Sinatra
Notes: Confirmed aired on WABC
Ed O'Brien
Frank also does a tribute piece to America. Berle asks what America means to him. Frank
does a long bit on all the good things the country offers --similar to the "House I Live In" --
and then sings a segment of "America The Beautiful."
World Youth Rally
Location: Carnegie Hall
Time: 11:00PM - 11:15PM (EST)
Notes: Confirmed aired on WNEW. Frank Sinatra, Discussing "Tolerance and the Youth Of Tomorrow" at world Youth Rally.
Frank Sinatra Show & 1945 Let Yourself Go & 1945 World
Youth Rally
VARIETY
Let Yourself Go
Network: CBS
Time: 10:30PM - 11:00PM (EST)
Performers: Milton Berle, Eileen Barton, Frank Sinatra, Joe Besser, others
1. Gertie's Gherkins Hit The Spot (parody) - Frank Sinatra
2. If You Are But A Dream - Frank Sinatra
Globe Gazette
Indianapolis News
Wednesday, March 21, 1945 at 8 PM
Main Hall
PRESENTED BY
American Youth for a Free World
Rally: American Youth for a Free World
Speech–OtherAddress
Helen Gahagan Douglas, Speaker
Bryn Hovde, Speaker
Frank Sinatra, Speaker
Martha H. Fletcher, Speaker
Dr. Guy Emery Shipler, Speaker
In addition to addresses by the speakers listed here, the program included "an hour-long pageant depicting contributions to the war by youths of the United Nations,
[...] native songs of other lands, and [...] folk dances of several European groups."
Pamphlet: Thoughts of an American. By Frank Sinatra. Issued by The International Workers Order as a hand-out for 'I-Am-an-American Day,' Sunday, May 20, 1945. Single sheet folded to 8-9/16" wide x 5-1/8" high.
Excerpted from an address to the World Youth Rally on March 21, 1945, New York City.
March 28, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #13
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Jerry Lawrence
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guests: 1,500 WAVES Of The United States Naval Training School
Woman's Reserve
1. Easter Parade
2. I Fall In Love Too Easily
3. Candy
4. Someone To Watch Over Me
5. Ave Maria
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. "Ave Maria" is on the CD :
Christmas Songs by Sinatra (Columbia CK66413).
Ed Notes:
Another gem from the Max Factor series.
Frank , Bill Goodwin, Jerry Lawrence (annc. ) and Axel are at the United
States Naval Training Station Women's
Reserve in the Bronx.
Frank's guests are 1,500 WAVES. Frank opens with a swinging "Easter
Parade" (I wonder who did the chart ? Skitch Henderson,
Sy Oliver and Billy May all told me that the uptempo songs in this era
were farmed out to whom ever happened to be
available). Bill Goodwin joins Frank for a comedy skit centering mainly
on his desire to date as many WAVES as
possible. Sinatra then sings "I Fall In Love Too Easily,"
plugging "Anchors Aweigh"(film would be released
on 8-15-45). After a Max Factor commercial, Frank sings "Candy"
(Wish he had recorded that one. Wonder
who did the chart ?). Stordahl then contributes an instrumental. The
Gershwin's classic "Someone To
Watch Over Me" is the next Sinatra vocal and is immediately followed
by Frank pleading for racial
and religious tolerance. He invokes the first Easter in Judea and all the
people in this country who
fought for freedom. The WAVES choral group of 40 voices then accompany
him in singing Schubert's
"Ave Maria." At the conclusion Frank says, "Very lovely,
girls.' Bill Goodwin comes on to urge all
Americans to buy bonds, warning the listeners that a vicious battle is
occurring at that moment
in Germany and Japan awaits. Frank then thanks the WAVES and signs off
with the opening lines
of "Put Your Dreams Away." Next week's show will be broadcast
from Philadelphia. Frank's guests
will be Tom Howard and his "It Pays To Be Ignorant"
panel.
Note: The announcer was Jerry Lawrence. He was a D.J. in the early '40s
and plugged
Frank's songs. Lawrence was a very successful announcer on radio and TV.
He lived to be 93 years old.
--Ed
note: I found quite a few entries indicating that Frank would be
singing "The Lord's Prayer" on this show. I was told
by people who worked on Frank's radio shows that songs would go in and
others go out right up to air time. Stordahl
was not very good writing up tempo charts. Often there would be a frantic
search for a musician competent enough to
pen a quick arrangement. Frank would sing "The Lord's Prayer"
on the 10-26-49 Light Up Time."
--Ed
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #13
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Jerry Lawrence
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guests: 1,500 WAVES Of The United States Naval Training School
Woman's Reserve
March 29, 1945
Radio
Music That Satisfies
WABC
Frank Sinatra, Monica Lewis, Paul Baron Orchestra
Note: Frank subbed for Johnnie Johnston
Concerts
Music That Satisfies
WABC
Frank Sinatra, Monica Lewis, Paul Baron Orchestra
Note: Frank subbed for Johnnie Johnston
MUSICAL SATISFACTION: Monica shared this remarkable photo of herself with
Frank Sinatra several times on her social media channels over the years. But
this is the first time we've actually seen how it appeared, captioned and in
print, in the September 1945 issue of METRONOME magazine. Frank stepped in
as a celebrity substitute for Monica's regular cohost, Johnnie Johnston, on
the hit CBS Radio program "The Chesterfield Hour: Music that Satisfies,"
which was broadcast on both U.S. coasts twice weekly out of New York. Said
Monica of Frank in a substantial passage on her friendship with the singer
in her 2011 memoir, HOLLYWOOD THROUGH MY EYES: "He was generous, kind, and
respectful to me whenever and wherever I encountered him. I will always
remember him as he was in the 1940s--a cute, skinny guy with wavy hair, a
killer grin, truly blue eyes... and that voice."
Emacs!
Emacs!
Frank Sinatra, Monica Lewis, Blain Vito-
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Music That Satisfies
WABC
Frank Sinatra, Monica Lewis, Paul Baron Orchestra
Note: Frank subbed for Johnnie Johnston
MUSICAL SATISFACTION: Monica shared this remarkable photo of herself
with Frank Sinatra several times on her social media channels over the
years. But this is the first time we've actually seen how it appeared,
captioned and in print, in the September 1945 issue of METRONOME
magazine. Frank stepped in as a celebrity substitute for Monica's regular
co-host, Johnnie Johnston, on the hit CBS Radio program "The
Chesterfield Hour: Music that Satisfies," which was broadcast on
both U.S. coasts twice weekly out of New York. Said Monica of Frank in a
substantial passage on her friendship with the singer in her 2011 memoir,
HOLLYWOOD THROUGH MY EYES: "He was generous, kind, and respectful to
me whenever and wherever I encountered him. I will always remember him as
he was in the 1940s--a cute, skinny guy with wavy hair, a killer grin,
truly blue eyes... and that voice."
Frank Sinatra, Monica Lewis, Blain Vito
April 1, 1945
Concerts
Monte Carlo, New York, NY
Victory Brunch
Frank Sinatra, Beatrice Lillie, Bill Robinson
Ed Sullivan was Master of Ceremonies
Monte Carlo, New York, NY
Frank Sinatra, Beatrice Lillie, Bill Robinson
Ed Sullivan was Master of Ceremonies
April 4, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Academy Of Music In Philadelphia, PA.
Show #14
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, David Lee
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Tom Howard & his board of experts from the Phillip Morris program "It Pays To Be Ignorant."
1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Sy Oliver arg.)
comedy bit with Bill Goodwin
2. When Your Lover Has Gone
Frank during intro mentions song is one of his
latest Columbia Recording releases and he "hopes
Mannie is happy."
3. Like Someone In Love
Tom Howard, Bill Goodwin, Sinatra plus Board of
Experts doing a bit.
4. Ol' Man River "destined to be an everlasting favorite.
One of the greatest American songs we have."
Frank's guest next week will be Myrna Loy & Sgt. Sy Oliver
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. Thanks to Ed O'Brien for the setlist
Concerts
Stage Door Canteen, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Note: Sinatra broadcast his Frank Sinatra Show from the Academy of Music
but apparently then did another performance in the Stage Door Canteen in the lower level of the hall
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA
Party for Columbia Record Dealers and personnel given by Motor Parts Company
Songs included:
--Saturday Night
--I Begged Her
--Old Man River
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Academy Of Music In Philadelphia, PA.
April 4, 1945 Frank Sinatra lectures about Tolerance
Fellowship House, Philadelphia, PA
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Ballroom, Philadelphia, PA
Party for Columbia Record Dealers and personnel given by Motor Parts Company
Songs included:
--Saturday Night
--I Begged Her
--Old Man River
Stage Door Canteen, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Note: Sinatra broadcast his Frank Sinatra Show from the Academy of Music
but apparently then did another performance in the Stage Door Canteen in the lower level of the hall:
April 6, 1945
Radio
Jerry Lawrence Records
Network: WMCA
Time: 8:03PM - 9:00PM (EST)
Guests: Frank Sinatra
Notes: Confirmed aired on WMCA and is listed as "Guest."
Ed O'Brien:
Here is a little additional information: Title of Lawrence's
show was "Air Theatre." Frank's hour appearance was built around
the subject of tolerance: race, religion, ethnicity. A month later Frank
would star in the 10 minute short "The House I Live In." The later
events in 1945, after his USO tour and appearance in Gary, Indiana,
would cause quite a bit of controversy. His statements would be
seen by many as subversive and the FBI would find him to be
a person of interest.
Note: Sinatra did not appear after all. He was mobbed by fans and had to cancel. See article below.
Note: Jerry Lawrence was an all-around success. He was an actor, talk-
show host, game show moderator and a radio announcer. Lawrence
was on Frank's Max Factor show in the spring of 1945. He lived to
93 years old.
Ed
Jerry Lawrence Records
Network: WMCA
Time: 8:03PM - 9:00PM (EST)
Guests: Frank Sinatra
Cancelled Appearance
April 11, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Broadcast from Camp Shanks, Orangetown, NY
Show #15
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Myrna Loy, Sy Oliver
1. I'm Beginning To See The Light
2. My Melancholy Baby
3. Yes Indeed - w/Sy Oliver
4. (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings
5. How Deep Is The Ocean?
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
Ed O'Brien:
note: Frank closed with "How Deep Is The Ocean? "
Marked the first time he sang it on a commercial radio broadcast.
Concerts
Victory Hall, Camp Shanks, Orangetown, NY
Sinatra performed a concert in Victory Hall at the Camp before the broadcast of his radio show.
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Broadcast from Camp Shanks, Orangetown, NY
Show #15
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Myrna Loy, Sy Oliver
Here's a nice photo of Sinatra and Myrna Loy from 1945. Frank Sinatra visited Myrna Loy on the set of THE THIN MAN GOES HOME ('45). He was filming ANCHORS AWEIGH ('45) nearby.
Victory Hall, Camp Shanks, Orangetown, NY
Sinatra performed a concert in Victory Hall at the Camp before the broadcast of his radio show.
April 12, 1945
April 18, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #16
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Frances Langford
1. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Town Of Berlin
2. Homesick That's All
3. Surrey With The Fringe On Top - w/Ken Lane Singers
4. Goin' Home - w/Ken Lane Singers
Notes: Ed O'Brien emphasizes that this is the radio broadcast that has the
great heartfelt
tribute to Franklin D. Roosevelt before Sinatra sings "Going Home."
Confirmed airing on WABC.
Note: After Frank sang "Surrey . . .", Francis Langford did the Cole Porter
classic, "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye."
"Frank's reading of "Homesick" runs almost four minutes.
--Ed
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
Democratic Tribute to FDR
Sinatra sang "Home On The Range"
April 23, 1945
Concerts
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Tribute to the late President Franklin D Roosevelt
Sinatra sang: "Goin' Home"
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Tribute to the late President Franklin D Roosevelt
Sinatra sang: "Goin' Home"
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April 24, 1945
Radio
Mail Call
Network: AFRS
Show: #142
Host: Betty Hutton
Guests: B. S. Pulley, Vivian Blaine, Frank Sinatra, The King Sisters, William Demarest
Announcer: Ken Niles
Sinatra Arrangements by: Axel Stordahl
The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra
1. opening
2. Stuff Like That There - Betty Hutton
3. comedy - Frank Sinatra & Betty Hutton
4. I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Frank Sinatra
5. comedy - Vivian Blaine, Frank Sinatra & Betty Hutton
6. The Man I Love - Vivian Blaine
7. comedy - William Demarest, Frank Sinatra & Betty Hutton
8. The Jersey Bounce - The King Sisters
9. skit - William Demarest, Frank Sinatra, B. S. Pulley & Betty Hutton
10. Dream - Frank Sinatra
11. closing
Mail Call
Network: AFRS
Show: #142
Host: Betty Hutton
Guests: B. S. Pulley, Vivian Blaine, Frank Sinatra, The King Sisters, William Demarest
Announcer: Ken Niles
Sinatra Arrangements by: Axel Stordahl
The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra
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April 25, 1945
Radio
show. Ken Lane Singers joined him on
that version.
The additional songs from the AFRS version
were lifted from the 5-9-45 show. Lou Crosby was
the announcer for most of the shows. The series
ran from 1-3-45 to 5-30-45. Frank appeared on 19
of them. He missed the 2/7, 5/23 and 5/30 episodes.
Dinah Shore subbed on the 2/7 and 5/23. Ginny Simms
concluded the series run on 5/30.
Note: I was wrong about the Max Factor version
not being in circulation. There is a mint copy.
I also guessed wrong on the added song AFRS
put in their version of the broadcast. They lifted
"Lulu's Back In Town" from the 5-9-45 show.
Frank sang "Candy" on the 3-28 and 4-25 shows.
Lou Crosby was the announcer and Bill Goodwin
provided comedy relief.
Ed
Frank Sinatra Show
Guest: Danny Kaye
"Lonely Love"
Ed O'Brien:
Frank was obviously doing a favor for his
cousin Ray. The song is passable at best. Here
is the cover of the sheet music that was issued
in early May of 1945
Here is a photo from the 4/25 show and a ticket to that show.
Ed
note:Stormy Weather didn't make it.
Frank was a guest of KECA in
L.A.
Notice how " for" is spelled.
Citizens News L.A.
Pomona Progress Bulletin
plugging the song that failed to make the show
Notice it is a 12 inch 78
April 26, 1945
Studio
Los Angeles
COLUMBIA STUDIOS
"A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS"
Orchestra conducted by Morris Stoloff
Arranged by Axel Stordahl
37 piece orchestra
All Or Nothing At All
Ed O'Brien Notes: vocal runs 1:17
recorded especially for the film.
Sinatra did the vocal as a favor
for his pal Phil Silvers, who lip synchs
to Frank's recording.
May 1, 1945
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1377 Put You Dreams Away (For Another Day)
(R. Lowe/P. Mann/S. Weiss)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1942
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:00) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
CD: 09274 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol 1
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: CL-2474 Greatest hits, The Early Years, Vol. 1
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story in Music
78: 36814
HCO1378 Over The Rainbow
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(H. Arlen/E.Y. Harburg)
(from The Wizard Of Oz)
Leo Feist, Inc. (SACAP) 1939
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
alt take (3:16) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
-1 LP: HL-7405 Romantic Scenes From The Early Years
LP: CL-743 The Voice
78: 37258
HCO1379 You'll Never Walk Alone
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Carousel)
Williamson Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:25) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music
78: 50066
78: 36825
HCO1380 If I Loved You
(R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstien II)
(from Carousel)
Williamson Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:03) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music
78: 50066
78: 36825
The Ken Lane Singers: Stewart M. Bair, Ken Cameron, Raymond Clark, Ruth
Clark, John Glaha, Elva LarsKellogg, Dudley Kuzell, Kermit Lane, Norma
Larsen, Mona Ann Matthiason, Sydney Pepple, Orville Race
Violins: V. Arno, P. Ellis, S. Freed, Jr., G. Joyce, G. Kast, S.
Kindler,S Levine, A. Perrotti, N. Pisani, T. Rosen, M. Russell, O. Vail;
Violas: A. Harshman, M. Perlmutter, D Sterkin; Cellos: F. Goerner, A.
Kafton, J. Sewell; Saxes: H. Beau, E. Gershman, L. Hartman, H. Haymer, W.
Smith; Horns: J. Stagliano; Trumpets: C. Griffard, L. Mach, H.
Nelson;Trombones: C. Loeffler, J. Skiles, P. Weigand; Piano: M. McIntyre;
Guitar: D. Barbour; Bass: A. Shapiro; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: I.
Clow
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien observes: "What a session!
Sinatra finally recorded his theme song. He laid down the song that the
American Film Institute picked as the greatest ever from a motion picture
from what was then the hottest show on Broadway. All four still offer
wonderful listening pleasure."
May 2, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #18
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Choral Group: Ken Lane Singers
Comic: Bill Goodwin,
Announcer: Lou Crosby
Guests:: Bing Crosby, Lorraine Russell( Andy's sister )
1. Victory Polka Frank
2. A Friend Of Yours Frank & KLS
3. Medley of Parodies Frank & Bing
Little Sir Echo/Saturday Night/That's The Human
Thing To Do//Headin' For The Last Roundup/If I
Had My Way/Falling Upon The Floor/I Wonder
What Has Become Of Crosby/Daring Young
Man On Wednesday Eve/Learn To Croon/ Sunday,
Monday Or Always/People Will Say We're In Love
4. This Heart Of Mine Bing
5. The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful Frank & KLS
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
Ed O'Brien considers this to probably be the best of Sinatra's radio shows with Crosby in the 40s.
Sinatra opened with "Victory Polka." The medley with Crosby is still great to hear, O'Brien adds.
note: When Frank appeared on Bing's Kraft Music Hall, 11-16-44,
he was in Buffalo, N.Y. Bing's show was in Hollywood. The following
Monday night(20), Bing was Frank's guest on the Vimms show. Bing
was still in Hollywood and Frank was in N.Y.C. There actual gettogether
on 5-2-45 benefitted greatly from both men being in the same studio. They
had a great chemistry and you can heard the difference in the long medley,
Bing was born on May 3, 1903.
Ed
Frank Sinatra Show
Guests:: Bing Crosby, Lorraine Russell( Andy's sister )
Note: Bing and Frank had been on a number
of radio shows prior to the 5-2-45 show.
They did Command Performance, Bond
shows, March of Dimes, Trib to FDR
and others. And they were on the same
stage.
--Ed
May 8, 1945
Studio
RKO - Los Angeles
7:30 to 10:30 PM
Tuesday evening
THE HOUSE I LIVE
Orchestra conducted by Constanin Bakaleinikoff
Arranged by Axel Stordahl
35 piece orchestra
Manny Harmon contractor
The House I Live In
If You Are But A Dream
10 minute short on racial tolerance
Sinatra and Mervyn LeRoy received
special Oscars for outstanding achievement
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The Sinatra: An American Icon exhibition has many wonderful media stations for visitorssongs, excerpts froom television specials, films trailers and featurettes, and a juke box. But the one that is garnering the most attention is "The House I Live In," the RKO short film that won Sinatra his first Oscar.
In 1945, Frank Sinatra used his popularity as a radio and recordings star to promote tolerance, especially in speaking to youth groups. He sang and recorded the song, "The House I Live In" by Lewis Allan and Earl Robinson, performing it on the Armed Forces Service's V-J Day Broadcast. In the exhibition, it can also be heard on the juke box and the videotaped live "Concert of the Americas." Visible in the exhibition is the sheet music issued concurrently with the film. The inside front cover of the song reprints the full lyrics of "The House I Live In" including an additional three verses and alternate double bridge. Unlike the remainder of the song, the bridges have very specific references to American history and then-current World War II references, connecting the battle of Concord and Gettysburg to Midway and Bataan.
The producers Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy made the short subject for RKO Radio Pictures, combining footage of Sinatra recording the ballad "If This is But a Dream" with a narrative section of him coming across a group of boys harassing a foreign-looking boy and teaching them about tolerance with the title song. In the phrase recommended for publicizing the featurette: "The theme of Tolerance, impassioned and thrilling in its fervent plea in Frank Sinatra's sincere, human way.. an epochal inspiration of the public conscience."
We know this information because the Billy Rose Theatre Division has a full exploitation sheet (flyer) for the short subject. An exploitation sheet was developed by the studio publicity department to be shipped to theater managers in advance of the booking. It includes 3 pages of squibs, articles to be planted in local newspapers, and suggested publicity campaigns. The back page has samples of one-sheets, lobby cards, stills, and slugs for the film so that all images, text, logos, and fonts used locally followed the rules set by the studio. Headlines for the articles focused on "Frank Sinatra Inspires Youth" and "As Sinatra Sees It." The exploitation (a word then used without evil connotations) recommended cross-promotion with scouting, veterans and school groups, as well as Sinatra fan clubs. It also included "Commended by F.D.R:" claiming that Sinatra had visited the President who approved "his intention to combat religious and racial intolerance amongst the youngsters of the nation." There were claims that proceeds from the film would be (on the cover page) "donated to organizations working on the problems of juvenile delinquency" and (on p. 2) "devoted to agencies engaged in combating intolerance."
Most one-reel films and short subjects did not merit full exploitation sheets. Sinatra's popularity and, I suspect, the personal commitment of the producers to the theme, made them publicize the short as if it was a feature film.
note: Film was released November 9, 1945
The House I Live In (1945)
Sponsor: Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Production Co.: Frank Ross Productions Ltd. Director: Mervyn LeRoy. Producer: Frank Ross. Writer: Albert Maltz. Camera: Robert De Grasse. Music: Axel Stordahl. Editor: Philip Martin Jr. Cast: Frank Sinatra. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 35mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 10 minutes.
Advocacy film commissioned by the civil rights organization to discourage ethnic and racial prejudice. Caught in a dispute that assumes ethnic dimensions, a group of boys find common interests through the intervention of Frank Sinatra, who tells a story and sings two songs.
Note: The title number was written by Earl Robinson and Lewis Allan [Abel Meeropol]. This widely distributed film, produced at the end of World War II, discourages prejudice but disparages people of Japanese ancestry.
Radio
Hollywood Victory Show
Network: CBS
Sponsor: Sustaining
Performers: Pat O'Brien, Leith Stevens and His Orchestra, The Mills Brothers, Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Shirley Ross, Frank Sinatra, Charles Boyer, Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra, Robert Armstrong.
Announcer: James Matthews
Produced & Directed By: Charles Vanda
Writers: John Dunkel, Joel Malone
Newscast: Bill Henry
Newscast Announcer: Tony Marvin
1. If You Are But A Dream
2. You'll Never Walk Alone
Notes: TT 60mins. Excellent. Complete.
May 9, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #19
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Dame May Whitty
1. Sweet Lorraine - w/Ken Lane Singers
2. You're So Worth The Waiting For
3. Lulu's Back In Town - w/Ken Lane Singers
4. Laura
5. Stormy Weather - w/Ken Lane Singers
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
.
May 10, 1945
Radio
note: Song was not done on the show.
May 16, 1945
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1395 Lily Belle
w/The Charioteers
(D. Franklin/I. Taylor)
Martin Music (ASCAP) 1945
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:29) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
78: 36854
HCO1396 Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow
w/The Charioteers
(L. Sherin/J. Milton)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1945
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:02) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
78: 36854
note: Columbia released the single in late October 1945. "Don't Forget
Tonight Tomorrow" was a Top 10 single and charted for four weeks.
HCO1397 I've Got A Home In That Rock
w/The Charioteers
(unknown)
Public Domain
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:10) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
78: 37853
HCO1398 Jesus Is A Rock (In A Weary Land)
w/The Charioteers
(unknown)
Public Domain
Arrangement & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:19) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
78: 37853
The Charioteers: Howard Daniels, Edward Jackson, James Sherman, Ira Williams, Wilfred Williams
Trumpet: Red Nichols; Clarinet: Jimmy Mayhew; Piano: James Sherman; Guitar: Dave Barbour; Bass: Phil Stephens; Drums: Nick Fatool
Columbia would not release a single of these two spirituals until September
of 1947. They were very uncertain of who would buy Sinatra with The Charioteers.
Neither song charted. I think Frank was terrific and today they hold up much better
than many of his more popular Columbia hits.
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #20
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Rise Stevens
1. Good, Good, Good
2. That's You
3. If You Are But A Dream
4. Mean To Me - w/Ken Lane Singers
5. There's No You
6. Songs From Bizet's "Carmen Jones"
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
Ed Notes:
Another terrific Max Factor half-hour.
The first two number sung by Frankie
that evening would never be recorded
by him. The next three are all classic
Sinatra songs. The arias with Stevens
are a lot of fun. Frank took his opera
efforts more seriously than many realize.
Dorothy Kirsten, in her autobio, reveals
that by 1949 Sinatra seriously considered
packing in the pop singer career and moving
up to the legit level of classical singer.
Note: Frank's last appearance for Max Factor.
The USO tour was about to get underway
and the final two episodes would see D. Shore
and then G. Simms sub for him.
--Ed
Hollywood
HCO1395 Lily Belle
w/The Charioteers
HCO1396 Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow
w/The Charioteers
HCO1397 I've Got A Home In That Rock
w/The Charioteers
HCO1398 Jesus Is A Rock (In A Weary Land)
w/The Charioteers
The Charioteers: Howard Daniels, Edward Jackson, James Sherman, Ira Williams, Wilfred Williams
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #20
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest: Rise Stevens
Madison Square Garden
Veterans Rally
May 16, 1946
Frank Sinatra at podium addressing at a war veterans rally about housing and other issues, Madison Square Garden, New York, May 16, 1946.:
Thanks to Carl R. for the above photo and the photo tag below:
May 18, 1945
Dayton, OH
Sinatra had a stopover in Dayton, Ohio May 18, 1945, He mentions that he was with Dorsey in Dayton three years earlier. Sinatra and Dorsey were in Dayton at the Lakeside Park on November 10, 1941
May 23, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #21
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest M.C.: Dinah Shore
Notes: Sinatra is on a USO tour during the last two shows of this series. Confirmed airing on WABC.
May 24, 1945
Studio
New York City
CO34817 Stars In Your Eyes
(R. Lopez Mendez/M. Greene/G. Ruiz)
Southern Music Pub. Co. (ASCAP) 1945
Arrangement & Conducted by Xavier Cugat
-1 (2:45) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
78: 36842
CO34818 My Shawl
(S. Adams/X. Cugat)
E.B. Marks Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1934
Arranged & Conducted by Xavier Cugat
-1 (3:15) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 2
LP: CL-2739 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 1
78: 36842
***** How Long Will It Last (N/R)
Violins: W. Brailowsky, M. Gold, S. Grant, J. Livoist, D. Ornstein, S. Picardi, N. Ragusa, A. Rickey, M. Roman, J. Spallino, H. Urbont, H. Zito; Saxes: C. Dimanlig, W. Hobbs, R. Mosca, R. Moss, M. Nadell; French Horn: R. Moore; Trumpets: G. Lopez, N. Sandow; Trombone: J. Curry; Violas: V. Alonge, M. Serbin; Cellos: J. Benavente, L. Ratal; Guitar: H. Bogert; Marimba: R. Gonzalez; Bass: S. Madera; Drum: A. Lopez; Piano: R. Soler; Maracas: A. Santos
Scott Henderson:
I'm not familiar with the song "How Long Will It Last." Anyone have more information?
Ed O'Brien:
Frank did a run through of the song. Master #CO34819.
Joseph Meyer & Max Lief wrote the tune for the 1931
film "Possessed," starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable.
A very daring pre-code film.
There was a 32 piece orchestra at the session
I recently discovered some additional information.
Frank was set to record four songs with Cugat that
night. One was discarded early on and the above
titled tune received a quick run through.
--Ed
May 30, 1945
Radio
Frank Sinatra Show
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #22
Sponsor: Max Factor
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Goodwin, Don Forbes
Performers: The Ken Lane Singers
Guest M.C.: Ginny Simms
Notes: Sinatra is overseas performing for the troop during the last two
shows of this series.
Final show in series. Confirmed airing on WABC.
On June 6, 1945 WABC aired "Ray Noble Orchestra, Trudy Erwin Songs"
(Premiere) in it's time show.
Concerts
Harmon Field Air Base, Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada (May 30-31)
Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
Note; The 1945 USO Tour made stops at Harmon Field Air Base in Stephenville, Camp Gilbert in Gander,
Fort McAndrew (close to the location for the current Bristol Field Airport) in Argentia,
Fort Pepperrell in St. John's, and Canadian Air Base Torbay.
--Scott
May 30, 1945, Harmon Field Air Base, Stephenville, NL
The Akron Beacon Journal
(Akron, Ohio)
June 10, 1945 · Page 26
Scott:
This article mentions Sinatra and his group were “introduced to the overseas G.I. on Memorial day.” Memorial Day in 1945 was on May 30. Although the article maintains that after four shows the group headed for the Mediterranean area, it is more likely they
flew to other bases in Newfoundland. It is possible there were shows on May 30th and May 31st and possibly shows on June 1st before leaving for Camp Gilbert in Gander.
Sinatra and company not only performed shows on the base but helped to open the base radio station VOHF. The following articles come from “Harmoneer”, a magazine published by North Atlantic Division Air Transport Command, Harmon Field Air Base in Stephenville.
This issue is Volume 1, Number 2, August 1945 and the pages reprinted here are from pages 4 and 14.
The “Harmoneer” created a fictional character for a series of jovial letters home regarding life on the base.
Corporal Merryweather K. Dinkle, ASN 39648113, is described as “a stalwart if somewhat hypothetical warrior stationed at Harmon field.”
This comic letter helps to establish that Sinatra was in Stephenville near the end of May, beginning of June 1945.
The following are some very nice reprints of the photos that appeared in the Harmoneer magazine.
I want to thank Carl Rasmussen who supplied these from his research on the 1945 USO Tour.
May 31, 1945
Concerts
Harmon Field Air Base, Stephenville, Newfoundland, Canada (May 30-31)
Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
June 1, 1945
Concerts
Camp Gilbert, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada (June 1-2)
1945 USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
Note: Sinatra and Phil Silvers also appeared on a broadcast over VORG out of Gander on June 1st. T
Camp Gilbert, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada (June 1-2)
1945 USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
The next stop on the USO Tour in Newfoundland was at Camp Gilbert, Gander.
The only newspaper article I could find that mentioned the stop was from the article below.
The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania) Thursday, June 7, 1945 · Pg. 26
The article mentions that Sinatra and Phil Silvers appeared on a broadcast over VORG out of Gander on the Monday night. The article having been published on June 7th would have meant the VORG performance would have been on June 4th. This is not possible because the group was at Fort McAndrew on June 4th. Luckily, an unofficial newspaper does survive from that time-frame that mentions the arrival of the group on June 1st, performances at Camp Gilbert on June 1st and 2nd and documents the VORG broadcast as possibly occurring on June 1st, a Friday. This comes from The Prop of APO 865 from June 1st, 1945, a newsletter published daily, except Sundays, on the base in Gander. Three articles mention both the USO shows on June 1st and 2nd and the VORG broadcast:
The Prop of APO 865 from June 1st, 1945.
"USO CAMP SHOW featuring Frank Sinatra and Phil Silvers today at 9 pm for military personnel and guests only. On Saturday there will be shows at 2 and 9 to which everyone on the base is invited."
"AT THE RED CROSS TONIGHT
If present plans materialize THE VOICE (Mr. Sinatra to you) will appear on the regular LAUGHTIME broadcast which emanates from the Red Cross Rec Hall each Friday night at 7:30. It is broadcast over VORG. Everyone is always welcome at these broadcasts."
"CELEBRITY ARRIVES
This morning we tore away from the typewriter for a few minutes to go over and see P&T in operation when 'personalities' appear. There was not a small crowd around to see what could be seen.
Piling out of the plane were several GIs back from furlough, we gathered, a couple of nurses from our hospital, two young girls who we understand will sing and dance tonight on our stage, Sinatra, looking tan and fit and chewing gum madly, and the big broad Harold Lloyd smile of Phil Silvers. Everyone seemed in the best of spirits and we can predict a lively show tonight."
The Prop of APO 865 from June 4th, 1945.
Other than the illustration of the USO Group, there was no reference to the group in the rest of this edition.
The autograph below was acquired by Gloria Lindsay (née Durham) who was a Morse code radio operator stationed at Camp Gilbert, Gander from 1944-1946.
Source: http://bobsganderhistory.com/mog.html:
"I was twice in the U.S. reception hall. Once with an English dance instructor who was an officer in the RAF and wanted a partner for New Year's Eve. It was a delightful evening; we danced the whole night – latin dances,
waltzes, foxtrots, jive - and he was pleased that I could follow his lead. The 2nd visit was with an RCAF airman. He had worked as a cartoon artist in Hollywood but joined the RCAF to help with the war effort in 1939. He knew of a visit by Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers and Saul Chaplin, who were on tour. He introduced me to them and they gave me an autograph.
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June 2, 1945
Concerts
Camp Gilbert, Gander, Newfoundland, Canada (June 1-2)
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
June 3, 1945
Concerts
Fort McAndrew, Argentia, Newfoundland (June 3-6)
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
Fort McAndrew, Argentia, Newfoundland (June 3-6)
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
Scott:
The only reference that I could find published in 1945 regarding the stop at Fort McAndrew is this article from The News Journal from Wilmington, Delaware. It mentions that the group arrived on the Sunday which would have been June 3rd, 1945 and left on the Wednesday June 6th. The article also mentions that there were five shows on the base. There were “three performances at the Post Theatre and two at the Navy North Rec Hall.”
Arriving on the Sunday follows with the last reference of the tour at Camp Gilbert in Gander on Saturday June 2nd.
In 1998, on the occasion of Sinatra’s death, the article below was published in The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa., May 17, 1998 .
A woman serving with the Red Cross at Fort McAndrew recalls Sinatra’s visit. She remembers the visit being near the beginning of World War II but that would have been too early in his career. The 1945 tour date was probably more correct.
The following photo comes from the book “Argentia : sentinel of the North Atlantic":
The caption for this image was “Performance by Frank Sinatra at Buckmaster’s Field, St. John’s in 1945
Chris Andrews, far right on stage, was the MC for the event. The Argentia CB Band played that night."
Source for the photo above: “A Friendly Invasion II: A Personal Touch” by John N. Cardoulis
June 4, 1945
Concerts
Fort McAndrew, Argentia, Newfoundland (June 3-6)
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
June 5, 1945
Concerts
Fort McAndrew, Argentia, Newfoundland (June 3-6)
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
June 6, 1945
Concerts
Fort McAndrew, Argentia, Newfoundland (June 3-6)
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
June 7, 1945
Concerts
Fort Pepperrell, Pleasantville, Newfoundland
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
Fort Pepperrell, Pleasantville , Newfoundland
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
The following letter and accompanying photos appeared in an online auction site.
The letter, dated June 9th, places Sinatra and the group at Fort Pepperell, St. John’s, Newfoundland on June 7th, 1945.
It is not clear from the letter how many shows may have been performed at Fort Pepperell.
”On behalf of the members of the Sergeants Club of Fort Pepperell, Newfoundland,
I wish to take this opportunity to express our appreciation and sincerest thanks for
your honored visit to our party 7 June 1945. The overwhelming success of this affair
can be attributed to no one but you and your troupe.
It is also an honor for me to offer to you Mr. Sinatra, and you Mr. Silvers,
“Honorary Memberships” to the Sergeants Club. You have won a place among us by being “one of us.”
Wishing you and yours a most successful trip. God speed you in your work.”
These were the complete group of photos that were included with the letter that was auctioned off.
June 9, 1945
Concerts
Royal Canadian Air Force Station Torbay, Newfoundland
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
Royal Canadian Air Force Station Torbay, Newfoundland
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay
McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin.
Scott:
The following is an excerpt from the Daily Diary of the 42 Radio Unit -
Cape Spear, Newfoundland, April 1, 1945 to July 3, 1945.
The entry for June 7th, 1945 mentions receiving "12 ticket from RCAF
Station Torbay for personnel at this Unit to attend a USO show
at Torbay this evening featuring Frank Sinatra.” This is the only
reference I have found regarding the Torbay performance.
June 13, 1945
Concerts
Santa Maria and Lajes Base the Azores,
USO Tour with Sinatra, Saul Chaplin, and Phil Silvers
June 14, 1945
Concerts
Santa Maria, Azores
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
Note: Thanks to Carl R for the above listing
Santa Maria, Azores
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay
McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
From Carl R:
After their stay in Newfoundland, they flew to the Azores.
The widely-separated Azores, 972 miles (1564 km) directly west of Lisbon,
Portugal, includes nine islands (all volcanic in origin)
Their first stop was a British Air Base Lajes Field on Terceira.
Glenn Miller directed one of his last concerts in the base of Lajes in
1944, where Frank Sinatra now gave his first show on Portuguese
territory.
Frank Sinatra also strolled through the streets of Angra do Heroísmo,
where, according to local press at the time, he signed autographs and
bought a Zeiss camera.
After the first day’s shows and activities, they sat sipping drinks
when they heard a plane overhead. It was an ambulance plane with wounded
soldiers,
which landed to be cleaned and refueled. The wounded soldiers were placed
in a Quonset hut for an hour. Frank sang half a dozen songs a cappella to
them.
The last song he sang, when they were carried back to the plane, was
Brahms’ Lullaby.
Next day they flew to the US air base on Santa Maria.
The Azores, Santa Maria.
The News & Views below, dated Thursday June 14th, mentions that
the second stop of the Azores was on the island of Santa Maria,
so their first stop was on the island of Terceira the day before
(Wednesday June 13th 1945)
Since the copy may be difficult to read, here is a transcript:
BIG USO SHOW
TONITE:
Frank Sinatra brings his USO show on the stage tonite with an eyefilling
cast of stage and screen stars. Prominent among the stars are Phil
Silvers,
burlesque’s hilarious gift to Hollywood, curvacious Fay McKenzie (who
needs only to appear on the boards to thrill all), Betty Yeaton,
Broadway’s
package to movieland, and now to us, Saul Chaplin, music master of the
“baton”, and “Frankie” himself giving out with his “voice”.
This is the start of their tour, and last reports say “it’s terrific”.
There are two shows: 1900 and 2100 in the Base Theatre.
Frank Sinatra on Terceira Island
Chronicle of Victor Rui Dores
Luis Costa - Brasil | Published 04 Aug, 2021, 19:59 / updated on
04 Aug, 2021, 20:58
The Lajes Air Base was, at the Azores level, the great center of
diffusion of musical genres such as jazz and big band,
first with the English military bands ("station bands") and,
later, with the concerts promoted by the United Service Organization,
which raised funds to promote entertainment shows for the U.S.
military.
It is in this context that, accompanied by comedian Phil Silvers
(in a pipe, pictured), Frank Albert Sinatra (1915-1998) passed through
Terceira Island. It was the year 1945 and the singer, already with a
brilliant career, performed for the U.S. military forces stationed at
Lajes Base, in what was his first concert in Portuguese
territory.
Few were the Terceirenses who heard "the voice", but, according
to the account of the historian Valdemar Mota in his Complete
Works, vol. III (Turiscon Editora, 2020), Sinatra, on a brief
trip through Angra do Heroísmo, strolled through Rua da Sé, signed
autographs and had a conversation with some merchants, including José
Pinto Enes.
According to that historian, Sinatra saw and liked a certain regional
Jordanian quilt, and so fell in love with it that he proposed to the said
merchant the business of exchanging it for a camera he had with him, a
Kodak. Deal accepted and closed. Sinatra took the showy quilt with
him to the United States and Kodak continued in Terceira its function of
"taking portraits"... Later, when José Pinto Enes died, his
widow, a witness of that episode, offered the camera to Valdemar Mota,
"which I value very much and keep as a precious
relic".
In his book Under the Wings of the Açor, A History of Aviation in
the Azores (Letras Lavadas editions, 2008), Guy Warner mentions
that, in addition to Sinatra, other famous passengers such as Bing
Crosby, Bob Hope, Arturo Toscanini, Charlton Heston, Vivien Leigh and
Glenn Miller (who gave one of his last concerts at the Lajes Base) passed
through the islands of Terceira and Santa Maria. This was the time of the
technical stopovers at the airports of those two islands, true
metropolises of North Atlantic aviation. Through these two aerial
platforms passed people arriving and departing, speaking almost every
language in the world, traveling in TWA's elegant Super
Constellation and Pan American's solid DD6... And how can we
forget the beautiful blue of KLM, the bright colors of
VARIG, Iberia, Air France, Avianca?... The
dream at your fingertips. And the social, commercial and musical dynamics
generated on the aforementioned islands.
It should be noted that Frank Sinatra would only return to Portugal for
two more times: once to play golf in the Algarve, in the seventies, and
another to perform in Porto (Antas stadium), in a memorable concert held
on June 8, 1992, the singer was 76 years old. And until he left us, he
continued to be "the voice" and one of the greatest artists of
the twentieth century.
Modern Screen January 1946:
WHO SAYS SINATRA'S A "SAD SACK?" THEY SURE LOVED HIM
OVERSEAS AND 150.000 GIs CAN'T BE WRONG !
One sunny day last summer a big C-54 Army
2 litter ship bearing shot-up Yanks from Europe
swooped gently down to Santa Maria Airport
in the Azores. A few hours before, a C-47, heading
East out of America, had sat down on the same landing
strip. It carried a load of Hollywood stars bound for
Italy to entertain the lucky all-in-one-piece GIs finishing
off the victory job these wOunded guys had put
across. Anyone could recognize one of Hollywood's
funniest clowns. Phil Silvers. twcV of its dreamiest songand-
dance cuties. Fav McKenzie and Betty Yeatonand
a skinny, bright-eyed, bony-faced guy. who sings a little
now and then, named Frank Sinatra.
In a few minutes, the invalided heroes w.ere lined up
in rows of stretchers on the concrete strip, grabbing
fresh air. coffee and a cigarette to ease their miseries.
And walking up and down the aisles to hand out a
first welcome-home were the Hollywood star bunch:
knocking themselves out to make it a good, old fashioned,
impromptu American clambake.
For Phil Silvers that was easy. He had a gag for
everv occasion a million of \
'em stored up from years of collecting
belly busters.
In a few sees it was Old Home Week.
Half those hero guys, flat on their backs,
. hadn't met their home bound neighbors.
Phil, Frank and the girls ran up and down
the aisles getting the gang together.
"Missouriyou from Missouri? Hey
where's that other soldier with the St.
Louis blues?". . . and Frankie would
go running. Or "Miami, Florida? Why
this doughfoot says that's just a suburb
of Los Angeles!" It was going great
until Phil Silvers came to a burly rockfaced
guy with a sheet over his legs. "Me?"
he grated. "SayI'm from Brooklyn."
"Na'il him, Frankie!" yelled Phil. "Brooklyn,
your own home town." Frankie came
running up. But he stopped dead in his
tracks when the guy growled,
"Don't you come near me!"
Frankie turned white. The soldier
scowled darkly. Frank's tongue jammed,
but Phil Silvers jumped into the breach.
"Aw, don't mind Frankie," he cracked.
"He just wants you to move over so he
can lie down. That bow tie's got him
weary"
"Don't tell me about Sinatra," broke in
the soldier. "Listen, I used to hack in
front of Lindy's. I know de guy. He's
dynamite. Say what about all the times
dem crazy swoon fans wrecked my cab?
How about dat, Frankie?" The Brooklyn
joke was over. He broke into a whiskered
grin. " 'Member me, Frankie?"
Frank bent over and a happy wave of
relief smacked him like a welcome shower
on a hot day. "Katzie!" he cried. "You
big bum!"
"Yeah, Katziedat's me, Kid," the soldier
chuckled. "But, Frankie, when you
come to Noo Yawk please stay away
from me, pal you're poison! And listen don't tink 'cause I got a
scratch on my
leg, I ain't gonna be back at de old stand."
There are a double dozen ways Frank
Sinatra has improved with his overseas experience.
He's got more audience poise. He
learned to send his voice out stronger
when there wasn't a mike. He learned to
out-ad lib Fred Allen. He turned into
such a comedian and laugh-louse under
Phil Silvers' guidance that Phil finally
cracked crabbily, "Look, Frankie
you tell
the jokes. Let me wear the bow tie and
sing!" But the best thing of alland what
thrilled Frankie most was the happy
realization that at last he'd smashed to
smithereens the old ghost of absent GI
scorn.
ripe tomato reception . . .
The audience he aimed to tackle had been
overseas for three and four years. When
they left, Frank Sinatra was nobody
special. But they'd heard about the squeal deals
and the swoon-sessions going on
back in the States, while they were blasting
Krauts out of the Apennines in the
slow, rugged drive up the boot. They were
not amused.
Hollywood Victory Committee officials
didn't disillusion him, either. They were
nervous. "There might be some unpleasantness,"
they said. Maybe some hoots
and boos. Maybe some things flying
through the airlike ripe tomatoes. You
never can tell what a bunch of hard-cooked
GIs sitting around bored, waiting for a
ride home, might do. The war was over;
discipline was naturally a little relaxed.
It was up to Frankie.
He knew from talking to Bing that you
couldn't ham and egg to an overseas
crowd. "Those guys are hep," stated Bir
when he got back from his last year
Atlantic trip, "but when you hit 'e:
rightbrother, they eat you up. What
gang!"
gathering stars . . .
That's how come Frank asked Phil Si
vers and Fay McKenzie, Betty Yeaton ar
the pianist, Saul Chaplin, to rally roun
Phil's a very funny man, seasoned 1
vaudeville and burlesque, who can make
rowdy audience eat out of his hand. H
played dozens of service shows with £
the big timers, including Bing Crosby. I
knows every laugh routine ever invent*
and has come up with sock comedy ft
USO units ever since Uncle Sam start*
the draft. Fay McKenzie you could ca
the original Camp Show Kid and not 1
far off the beam. She started a ye;
before Pearl Harbor and has as mar
camp stands on her record as a cat h
fleas. Besides looking good enough to e
as apple pie, Fay's a swell personalii
singer who has done all right for herse
around her home town of Hollywood ar
in radio and movies, too. Like Phil, she
show business from away back; her d;
ran a tent show and made early flick
silents and her brother-in-law is Bil
Gilbert, the sneeze-king comic old time
Frankie sang across the aisle at CBS :
one season from Fay on the Grouc!
Marx show. He'd never met her but
knew about the soldier sweetenin' F
fairly oozed. He added Betty Yeaton,
acrobatic cutie who can bend herself li
a pretzel but with a shape that shou
never be wasted on a beer biscuit. Sal
Chaplin, the accompanist, is musical c
rector at CBS, so he was not exac
confined to Chopsticks.
They met in New York and preview I
the show at Camp Kilmer, over in Jers> i
Right before show time, Frank came up
Phil with a brain storm.
"Look, Phil," he said. "Let's beat th<
guys to the punch. None of this And h< >.
he comes nowthe great King of Swo 1
Frankie Sinatra!' Nuts to that. Here's
ticket: Louse me up. Make me a silly je
with every joke. Murder me!"
Phil's eyes rolled. "Frankie, my boy," 1
grinned. "It's a pleasure. And how did \ i
read my mind, Muscles?"
That night at the Camp Kilmer previ<
Phil gave Frank the business, on a no I
experiment. No guinea pig ever got need :
more thoroughly. Every time Fran i
peeped out of the wings he got slapi
:
down. Frankie'd walk out wistfully ; li
hang around waiting to be introduced. 1
"Go away, Boy, you bother me," snap I
Phil. He'd point to the other wing . i
give a glamor send-off to Fay and B< j
and when Frank eased out again, hea A
forlornly for the mike, Phil would mei jj
look over his shoulder and crack,
"Look, sonthere must be a rnistai 4
the Blood Bank's down the street."
The whole show took it up. J I
worked the old burlesque routine a
pretty Fay. You know, the one where m
bets a half-dollar he can kiss her witl ,m
touching her. Then he gives her a «
smack and she says "Yes, but you ) a.
You touched me!" "H-m-m-m-m," it
sighs, "so I did." and drops the half ck *
in her palm for the bargain buss.
But this preview night, when Fi il
muscled in on the gag, it was just ano a.
insult for Sinatra swoon appeal. Bee. Si
when Frankie bussed Fay, handed her
four-bits and walked away, she ye
"Hey, Mister Sinatrawait a minute
come back." Frankie grinned and strutted
back as if he were the greatest lover since
3arrymore. "Here," said Fay, "is a quarter
change!"
That's the way they rode and ribbed
Sinatra all through the show. It lasted
two hours, and it was an hour and thirty
minutes before Frankie ever got to stand
in the spotlight and warble one note!
A pleasant surprise hit Frankie right
under the heart in Newfoundland. Frankie
didn't expect to do much there. He'd been
tipped off the GIs took a pretty dim view
of most everything.
As usual, Frankie played the Sad Sack
fall guy, but when he got into his songs,
the show-starved soldiers wouldn't let him
stop. Pretty soon he ran out of every encore
number. "Okay, fellows," Frankie
offered. "Yell out your requests."
The first title they chorused was, "'Nancy
With the Laughing Face." Frank looked
at Phil accusingly. Phil looked at Frank
the same way. Both of them swallowed
hard, but especially Frank. How did these
guys way up in Newfoundland know about
that? Who'd primed them to ask? Frankie
was puzzled, but he sang it, then he sang
it again. It was the evening's biggest hit.
But when the show was over, both Frank
and Phil chorused, "How come?" Because
''Nancy With the Laughing Face" was a
private, a personal Sinatra song.
Phil had written it one day when his
pal Jimmy Van Heusen (who writes most
of Crosby's melodies) was noodling away
at the piano. He rippled over a tune and
Phil, who never writes songs, suddenly
ourst out, "Jimmy, I'll give you a lyric
for that one!" Evening before, he'd had
dinner with Frank and his wife, Nancy,
out in the Valley, and the way Nancy
Sinatra's eyes always twinkled and her
lips smiled stuck with him. Jimmy said,
'Okay," and in a few minutes Phil worked
out the 'words. On Nancy's birthday
Frankie sang it over the air on his show
as a special sentimental tribute to the gal
ne lovesand that was all. And now
nere up in bleakest Newfoundlandthat,
Df all songs, was the people's choice.
9ow ties and decollete . . .
One thing Frankie insisted on was being
limself in his Dogface Debut. So he
ugged along a complete, super-typical
rrankie Sinatra wardrobe
;a sport coat
hat would blind a racehorse, shoulders
jadded out like the Brooklyn bridge.
ie had collar points that tickled his tummy
ind some of those black bow ties Nancy
nakes for him whien are stricuy irom
L.atin Quarter. In spite of GI barbers, he
;ven managed to keep his floppy haircut.
3hil operated in civvies, too, and his turned-
;ip gag hat. Fay McKenzie had nothing
But the slinkiest dream formals cut down
the eye treat limit, and in purples,
ellows, reds; "exciting" colors.
It was swell to spell back-home glamor
ind take the curse off olive drab. But it
vas also a problem. Frankie's gang travlled
in C-47s all the way. That meant
hey had to squeeze everything into tiny
uitcases for the weight limit and live out
-»f toilet kits. Of all the capsule tourists,
. towever, Frankie was easily the neatest
; Jid most efficient.
At Caserta, Fay McKenzie arrived for
' tie show without a thing to wear. All her
- lamor gowns looked like they'd been slept
1 by a flock of sheep. She hauled out the
ed job that had accordion pleats, but in
re wrong places. She sang the blues in
~ont of Frankie. "What you need," he said,
is Sinatra's Snappy Service." He grabbed
ie dress, slipped it on a hanger and
angled it behind Fay's shower. Then he
orned on the hot water full blast. "Oh
rankie," she wailed, "now I'm really
Jined!" But the guy just chuckled, in a
few minutes he lifted the dress out, as
smooth as silk and tidy. "The steam does
it," said Frankie. "I wish I had a dime for
all the suits I've pressed that way."
At Foggia the Red Cross asked Frank if
he'd care to meet a litter ship due to
arrive that night. Frank remembered the
plane at the Azores and the thrill of getting
a grateful look from guys who had stopped
the lead. "Sure," he said.
"It comes in at four o'clock in the morning,"
they told him.
sweet and low . . .
Frank worried all night about that first
litter plane p. a. It wasn't like the one in
the .Azores in the daylight with the
stretchers out in the sun. He didn't mind
a bit crawling out of his sack before dawn,
but he didn't know exactly how to entertain
a bunch of sleepy, wounded soldiers.
Four a.m. is no time to croon jump tunes.
He'd be inside the C-54. He'd have no
accompaniment. But they'd expect something
besides "Hello."
He didn't know until he got there, with
Fay and Phil and the bunch. It was half
light then and somehow all the soldiers
stretched out and tucked in reminded
Frankie of kidslike his own kids and
himself when he was a kidbeing put to
bed. Without thinking he crooned softly
the words of Brahm's beautiful lullaby.
"Go to sleepand good night
"
He sang it soft and low in the Sinatra
voice that the public doesn't often hear
but which is mighty easy on the ears.
Half the patients didn't know who was
singing. In their half sleep a lot of them
dozed off again. Frankie, Fay and Phil
spoke softly to the ones awake and then
tiptoed out. From then on he never failed
to meet a litter plane that came in. And
he always sang Brahms. He sang patients
in camp hospitals to sleep with it, too.
Somehow, it was just the ticket.
The funny thing about Frankie's nightand-
day schedule abroad was that it
actually put meat on his bones, which is
some kind of a small miracle if you know
Sinatra. The only explanation is that he's
been starving himself all these years since
he got famous, eating if and when he felt
like it. But when you're traveling under
Army orders, you eat when they say, or
else. Even on the notorious diet of Spam,
Vienna sausage, powdered eggs and "beatup
bread and meat," Sinatra swelled up
five pounds worth.
A scene that touched Frank very much
was the sight of little Italian kids begging
for food. Sinatra's a sucker for kids anyway,
of any race, color or country. When
he saw the pinch-faced Italian moppets
crying "caramella" and raking the gutters,
he couldn't take it. All the gangFrankie,
Phil, Fay, Betty, Saulhad army ration
books entitling them to PX supplies of this
and thatcigarettes, candy, gum, etc.the
hard-to-get items.
"Look," said Frankie. "let's pool our
points and load up on candy for these
kids. How about it?" That was a brilliant
idea that went into force pronto.
What blood Frankie has (Crosby will
raise doubts, of course, that there is any)
is Italian and on his first trip to the home
of his ancestors Frankie was intrigued by
the Italian people also vice versa.
Frankie speaks only a few catch words in
Italian. And after a certain experience
with a gondolier in Venice, he stuck to
English as she is spoke in America.
They had rattled down in an army command
car to Venice, with a play date over
on Lido where an army camp awaited.
The sleeper jumpas often happenedwas
at night. They arrived in Venice at 3:30,
tired, bedraggled and dying to bed down.
But something had snafued and nobody
was there to meet and ferry them across.
Not even the Navy "duck" that usually
rocked them over the waves.
But it was Lido or bust and nnall;
Frankie called on the few Italian word
he knew to fast-talk a gondolier int<
paddling them across. He thought he die
all right, because the bird with the wickec
black moustachios and gold rings in hi
ears said, "Si, Si," and led them down t
a decrepit canal canoe. They piled u
with all their traps and the thing almos
swamped, but Frankie was still prett;
proud of his linguistic feat. He kept sling
ing pig Latin at the gondolier who kep
saying, "Si, Si" and hiking them over th
water. But in his enthusiasm he caugh
a crab with his paddle and drenche
Frankie and Fay with a spray of Venetia
canal water, which is not exactly swee
attar of flowers.
They were all tired and sore and eve
Frankie got put out. "I wish that jer
would watch what he's doing," he said 01
loud.
Whereupon the gondolier turned aroun
and scowled, "If I'm a jerkyou're a big
ger jerk!" he retorted.
Turned out he had had to guess wha
Frankie was trying to tell him in Italia
but American was his meat. He'd lived ha
his life in New York City!
Wherever Frank went, a lot of his aud
ence on the fringes were Italians. Th<
didn't know what to make of him. They
heard about America's great singer, Frai
Sinatra, but when he gave out with F.
Parade tunes they just looked baffle
Great singing to them meant opei
Even his Holiness, the Pope, was a litt
confused on this score. One of the t
highlights of Frank's trip and one of t
j
greatest events of his life, was his audien
] with the head of his church, the Catho
faith. The Pope had heard of Sinatra,
right, but that was about all.
"You are a tenor, my son?" he asked-
"No, Your Holiness," corrected Frank
"I'm a baritone."
"Ah, a baritone. What operas, do y
sing?" he asked.
"I don't sing operas, Your Holines
Frankie explained. "You see, I ne^
studied singing."
His Holiness smiled. "I see"and
j
conversation changed to other topics. I
afterwards, Frankie ruefully mentioned
embarrassment to the gang. "What coi
I tell him?" he asked, "that I sang '(
Man River' and 'Candy?'"
crosby plugger . . .
All of Frankie's troupe, Fay, Phil, S
and Betty went with Frankie to the V;
can and met the Pope, too. Phil hat'
out three rosaries he had purchased,
asked His Holiness if he would bless th
"I'd like to take them back to Bing Crosl
sons," he explained. The Pope smiled
blessed the beads. He knew about E
Crosby, too.
But afterwards, Frank needled Phil,
fine thing," he complained. "I take yoi
meet the Pope, and you plug Crosby."
he had a rosary blessed for little Na
too. It's one of his proudest possess
and a souvenir of his most reverent
ment.
Frankie never sang any operas in H
He wouldn't know where to start or
opera. But he did play lots of oj
houses, the big, gilded, rococo jobs
have all over Italy. They needed siz
halls to handle the soldier audie
Sinatra drew. Sometimes they ran
an open air stadium that took can
the crowds, like the Forno Italia
Rome that Mussolini built for his Olyi
athletes and then used to train the Fa
youth for war.
Next to our national anthem, the
that gave Frankie the biggest thrill to
before those patriots who'd proved it,
"The House I Live In," an inspiring anthem
about the great country we live in on the
order of "Ballad For Americans." But maybe
the biggest tingle he got down his spine
on the whole junket was hearing thousands
of GIs give their battle cry. Looking
around for local color at one camp
stop, Phil Silvers uncovered the fact that
a certain battling Yank division that had
blazed its way . up the boot, owned a
rugged yell loosed every time it stormed
into battle. Right into the guns the leaders
yelled "Powder River!"-and the whole
fighting outfit yelled back, "Let 'Er Buck!"
let 'er buck! . . .
That was a fearsome yell for plenty of
krauts, but dear to the hearts of that
division, so one night, playing before them,
Frankie and Phil yelled out "Powder
River!" at the start of their show, and ten
thousand heroes gave them a thrill they'll
never forget when they roared back as
one, "LET 'ER BUCK!"
It's moments like that that stick with
a guy. Frank Sinatra packed a lot of them
back with himsome funny, some sad, and
some that reached right down to the
ticker. Like singing to an outfit of Japanese
Nisei who'd hung up a glorious record
fighting in a tough spot for their own country
at war with their own race.
There was the running fun, too, and
camaraderie of sharing good luck and bad,
laughs and gripes, with a crew all plugging
on the same job. Of holding breaths when
the motor conked out on that take-off
from Oran and the landing scare at foggy
Foggia when a crash ambulance waited on
the field. Of kidding air-scared Phil Silvers
by whispering, "Don't look now, but our
pilot's drunk," and draping him with all
the "Mae West" life preservers in the ship.
And then there was the nice kind of feeling
it gave when Betty and Fay went out
in romantic Florence with handsome Navy
officers, but came home early saying"Oh,
nobody's as. much fun as you and Phil,
Frankie."
But nothing to compare with the tingle
you gotand keptwhen you discovered
the guys who might be against you were
with youand the way they showed it,
faking a good-natured swoon before they
shook your hand, shyly asking for an autograph,
or slipping you a message to give
a back-home sweetheart, mother, or pal.
When finally, their C-54 swooped down
on LaGuardia Field with its load of weary
troupers and joyful home-bound Army
nurses, their pilot told them goodbye. And
maybe just a bit symbolically, he made a
gesture, the thing that a guy does when
he thinks another is okay. The pilot took
off his silver wings and handed them to
Frank. "Here," he said, "take these home
to your little girl."
But Phil Silvers couldn't resist gagging
about the way it all ended. "The real reason
Sinatra went to Europe," he said, "was
to show the starving Italians that we're
starving over here, too." Then he played
his topper. "If you don't believe the sad
state of Frankie's health," said Phil, "just
look. It took 20 nurses to bring the poor
guy home!"
June 21, 1945
Concerts
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
USO Tour Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Saul Chaplin, Betty Yeaton, Faye McKenzie
This concert opened the Italian part of the tour. While in Rome, FS stayed at The Hotel Excelsior. In the afternoon of June 21, Phil Silvers and FS were granted an audience with Pope Pius XII. in Vatican City.
Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
USO Tour Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Saul Chaplin, Betty Yeaton, Faye McKenzie
This concert opened the Italian part of the tour. While in Rome, FS stayed at The Hotel Excelsior. In the afternoon of June 21, Phil Silvers and FS were granted an audience with Pope Pius XII. in Vatican City.
June 21-22, 1952
Bing Crosby-Bob Hope Telethon For 1952 Olympic Team
Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour on the 1952 Olympic Telethon, which raised over $1,000,000 for the U.S. Olympic team.
June 22, 1945
USO Tour
From Carl R:
After the shows in Rome, the group entertained soldiers and civilians in military camps, town squares and hospitals in Italy. Lack of and inaccurate information makes it difficult to present a detailed itinerary with exact dates. Here is a list of places that they visited, and it may not even be complete:
Caserta, Gaeta, Naples, Pomigliano (just north of Naples), Isle of Capri, Foggia, Bari, Venice, Milan, Leghorn (Livorno).
Here are some photos from Gaeta:
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June 23, 1945
Concerts
Piazza Magenta, Livorno, Italy
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
June 24, 1945
Concerts
Caserta, Italy
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
Caserta, Italy
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
Here is a better photo:
From Carl:
However, I have also found this one from The Apollo Theatre in Lecce.
). Frank would then sing a ballad of the day. Eileen and Frank would
then do a skit as a newly married couple. She wanted to go dancing, he
preferred to stay home. Her parents bothered him, she resented doing all
the house work, there would be a number of double entendres that the
bobby soxers in the audience loved. Eileen and Frank would segue into a
duet, Frank would do another song -- usually a ballad -- and then the
weekly guest would be introduced. A recurring theme, if the guest was
an actor, was Frank's desire to do serious dramatic roles. The well known
thespian would generously offer to do a scene with Frank. The closing
song(s) might be a classic tune or a medley put together by Mr. Stordahl.
If time permitted, "Put Your Dreams Away" would be part of the sign-off.
The announcers included John Reed King, Joe Walters, Jerry Lawrence,
Truman Bradley. It might have been who ever was available that week.
There would be 20 shows broadcast from 8/16 to the final show on
Christmas Day.
--Ed
June 27, 1945
Concerts
Lido, Churchill-Roosevelt Club, Venice, Italy
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
June 29, 1945
Concerts
L'Arena di Milano, Milan, Italy
USO Show with Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Saul Chaplin, Fay McKenzie, Betty Yeaton
L'Arena di Milano, Milan Italy
USO Show with Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Saul Chaplin, Fay McKenzie, Betty Yeaton
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USO Tour - Italy
When looking for information on this USO Tour 1945, I often ended up in a cul-de-sac. However, the following is an example of finding something relevant to this tour, even though I was looking for something else. Again, this is an adapted Google translation of an article in Italian.
The piano Steinway & Sons. The piano on which Saul Chaplin played and which accompanied the whole tour USO 1945 is a self-report. Yes, because for this musical instrument, the adventure of that 1945 just stops in Livorno. After the tour, the piano for some reason was not part of the baggage that was shipped on to the ship or plane by which Frank Sinatra and the other artists returned to the USA.
What happened to that piano? In the chaos of the days, where and in what hands did it end? Today, thanks to random circumstances, history has perhaps reached a turning point and there is almost certainty that the piano Steinway & Sons (in its traditional mahogany red color but that during the tour USO was painted in a military green) on which Saul Chaplin played and whose music accompanied Frank Sinatra's voice, it remained in Italy, a few kilometers from Livorno. One indication is that on the piano, now again mahogany red, there are traces of green paint. In this regard, we report the testimony of Marcello Orazio.
Several clues lead to believe that the piano in question is the one currently held by Mr. Bruno Lami of Castiglioncello, who had bought it from me years ago. I had received it as a legacy from my father Alberto, who in turn had bought it in the immediate post-war period at the Casa Musicale Pietro Napoli in Livorno. The purchase of this piano was firmly recommended by the owner Roberto Napoli as an exceptional opportunity for quality and price. After intensive use, the piano remained unused for decades and was taken into consideration to determine its sale price. It was then that it emerged that this was not a common piano, but it had a not negligible historical peculiarity.
It was a version embellished with bourgeois taste of the glorious Victory Vertical Steinway, usually in olive green, of G.I. American military, built according to military specifications, sturdiness and handling, also suitable to be parachuted in outposts of the war to give moments of recreation to the troops. Having ascertained this irrefutable characteristic, the hypothesis that this piano used to accompany Frank Sinatra on the occasion of his concerto for the troops in Piazza Magenta in Livorno was consolidated.
-Thanks go to Carl R for the above
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June 30, 1945
Concerts
Naples, Italy
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
Naples, Italy
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
Thanks to Carl R for the following research:
Naples - "7th Replacement Depot Frank Sinatra Show"
View of soldiers seated around stage:
Woman on stage singing:
July 1, 1945
Concerts
Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay
McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
Thanks to Carl R for the following research:
POMIGLIANO d'ARCO, July 1st 1945
At the Aeroporto Militare:
July 6, 1945
Concerts
Robin Hood Dell, Philadelphia, PA
Dinah Shore concert
Dinah invited Sinatra on stage and he sang Gershwin’s “Embraceable
You” and Kern’s “Old Man River,” then he and Shore finished with a duet
on Gershwin’s “Summertime.”
MANN MUSIC ROOM: VAULT
Blog Entry by Jack McCarthy, Historian, The Mann Center for the
Performing Arts
The Mann Center traces its history to the Robin Hood Dell, which
opened in 1930 in East Fairmount Park as a summer home for The
Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1976 the organization moved to a new venue in
West Fairmount Park. Originally called Robin Hood Dell West, it was later
renamed the Mann Music Center in honor of its longtime director and
benefactor Frederic Mann, and subsequently renamed the Mann Center for
the Performing Arts.
Frank Sinatra, one of the most popular entertainers of the twentieth
century, never appeared as a regularly scheduled performer at the Robin
Hood Dell or Mann Music Centerhis fifty-year career spanned both
venuesbut he sang a few songs in an impromptu appearance at the Dell in
1945.
Born in 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, Frank Sinatra first came into
prominence in 1940 as a featured singer with Tommy Dorsey’s big band. He
left Dorsey after two years and embarked on a very successful solo
career. Sinatra enjoyed great popularity during World War II and in May
of 1945 he set out on an eight-week USO tour to entertain the troops in
Europe. Immediately upon his return, he accepted an invitation to attend
the July 6th concert of his friend, singer Dinah Shore, who was appearing
that evening at the Robin Hood Dell with conductor Andre Kostelanetz and
the Robin Hood Dell Orchestra.
Dinah Shore, who was very popular at the time, was making her Dell debut
that night. “Golly, this is the biggest thrill I’ve ever had in my life,
singing at the Dell and with Andre Kostelanetz,” she told the audience.
Following the usual format for Dell concerts with popular singers, each
half of the two-part program began with symphonic pieces by the
Orchestra, followed by vocal selections by the featured artist with
orchestral accompaniment.
The concert opened with Kostelanetz and the Dell Orchestra giving the
American premiere of “Four Dances from Gayane” a ballet piece by Armenian
composer Aram Khatchaturian, followed by music from another ballet,
Rodeo, by American composer Aaron Copland. Dinah Shore then sang a
medley of songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The second half
opened with Robert Russell Bennett’s symphonic arrangement of music from
George and Ira Gershwin’s opera, Porgy and BessKostelanetz and
the Robin Hood Dell Orchestra had performed the piece at Judy Garland’s
debut at the Dell two years earlierfollowed by Shore performing a
selection of songs by the Gershwins, Cole Porter, and Jerome Kern.
Sinatra had arrived towards the beginning of the concert and was escorted
to a seat in the fourth row to enjoy his friend’s performance. After
finishing her final song, Shore called Sinatra to the stage, to wild
applause from the audience. Before singing, Sinatra asked for quiet,
telling the audience: “I don’t want to sound pampered, but I just
entertained the greatest audience in the worldour fighting men. And I
guess I’m spoiled because you could hear a pin drop. They appreciate any
entertainment over there.” Sinatra sang Gershwin’s “Embraceable You” and
Kern’s “Old Man River,” then he and Shore finished with a duet on
Gershwin’s “Summertime.” As the Inquirer reported, “the audience
applauded uproariously” at this unexpected performance, the only time
Frank Sinatra would appear at the Dell or its successor, the Mann Music
Center.
Robin Hood Dell, Philadelphia, PA
Dinah Shore concert
Dinah invited Sinatra on stage and he sang Gershwin's "Embraceable You" and Kern's "Old Man River," then he and Shore finished with a duet on Gershwin's "Summertime."
MANN MUSIC ROOM: VAULT
Blog Entry by Jack McCarthy, Historian, The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
The Mann Center traces its history to the Robin Hood Dell, which opened in 1930 in East Fairmount Park as a summer home for The Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1976 the organization moved to a new venue in West Fairmount Park. Originally called Robin Hood Dell West, it was later renamed the Mann Music Center in honor of its longtime director and benefactor Frederic Mann, and subsequently renamed the Mann Center for the Performing Arts.
Frank Sinatra, one of the most popular entertainers of the twentieth century, never appeared as a regularly scheduled performer at the Robin Hood Dell or Mann Music Center-his fifty-year career spanned both venues-but he sang a few songs in an impromptu appearance at the Dell in 1945.
Born in 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey, Frank Sinatra first came into prominence in 1940 as a featured singer with Tommy Dorsey's big band. He left Dorsey after two years and embarked on a very successful solo career. Sinatra enjoyed great popularity during World War II and in May of 1945 he set out on an eight-week USO tour to entertain the troops in Europe. Immediately upon his return, he accepted an invitation to attend the July 6th concert of his friend, singer Dinah Shore, who was appearing that evening at the Robin Hood Dell with conductor Andre Kostelanetz and the Robin Hood Dell Orchestra.
Dinah Shore, who was very popular at the time, was making her Dell debut that night. "Golly, this is the biggest thrill I've ever had in my life, singing at the Dell and with Andre Kostelanetz," she told the audience. Following the usual format for Dell concerts with popular singers, each half of the two-part program began with symphonic pieces by the Orchestra, followed by vocal selections by the featured artist with orchestral accompaniment.
The concert opened with Kostelanetz and the Dell Orchestra giving the American premiere of "Four Dances from Gayane" a ballet piece by Armenian composer Aram Khatchaturian, followed by music from another ballet, Rodeo, by American composer Aaron Copland. Dinah Shore then sang a medley of songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The second half opened with Robert Russell Bennett's symphonic arrangement of music from George and Ira Gershwin's opera, Porgy and Bess, Kostelanetz and the Robin Hood Dell Orchestra had performed the piece at Judy Garland's debut at the Dell two years earlier, followed by Shore performing a selection of songs by the Gershwins, Cole Porter, and Jerome Kern.
Sinatra had arrived towards the beginning of the concert and was escorted to a seat in the fourth row to enjoy his friend's performance. After finishing her final song, Shore called Sinatra to the stage, to wild applause from the audience. Before singing, Sinatra asked for quiet, telling the audience: "I don't want to sound pampered, but I just entertained the greatest audience in the world-our fighting men. And I guess I'm spoiled because you could hear a pin drop. They appreciate any entertainment over there. "Sinatra sang Gershwin's "Embraceable You"and Kern's "Old Man River, "then he and Shore finished with a duet on Gershwin's "Summertime. "As the Inquirer reported, "the audience applauded uproariously "at this unexpected performance, the only time Frank Sinatra would appear at the Dell or its successor, the Mann Music Center.
July 10, 1945
Radio
Supper Club
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Chesterfield
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Host: Marion Hutton.
M.C.: Martin Block
Performers: Frank Sinatra
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. How Deep Is The Ocean
2. There's No You
Notes: "How Deep Is The Ocean" & "There's No You" appear on the CD: The Rarest Sinatra Dacade CD103.
LOC has 10-inch NBC sound reel. TT: 15mins.
July 11, 1945
Radio
Music For Millions
Program #5
Treasury Department syndication
Sponsor: Victory Loan Drive
Performer: Frank Sinatra,
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
Announcer: Bud Hiestand
1. Night And Day
2. Nancy
3. If You Are But A Dream
4. Buy A Piece Of The Peace
Notes: Date etched on disc matrix. 15mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
July 19, 1945
Film
"Anchors Aweigh" (USA Release: July 19,
1945)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, José
Iturbi, Dean Stockwell, Pamela Britton, Jerry the Mouse
Produced by: Joe Pasternak
Directed by: George Sidney
Joe Brady (Kelly) and Clarence Doolittle (Sinatra) are
USN sailors who have a four-day leave in Hollywood. Donald (Stockwell), a
little boy who wants to join the navy, is found wandering around the
boulevard by a cop, who takes him to the police station. Clarence and Joe
end up being picked up by the cops to help convince Donald to go home.
After the two sailors wait at home and entertain Donald, Donald's Aunt
Susie (Grayson) arrives. Clarence is smitten with her from the beginning.
Susan goes on to tell them that she has been trying to find work in
music, and longs to perform with José Iturbi. Trying to make Susan
impressed with Clarence, Joe tells her that Clarence is a personal friend
of Iturbi, and that he has arranged an audition for Susan with him. That
night, they go out to a cafe where Clarence meets a girl from Brooklyn,
and they hit it off. Of course neither of the sailors know Iturbi but
eventually Iturbi agrees to get Susan a screen test, which turns out to
be very successful. The next day, Joe visits Donald's school, and tells
the kids the story of how he got his medal, and how he brought happiness
to a lonesome king (played by Jerry the Mouse in an animated sequence),
and joy to the forest animals of the kingdom. The movie ends as
Iturbi conducts the choir in singing "Anchors Aweigh", and Joe,
Susan, Clarence and the girl from Brooklyn kiss.
--DVD Release: 2000-05-02 - Blu-Ray Release: 2015-05-05
.
Note: Select scenes from Anchors Aweigh were released on Super 8mm
color sound film:
"Anchors Aweigh" (USA Release: July 19,
1945)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly, José
Iturbi, Dean Stockwell, Pamela Britton, Jerry the Mouse
note: "Anchors Aweigh" had its world premiere at the Capitol
Theatre, in N.Y.C., 7-19-45. A nation wide release would follow on
8-15-45. Johnnie Johnson, vocalist featured with the Whiteman Orchestra,
would marry Kathryn Grayson in 1947.
Frank Sinatra
sang for the Jewish Home For The Aged, mid-January 1944, Roosevelt
Hotel in Los Angeles . Louis B. Mayer was there.. The MGM mogul was
reduced
to tears by Sinatra's rendition of "Ol' Man River." He
instructed his people to sign Sinatra immediately. The deal made
guaranteed Frank $260,000 a year from MGM; the
right to make one film a year at another studio, 18 guest radio
appearances per year, musical rights to every other film he did at MGM
and a loosening of the strict moral
code the studio demanded. Frank now had a record contract with Columbia,
two sponsored radio shows, theater and nightclub contracts and a fabulous
agreement with
THE studio renowned for film musicals.
MGM quickly
found the right vehicle for Sinatra. A short story by Natalie Marcin
"You Can't Fool A Marine" became the basis for "Anchors
Aweigh."Frank would co-star
with Gene Kelly and Kathryn Grayson in a lavish color production of two
sailors on leave in Hollywood.
There would be an
extended dance number with Kelly. This certainly presented a problem.
Kelly was a magnificent hoofer and Frank was a complete novice. Not to
worry. MGM instructed Gene, who did all the choreography for the film, to
teach Frank the ropes. Starting in April, the two men rehearsed daily for
eight weeks. Kelly was very patient and Frank was a determined student --
if not always a patient one. After the long process ended, Kelly praised
Frank for his determination and pronounced him adequate.
Filming
began in earnest on 6-15-44. The dance number, Frank had so diligently
worked on for all those weeks, required 72 takes. Kelly's dance number
with the animated mouse, Jerry, required weeks of planning, rehearsals
and multiple takes. Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne wrote six original songs
for the film. "It Could Only Happen In Brooklyn" was a duet
written for Sinatra and Pamela Britten. At the last minute, they decided
not to use it. "The Charm Of You" was intended for K. Grayson,
but Frank asked for and got it.
The
film was very long for an MGM musical (140 minutes) and the director
George Sidney had to cut back of some planned production numbers. The
film wrapped on 11-7-44
The big
premiere at the Capitol Theatre in New York took place during a driving
rainstorm. The critics went absolutely overboard in their praise for the
film.. The first week it took in almost $100,000. MGM had spent
$2,580,000 and it would be the fifth biggest film of that year, taking in
$7,475,000. There would be Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best
Actor(Kelly), Cinematography ( Kelly), Best Song (I Fall In Love Too
Easily) and it would win George Stoll an Oscar for Best Score. When Stoll
died his Oscar was eventually offered as part of a major estate sale.
Kevin Spacey had the highest bid, $156,875. He returned it to the
Academy. MGM would re-release the movie, in 1955, offering the viewer
their widescreen format and enhanced audio sound.
MGM released
a two-set laser disc in 1992 with digital color restoration. The film has
also been issued on VHS, DVD, BluRay. The Sinatra MGM recordings are
available
on "Sinatra In Hollywood" and session material was issued on a
deluxe Gene Kelly laser set ( 4 songs)
Frank was
riding high after the success of "Anchors Aweigh." He had top
billing and MGM was preparing a sequel titled "All Ashore." The
film was set for early 1946 with the same three leads and George Sidney
directing again. Then things went sour. Two planned projects with Garland
did not happen, he had a brief appearance in "Till The Clouds Roll
By" and his next big feature "It Happened In Brooklyn" was
a low-budget production and it would be in B&W.. Yikes !
The MGM brass did not approve of Mr. Sinatra's personal life and they let
him know by meting out punishment in a very unsubtle way. Sinatra would
rebound with the final two films of his contract, both with his dancing
partner Gene Kelly.
--Ed
THE SCREEN; 'Anchors Aweigh,' Gay Musical Film, With Gene
Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Miss Grayson, Opens at the Capitol
TheatreBy Bosley Crowther
July 20, 1945
Another humdinger of a musical has been produced by Joe Pasternak
for Metro in the shape of that studio's current and colorful offering at
the Capitol, "Anchors Aweigh." And in it that agile young
fellow, Gene Kelly, conclusively proves himself to be the peer, if not
the superior, at rigadooning, of Fred Astaire. But, indeed, Mr.
Pasternaka champion at making such film with youthful starshas
accaccomplished an even greater wonder in this one. He has made Frank
Sinatra look good.Well, maybe that word is misleading. He has put the
fabulous "Voice" in his place, but he has done it with such
charming candor that even Sinatra fans squeal with glee. (That is, we
presume the emotion which prompts those girlish outbursts is glee.) For
the story devised for this diversion is about two prowling gobs in
Hollywood, the one a seagoing Don Juan and the other a slightly backward
chump. And (try to control yourselves now, ladies) the latter is the one
that Frankie plays.Yes, you might as well know it before you see it: Sir
Frank Sinatra is the patsy in this case. He is the gawking, grinning
flathead whom Mr. Kelly rather ruefully drags along on a damozel-hunting
expedition when they catch some shore leave in Hollywood. And he is the
one who falls hardest on his curiously unromantic face when they quaintly
encounter a little "extra," whom Kathryn Grayson beguilingly
plays. He is not, we might add, the one she fancies as the boys make a
lengthy attempt to get her an audition with José Iturbi. And he is not
the best thing in the show.That distinction is plainly Mr. Kelly's. He is
the Apollonian marvel of the piece, dancing, singing and performing in a
delightfully gay and graceful style. And Miss Grayson is not far behind
him, with her winsome manner and truly lyric voice. But bashful Frankie
is a large-sized contributor to
the general fun and youthful charm of the show, and through
himor, through his characterrizationis transmitted a genial touch of
ridicule.Mr. Kelly, howeveerhe's a fellow for you girls to make noises
about, especially whenn he is dancing, which he does quite often in this
film. Two numbers are particularly entrancingone a rather wistful whirl
done in partial commpany with a little Mexican girl, and the other a
thrilling, dashing tango performed (in black pants and chartreuse shirt)
on the wine-colored tiles of a moonlit courtyard of a dreamed-up castle
in Spain. Mr. Kelly also does a bright adagio with a little cartoon
character in a trickily fanciful sequence (a la Disney) which fits well
into this scheme.For the charm of Mr. Pasternak's productions is their
visual fluidity, their displays of images with music for purely diverting
effects. And the cartoon sequence falls as readily into this graceful
flow as does a multiple-piano recital, featuring Iturbi, which comes in
towards the end. As a matter of fact, Iturbi pops up every so often to
play a snatchanything from a Tchaikovsky concertoo to a boogie-woogie
version of "The Donkey Serenade."Miss Grayson sings several
numbersbeautifully, be it saidfrom the semi-classic ic
"Jalousie" to "All Of a Sudden My
Heart Sings." And Mr. Sinatra (remember him?) does rather
nicelyand wee'd be the first to say so if he did notby such slightly
sticky nummbers as "I Fall in Love Too Easily" and "What
Makes the Sunset?"Indeed, for a popular entertainment, "Anchors
Aweigh" is hard to beat. The proof is that it pleases both the pro
and con Sinatra-ites.
ANCHORS AWEIGH, screen play by Isobel Lennart; suggested by a story by
Natalie Marcin; directed by George Sidney; produced by Joe Pasternak for
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; songs by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn; dances arranged
by Gene Kelly. At the Capitol .Joseph Brady . . . . .
Gene Kelly
Susan Abbott . . . . . Kathryn Grayson
Clarence Doollttle . . . . . Frank SinatraJ
ose Iturbi . . . . . by Himself
Donald Martin . . . . . Dean Stockwell
Girl From Brooklyn . . . . . Pamela Britton
Police Sergeant . . . . . Rags Ragland
Cafe Manager . . . . . Billy Gilbert
Carlos . . . . . Carlos Ramirez
Radio Cop . . . . . James Flavin
Police Captain . . . . . Edgar Kennedy
July 30, 1945
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1499 Someone To Watch Over Me
(G. & I. Gershwin)
(from Oh, Kay!)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1926
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:20) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol.. 3
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: HS-11277 Someone To Watch Over Me
LP: CL-1359 Come Back To Sorrento
78: 38220
78: 36921
HCO1500 You Go To My Head
(H.. Gillespie/J. F. Coots)
Remick Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1938
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:00) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music
78: 36918
HCO1501 These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
(H. Marvell/J. Strachey/H. Link)
(from Spread It Abroad)
Bourne, Inc. (ASCAP) 1936
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:08) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
-PB (3:07) CD: C2K 65244Portrait Of Sinatra
-1 LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
-1 LP: CL-743 The Voice
-1 78: 36919
HCO1502 I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
(R. Turk/F. Ahlert)
(from Faithful In My Fashion)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1931
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:47) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: CL-743 The Voice
78: 36918
Violins: D. Frisina, M. Russell; Viola: S. Freed, Jr.; Cello: F. Goerner; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Bass: J. Ryan; Drums: R. Hagan; Guitar: G. Van Eps; Flute: J. Mayhew
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien calls this set of recording the "absolute apex of the Columbia years." Listen to "The Voice" sing these four tunes. He has such a pure, perfect voice. Stunning! Adore the last chorus on "These Foolish Things." Nine piece orchestra is the perfect sound for Sinatra in the mid-Forties.
Hollywood
HCO1499 Someone To Watch Over Me
HCO1500 You Go To My Head
HCO1501 These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
HCO1502 I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
note: Here are the covers of the original 78 set from 1946, the 10 inch LP from 1948, the 45 box set from 1952
and the 12 inch LP release. -Ed
July 31, 1945
Radio
G.I. Journal # 105
Date of recording: July 31, 1945 (AFRS broadcast August 6, 1945)
Location: Hollywood
Length of broadcast: 30 minutes
Orchestra conductor: Alvino Rey
Guests: Claudette Colbert, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Mel Blanc
Program parts with Sinatra:
--Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby - Comedy
--Frank Sinatra - Good Good Good
--Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Claudette Colbert - Comedy
--Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Claudette Colbert, Mel Blanc - Hinky Dinky
Parlez-Vous
G.I. Journal # 105
Date of recording: July 31, 1945 (AFRS broadcast August 6, 1945)
Location: Hollywood
Length of broadcast: 30 minutes
Orchestra conductor: Alvino Rey
Guests: Claudette Colbert, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Mel Blanc
Thanks to Fred W for the above information and the following images:
August 2, 1945
Radio
Success Story: Frank Sinatra
Network: WLIB
Time: 2:00 - 2:30 PM
Note: Not known if Sinatra appeared on program.
Ed O'Brien:
Sinatra was in Hollywood that week, recording at Columbia
and playing at the Hollywood Bowl.
Television
NONE
August 4, 1945
Radio
Hollywood Bowl Academy Night
Location: Hollywood
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
1. I Should Care
2. If I Loved You
3. Long Ago And Far Away
4. Ol' Man River
5. What Makes The Sunset
Note: Above appear on the CD: Radio Rarities 1943-49 VJC 1030-2
Concerts
Hollywood Bowl Academy Night
Location: Hollywood
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
1. I Should Care
2. If I Loved You
3. Long Ago And Far Away
4. Ol' Man River
5. What Makes The Sunset
Note: Above appear on the CD: Radio Rarities 1943-49 VJC 1030-2
Hollywood Bowl Academy Night
Location: Hollywood
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
August 14, 1945
Radio
Command Performance “VICTORY EXTRA”
(Broadcast August 14, 1945)
Recording location: Hollywood
Announcer: Harry von Zell
Conductor: Meredith Williamson
Master of Ceremonies: BING CROSBY
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Rise Stevens, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, Jose Iturbi, Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Barrymore, Ginny Simms, Janet Blair, Lucille Ball, The King Sisters, Cary Grant, Robert Montgomery, Lena Horne, Johnny Mercer, Lina Romay, Danny Kaye, Marilyn Maxwell, Carmen Miranda, Claudette Colbert, Ed Gardner, Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, Desi Arnez, Ida Lupino, Ginger Rogers, Ruth Hussy, Clair Trevor, Don Wilson, Bill Mauldin, George Montgomery, John Conte, Junx Faulkenberg, Dianna Lewis, Ronald Colman, Burgess Meredith, William Powell, Greer Garson.--
--Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby – Parody Medley (You Are My Sunshine / Sunny Boy / You’re The Top)
--Frank Sinatra – The House I Live In
Command Performance “VICTORY EXTRA”
(broadcast August 14, 1945)
Recording location: Hollywood
Announcer: Harry von Zell
Conductor: Meredith Williamson
Master of Ceremonies: BING CROSBY
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Rise Stevens, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, Jose Iturbi, Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Barrymore, Ginny Simms, Janet Blair, Lucille Ball, The King Sisters, Cary Grant, Robert Montgomery, Lena Horne, Johnny Mercer, Lina Romay, Danny Kaye, Marilyn Maxwell, Carmen Miranda, Claudette Colbert, Ed Gardner, Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, Desi Arnez, Ida Lupino, Ginger Rogers, Ruth Hussy, Clair Trevor, Don Wilson, Bill Mauldin, George Montgomery, John Conte, Junx Faulkenberg, Dianna Lewis, Ronald Colman, Burgess Meredith, William Powell, Greer Garson.--
--Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby – Parody Medley (You Are My Sunshine / Sunny Boy / You’re The Top)
--Frank Sinatra – The House I Live In
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August 22, 1945
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1519 The House I Live In (That's America To Me)
(E. Robinson/L. Allen)
(from The House I Live In)
Chappell & Co.,. Inc. (ASCAP) 1942
Arranged & Counducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:20) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
CD: 09274 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 1
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: CL-2913 Frank Sinatra in Hollywood
LP: CL-2474 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 1
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music
78: 36886
NOTE: When Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien asked Guitarist Al Viola to name his favorite songs by Sinatra, his first choice was "The House I Live In." When O'Brien asked why, Viola said that Sinatra meant every word of the song. Sinatra fervently believed that the song represented the best his country had to offer. He sang the song for 50 years, always with a passionate introduction. Probably the two most moving efforts were the guitar-only backing by Earl Robinson and the big Nelson Riddle chart at the JFK Inauguration Gala.
HCO1520 Day By Day
(A. Stordahl/P. Weston/S. Cahn)
Barton Music Corp./Hanover Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Counducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:08) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
CD: 09372 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 2
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (6-LP Set)
LP: CL-2572 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 2
78: 40565
78: 36905
HCO1521 Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
(P. Silvers/J. Van Heusen)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1944
Arranged & Counducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:20) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
-PB1 (3:11) CD: C2K 65244Portrait Of Sinatra
-PB1 CD: 09274 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol 1
-PB1 LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52
-PB1 LP:CL-2474 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 1
-1 LP: CL-606 Frankie (First Pressing)
-1 78: 50053
-1 78: 36868
Jimmy Van Heusen wrote a song for his wife back in 1944. One Saturday night at Gene Kelly's house, Phil Silvers gave, as a present to Kelly's wife Betsy Blair, a lyric he wrote for Van Heusen's tune, and he called it "Betsy With the Laughing Face." One line went like this: "Who wouldn't miss the Irish kisser?" Silvers later that year wrote another set of lyrics for Sinatra. Through the years, Sinatra often told his audiences that "Nancy" was his favorite song.
HCO1522 You Are Too Beautiful
(R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
(from Hallelujah, I'm A Bum)
Rodart Music Corp. c/o T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Counducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:01) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: CL-2739 The Essential Frank Sinatra Vol. 1
78: 36947
Violins: W. Bloom, W. Edelstein, P. Ellis, S. Freed, Jr., D. Frisina, H. Halbert, G. Joyce, S. Kindler, S. Levine, A. Perrotti, N. Pisani, M. Russell; Violas: A. Harshman, M. Perlmutter, D. Sterkin; Cellos: C. Bernard, A. Kafton, J. Sewell; Saxes: H. Beau, L. Hartman, H. Lawson, D. Logiudice, F. Stulce; Horns: J. Stagliano; Trumpets: B. Hudson, L. Mach, V. Ramsey; Trombones: P. Beilman, C. Loeffler, E. Smithers; Piano: F. Leithner; Guitar: P. Botkin; Bass: J. Ryan; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: A. Mason
August 24, 1945
Radio
Ray Bolger Show
Network: CBS
Sponsor: Rexall Drugstore
Time: 10:00PM - 10:30PM (EST)
Ray Bargy Orchestra
Perofrmers: Ray Bolger, Jeri Sullavan, Elvia Allman
Announcer: Howard Petrie
Guests: Frank Sinatra
1. There's No You - Frank Sinatra
2. Toodle-oo, So Long, Good Bye - Frank Sinatra & Ray Bolger
3. All The Things You Are - Frank Sinatra
Note: Confirmed aired on WABC. The show appears
on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest
Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Ed O'Brien says this is a good show. Sinatra
chose two fine numbers to sing, "There's No You"
and "All the Things You Are." He also did a fine skit with Bolger.
Ray Bolger Show
Guests: Frank Sinatra
August 27, 1945
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1525 America The Beautiful
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(K.L. Bates/ S.A. Ward)
Public Domain
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:32) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
78: 36886
HCO1526 Silent Night
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(J. Mohr/F. Gruber)
Public Domain
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:14) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
CD: 40707 Christmas Dreaming
LP: HL-7400 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
LP: CL-1032 Christmas Dreaming
78: 50079
78: 38256
78: 37145
HCO1527 The Moon Was Yellow (And The Night Was Young)
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(E. Leslie/F. Ahlert)
Bergman, Vocco & Conn (ASCAP) 1934
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:58) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
CD: 09372 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 2
LP: 2572 Greatest Hits, The Early years, Vol. 2
78: 38683
HCO1528 I Only Have Eyes For You
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(A. Dubin/H. Warren)
(from Dames)
Remick Music Crop. (ASCAP) 1934
Arranged & Counducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:12) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: CL-606 Frankie
LP: HS-11390 Frank Sinatra
78: 38550
The Ken Lane Singers: Stewart M. Bair, Ken Cameron, Ruth Clark, Raymond
Clark, John Glaha, Elva Lars Kellogg, Dudley Kuzell, Kermit Lane, Norma
Larsen, Thora Ann Matthiason, Sydney Pepple, Orville Race
Violins: V. Arno, W. Edelstein, P. Ellis, S. Freed, Jr., D. Frisina, G.
Kast, S. Kindler, S. Levine, A. Perrotti, N. Pisani, M. Russell, O. Vail;
Violas: M.. Perlmutter, D. Sterkin, G. White; Cellos: F. Goerner, N.
Ochi-Albi, J. Sewell; Saxes: H. Beau, E. Gershman, L. Hartman, H. Lawson, D.
Logiudice; Horns: J. Cave; Trumpets: C. Griffard, B. Hudson, L. Mach;
Trombones: C. Loeffler, J. Skiles, E. Smithers; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar:
D. Barbour; Bass: J. Ryan; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: L. McFarland
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien observes, looking at the songs from this
session, he finds it striking
how many times Sinatra would re-record tunes through the years. He would do
six re-dos from this session, for example.
September 2, 1945
Radio
War Chest, Victory Drive, V-J Day Show (aka: Victory Program)
Time: 9:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m
Starring : Orson Wells, Frank Sinatra
Pool feed
AFRS origination
Performers: Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope,
Frank Sinatra, Frances Langford, Orson Welles,
Harry Truman, William N. Thomas, Luther Miller, Bill Mauldin
Conductor: Meredith Willson
The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra
1. The House I Live In
Notes: LOC has two different copies on 10 inch Sound reels. One NBC & one AFRS
September 6, 1945
Radio
Command Performance. Program #190
This is a rebroadcast of #122 June 3, 1944
Bob Hope (m. c.), Bing Crosby, Judy Garland,
Frank Sinatra, Meredith Willson (conductor). 30:03
Frank sang "All The Things You Are," did comedy
sketches with the others and Bing
joined him in a very entertaining medley,
parodying a number of great songs including
"You're The Top" and "You Are My Sunshine."
Note: The show appears on the officially released
CD set: 60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Jubilee
AFRS Program #146.
Ernest Whitman (m. c.),
Verne Smith (announcer),
Performers: Louis Armstrong, Ella Mae Morse, Alvino Rey, Frank Sinatra
The AFRS Orchestra
Notes: The date above is the date of recording.
1. Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week
2. Blue Skies w. Louis Armstrong
NOTE: Ed O'Brien points out that Sinatra sang "Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week"
and Louis Armstrong backed him on trumpet for a very nice reading of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies."
Jubilee
AFRS Program #146.
Ernest Whitman (m. c.),
Verne Smith (announcer),
Performers: Louis Armstrong, Ella Mae Morse, Alvino Rey, Frank Sinatra
The AFRS Orchestra
Notes: The date above is the date of recording.
1. Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week
2. Blue Skies w. Louis Armstrong
NOTE: Ed O'Brien points out that Sinatra sang "Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night of the Week"
and Louis Armstrong backed him on trumpet for a very nice reading of Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies."
Ella Mae Morse and Frank Sinatra
Ella Mae Morse and Frank Sinatra on a radio broadcast for the program "Jubilee." Morse is holding papers in one hand and resting her other arm on Sinatra's shoulder.
Both Morse and Sinatra are looking down and smiling, standing behind an AFRS microphone.
September 9, 1945
Radio
Treasury Department Music For Millions Show No. 5
Arranged By: Axel Stordahl
Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
1. Buy A Piece Of The Peace
Note: "Buy A Piece Of The Peace" appears on both the CD: The Rarest Sinatra Dacade CD103 & CD: Sings the songs of Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne
Ed O'Brien points out that Sinatra sang four rousing patriotic songs popular at the time‚
War Bond Man, Victory Polka, Hot Time in the Town of Berlin , and Buy a Piece of the Peace.
September 12, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #1 (PREMIERE)
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: Martha Tilton, Crosby Kids
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Stars In Your Eyes - Frank Sinatra
3. There's No You - Martha Tilton
4. Gotta Be This Or That - The Pied Pipers
5. If I Loved You - Frank Sinatra
6. FS talks to The Crosby Kids
7. Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra w/Martha Tilton
8. medley with Frank Sinatra, Martha Tilton & Pied Pipers: "The Songwriters
Of The Fourties" Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition - (Sinatra) /
Pistol Packin' Mama - (Pied Pipers) / The White Cliffs Of Dover - (Sinatra)
/ Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree - (Tilton) / Is You Is Or Is You Ain't -
(Pied Pipers) / They're Either Too Young Or Too Old - (Tilton) / I Don't
Want To Walk Without You - (Sinatra) / Don't Fence Me In - (Pied Pipers) /
Sunday, Monday Or Always - (Sinatra) / Blues In The Night - (Tilton) / White
Christmas - (Sinatra)
9. medley arrangement by: Axel Stordahl - Narration by: Frank Sinatra
10. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: Listed as Premiere. Confirmed airing on WABC. On September 5, 1945
WABC aired "Crime Photographer, with Staats Cotsworth" in this time slot.
Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien considers this Sinatra's finest radio show of the
1940s. Sinatra would have two seasons with Old Gold and there were 75 shows.
The arrangements on the ballads were all done by Axel Stordahl and a number
of arrangers including Stordahl would contribute to the up-tempo numbers.
The guests on the program were a who's who of the great stars of the time
including Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, Gene Kelly, Tommy Dorsey, Fred Allen, the
Andrews Sisters, Nat Cole and his Trio, Benny Goodman Sextet, Jimmy Durante,
Van Johnson, Jack Carson, Bob Hope, Jane Powell, Phil Silvers, Irving
Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Burns and Allen, and many more.
On the opening show, Sinatra talked of the brand new season with a brand new
show. By 1945, Sinatra was a radio veteran and he now had the clout to
structure the kind of entertainment package week in and week out that would
reach more than the bobby soxers.
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #1 (PREMIERE)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Variety
note: Frank appeared on 75 of the 78
Old Gold broadcasts that aired from 1945
through 1947. There were 39 shows in
both the 1945-46 and 1946-47 seasons.
Frank missed three shows in February
September 19, 1945
Radio
The House I Live In
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends
NOTE: Ed O'Brien emphasizes that this is nothing more than an excerpt from the Old Gold Show of September 19, 1945.
Sinatraphile Jim White presumes this is the radio show displayed immediately below:
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
AFRS Rebroadcast Program #2 & Old Gold
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Peggy Lee
1. Opening Theme: Night And Day
2. On The Atchsison Topeka And The Santa Fe
3. I'll Buy That Dream - The Pied Pipers
4. My Melancholy Baby
5. You Was Right - Peggy Lee
6. They Surrey With The Fringe On Top
7. I Fall In Love Too Easily
8. Sinatra talks about the "The House I Live In" movie
9. The House I Live In
10 Closing Theme: Put Your Dreams Away
September 22, 1945
Concerts
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Music For The Wounded
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, Bing Crosby, Leopold Stokowski, Bob Hope, Bob Burns, Jack Haley, Artur Rubinstein
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Music For The Wounded
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, Bing Crosby, Leopold Stokowski, Bob Hope, Bob Burns, Jack Haley, Artur Rubinstein, Jack Benny, Jerry Colonna.
Jack Haley was master of ceremonies.
Crosby did three songs and a parody of "Don't Fence Me In,"directed at Frank.
Dinah sang "Do It Again"
Jack Benny thrilled the audience with a lovely violin concerto.
Bob Hope was easily the comic hit of the evening.
Frank sang "If I Loved You," "If You Are But A Dream" and a parody of "Don't
Blame Me." (Cahn had penned it for Frank's nightclub performances).
Show closed with Bing, Dinah and Frank doing a medley of songs from
Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess." Bing soloed "I've Got Plenty O' Nuttin," the
threesome sang "It Ain't Necessarily So" and Dinah started "Summertime"
with Frank and Bing joining her.
An early autumn evening that was quite cold for September. Brisk weather
was mentioned more than once.
Ed
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September 22, 1945, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Music For The Wounded
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Bette Davis, Bing Crosby, Leopold Stokowski, Bob Hope, Bob Burns, Jack Haley, Artur Rubinstein
Popular Singers Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore and Bing Crosby backstage at the Hollywood Bowl during a rehearsal of "Music for the Wounded" September 1945
September 23, 1945
Radio
Stars In The Afternoon
September 23, 1945.
CBS
3:00 TO 4:30 P.M. EDT
Sustaining,
Director: William N. Robson
Announcers: Harry Von Zell, Del Sharbutt, Dan Seymour
Music: CBS Studio Orchestra
Conductors: Wilbur Hatch, Axel Stordahl
Piano: Robert Armbruster
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Ginny Simms, Jimmy Durante, Garry Moore
Gene Autry, Don Amerche, Claudette Colbert, Jack Carson, Ozzie & Harriet,
Jean Hersholt, Nelson Eddy, Agnes Moorehead, Penny Singleton, Edward
Arnold, Reginald Gardiner, Ann Sothern, Joan Davis, Verna Felton, Arthur
Lake, Lionel Barrymore, Andy Russell, Hanley Stafford
Frank Sinatra sings "The House I Live In" (and forgets the words)!
Stars In The Afternoon
September 23, 1945.
CBS
3:00 TO 4:30 P.M. EDT
Sustaining,
Director: William N. Robson
Announcers: Harry Von Zell, Del Sharbutt, Dan Seymour
Music: CBS Studio Orchestra
Conductors: Wilbur Hatch, Axel Stordahl
Piano: Robert Armbruster
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Ginny Simms, Jimmy Durante, Garry Moore
Gene Autry, Don Amerche, Claudette Colbert, Jack Carson, Ozzie & Harriet,
Jean Hersholt, Nelson Eddy, Agnes Moorehead, Penny Singleton, Edward
Arnold, Reginald Gardiner, Ann Sothern, Joan Davis, Verna Felton, Arthur
Lake, Lionel Barrymore, Andy Russell, Hanley Stafford
Frank Sinatra sings, "The House I Live In" (and forgets the words)!
Stars In The Afternoon was an extravaganza entailing two months of planning,
two weeks of preparing the scripts and numerous rehearsals. All of the CBS
stars had their own shows so the rehearsals were basically a catch them when
you can. The show was broadcast from the CBS Radio Studio on Sunset Boulevard,
in Hollywood. A photo of the theater within shows a huge crowd eagerly awaiting
the star studded 90 minutes of entertainment.
Lionel Barrymore and Frank Sinatra were the co-hosts. William N. Robson was the
director. As the show got underway, CBS News broke in with a bulletin. "China was
reporting that Japanese Emperor Hirohito had abdicated." Sinatra would perform skits
with Barrymore and Ginny Simms. He would sing a parody of "Along The Navajo Trail"
with Jack Carson. It was called a duet between "The Ham and The Voice." Frank would also
sing "The House I Live In." Gene Autry, just out of the army, would sing "Rose Of San Antone."
As each act finished, the ushers would politely escort them out of the theater. There
simply wasn't enough room to contain the array of stars. Joan Davis and her troupe
was asked not to arrive at the studio until one-hour prior to their time on stage. They
were the closing act.
On the previous Sunday, 16, A New York City "Stars In The Afternoon" was broadcast live from
Carnegie Hall. Show was aired from 3:00 P.M to 4:30 P.M. Norman Corwin directed. Helen Hayes,
Bess Myerson (Miss America 1945), John Charles Daly and many others appeared.
The following year Frank and Dinah Shore would host the CBS introduction of their fall lineup
on 9-22-46, in N.Y.C. The Hollywood show would be on 9/29 from the CBS Studio.
Here are some rare photos from the 9-23-45 rehearsals.
Ed
September 26, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #3
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: Dinah Shore
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. I'm Gonna Love That Gal
3. I Wish I Knew Dinah Shore
4. Begin The Beguine
5. So In Love Pied Pipers
6.. Homesick, That's All
Frank sing Yankee Doodle Dandy jingle for Old Gold ad
7. Medley with Dinah and Pied Pipers: That Old Feeling (Dinah) /
Red Tape In The Sunset (Frank)/ Where Do I Go From Here?(Frank
& Pied Pipers) / Three O' Clock In The Morning(Frank)/ Show Me The
Way To Go Home(Frank)/Hawaiian Song(Pied Pipers/Why Do You Do
Me(Dinah)/Ioway(Dinah and Pipers/Oklahoma(Pied Pipers)
8. The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful w/Dinah Shore
9 closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: The songs "Homesick, That's All" & "The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful" are on the CD : The V-discs 2 (Columbia/Legacy C2K 66135). Confirmed airing on WABC.
September 27, 1945
Radio
Rudy Vallee Show
Network: WABC
Time: 10:30PM - 11:00PM
Sponsor: Dreene Shampoo
Performers: Rudy Vallee, Frank Sinatra, Mary Boland, Billie Burke
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
1. Must You Bury The Tune
2. Slowly
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
September 29, 1945
Radio
The Victory Chest Program
Pool feed from Hollywood Bowl
Sponsor: Victory Chest fund appeal.
Host: Orson Welles
Performers: Arch Oboler, Bill Johnson, Bob Hope,
Dinah Shore, Earl Warren (Governor of
California), Eddie Cantor, Edward G. Robinson,
Frances Langford, Frank Sinatra, Gene Autry, Hal
Gerard, Harold Peary, Jack Carson, Jerry Colonna,
Kay Kyser, Lee Sweetland, Leonard Sues, Lionel
Barrymore, Margaret Brayton, Patricia Lowery,
Paul Theodore, Preston Hotchkiss, Robert Regent,
Shirley Mitchell, The Ken Darby Chorus, Tommy Cook, Tony Romano, William Halsey
The Victory War Chest Orchestra
Directed by: Carlton E. Morse
Producers: Howard Wiley, Carlton E. Morse
Announcer: James Powell
Conductor: Meredith Willson
1. Night And Day
2. The House I Live In
Notes: Sinatra sings the above two songs plus a
duet with Jack Carson. TT:2hr.28mins. Audio
condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
Ed O'Brien:
Duet with Carson was a parody of Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In."
They also did a skit with Carson trying to convince Frank to do cowboy
pictures.
Concerts
All Star Victory Chest Show, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Victory Chest fund appeal.
Performers: Orson Welles, Arch Oboler, Bill
Johnson, Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Earl Warren
(Governor of California), Eddie Cantor, Edward G.
Robinson, Frances Langford, Frank Sinatra, Gene
Autry, Hal Gerard, Harold Peary, Jack Carson,
Jerry Colonna, Kay Kyser, Lee Sweetland, Leonard
Sues, Lionel Barrymore, Margaret Brayton,
Patricia Lowery, Paul Theodore, Preston
Hotchkiss, Robert Regent, Shirley Mitchell, The
Ken Darby Chorus, Tommy Cook, Tony Romano, William Halsey
1. Night And Day
2. The House I Live In
Notes: Sinatra sang the above two songs plus a duet with Jack Carson
All Star Victory Chest Show, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
October 3, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #4
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
Guests: Margaret Whiting Andrew Brothers
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
3. It Might As Well Be Spring M.Whiting
4. Lily Belle Pied Pipers
5 The Charm Of You
6. Sonny Boy The Andrew Brothers *
7. Aren't You Glad You're You?
8. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
9. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
* Well known radio personalities
Charlie Cantor, Cliff Lazzaro and Mel Blanc
formed the Andrew Brothers singing group.
They did a comedy skit with Frank and then
sang a song.
October 5, 1945
Radio
The Danny Kaye Show
Program #22.
CBS & AFRS rebroadcast
Judy Garland (substituting for Danny Kaye),
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra.
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest
Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends." Danny does
NOT appear. The"true" story of the romance between Frank and
Judy, set in the year 1995. TT: 30mins. Audio condition: Excellent.
Complete.
note: Judy was not the host of this show.
Sinatra did most of the heavy lifting.
He opened the show, sang a song, introduced his co-star Judy. After she
sang a
number, Frank took over again.. They did a skit together and a duet but
the rest of
the show belonged to Frank . He closed the half-hour with his theme
song.
--Ed
Ed O'Brien says this is a great half-hour with two of the truly iconic
figures of the century. Danny Kaye was on tour and Sinatra and Judy
subbed. The show was sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and featured
Axel Stordahl and orchestra. It was aired on October 5, 1945 over
CBS.
Sinatra opened with "That's Judy" and then Judy sang "How
Deep is the Ocean". They did a duet on "Gotta Be This or
That." Sinatra then introduced Axel and the band did an
instrumental of "I've Got You under My Skin." "Til
the End of Time" was sung by Sinatra and Judy joined him for a
musical/comedy skit and then they sang "My Romance."
Sinatra closed the show with "Put Your Dreams Away."
The Armed Forces broadcast had Sinatra singing "Suddenly It's
Spring" and "Long Ago and Far Away" in lieu of the Pabst
commercials. The show was part of the Radio Spirits 30-cd set of
Sinatra's radio appearances. The quality was good, but there is a really
great copy floating among collectors. "Suddenly It's
Spring" from Vimms 4-26-44 " Long Ago And Far
Away" 2-9-44
The Danny Kaye Show
Program #22.
CBS & AFRS rebroadcast
Host: Judy Garland (substituting for Danny Kaye),
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra.
ad from 10/5/45
October 9, 1945
Radio
Hollywood Double Ten Special
Time 3:58 p.m.
An Office of War Information recording
Guests: Joan Edwards, James Wong Howe, Frank Sinatra, Ronald Colman, Edward Arnold.
Notes: Show commemorating the 33rd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese republic.
LOC has OWI Pacific Recordings, glass based in condition good. TT: 15mins.
October 10, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #5
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: Frances Langford, Ginny Simms, Jack Carson
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
Langford & Simms come out and start discussing Frank.
Then he joins them and proceeds to sing his opening number:
2. There's No You - Frank Sinatra
3. Langford & Simms, using the Auld Land Syne melody, sing tributes,
individually, to their radio sponsors
4. Baia - Frances Langford
5. It's Been A Long Long Time - Ginny Simms
6. It's Only A Paper Moon - The Pied Pipers
7. All The Things You Are - Frank Sinatra w/Pied Pipers
8. Frank and Marvin Miller sing "That's Old Gold" jingle
9. Frankie & Johnny musical comedy skit w/ Frank, Ginny, Frances
and Marvin Miller.( special lyrics )
10. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
note: AFRS broadvcast included "House I Live In."
Note: Sinatra did not sing "If I Loved You" on the broadcast
Ed O'Brien Notes:
A rather unusual Old Gold broadcast. Sinatra did not
open with his standard up-tempo number. Langford, Simms
and The Pied Pipers did most of the singing. Frank only sang
two numbers. He did a long comedy skit with Simms and Langford.
October 11, 1945
Concerts
Bergstrom Field, Recreation Hall, Austin Texas
Bergstrom Field, Recreation Hall, Austin Texas
The Austin American (Austin, Texas) · 12 Oct 1945
October 12, 1945
Concerts
Naval Station & Ward Island, Corpus Christi, Texas
Sinatra performed two shows on October 12, 1945.
Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Faye McKenzie, Saul Chaplin, The Pied Pipers
Naval Station & Ward Island, Corpus Christi, Texas
Sinatra performed two shows on October 12, 1945.
Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Faye McKenzie, Saul Chaplin, The Pied Pipers
October 17, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
N.Y.C.
9:00 -9:30 P.M.
Announcer: Bill Lazar
Director: Mann Holiner
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests : Gene Kelly
1. What Makes The Sunset
2. Frank does singing introduction for The Pied Pipers
3. In The Middle Of May Pied Pipers
Frank & Gene recreate scene from Anchors Aweigh
4. I Fall In Love Too Easily
Frank & Gene another scene from Anchors Aweigh
5. I Begged Her w/Gene Kelly
6. The Charm Of You
Kelly plugs "House I Live In" and congratulates Frank
for what he is doing to promote racial and religious
tolerance. Frank says " God never meant for any
man to fight for freedom and have any part of
that freedom denied him by the country for which
he fought."
7. Put Your Dreams Away
NOTE: Ed O'Brien writes that Gene Kelly was a guest on three of Sinatra's shows inn the 40s plus they did Lux Radio and a few other shows together. The October 17, 1945 show was really a long promo for their movie "Anchors Aweigh." The two men recreated a scene that was also a comic skit and all the song sung that evening were from the film. Kelly would receive a Best Actor nomination for his work in the MGM film,
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Sinatra, Mervyn LeRoy, and Frank Ross were honored'
Meeting of the Key-Men of the Los Angeles United Jewish Welfare Fund
October 21, 1945
Radio
Tommy Dorsey Show
400 Restaurant, New York
October 21, 1945
Sunday Evening
(CBS) (WABC) (Sustaining)
11:30 P.M -- 12:00 A.M.
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (open),
Opus No. 1,
A Door Will Open (SF),
Blue Skies (FS)
Swing High (GK, dr),
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (closing)
Note: incomplete (damaged disc) (2 tunes missing)
The Fred Allen Show
NBC
Sunday
8:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Al Goodman & His Orchestra
Portland Hoffa, Minerva Pious,
Mr. Nussman, The DeMarco
Sisters & Tenderleaf Work Shop Players
Announcer: Kenneth Delmar
Sponsor:Standard Brands
Makers of Tenderleaf Tea
& Blue Bonnet Margarine
1. Comedy Skit Fred & Portland
2. On The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Demarco Sisters
3. Comedy Skit Frank & Fred
4. It Might As Well Be Spring Frank
5. Comedy Skit Fred & Frank
6. Open The Pearly Gates Frank & Fred
NOTE: Ed O'Brien emphasizes that Fred Allen was a
very witty man with a sardonic sense of humor.
Sinatra just loved him. From of 1937 through
December 1946, the two men made frequent guest
appearances on the other's show. Listening today
you can hear the pure joy Sinatra derived from
the way Allen delivered a line. They sang
parodies, did silly skits, and exchange clever
little digs that are still quite funny.
Tommy Dorsey Show
400 Restaurant, New York
October 21, 1945
Sunday Evening
(CBS) (WABC) (Sustaining)
11:30 P.M -- 12:00 A.M.
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (open),
Opus No. 1,
A Door Will Open (SF),
Blue Skies (FS)
Swing High (GK, dr),
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (closing)
Note: incomplete (damaged disc) (2 tunes missing)
Variety
10-24-45
The Fred Allen Show
NBC
Sunday
8:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Al Goodman & His Orchestra
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October 23, 1945
Concerts
Benjamin Franklin High School, New York, New York
Sinatra talks about racial unity and sang "Aren't You Glad You're You" at two assemblies.
October 24, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
CBS Radio Playhouse #3
Show #7
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Lazar
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Tommy Dorsey
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. I'll Buy That Dream - Frank Sinatra
3. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Tommy Dorsey
4. Never Too Late To Pray Tommy Dorsey
5. Tampico Pied Pipers
6. Without A Song - Frank Sinatra
7. Medley: Frank Sinatra w/The Pied Pipers & Tommy Dorsey:
Somebody Loves Me (P.P.)/By The Sleepy Lagoon (T.D.)
This Love Of Mine (F.S.) / Oh Look At Me Now (F.S.-P.P.)/
Marie ( T.D.)/ (What Can I Say)After I Say I'm Sorry (P.P.)/
There Are Such Things(F.S.-P.P.) / Song Of India (T.D.) / Everything
Happens To Me (F.S.)
8. I'll Never Smile Again - Frank Sinatra w/Pied Pipers & Tommy Dorsey
9. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
note: If I Loved You and Surrey With The Fringe On Top - from the 9-12-45
broadcast - are the added songs on the AFRS version of this show
October 27, 1945
Concerts
County Center, White Plains, New York
Sinatra appeared at the Police Benevolent Association Ball and sang 4 songs
County Center, White Plains, New York
Sinatra appeared at the Police Benevolent Association Ball and sang 4 songs
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October 27, 1947
The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 28, 1947
October 29, 1945
Radio
SHOWTIME PROGRAM #157
AFRS
Dinah Shore
Guests: Frank Sinatra & Ticker Freeman
The format for the show had Dinah Shore hopping in a cab, usually
with a guest star and making her way along the Great White Way while
singing songs from legendary Broadway shows and Hollywood musicals.
On this show, Frankie Sinatra is the cabdriver. Show runs 30 minutes
Here is the song list:
Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea Dinah
Kiss Me Again AFRS Orchestra
I Begged Her Frankie
Alone Together Dinah
The Continental AFRS Orch.
I Fall In Love Too Easily Frankie
They go back to Dinah's place where Ticker Freeman ( pianist )
joins them for a medley of songs
Anything Goes Dinah
Dancing In The Dark Frankie
If I Love Again Dinah
Evelina Frankie
As Time Goes By Dinah
What Is There To Say Frankie
Just One Of Those Things Dinah
My Romance Dinah & Frankie
note: Dinah was usually the star of the show, but there were others. I did
not realize I had the show until late last year. A couple of rare vocals by
Sinatra. --Ed
October 31, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #8
Wednesday evening
9 to 9:30 P.M.
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Lazar
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Fred Allen
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. It's Only A Paper Moon
3. Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow w/Pied Pipers
4. Eleven Sixty P.M Pied Pipers
7. On The Atchison Topeka And Santa Fe w/Fred Allen ( parody with Greyhound bus subbing for train )
8. It's Been A Long, Long Time w/Pied Pipers
9. Nancy ( In a short time, maybe she'll have a sister )
10 Put Your Dreams Away
note: Bill Lazar was the announcer. Sinatra and Allen do a very funny skit. They really inspired each other
and it added so much to this show..
--Ed
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. The song "Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow" appears on the CD : The V-discs 2 (Columbia)
November 1, 1945
Radio
"Oldtimers Day"
Thursday, 12:30 PM
25TH Anniversary of Radio Luncheon
Hendrick Hudson Room, Hotel Roosevelt, New York City
Members $2.25 Guests with Members $2.75
The four networks: NBC, CBS, ABC, Mutual combined for this Gala Occasion
"No Speeches" "Pure Entertainment"
Lots of Laughs Plenty of Fun
Performers:
Frank Sinatra
Paul Whiteman
Lowell Thomas
H.V. Kaltenborn
Frank Parker
David Ross
and a host of others
Concerts
Froebel High School, Gary, Indiana
Sinatra gave a speech on racial tolerance and performed for the High School audience
(see photos and articles below)
Froebel High School, Gary, Indiana
In mid-September, 1945, a fight at a football game prompted 500 white students at Froebel High School in Gary to walk out for two weeks, demanding that blacks, who made up 36 percent of the school, be segregated to their own classrooms.
The strike ended with vague promises of "improvement," but a month later the students were out again, in larger numbers600 this timeclaiming their principal was "favoring" the black students and demanding they be removed from the school.
Sinatra, at the invitation of a "tolerance group," flew in from New York and spoke at an emotional meeting of 5,000 teens and their parents in the Gary Memorial Auditorium.
First he sang a couple of songs. Then, clutching the microphone, he gave an extemporaneous speech. Sinatra may be famous for "Summer Wind," but the Gary talk was one of the finest things he ever did.
"You should be proud of Gary," he began. "But you can't stay proud pulling this sort of striketaking the remarks and advice of outsiders, people meddling, people dictating to you."
Sinatra was referring to rumors that the Indiana Ku Klux Klan was behind the strike.
"Their aim," he continued, "is to divide and conquer you. If you stick together, they can't do it. Why should you have two groups fighting each other, anyway? You don't know what you're missing, not being friends, playing together, visiting each other's families, sticking up for each other. Other kids in other centers don't have things like you have. Educational advantages, especially. You're throwing them away."
He said believing other races to be inferior was a pillar of Nazism.
"Don't let it happen here," he pleaded. "I implore you to return to school. This is a bad deal, kids. It's not good for you, and it's not good for the city of Gary, which has done so much to help with the war for freedom the world over."
He ended on a personal note.
"I know something about this business of racial intolerance," he said. "At 11, I was called a 'dirty guinea' back home in New Jersey. We've all done that sort of thing. We've all used the words Nigger or Kike or Mick or Pollack or Dag. Cut it out, kids. Go back to school. You've got to go back, because you don't want to be ashamed of your student body, your city, your country.
"This is 1945, and it's time we began to live together like civilized people."
Sinatra's wise words didn't end the Froebel school strike. That sort of thing only happens in the movies. The kids stay out 10 more days, and the problem of intolerance lasted much longer, festering and mutating into the current mess we cope with every day.
--Chicago Sun-Times, Nov. 24, 1996
Photos from Gary, Indiana, November 1, 1945
November 2, 1945
Concerts
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pennsylvania
Ed O'Brien:
There is a tape of a segment of this concert
circulating among collectors. Without question a
tremendously invaluable artifact because it captures
definitively the bobbysoxer craze and their incessant
screaming while Sinatra tried to sing. They scream
all through Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies," Frank can
barely get a word in introducing "Its Been A Long,
Long Time," tries to chat for a few minutes above
the roar and then tell them to "shaddup" while
introducing "Ol' Man River." This just makes them
louder and Sinatra laughs along with them.
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Pennsylvania
JEFFERSON-JACKSON DAY DINNER
LOS ANGELES
NOVEMBER 2, 1959
Master of Ceremonies : Frank Sinatra
Entertainment: Sinatra and Mort Sahl
Dais: Gov. Pat Brown, Peter Lawford
Senator Clair Engle, John F. Kennedy
November 3, 1945
Radio
Democratic Rally, Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY
9pm - 11pm
Sinatra was one of several performers at the Rally
November 7, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #9
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Marvin Miller, Bill Lazar
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Lawrence Tibbett
Dress Rehearsal:
1. Was The Last Time I Saw You The Last Time
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Just One Of Those Things
3. Tampico/Embraceable You/California(parody of Oklahoma) Pied ;Pipers
4. Homesick, That's All
5. Aren't You Glad You're You ? Pied Pipers
6. Was The Last Time I Saw You, The Last Time ?
7. Strange Music Lawrence Tibbit
8. medley w/Lawrence Tibbett: Camptown Races / Beautiful Dreamer
9. It Might As Well Be Spring
10. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
The Dress rehearsal of "Was The Last Time I Saw You The Last Time" appears on the CD: The V-discs 2 (Columbia).
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
Paramount Theatre, New York
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
(Reviewed Wednesday Night, Nov. 7)
Current show is Frank Sinatra all the
way. No matter what he did, whether
it was a song, a piece of business or an
ad lib, the bobby -sox bansheed like
crazy. Fact that the singer is the emcee
and is on stage practically all the time,
except when other acts do their numbers,
didn't detract from his appeal. It was "our
Franki-e-e-e" from the time the
bandstand came up until it went down.
Sinatra's first was his Night and Day,
with the kids drowning him out with
their squeals. As personality, there is,
of course, no doubt about Sinatra's
draw. But as a singer, the boy let out
only a few times. At times he looked and
sounded tired. This was understandable
considering that he had already done
four shows plus a radio show. The Voice
did particularly well with Anchors
Aweigh medley, Where Is My Bess? and
when he worked together with the Pied
Pipers (three guys, one gal) when they
sang the old pops they used to do when
they were all with Tommy Dorsey. Despite
the sentimental appeal, Nancy
With the Smiling Face didn't register.
Tune is only fair and lyrics aren't even that.
Jan. Savitt's ork (32, including 12
strings) does a nice job of show cutting.
the only specialty was Opus No. 1
which got them a nice mitt.
The Pled Pipers don't do so good in
their own spots. One reason is over
arranged numbers and the other is the
lack of a strong lead voice. Actually
their stuff sounded monotonous. Their
best was Tampico with a cute verse which
the house didn't seem to get.
Coke and Moke, knockabout Negro
dance team, did a great job. Taps were clean
and fast even tho their chatter was full of Iowa corn.
Pair's costume jitterbug number killed 'em, and cus-
tomers paid off with sock mitts.
Lane Brothers, knockabout acro team,
pulled yocks and giggles from their
walk on to their walk off. Boys have some
sensational tricks involving clever
shoulder stands and deep back bending
rope jumping which deserved and won fancy applause.
Pair also do standout trundle and bug routines which
almost stopped things cold. Where the lads
fell down was in their chatter and there
it was the fact that most of the house
had been there all day and had seen and heard
the act's lines. So when they started their gab,
the kids always beat 'em to the topper. This can be
cured by taking the audience into the act.
When it comes to the punch line the
performer should give the first word and
point to the audience and let it finish
the line. Of course, this can only work
with a crowd familiar with the routine.
But where the customers come in with
their lunch and sit thru five or six
shows, the gimmick will pay off.
Jeann Ryan, canary, does okay with
I'Il Buy That Dream and That's for Me.
Costume needs improvement. Miss Ryan
is a big gal and short sleeves give her an
Amazonian appearance that detracts
from her looks. Full sleeves would help some.
Pic, Hold That Blonde. Biz capacity.
Bill Smith.
Billboard
November 8, 1945
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
Rivoli Theatre, New York, NY
East Side-West Side Revue
Benefit for Alfred E. Smith Memorial Wing to St. Vincent’s Hospital
Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr, Jessica Dragonette, Elsa Maxwell, Irving Berlin, Frank Fay, Morton Downey, Former Mayor James J. Walker and others
Rivoli Theatre, New York, NY
East Side-West Side Revue
Benefit for Alfred E. Smith Memorial Wing to St. Vincent’s Hospital
Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr, Jessica Dragonette, Elsa Maxwell, Irving Berlin, Frank Fay, Morton Downey, Former Mayor James J. Walker and others
November 8, 1951
Frank Sinatra and his new bride, movie actress Ava Gardner, join hands as they cut a wedding cake in the Montmarte, a Havana, Cuba, nightclub November 8, 1951.
Married November 7, in Philadelphia, they went to Havana on a whirlwind honeymoon.
November 8, 1952, Nairobi, Africa
November 8, 1952: (Original Caption) With Poppa There's Who's Afraid of Mau Mau? Nairobi, Kenya Colony, Africa: Frank Sinatra and his actress wife, Ava Gardner, stand by a well-fingered signpost at the airport after their arrival in Nairobi. They spent
their first wedding anniversary aboard an airliner going there. Miss Gardner is making a picture. Frankie went along for the ride. Asked if she were nervous about the Mau Mau (native terrorist organization that has been cutting throats in the colony). Miss
Gardner said "not at all."
Above: Frank Sinatra had accompanied his wife Ava Gardner to the set of Mogambo
in Africa, the two photographed here at Nairobi airport with Grace Kelly. Sinatra was in between acting jobs and during production flew back to Hollywood to do a screen test for the role of Maggio in
From Here To Eternity (1953), eventually landing the role and winning the Oscar.
Photograph showing Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner taken on location in Kenya.
November 9, 1945
Concerts
Parade down Seventh Ave in New York to the Statue of Liberty Model in Times Square
Sinatra sang a few songs at the end of the Parade route
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
Manhattan Center, New York
Benefit for Italian Relief Charities
Sinatra, Perry Como, Carl Ravazza
Parade down Seventh Ave in New York to the Statue of Liberty Model in Times Square
Sinatra sang a few songs at the end of the Parade route
A 15-ton model of the Statue of Liberty in Times Square, which was erected by the War Activities Committee of the film industry to encourage interest in war bonds.
The statue was declared a hazard in early 1946, according to
an article in The Times, and scheduled for demolition after engineers found a crack running from the base to the top
Manhattan Center, New York
Benefit for Italian Relief Charities
Sinatra, Perry Como, Carl Ravazza
Frank Sinatra performing in a benefit concert for Italian relief at Manhattan Center in 1945
The House I Live In, (US Film Release: November 9, 1945)
(Directed by Mervyn Leroy. Produced by Mervyn LeRoy and Frank Ross. Written by Albert Maltz)
Sinatra, taking a break from a recording session steps outside and intervenes when ten boys are chasing a Jewish boy. Sinatra gives a speech about tolerance and then sings "The House I Live In")
Note: Sinatra also sings "If You Are But A Dream" with an orchestra directed by Axel Stordahl
The film would win an Honorary Academy Award and special Golden Globe Award in 1946.
Frank Sinatra's "The House I Live In"by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
June 29, 2015
Press photograph of Frank Sinatra, ca. 1946
The Sinatra: An American Icon exhibition has many wonderful media stations for visitorssongs, exccerpts from television specials, films trailers and featurettes, and a juke box. But the one that is garnering the most attention is "The House I Live In," the
RKO short film that won Sinatra his first Oscar.
In 1945, Frank Sinatra used his popularity as a radio and recordings star to promote tolerance, especially in speaking to youth groups. He sang and recorded the song, "The House I Live In" by Lewis Allan and Earl Robinson, performing it on the Armed Forces
Service's V-J Day Broadcast. In the exhibition, it can also be heard on the juke box and the videotaped live "Concert of the Americas." Visible in the exhibition is the sheet music issued concurrently with the film. The inside front cover of the song reprints
the full lyrics of "The House I Live In" including an additional three verses and alternate double bridge. Unlike the remainder of the song, the bridges have very specific references to American history and then-current World War II references, connecting
the battle of Concord and Gettysburg to Midway and Bataan.
The producers Frank Ross and Mervyn LeRoy made the short subject for RKO Radio Pictures, combining footage of Sinatra recording the ballad "If This is But a Dream" with a narrative section of him coming across a group of boys harassing a foreign-looking boy
and teaching them about tolerance with the title song. In the phrase recommended for publicizing the featurette: "The theme of Tolerance, impassioned and thrilling in its fervent plea in Frank Sinatra's sincere, human way.. an epochal inspiration of the public
conscience."
We know this information because the Billy Rose Theatre Division has a full exploitation sheet (flyer) for the short subject. An exploitation sheet was developed by the studio publicity department to be shipped to theater managers in advance of the booking.
It includes 3 pages of squibs, articles to be planted in local newspapers, and suggested publicity campaigns. The back page has samples of one-sheets, lobby cards, stills, and slugs for the film so that all images, text, logos, and fonts used locally followed
the rules set by the studio. Headlines for the articles focused on "Frank Sinatra Inspires Youth" and "As Sinatra Sees It." The exploitation (a word then used without evil connotations) recommended cross-promotion with scouting, veterans and school groups,
as well as Sinatra fan clubs. It also included "Commended by F.D.R:" claiming that Sinatra had visited the President who approved "his intention to combat religious and racial intolerance amongst the youngsters of the nation." There were claims that proceeds
from the film would be (on the cover page) "donated to organizations working on the problems of juvenile delinquency" and (on p. 2) "devoted to agencies engaged in combating intolerance."
Most one-reel films and short subjects did not merit full exploitation sheets. Sinatra's popularity and, I suspect, the personal commitment of the producers to the theme, made them publicize the short as if it was a feature film.
Ten years ago, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts presented an exhibition on American Performance in the Era of Blacklisting. Then-Executive Director Robert Marx suggested the title "The House I Live In." It was a sequel to one on antifascist
performance called It Can't Happen Here . We were being ironic, but the song title did manage to encompass both the intense patriotism and social criticism of the era. Both were also present in the song and short subject by songwriters Lewis Allan and Earl
Robinson (as well as the film's writer Albert Maltz), who were all duly blacklisted. All are well represented in the Library for Performing Arts' collections, especially in their work from the 1930s 1950s. As well as published songs and recordings, you can
find their work in the archival collections of other writing partners, among them Jay Gorney, Yip Harburg, and Elie Siegmeister and in the papers and publications of the New Theatre League. They are worth investigating. Allan's "Strange Fruit," is one of
the best known and best songs of the 20th century, but his other works also deserve recognition.
November 10, 1945
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
November 11, 1945
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
November 12, 1945
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
November 13, 1945
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
12th Annual NIGHT OF STARS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN (THE OLD GARDEN)
Benefit for the United Jewish Appeal
AN ARRAY OF STARS
Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Tommy Dorsey.. Vaughn Monroe,
Sophie Tucker, Ed Sullivan, Fibber McGee & Molly, Perry Como.
Andrew Sisters, Henny Youngman, Jackie Gleason, Eddy Duchin,
Fred Waring, Kate Smith, Louis Jordan, Jan Savitt, Burgess Meredith,
cast of "Carousel," Paulette Goddard, Martha Raye, Nicholas Brothers,
DeMarco Sisters, Eddie Foy and many others.
Benefit raised $110,000.
November 14, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #10
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Lazar *
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: The Andrew Sisters
Dress Rehearsal:
1. Oh, What It Seemed To Be
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme - Night And Day
2. That's For Me
3. A Kiss Goodnight w/Patti Andrews
4. We'll Be Together Again - The Pied Pipers
5. How Deep Is The Ocean
6. Begin The Beguine - The Andrew Sisters
7. Comedy Skit "At The Paramount"
8. Empty Saddles - w/The Andrew Sisters
9. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: The Dress rehearsal of "Oh, What It Seemed To Be" appears on the CD: The V-discs 2 (Columbia). Confirmed airing on WABC.
note: During the Paramount sketch with The Andrew Sisters, Frank sings segments of "It's Been A Long, Long Time," "I Fall In Love Too Easily," "The One I Love," "I Begged Her" and does a parody tune with the threesome.
*note: Announcer was Bill Lazar --ED
Songs By Sinatra
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: The Andrew Sisters
November 15, 1945
Studio
New York City
CO35426 Old School Teacher
(W. Robison)
Burke/Van Heusen, Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged by: Alec Wilder
Conducted by Mitch Miller
-1 (3:12) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
CO35427 Just An Old Stone House
(A. Wilder)
Famous Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged by: Alec Wilder
Conducted by Mitch Miller
-1 (3:17) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
78: 388809
Trumpets: H. Berv, A. Geltzer, H. Holtzer; Trombones: W. Bradley, W.
Pritchard, A. Russo; Saxophones: A. Baker, B. Kaufman, R. Merrill, E.
Powell; Piano: L. Flato; Guitar: A. Ryerson; Bass: F. Siravo; Drums: N.
Polen
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
New York City
CO35426 Old School Teacher
CO35427 Just An Old Stone House
Variety
note: Harry Gray, who was the Mutual
all-night M.C.on WOR, wrote a humorous
column for Variety. Alec Wilder talked
Frank into recordings the two songs done
at this session. Wilder was a close friend
of Mitch Miller, who was considered a
great oboist. Mitch not only conducted
on this session but also was the oboe
player ( I added and deleted players
from the listed orchestra ). The session
was done after the Old Gold broadcast
that November evening in 1945.
"Old School Teacher" was issued on
a V-Disc and then was not heard from
again until the early 1970s. The Wilder
song was eventually issued as the B-side
of a 78. Both are available on the 12 disc
Columbia set issued in 1993.
Ed
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November 16, 1945
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
November 17, 1945
Radio
American Unity Award To Frank Sinatra
Location: Carnegie Hall, New York City
Network: WNEW
Time: 10:45PM - 11:00PM (EST)
Guests: Morman Corwin, Victor Jory, Dame May Whitty, Others
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
American Unity Awards
Sinatra was presented with a special American Unity Award
Location: Carnegie Hall, New York City
Guests: Morman Corwin, Victor Jory, Dame May Whitty, Others
Norman Corwin and Frank Sinatra chat backstage before
the American Unity Award presentation
Saturday, November 17, 1945 at 8:45 PM
Main Hall
Benefit: Common Council for American Unity
Frank Sinatra, Speaker
Josefine Balaban, Vocalist
David Brooks, Vocalist
Lawrence Brooks, Baritone
Vic Mizzy, Speaker
Alfred Drake, Actor
American Community Chorus, Choir
Karl Adler, Conductor
Rolly Rolls, Piano
Mary Small, Contralto
Benay Venuta, Actor
Margaret Webster, Speaker
Josh White, Folk Singer
Erwin Straus, Piano
Oskar Karlweis, Comedian
Ernesto Lecuona, Piano
Marilyn Maxwell, Actor
Danny O'Neil, Vocalist
Palestine String Quartet, String Quartet
Susan Reed, Vocalist
Harry Hershfield, Comedian
Hildegarde, Vocalist
Jean Innes, Actor
Sam Jaffe, Actor
Raoul Jobin, Tenor
Victor Jory, Actor
Thelma Carpenter, Vocalist
Katherine Dunham, Dancer
Duke Ellington, Piano
Alan Gale, Vocalist
Janice Gilbert, Actor
Hertha Glatz, Contralto
Notes
The second annual American Unity Award was presented to Frank Sinatra,
and a citation of merit was awarded to "One Nation," a book by Wallace Steiner and the editors of Look Magazine.
November 18, 1945
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
November 19, 1945
Studio
New York City
CO35441 Full Moon And Empty Arms
(based on a theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2)
(B. Kaye/T. Mossman)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 78: B 47086 l
CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
CO35442 Oh, What It Seemed To Be
(B. Benjamin/G. Weiss/F. Carle)
Santly-Joy, Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
Ed O'Brien:
"Oh, What It Seemed To Be" was Frank's
biggest hit during the Columbia years. Released in January
of 1946, the song would reach #1 on the Billboard chart,
2-16-46, and stay there for eight consecutive weeks.
The single would chart for 17 weeks. Frank would intro-
duce the song to his radio audience on the 1-16-46
Old Gold show and reprise it on the 2-13-46 OG show.
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
November 20, 1945
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
Variety
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
Variety
11-21-45
note: Mitch Miller told me Frank had a very fragile
musical instrument and did not take care of it
the way he should have in the 1940s. Frank worked
very hard with his radio shows and club appearances.
He was scheduled to open at the Wedgewood Room,
in the Waldorf, on 11/20. He was unable to appear
and Danny Kaye subbed. He finally opened on 11.23,
but was in terrible voice and had to bow out again.
At the same time, he was unable to do his shows at
the Paramount a number of nights. After closing at
the latter (27), Frank was able to complete his en-
gagement at the Waldorf. Skitch Henderson told
me Frank loved the night life in New York and just
didn't have enough hours in a day to properly rest,
considering the demands he put on himself. Despite
it all, his Old Gold shows on 11/21 and 11/28 are
outstanding.
Ed
November 21, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #11
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Lazar
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Marilyn Maxwell, Louis Prima
CBS Broadcast:
1. America The Beautiful w/Pied Pipers
2. But I Did - Marilyn Maxwell
3. A Stranger In Town - The Pied Pipers
4. Ah Sweet Mystery Of Life/Shine On Harvest Moon/Till The End Of Time
5. Felicia No Capicia - Louis Prima
6. Some Sunday Morning - Louis Prima
7. Tribute To The States: Home On The Range/Oklahoma/Land Of The Sky Blue Water w/Marilyn Maxwell
8. The House I Live In
note: Show opens with Bill Lazar introducing Frank. He skips "Night And Day" The evening will be a tribute to
the first Thanksgiving after the war and the men who died for our freedom. After "House I Live In," Frank says
goodnight and Lazar does the sign-off
"The House I Live In" is the concluding song of
a tribute to the rich and wonderful vastness of
America. Frank and Marilyn sing segments of
"Home On The Range"( Frank mentions "Mr
Roosevelt loved that song"), "Oh What A Beautiful
Mornin'" and "Land Of The Sky Blue Waters." All
done in a very heartfelt way.
Ed
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
On Screen: Hold That Blonde
November 22, 1945
Concerts
Paramount Theatre, New York (November 7-27)
Three Week Engagement
Also Jan Savitt and His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers
November 23, 1945
Radio
Sports Newsreel
Firday
Network: NBC
Time: 6:40 - 7:00 PM (EST)
Sponsor: Colgate Shave Cream.
Host: Bill Stern
Guests: Frank Sinatra
Notes: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends." TT: 15mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Ed O'Brien says he doesn't know how this show flew even way back then. Stern made up the most ridiculous stories and presented them as fact.
Woody Allen does a wonderful send-up of the show in his 1987 film "Radio Days." Sinatra was a guest on two shows and subbed for Stern on a third.
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
Tips on Tables - By Robert W. Dana - November 30, 1945
Sinatra Takes Over Wedgewood Room and Wins Crowd Despite His Illness
The quality of laryngitis is strained these nights at the Waldorf-Astoria's Wedgwood Room where Frank Sinatra is making a belated start on a short engagement.It is painfully obvious that he shouldn't be singing until he has had proper rest yet he sang 14 numbers
Wednesday night, the concluding one "Old Man River."
Ordinarily the slim technician of modern song-phrasing is in his element with a large band behind him-wasn't he once a swing band vocalist? And Dick Stable's 22-piece band, featuring numerous violins and a harp, lends splendid support, but the voice that has
hypnotized millions was like a butterfly in a whirlpool.
It was a masterful performance, nevertheless. There was the familiar stance, the bending of the microphone, the intent, searching glance that swept back and forth across the room in piercing penetration of the customers' thoughts and feelings and moods. He'd
even turn now and then and seem to signal facilely to his piano accompanist.
Rises to His Best.
Frank's opening number was "Paper Moon"- light, airy and huskily fragile. Next came "It Might as Well Be Spring," "Laura" and "Its Been a Long, Long Time."The fifth tune was Irving Berlin's memorable "How Deep Is the Ocean," which is having a notable rebirth
among top favorites. It revealed Sinatra at his best, too. From then on the singer seemed to have his laryngitis licked and the program became vibrant. He told of the time Jimmy Van Heusen and Phil Silvers were houseguests at his home and wrote a number called
"Nancy With the Laughing Face," dedicated to the joy and sparkle that is his daughter. No great shucks of a composition but a tender, touching song.
After rendering "My Romance," from the still-remembered "Jumbo," and "When I Marry Sweet Lorraine," he pulled the first surprise of the evening with "Bess, Where Is My Bess." A haunting, lovely tune, he sang it very well.
Wedgewood Room
Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, New York
Talent Policy: Dance bands, floorshow at
I2. Owner-operator. Hotel Waldorf-Astoria:
Publicity. Ted Saucler. Prlces: $l-$2 cover.
Three nights after he was suppose
to open, Frank Sinatra made his official
bow into the plush Wedgewood Room
on Friday night (23) and accomplished
a major personal triumph which demonstrated
beyond doubt that he is not a fluke of publicity
and adolescent hysteria, "The Voice" was In no
voice at all, having suffered a lapse of larynx
that delayed his Waldorf appearance and kept
him out of the Paramount (currently) for several
shows. With his vocal Instrument inoperative,
Slnatra had to depend on his powers as an artist
and a showman. He not only dependedbut did it.
Capacity mob gave him top hand after top hand
and held hlm on for flve encores and a full stance
of 55 minutes, a remarkable record for a man who
pipes were next to useless.
Of the 11 numbers sung, several stand out as winners
even tho his gravelly vocal chords worked against full value.
How Deep Is the Ocean? was a fine example of a torchy
ballad romantically done. Nancy. a salute to his daughter, had
the tender personal quality of a man doing something be loves.
My Romance was a straight and touching mood of simple things
earnestly told. Foolish Things was invested with genuine feeling.
It was In Where Is My Bess? that Sinatra rocked the house, for he
invested It with a dramatic fervor few singers command or deliver, and
It brought a resounding response.
Skitch Henderson merits plaudits for the thoughtful and caressing piano
job he did on the accompaniment. Dick Stabile ork. fortified with beau-
coup violins and a harp, didn't quite have the hang of the Sinatra re-
quirements, but should work it out in a few days
Paul Ross.
Billboard
November 24, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
November 25, 1945
Radio
Texaco Star Theatre
Starring: James Melton
David Broekman & His Orchestra
Lyn Murray Chorus
Anna Mary Dickey
John Reed King annc.
CBS
Sunday evening
9:30 - 10 PM
Special guest: Frank Sinatra
Where Is My Bess?
Nancy
Arias w/ Melton
Ed O'Brien:
There is an excellent quality version available.
Frank's "Where Is My Bess" is the best I have heard
by him. I think Melton inspired him.
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
Variety
Texaco Star Theatre
Starring: James Melton
David Broekman & His Orchestra
Lyn Murray Chorus
Anna Mary Dickey
John Reed King annc.
CBS
Sunday evening
9:30 - 10 PM
Special guest: Frank Sinatra
Variety
November 26, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
Hotel Astor, New York, NY
Sinatra received the Cinema Lodge, B'nai B'rith's commendation for his efforts on behalf of tolerance and inter-racial amity
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November 27, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
November 28, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #12
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Lazar
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Lillian Romondi, King Cole Trio
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. One More Dream
3. Thine Alone Lilian Romondi
4. Skip To My Lou(brief) Come To Baby Do Pied Pipers
5. Nancy
6. It Is Only A Paper Moon(segment) King Cole Trio
7. Frim Fram Sauce King Cole Trio
8. Lover Come Back To Me w/Lillian Romondi
5. I Found A New Baby w/ King Cole Trio
6. Put Your Dreams Away
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #12
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Lazar
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Lillian Romondi, King Cole Trio
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, NY
Harvest Dinner for the Motion Picture Pioneers
Sinatra received the “Scroll of Honor” from the Motion Picture Pioneers
November 29, 1945
Concerts
Henry Snyder High School, Jersey City, New Jersey
1. It's Been A Long Long Time
2. It's Only A Paper Moon
3. Nancy
Henry Snyder High School, Jersey City, New Jersey
& St. Dominic Academy
November 30, 1945
Studio
New York City
CO35441 Full Moon And Empty Arms
(based on a theme from Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto #2)
(B. Kaye/T. Mossman)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
-2 78: 36947
CO35442 Oh, What it Seemed To Be
(B. Benjamin/G. Weiss/F. Carle)
Santly-Joy, Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (2:59) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: HS-11390 Frank Sinatra
LP: CL-606 Frankie
78: 36905
note: "Day By Day" was the A-side of the single,
released in January of 1946.
The song was a Top 10 hit but
"Oh What It Seemed To Be" was a smash
#1 for The Voice.
It stayed at the top of the charts for eight consecutive
weeks and charted for 17. When Frank
had to pick one of his big Columbia
hits for "Sinatra's
Sinatra," in 1963, he went with the tune that was his biggest
chart topper.
CO35484 I Have But One Heart (O Marenariello)
(English and Italian lyrics)
(M. Symes/J. Farrow)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:13) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
CD: 09372 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 2
LP: HS-11277 Someone To Watch Over Me
LP: CL-2572 Greaest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 2
78: 37554
Violins: B. Altman, H. Azen, M. Bornstein, S. Caplan, S. Finkel, W.
Hagan, S. Harris, H. Micklin, F. Orlewitz, R. Polikian, L. Posner, G.
Powers; Violas: T. Adoff, S. Brecher, H. Dickler; Cellos: F. Camelia, G.
Polikian, A. Sophos; Saxes: A. Baker, H. Feldman, B. Kaufman, W.
Taninbaum, M. Yaner; Horns: K. Chlupse; Trumpets: M. Solomon, L. Vunk, B.
Wallace; Trombones: W. Pritchard, S. Shaffer, H. Winfield; Piano: W.
Clifton; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: S. Shoobe; Drums: N. Polen; Harp: E.
Vito
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
Jersey City Garden, Jersey City, New Jersey
Friday
Benefit: Dance For A Disabled Veteran
Doors Open: 8:00 P.M.
Note: Thanks to Richard Cook for the above listing.
Jersey City Garden, Jersey City, New Jersey
December 1, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
For once the audience had Frank rolling in the aisles.
December 2, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
December 4, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
December 5, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #13
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Lazar
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Earl Wilson and The Mitchell Boys Choir
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Let It Snow, Let Is Snow, Let It Snow
3. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
4. Tampico Pied Pipers
5. Along The Navajo Trail
6. Old Kentucky Home w/June Hutton
7.If I Loved You ( segment )
8. Santa Claus (Jingle Bells parody) w/Pied Pipers
9. Somebody Loves Me w/Pied Pipers
10. medley: O Little Town Of Bethlehem / Joy To The World / Silent Night w/The Mitchell Boys Choir
11. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. Dress Rehearsal Segment was mastered and released on V-Disc. It appears on the CD: Christmas Songs by Sinatra (Columbia/Legacy CK 66413)
note: Earl Wilson presented the Newspaper Guild Page One Award to Frank. It was voted to him for his advancement of religious tolerance in 1945.
The Old Gold Show was broadcast from N.Y.C 10-17-45 TO 12-12-45. Bill Lazar was the announcer on all nine shows. Marvin Miller did not make an
appearance.
The Mitchell Boys Choir was made up of 16 young men, ranging in age from 11 to 16. They also sang with Frank on the 12-26-45 show.
One of the older boys was interviewed that evening and Frank gave them a big buildup. Strangely enough, they were never mentioned on
the 12-5 broadcast.
Ed
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
December 6, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
December 7, 1945
Studio
New York City
CO35496 (I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance
(B. Crosby/N. Washington/V. Young)
(from Folies Bergere)
Amer. Acad. Of Music (ASCAP) 1932
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:11) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52
LP: CL 743 The Voice
LP: Phil. BBR8038 10inch (alt take) England
78: 36919
CO35497 Why Shouldn't I?
(C. Porter)
(from Jubiliee)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1935
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:52) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
LP: CL 2739 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 1
78: 36920
CO35498 Try A Little Tenderness
(H. Woods/J. Campbell/R. Connelly)
Robbins Music Corp (ASCAP) 1932
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (3:09) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52 (alt take)
LP: CL 743 The Voice
LP: HL 7405 Romantic Scenes From The Early Years (alt take)
78: 36920
CO35499 Paradise
(N.H. Brown/G. Clifford)
(from A Women Commands)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1931
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:38) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: CL 743 The Voice
LP: HL 7405 Romantic Scenes From The Early Years (alt take)
78: 36921
Violins: R. Polikian, L. Posner; Violas: S. Brecher; Cello: A. Sophos;
Piano: W.
Cliffton; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: F. Siravo; Drums: N. Polen; Oboe: M.
Miller
Ed O'Brien:
Mitch Miller told me Frank had the most beautiful musical instrument
he ever heard. He cited "The Voice" recordings as the most
obvious example
of just how magnificent a singer Sinatra was in the forties.
"The Voice" reached #1 on the Billboard LP chart in March of
1946
and charted for 18 weeks.
In the event you missed it, Miller was the oboist on the above
session.
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
December 8, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
December 9, 1945
Radio
Jerome Kern Memorial Special Show
Network: CBS
Guests: Oscar Hammerstein, Nelson Eddy, Patrice Munsel, Dinah Shore, Jack Smith, Hildegarde, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Earl Wrightson, Al Goodman and His Orchestra
1. The Song Is You
Notes: Broadcast tribute about one month after Kern's death. 1 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
Jerome Kern Memorial Special Show
(Vinyl record of radio show released on Ariel Records)
December 10, 1945
Studio
Columbia Recording Studio - New York City
Monday from 1 to 4:AM
Frank Sinatra Conducts Alec Wilder
Slow Dance*
Theme And Variations*
Air For English Horn**
* Orchestra made up of 28 instruments including six woodwinds and a harpsichord
** Twenty-three piece orchestra including two woodwinds.
Ed O'Brien adds:
Mitch Miller played both the English horn and the oboe on this
session. He told me that Sinatra had become a great admirer
of Wilder's compositions. Frank realized his name on a Wilder
record would sell to a much larger audience than the usual longhairs.
Miller remembered Sinatra declaring his intention to conduct and
Columbia letting him have his way. The Columbia String Orchestra,
made up of musicians classically trained, were quite dismissive
of the young bobby sox idol at the first session on 12-5-45.
But Sinatra's impeccable musicality slowly won them over.
At the end of the second session they applauded his efforts
and expressed great admiration for his perfect ear and his
supreme confidence while conducting the orchestra.
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23-December 17)
December 11, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23 - December 17)
Songs sung during engagement:
Blue Skies
All Of Me
Body And Soul w/piano
It's Been A Long, Long Time
How Deep Is The Ocean
Ol' Man River
Nancy
It's Only A Paper Moon
It Might As Well Be Spiring
Sweet Lorraine
I'll Buy That Dream (parody)
Laura
Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess
My Romance
Night And Day
Ed O'Brien supplied the above set list and add the following:
Frank talked Skitch Henderson into being his pianist
for the engagement. Skitch told me that Sinatra loved
the idea of singing with just a piano in a nightclub setting.
Dick Stabile was the conductor but Frank ran the show.
Skitch told me he was amazed at how Frank thought nothing
of changing the program if a new idea came into his head.
They usually did a tight 40 minute show. Skitch remembered how
fanatical Sinatra was about doing three songs before opening his
mouth for any chatter. After a brief "good evening," he would then
do three more songs.They did midnight shows three times during
the week. The other three nights they did two shows. Sunday
was a day Sinatra searched for gigs up and down the east coast.
Skitch had a wonderful story on how Frank got him to fly down
to Richmond, Virginia on 12-16-45 for a one-nighter. He wanted
to see the sights in Washington and talked Skitch into flying
below a thousand feet over the nation's Capital. How different
things were then.
Here is a brief excerpt from the interview:
"It was a wonderful time for me. I stop at the Waldorf quite often
and look at the room. I think of the marvelous things that happened
there at one time. The people who work there today have no idea."
December 12, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #14
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Bill Lazar
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: June Hutton, Egg Head Malarkey
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Aren't You Glad You're You? - Frank Sinatra
3. It Might As Well Be Spring - Frank Sinatra
4. Pipers sing birthday greeting to Sinatra
4.. In The Middle Of May - The Pied Pipers
5. Button Up Your Overcoat - Frank Sinatra & June Hutton
6. Day By Day - Frank Sinatra ( new song )
7. Lilly Belle - Frank Sinatra & Pied Pipers
8. Ol' Man River - Frank Sinatra
9. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
note: Last show from N.Y.C. Going home for Christmas.
Bill Lazar was the announcer for all nine shows in the
Big Apple.
Ed
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23 - December 17)
December 13, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23 - December 17)
December 14, 1945
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria (November 23 - December 17)
Hotel Astor, New York
Sinatra received a Citation from the National Conference of
Christians and Jews for his work in connection with racial
tolerance
Dec 14 1947---PAL Show Portland
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December 15, 1945
Concerts
Public Hall, Cleveland, OH.
The Cleveland Press Christmas Show
December 16, 1945
Concerts
Mosque Theatre, Richmond, Virginia
Sunday evening
Emcee: Ed Sullivan
Frank Sinatra
Skitch Hendreson
Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra
Songs Included:
--Night And Day
--Ol' Man River
--It Might As Well Be Swing
--Nancy
--The House I Live In
--I'll Buy That Dream
--White Christmas
Ed O'Brien notes:
Skitch had a wonderful story on how Frank got him to fly down
to Richmond, Virginia on 12-16-45 for a one-nighter. He wanted
to see the sights in Washington and talked Skitch into flying
below a thousand feet over the nation's Capital. How different
things were then.
Mosque Theatre, Richmond, Virginia
Sunday evening
Emcee: Ed Sullivan
Frank Sinatra
Skitch Hendreson
Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra
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note: Eileen Barton told me Frank hated the format on the show. He didn't
mind the $3,000 it cost him every week because the exposure was
invaluable to him. But once he got a sponsored show, Frank became
more and more discontented with the H.P.
Ed
December 19, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #15
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: Ella Mae Morse, The Vagabonds
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. I'm An Old Cowhand
3. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
4. Ragtime Cowboy Joe Pied Pipers
5. Yippee Aye Ay Ella Mae Morse
6. Along The Navajo Trail
7. You Are My Sunshine The Vagabonds
8. Buzz Me, Buzz Me, Baby Ella Mae Morse
9 Red River Valley The Vagabonds
10. Atkinson, Topeka and the Santa Fe Pied Pipers
11. White Christmas w/Pied Pipers
12 closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. Show #15
Note:"Old Cowhand," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and "Along The Navaho Trail" have been commercially
released on the 4 CD " A Voice On Air" set.
Frank was back in sunny California and Marvin Miller rejoined the Old Gold gang. Frank usually
sang "White Christmas" solo. I like it with the Pipers joining in.
AFRS broadcast featured ,in lieu of commercials, "It Might As Well Be Spring," " Begin The
Beguine," " Without A Song," " Bess. Where Is My Bess?"
Ed
December 20, 1945
Concerts
Van Nuys High School, Los Angeles, CA
Benefit for Rancho San Antonio Valley Home For Underprivileged Boys
Frank Sinatra, Peggy Ryan, Rudy Vallee, Lucille Ball, the Andrews Sisters, Jack Haley, Lionel Barrymore, Victor Borge and others
Van Nuys High School, Los Angeles, CA
Benefit for Rancho San Antonio Valley Home For Underprivileged
Boys
Frank Sinatra, Peggy Ryan, Rudy Vallee, Lucille Ball, the Andrews
Sisters, Jack Haley, Lionel Barrymore, Victor Borge and others
2025 Note:
Sinatra may not have appeared. A subsequent review of
the benefit mentions many of the performers but nothing of Sinatra
performing:
December 25, 1945
Radio
Command Performance
Network: AFRS
Assembled: September 13, 1945
Show: Special Christmas Program
Host: Bob Hope
Guests: Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, Harry James,
Herbert Marshall, Jimmy Durante, Ginny Simms,
Jerry Colonna, Johnny Mercer, The Pied Pipers,
Judy Garland, Ed Gardner, Frances Langford, Kay
Kyser, Frank Sinatra, Mel Blanc, The Robert
Mitchell Boys Choir, Harry Truman, Cass Daley.
Announcer: Ken Carpenter
1. opening
2. comedy - Bob Hope
3. On The Atcheson, Topeka And Santa Fe - Bing Crosby
4. comedy - Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore
5. Along The Navajo Trail - Dinah Shore & Bing Crosby
6. comedy - Bob Hope & Harry James
7. Two O'clock Jump - Harry James
8. comedy - Jimmy Durante, Herbert Marshall, Ken Carpenter
9. So I Ups To Him - Jimmy Durante
10. comedy - Bob Hope, Ginny Simms
11. Till The End Of Time - Ginny Simms
12. comedy - Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna
13. Camptown Races - Johnny Mercer
14. skit: "Atcheson, Topeka And Santa Fe" - Bob
Hope, Johnny Mercer, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland
15. Long Ago And Far Away - Judy Garland
16. comedy - Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna
17. Embraceble You - The Pied Pipers
18. comedy - Bob Hope, Ed Gardner, Bing Crosby
19. comedy - Frances Langford, Bob Hope
20.. Bia - Frances Langford
21. comedy - Bob Hope, Kay Kyser, Cass Daley
22. Can't Blame A Gal For Trying (several parodies) - Cass Daley
23. comedy - Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope & Bing Crosby
24. If I Loved You - Frank Sinatra
25. comedy - Bob Hope, Ken Carpenter, Mel Blanc,
Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Ginny Simms
26. Santa Clause Is Coming To Town - Bob Mitchell Boys Choir
27. President Truman Christmas Greetings
28. Christmas medley: Joy To The World / O Come
All Ye Faithful / Hark, The Hearld Angels Sing
/ O Little Town Of Bethlehem / It Came Upon A
Midnight Clear / Silent Night - Bob Hope, Judy
Garland, Dinah Shore, Frances Langford, Ginny Simms, Bing Crosby
29. closing
Notes: Sinatra portion on second part. "If I
Loved You" appears on Sinatra:Radio Years 39-55
MTBS 001. TT: 120mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
December 26, 1945
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #16
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: Mitchell Boys Choir
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Great Day
3. Medley: Good King Wenceslas - The Wassail Song Mitchell Boys Choir
4. Embraceable You - The Pied Pipers
5. Symphony
6. Dream Pied Pipers
7. Father Time Medley:
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral/Accentuate The Positive( w/Pipers )/
I'm Beginning To See The Light(June Hutton)/If I
Loved You/Sentimental Journey(Pipers)/
Saturday Night/Laura/Lily Belle(Pied Pipers)/Brahms Lullaby
8. Let's Start The New Year Right w/ Mitchell Boys Choir
9. You'll Never Walk Alone w/Mitchell Boys Choir
10. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
December 28, 1945
Radio
Ginny Simms Show
Network: CBS
Time: 7:30PM - 8:00PM EST
Sponsor: Bordens
Performers: Ginny Simms, Lyn Johnson
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank DeVol
Announcer: Don Wilson
Guest: Frank Sinatra
1. My Guy's Come Back - Ginny Simms
2. Symphony - Lyn Johnson
3. Nancy - Frank Sinatra
4. sketch" - Frank Sinatra & Ginny Simms
5. They Can't Take That Away From Me - Ginny Simms
Notes: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest
Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Sinatra sings the above song + comedy w/cast. TT: 30mins. Confirmed aired
on WABC.
LOOKING AT HOLLYWOOD
BY
HEDDA HOPPER
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Ginny Simms Show
Network: CBS
Time: 7:30PM - 8:00PM EST
Sponsor: Bordens
Performers: Ginny Simms, Lyn Johnson
Orchestra Conducted By: Frank DeVol
Announcer: Don Wilson
Guest: Frank Sinatra
January 2, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Peggy Lee
Dress rehearsal:
1. Over The Rainbow
Broadcast Show:
1. Opening Theme: Night And Day
2. Chickery Chick
3. Dearest Darling
4. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief - The Pied Pipers
5. It's Been A Long Long Time
6. Waitin' For The Train To Come In - Peggy Lee
7. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me w/Peggy
8. Over The Rainbow
9. Closing: Put Your Dreams Away
Note: the Dress Rehearsal of the song "Over The Rainbow" is NOT on the CD: V-discs.( Columbia ).
Instead, the "Rainbow" track is the Columbia Master HCO 1378-1 dated May 1, 1945,
according to Rich Rosenberg and Giuseppe Marcucci "Where or When" database.
note: Show was broadcast from Hollywood.
Glenn Wheaton was the writer and Mann Holiner produced and directed.
Pied Pipers backed Frank on "Over The Rainbow."
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Peggy Lee
Los Angeles Evening Citizen News January 3, 1946
review (1-2-1962) notes
ALBUM REVIEW: I REMEMBER TOMMY
SOURCE: *SHOW BUSINESS ILLUSTRATED (SBI), JANUARY 2, 1962
FRANK SINATRA,I REMEMBER TOMMY (Reprise-M,S) -Arranger
Sy Oliver has scored a batch of old Tommy Dorsey tunes for Sinatra
in this recording, but as he notes: "We didn't intend to copy. Instead
we tried to adapt the tunes to Frank's current style of singing.
Remember, he punches more than he used to." The result is a disc
that combines the best of the Dorsey library with sound of the mature
Sinatra, a blend difficult to top. Among the tunes are "I'm Getting
Sentimental Over You," "Imagination" "I'll Be Seeing You," "It's
Always You," "Polka Dots And Moonbeams" "Daybreak" and six others.
Regardless of tempo or mood, Sinatra sings them all with liquid
phrasing, solid rhythmic sense and a firm grasp of lyric content. Along
the way you can appreciate Sinatra's appreciation of the smooth
Dorsey trombone sound.
###
* Hugh Hefner, Editor and Publisher
FACTOID: in this issue, SBI published the winners of the
JAZZ '61 Playboy Polls. In the Readers' Poll: Male Singer
was Frank Sinatra; Female Singer was Ella Fitzgerald. In
the All-Stars' All-Stars Poll: Male Singer was Frank Sinatra;
Female Singer was Ella Fitzgerald.
SECOND FACTOID: SBI had this announcement: Reprise Records
recorded its master's voice during Frank Sinatra's November engagement
at The Sands in Las Vegas; the best moments of his latest sojourn
at his own club will comprise a "Sinatra at The Sands" set. Nat Cole
will form his own disc firm in 1962, but will continue to cut for
Capitol.
CD: Universal – 0602527564650 America I Hear You Singing (2010 European Release)
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January 9, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #18
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: Lina Romay, Skitch Henderson
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Some Sunday Morning - Frank Sinatra
3. Get The Best Of Me Lina Romay
4. Slowly - Frank Sinatra
5. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Pied Pipers
6. Liza Skitch Henderson
7. medley w/Skitch Henderson (piano): I'll Be Seeing
You / Paper Doll / Try A Little Tenderness
Somebody Loves Me / Where Or When / Blue Skies
8. No Can Do - Frank Sinatra & Lena Romay
9. Day By Day
10. Put Your Dreams Away sign-off
Ed notes: Skitch Henderson had finished an engagement with Frank at the Wedgwood Room, in the Waldorf in December of 1945.
He was the piano player and good friend. Frank asked him to be a guest on the Old Gold show. When I spoke with Skitch,
he remembered the wonderful buildup Frank gave him that Wednesday evening in 1946. They became fast friends, shared a box
at Carnegie Hall for classical music recitals, did nightclubs and one nighters, and Skitch often was the pilot for their little sojourns.
He had wonderful stories about his work and friendship with Frank. Skitch would do quite a few Old Gold shows with Frank after that January night.
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #18
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
January 9, 1949, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles Jewish Community presented Frank Sinatra
with the Judge Harry A. Hollzer Memorial Award for his racial and
religious activities
Frank at Caesars in January 1980
January 10, 1946
Radio
Tribute To Al Jolson
1. Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that Sinatra does this song a la Al Jolson. A fun effort. There is a great picture of Sinatra backstage with Jolson.
Tribute To Al Jolson
Sinatra backstage with Jolson
January 12, 1946
Radio
Command Performance #247Host : Frank SinatraGuests: Gene Kelly, Joan Edwards,Marie McDonald, Ray Sinatra,The SportsmenAnnouncer : Ken CarpenterCarpenter introduces Sinatra"The Coffee Song" Frank SinatraRay Sinatra joins Ken and Frankin a skit."Mountinque Suite" Ray Sinatra conductsFrank introduces his old Hit Parade partner"Go West Young Man, Go West " Joan Edwardsand The SportsmenKen introduces Gene KellySkit aboard "The Good Ship Errol Flynn"Kelly and Sinatra as two sailors on leaveMarie McDonald joins skit"Lost In The Stars" Frank SinatraFrank and Gene sign offnote: Known as the best radio series never heard.All the performers plus writers, directors, etc. donated their time to creating some great shows.It was never heard on the commercial airwaves.Ed
January 16, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show
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: Andy Russell, Clark Dennis
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Aren't You Glad You're You
3. I'll Never Love Again Andy Russell
4. Come To Baby Do Pied Pipers
5. Oh What It Seemed To Be ( radio premier )
4. medley: Besame Mucho / Amor / I Cried For You / Magic Is The Moonlight
5. Where The Blue Of The Night Meets The Gold Of The Day - w/Andy Russell
6. All The Things You Are Clark Dennis
7. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
8.. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: The song "Bess Oh Where's My Bess" appears on the CD: The V-discs 2
(Columbia).
Confirmed airing on WABC.
Ed O'Brien: "My Romance" is from the dress rehearsal of the 1-23-46 show.
Skitch Henderson was
Frank's guest for the second week in a row. I asked Skitch if Frank sang
some tunes with him with
just piano at the Waldorf. Skitch assured me they had and often, he told
me, they added something just before show.
January 23, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #20
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: Skitch Henderson, Teenage Tina
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
3. medley w/Pied Pipers: If I Loved You / It's Been A Long, Long Time /
Accentuate The Positive / Chickery Chick
4. Symphony
5. medley w/Skitch Henderson (piano): In The Gloamin’ / Who? / Dear Old
Girl, Dear Little Boy Of Mine / The Girl Of My Dreams / When You
Wore A Tulip / Goin' Home
6. Begin The Beguine
7. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
note: Janet Waldo played the role of Teenage Tina
note: After Frank sings "Symphony Of Love, " the Pipers do "Personality."
Frank sang "Goin' Home" on his Vimms, Max Factor and a Guest
Star. But the one here with Skitch is easily the best. After the song --
he sings all of it -- Marvin Miller tells him it is one of the loveliest things
he ever heard on radio. I agree.
--Ed
January 24, 1946
Radio
Birds Eye Open House, Starring Dinah Shore
NBC & AFRS rebroadcast (Dinah Shore's Open House)
Time 8:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Sponsor: Birds Eye, Gaines Dog Food
Host: Dinah Shore
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Harry Von Zell, Robert Emmett Dolan and His Orchestra
Sinatra Songs Arranged & Conducted by: Axel Stordahl
1. Tea For Two w/Dinah
2. Day By Day w/Dinah
Note: Confirmed airing on WEAF. "Tea For Two" appears on the CD: The Live Duets 1943-57. TT: 30mins. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
Ed O'Brien added:
Frank sang "Day By Day" solo and then
Dinah did Berlin's "How Deep Is The Ocean,"
before they did the "Tea For Two" with a choral
backing. Frank also sang a bit of "Darling, I'm
Growing Older."
January 29, 1946
Radio
The Bob Hope Show
Network: NBC & AFRS rebroadcast program #131
Time: 10:00pm - 10:30pm
Sponsor: Pepsodent
Performers: Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra, Frances Langford, Jerry Colonna, Mel Blanc.
1. Nancy
2 It Might As Well Be Spring (Parody)
Note: Confirmed aired on WEAF. The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Cast skit "The Life Story Of Frank Sinatra." 30mins Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
LOC has NBC master.
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Meeting of the Key Men of the United Jewish Welfare Fund
Sinatra received a citation for his contribution to inter-racial and religious good-will
January 29, 1953, Sheraton Plaza, Boston, Mass
14th Annual Baseball Writers Banquet
Sinatra performed at the banquet
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January 30, 1946
Radio
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.
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
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
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
February 1, 1946
Radio
The Jimmy Durante Show
Netowork: CBS
Sponsor: Rexall
Jimmy Durante,
Performers: Garry Moore, Frank Sinatra, Roy Bargy and His Orchestra,
Announcer: Howard Petrie
Produced & Directed by: Phil Cohan
Notes: Jimmy messes up his lines and cracks up the cast. The story of
Columbus Durante is told. The cast meets Black Jack Sinatra, the pirate.
The final 13:49 of the program only. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
The Jimmy Durante Show
Netowork: CBS
Sponsor: Rexall
Jimmy Durante,
Performers: Garry Moore, Frank Sinatra, Roy Bargy and His Orchestra,
Announcer: Howard Petrie
Produced & Directed by: Phil Cohan
note: "Aren't You Glad You're You" was not performed. The
time shown was
for the CST broadcast.
Ed
February 3, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1674 All Through The Day
(J. Kern/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Centennial Summer)
Williamson Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (3:01) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
-2 LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52
-3 78: 36962 (alt. take)
HCO1675 One Love
(L. Robin/D. Rose)
E.H. Morris & Co. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:44) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: CL-2739
78: 37054
HCO1676 Two Hearts Are Better Than One
(J. Kern/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Centennial Summer)
T.B. Harms. Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-3 (2:49) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
78: 36962
HCO1677 How Cute Can You Be?
(B. Carey/C. Fischer)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:42) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: CL-606 Frankie
78: 37048
HCO1674 & HCO1675: Violins: W. Bloom, H. Blostein, S. Freed, Jr., G. Joyce, G. Kast, S. Kindler, M. King, S. Levine, S. Middleman, N. Pisani, E. Powers, M. Russell; Violas: A. Neiman, L. Selic, D. Sterkin; Cellos: F. Goerner, J. Sewell, J. Tannenbaum; Saxes: H. Beau, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, H. Schuchman, A. Smith; Horns: R. Perissi; Harp: M. Cambern; Trombones: H. Bohannon, G. Jenkins, E. Smithers; Trumpets: M. Herman, R Linn, I. Parker; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: D. Barbour; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums. R. Hagan
HCO1676: Saxes: H. Beau, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, H. Schuchman, A. Smith; Horns: R. Perissi; Trumpets: M. Herman, R. Linn, I. Parker; Trombones: H. Bohannon, G. Jenkins, E. Smithers; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: D. Barbour; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan
HCO1677: Saxes: H. Beau, H. Haymer, H. Schuchman, A. Smith; Trumpets: R. Linn; Trombones: H. Bohannon; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: D. Barbour; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien exclaims what an obscure session this is! Four songs and they are not remembered today. But there is some real quality work here nevertheless. Worth a listen any time. Frank had some tonsils in February of 1946!
Sinatraphile Rich Rosenberg points out all four songs are well-remembered by Jonathan Schwartz. Rosenberg has heard Schwartz play a couple of them. I love "All Through the Day," he says. Listening to the young voice and the string arrangement transports you to another time,
Hollywood
HCO1674 All Through The Day
(J. Kern/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Centennial Summer)
Williamson Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (3:01) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 3
-2 LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52
-3 78: 36962 (alt. take)
All through the day I dream about the night
I dream about the night here with you
All through the day I wish away the time
Until the time when I'm here with you
Down falls the sun, I run to meet you
The evening mist melts away
Down smiles the moon and soon your lips recall
The kiss I dreamed of all through the day
Down falls the sun, I run to meet you
The evening mist melts away
Down smiles the moon and soon your lips recall
The kiss I dreamed of all through the day
note: Frank loved this song. It was the last one Jerome Kern
would compose. Frank sang it on four Old Gold shows,
starting on February 27, 1946. The last effort would be on
his tribute show to Kern, 1-15-47. Frank liked to share with
his audience the deep affection he had for Kern's music and
let them know it was the great man's swan song. Flip side
was "Two Hearts Are Better Than One"
Ed
February 6, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #22
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: Bob Hope
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow - Frank Sinatra & Pied Pipers
3. That Old Black Magic - Frank Sinatra
4. commercial 1
5. Doctor, Lawyer And Indian Chief - Pied Pipers
6. comedy - Bob Hope & Frank Sinatra
7. These Foolish Things (parody) - Frank Sinatra & Bob Hope
8. commercial 2
9. Tin Pan Alley "Race Track" Medley: Symphony /
I Can't Begin To Tell You / Let It Snow, Let It Snow,
Let It Snow / I'm Always Chasing Rainbow / It's Been
A Long Long Time / Bell Bottom Trousers - Frank Sinatra
10. Day By Day - Frank Sinatra
11. closing theme: Put Your Dreams "screams" Away - w/Bob Hope
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
Ed O'Brien reports that there is a rehearsal tape of this radio show in circulation. It is great fun, he says. Bob Hope did not attend the rehearsal but Frank had a good time with the cast.
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #22
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: Bob Hope
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February 12, 1946
Radio
Jubilee #172
Host: Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman
Announcer: Hugh Brundage
Taped at NBC, in Hollywood, February 1946
The Jimmy Mundy All Stars Orchestra
King Cole Trio, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Earl Robinson
1. One O'Clock Jump Jimmy Mundy Orchestra
2. Everything But You Jimmy Mundy Orchestra
3. Lover Man Lena Horne
4. Frim Fram Sauce The King Cole Trio
5. How Cute Can You Be? Frank Sinatra
6. The Four Rivers Lena Horne
7. The House I Live In Frank Sinatra with Earl Robinson on guitar
8. One O'Clock Rhythm Jimmy Mundy Orchestra
Date is uncertain. AFRS might have broadcast on 2-12 or 2-22- 46
NOTE: Ed O'Brien calls this "a moment to remember." Frank's only accompaniment on "House I Live In"
was Earl Robinson on guitar. He sang it hundreds of times, but only this one time with the song's composer.
Jubilee #172
Host: Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman
Announcer: Hugh Brundage
Taped at NBC, in Hollywood, February 1946
The Jimmy Mundy All Stars Orchestra
King Cole Trio, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra, Earl Robinson
February 13, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #23
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: Jack Carson, June Hutton
Dress Rehearsal:
1. Somebody Loves Me - w/Pied Pipers
2. Oh! What It Seemed To Be
3. Little Brown Jug
4. Don't Bring Crosby (parody) - w/Jack Carson
5. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me - w/June Hutton
6. The Song Is You
7. Put Your Dreams Away
CBS Broadcast:
1. Somebody Loves Me - w/Pied Pipers
2. Oh! What It Seemed To Be*
3. Easy Street Pied Pipers
4. Little Brown Jug (20 second parody) w/Jack Carson
5. Don't Bring Lulu (parody aimed at Crosby, runs one minute) - w/Jack Carson
6. The Song Is You
7. Put Your Dreams Away
* Sinatra would sing the song nine times on the Old Gold show and it would be a #1 hit for him
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. AFRS version added "Just One Of Those Things" from the November 7, 1945 broadcast.
Jack Carson Show
Network: CBS & AFRS (rebroadcast)
Show: #58
Host: Jack Carson
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Arthur Treacher, Diana Barrymore, Norma Jean Nilsson, Dave Willock, The Martin Men, Frank Sinatra, Randy Stewart
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra,
Announcers: Del Sharbutt, Howard Duff (AFRS)
1. Onesie, Twosie (I Love Youzy) w/Jack & Norma Jean
2. Brahm's Lallaby
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends." Sinatra sings the above songs + comedy. TT: 30mins. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
February 16, 1946
Radio
Brotherhood Week
The National Conference Of Christians and Jews
Network: Syndication
Narrator: Joseph Cotten
Performers: Ralph Bellamy, Frank Sinatra,
Announcer: Berry Kroeger
Writers: Sylvia Berger
Music: Alexander Semmler
1. "On A Note Of Triumph" (Norman Corwin) - read by Ralph Bellamy
2. The House I Live In - Frank Sinatra
Notes: TT:15mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
February 20, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Palm Springs, California
Show #24
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: Gov. Jim Davis of Louisiana
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Aren't You Glad You're You
3. Full Moon And Empty Arms
4. Personality Pied Pipers
5. New Moon Over My Shoulder Gov. Davis
6. You Are My Sunshine w Gov. Davis
7. All The Things You Are w/Pied Pipers
8. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away (complete)
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
Ed O'Brien
The show originated from Palm Springs, California.
Frank's guest was the governor of Louisana, Jimmy Davis. The governor was also something of
a songwriter. Frank and The Gov did a duet on "You Are My Sunshine." Davis claimed until his
dying days that he wrote the song. Although his name was on the sheet music, it appears
that he bought it from another songwriter.
Frank credits him with being the composer and they do a very nice job. In 1977, it
was named the official song of Louisana and in 2003 was voted the 77th greatest
C&W song of all time. I do believe Davis' appearance was the only time Frank had a
sitting governor as a guest on his show.
Ed also later noted:
Sinatra's Old Gold Shows were sent by CBS to the Armed Forces Radio Service, so our soldiers stationed
throughout the world could enjoy them. The show would add a few numbers in lieu of the commercials. Usually these
extras were either done during the dress rehearsal or were taken from previous broadcasts.During the rehearsal for the
2-13-46 show Sinatra blows the lyric on "Oh What It Seemed To Be." He laughs and says, "Well that's one on me. The army
doesn't get that kid."
The 2-20-46 AFRS show was significantly different from the commercial broadcast. Gov Davis was dropped
and tunes were added from previous shows plus Frank did additional numbers during the rehearsal.:Why the governor wasn't ready for
military duty is something I can't answer.
Here are the songs from the AFRS show:
Night And Day ( brief segment)
Aren't You Glad You're You
Dearest Darling (1-2-46)
Medley of songs with Skitch Henderson (1-23-46)
Full Moon And Empty Arms
The House I Live In
It Might As Well Be Spring
Lilly Belle w/The Pied Pipers
All The Things You Are w/Pied Pipers
Put Your Dreams Away (segment)
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
February 24, 1946
Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles
Sinatra spoke about tolerance and sang “The House I Live In”
-------------------------------------------------
February 24, 1948, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
Tribute Dinner for Judge Robert P. Patterson, former Secretary of War
Frank Sinatra, George Murphy, Jules Munshin, Virginia O’Brien, Lena Horne and others
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Hollywood
HCO1733 From This Day Forward
(L. Harline/M. Greene)
(from From This Day Forward)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:02) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
78: 36987
HCO1734 Where Is My Bess?
(G. & I. Gershwin/D. Heyward)
(from Porgy & Bess)
Gershwin Music Pub. Co. (ASCAP) 1935
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:55) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52
LP: CL-1297 The Broadway Kick
78: 37064
HCO1735 Begin The Beguine
(C. Porter)
(from Jubilee)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1935
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:55) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: C2L6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music
78: 37064
Bull market is in reference to the film bio "Night and Day" Lots of wonderful
music and Cary Grant as Porter. Ridiculous storyline.
HCO1736 Something Old, Something New
(R. Idriss/G. Tibbles)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:52) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: CL-2739 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 1
78: 36987
Violins: W. Bloom, H. Blostein, S. Freed, Jr., G. Joyce, G. Kast, M. King, S. Kindler, S. Levine, S. Middleman, N. Pisani, M. Russell, O. Vail; Violas: A. Neiman, L. Selic, D. Sterkin; Cellos: F. Goerner, J.. Sewell, J. Tannenbaum; Saxes: H. Beau, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, H. Schuchman, A. Smith; Horns: R. Perissi; Trumpets: M. Herman, E. Klein, R. Linn; Trombones: H. Bohannon, G. Jenkins, E. Smithers; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: G.. Van Eps; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Cambern
February 27, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #25
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: Jimmy Durante
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Sweet Lorraine w/Pied Pipers
3. All Through The Day last song written by Jerome Kern
4. Should I - The Pied Pipers
5. The Strutaway - Jimmy Durante
6. Umbriago Frank and Jimmy
7. Who Will Be With You When I'm Far Away (comedy) w/Jimmy Durante
8. Day By Day
9. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away Jimmy Durante
10. Put Your Dreams Away Frank Sinatra
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. AFRS version added "I Fall In Love Too Easily" from the September 19, 1945 broadcast..
Concerts
Canoga Park High School, Los Angeles, Ca
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Jerry Colona, and others
Sinatra sang 3 songs:
“Aren’t You Glad You’re You”
“Oh, What It Seemed To Be”
“The House I Live In”
Canoga Park High School, Los Angeles, Ca
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Jerry Colona, and others
Sinatra sang 3 songs:
“Aren’t You Glad You’re You”
“Oh, What It Seemed To Be”
“The House I Live In”
Feb 27, 1946 - HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS BOB HOPE AND FRANK SINATRA VISITED CANOGA. "Lending their talents to the betterment of racial and religious understanding, the Hollywood Caravan, headed by Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope, made Canoga Park High School Auditorium the scene of the first high school gathering on tolerance in the Valley schools..." (Hunters' Call, 3-8-1946) The show was a reward for Canoga's award winning efforts selling Bonds and collecting scrap material during WW2. Frank Sinatra sang, "Aren't You Glad You're You."
March 6, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #26
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: Skinny Ennis, Carlos Ramirez, Bob Crosby
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #26
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: Skinny Ennis, Carlos Ramirez, Bob Crosby (needs checked)
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Gimme A Little Kiss
3. You Won't Be Satisfied Pied Pipers\
4. Medley: Embraceable You/Miserere/San Antonio Rose/Brahms Lullaby
5. Remember Me Skinny Ennis
6. Whispering w/Skinny Ennis
7. Maria Lao Carlos Ramirez
8. Figaro - w/Carlos Ramirez
9. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
10. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. AFRS added "Full Moon And Empty Arms" from the February 20, 1946 broadcast.
Crosby is on the show to plug his new series on CBS.
The Crosby broadcast immediately followed Sinatra. Frank tells
him he'll be over in a little while. I take that to mean he made an
appearance on Crosby's first show. Strangely enough, the show
is not listed at 9:30 that night. Ann Sothern's "Maisie" was in that
spot. Or was it? The following week Crosby was on right after
Sinatra. But it is not listed as a new show. I think it is a safe bet
to assume the 3-6 broadcast did take place.
Ed
Note: did some more hunting on this one. Crosby's show was broadcast on 3-6-46
at 9:30.
Ed
The Bob Crosby Show
Sponsored by Ford-Mercury-Lincoln
Guests: Frances Langford and Frank Sinatra
Sinatra does a walk-on bit about Old Gold and Crosby’s sponsor Ford-Mercury-Lincoln. Sinatra mentions Crosby being on his show and told him he’d be right over.
The Bob Crosby Show
Sponsored by Ford-Mercury-Lincoln
Guests: Frances Langford and Frank Sinatra
Sinatra does a walk-on bit about Old Gold and Crosby's sponsor
Ford-Mercury-Lincoln. Sinatra mentions Crosby being on his show and told
him he'd be right over.
I recently acquired this program and can verify Sinatra's appearance. In
one sketch, Bob Crosby and Frances Langford are in a restaurant and Crosby
spots Sinatra. Sinatra says to Crosby "told you I'd be over Bob." Crosby
says he used to sell Old Gold as well. Sinatra then gives a pack of Old
Gold to Crosby and then expects a Lincoln in return. The whole exchange
runs less than a minute.
Also at the beginning of the show there is a squeal from the audience and
Bob Crosby says "Don't be alarmed friends, just a couple of squeals left
over from Frankie"
--Scott
March 7, 1946
Radio
Academy Awards Show
1. Accentuate The Positive
2. Anywhere
3. The House I Live In
4. I Fall In Love Too Easily
5. So In Love
Note: The 1945 Acabemy Award show was broadcast over ABC-Radio from
Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. On the east coast the show came
on at 12:30 A.M. and ran for more than 80 minutes.. It was a sustaining broadcast
Bob Hope was the master of ceremonies. Sinatra, Mervyn LeRoy and Frank Ross were
awarded special Oscars for their work on "The House I Live In." Frank was the only one to go
up on stage and accept the Oscar. All the participants including RKO Pictures donated
their services for the 10 minute short. RKO distributed the film to the theaters at no charge.
Frank only sang nominated songs at the 1946 and 1969 ceremonies.
There were 14 songs nominated from the 1945 films.They were all done in one segment of the
show. Dinah Shore, Dick Haymes, Kathryn Grayson and Sinatra took turns singing the tunes. "It Might As
Well Be Spring"was awarded the Oscar. Frank was scheduled to sing Irving Berlin's "You Keep Coming
Back Like A Song" at the 1946 Oscars, broadcast on 3-13-47 in Los Angeles, at the Shrine Auditorium..
Crosby canceled at the last moment and Frank followed suit. Bing was also a no-show -- at the last minute -
on the 3-7-46 ceremony.
George Murphy presented the Oscar to Frank. He made a few brief remarks and then sang the
title track from the film. An absolutely wonderful rendition .
--Ed
Academy Awards Show
1. Accentuate The Positive
2. Anywhere
3. The House I Live In
4. I Fall In Love Too Easily
5. So In Love
Frank was backed by a 46 piece orchestra and
Johnny Green conducting..
AP reporter wrote that Frank " brought down
the house" singing "The House I Live In."
Ed
George
Murphy
Peggy Ann
Garner
Frank Sinatra
Original Photo posing for photos on the red carpet at Academy
Awards are performers (From left to right) Dick Haymes, Kathryn Grayson,
Dinah Shore ; Frank Sinatra.
March 8, 1946
Concerts
Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA
A variety program promoting racial tolerance
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Lena Horne, Jerry Colona, and others
Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, CA
A variety program promoting racial tolerance
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Lena Horne, Jerry Colona, and
others
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Van Nuys High School, Van Nuys, Ca
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Lena Horne, Jerry Colona, and
others
March 8, 1949 Red Cross Drive, Palm Springs, CA
Yes,,
March 10, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1748 They Say It's Wonderful
(I. Berlin)
(from Annie Get Your Gun)
Berlin Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52
LP: CL-1297 The Broadway Kick (alt take)
78: 36975
HCO1749 That Old Black Magic
(H.. Arlen/J. Mercer)
(from Star Spangled Rhythm)
Famous Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1942
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:32) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: C2X 40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: CL-743 The Voice
78: 37257
HCO1750 The Girl That I Marry
(I. Berlin )
(from Annie Get Your Gun)
Berlin Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:02) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
CD: 09274 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 1
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
LP: CL-2474 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 1
78: 50053
78: 36975
HCO1751 I Fall In Love With You Everyday
(S. Stept)
Stept, Inc. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:43) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: C2X 40897 Hello Young Lovers
78: 39493
HCO1752 How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
(I Berlin )
Berlin Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1932
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:57) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: C6X 40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years, 43-52
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music
78: 37257
HCO1753 Home On The Range
(B. Higley/D. Kelly)
Public Domain
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:11) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
78: DC385 ( England )
HCO1754 The Song Is You
(J. Kern/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Music In The Air)
T. B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1932
(3:30) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
Violins: W. Bloom, H. Blostein, S. Freed, Jr., G. Joyce, S. Kindler, S. Middleman, N. Pisani, E. Powers, O. Vail; Violas: A. Neiman, L. Selic, D. Sterkin; Cellos: F. Goerner, J. Sewell, J. Tannenbaum; Saxes: H. Beau, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, H. Schuchman, A. Smith; Trumpets: M. Herman, R. Linn, R. Zarchy; Trombones: H. Bohannon, G. Jenkins, E. Smithers; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: D. Barbour; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Cambern
Note: What a session! Three of the seven songs were written by Irving Berlin - two from his smash Broadway musical "Annie Get Your Gun." Then add an Arlen/Mercer and a Kern/Hammerstein II. Frank did "Home On The Range" as a tribute to FDR. Would not be available in this country until the 1970s. All of these songs would be sung on the radio by Frank and five would be sung in concert. Session ran for five and a half hours.
--Ed
March 13, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #27
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: Mervin LeRoy, Frank Ross, King Cole Trio
Dress Rehearsal:
1. Some Sunday Morning
2. Light A Lucky
3. The House I Live In
4. A Little Bit Of Heaven
5. Put Your Dreams Away
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme - Night And Day
2. Some Sunday Morning - Frank Sinatra
3. What A Deal - The Pied Pipers
4. Old Gold jingle sung by Sinatra
5. Shamrock Song "A Little Bit of Heaven" - Frank Sinatra
6. intro to Nat Kiing Cole
7. Route 66 - Nat King Cole Trio first radio performance - not yet recorded
8. Exactly Like You - Frank Sinatra & King Cole Trio
9. commercial 2
10. Mervyn Leroy & Frank Sinatra
11. scene from "The House I Live In"
12. The House I Live In - Frank Sinatra
13. closing theme - Put Your Dreams Away ( complete version )
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. TT: 30mins. Sound Condition: Excellent. Complete. AFRS version added "I Found A New Baby" November 28, 1945 & "Somebody Loves Me" February 13, 1946 to the broadcast.
note: rehearsal of this show is in circulation among collectors.
The guests do not appear during rehearsal. People in-
volved with Frank's radio shows, back then, described
a production that was often chaotic.
Ed
March 18, 1946
Studio
MGM - Hollywood
TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY
Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton
Arrangement by Kay Thompson
"Ol' Man River" w/chorus
Take 5 (2:55) and take 8(2:57) were mastered
Ed O'Brien notes:
A Sinatra song that is both famous and infamous.
It has been called ludicrous and wildly inappropriate.
The white suit, the huge orchestra, the pedestal.
New York Times has dubbed it Sinatra's worse moment
on film.. Singing is good though.
MGM - Hollywood
TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY
Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton
Arrangement by Kay Thompson
"Ol' Man River" w/chorus
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March 18, 1947
Ray Brown/Ben Evans Fight
Sinatra was to have been in attendance but had to cancel his appearance
March 20, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: San Francisco, California
Show #28
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: Van Johnson
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Personality
3.Shoo Fly Pie Pied Pipers
4. Embraceable You
5.Personality (parody) - w/Van Johnson
6. From This Day Forward new song
7.. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
note: Audience was made up of WAVES and service men
AFRS version added "Over The Rainbow" January 1, 1946 & "You'll Never Walk Alone" December 26, 1946 to the broadcast.
Ed O'Brien:
Van Johnson and Marvin Miller flew up from L.A. to Frisco to do the show.
But Miller did not go to Detroit and Chicago in mid-May.
Concerts
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
Music Conducted by Axel Stordahl
Also appearing:
--The Pied Pipers
--The 4 Step Brothers (Dancers)
--Stan Early (Comic Impersonator
On Screen: "Riverboat Rhythm" with Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, and Frankie Carle's Orchestra.
Golden Gate, San Francisco (Reviewed Wednesday Afternoon, March 20) Frank Sinatra, the slim,
trim lad with the swoon-croon pipes, the thin-faced boy with the wistful manner, stepped onto the
stage here- and suddenly a thousand female adolescents began screeching and yelling. It was
enough to scare the daylights out of any modest young fellow-but the phenomenon labelled the
Voice, unlike the non -vocal humpty dumpty, seems to keep himself together. They (the adolescents)
punctuated his singing with ecstatic cries when he sang Night and Day. And, when the 'bantamweight's
light but sustained baritone style worked out on such smoothies as Aren't You Glad You're You and You
Always Hurt the One You Love, they chorused all over again. His awkward charm even managed to thaw
some of the ice off the more antique spectators. Axel Stordahl directs a 30 -piece band as accompaniment
for Sinatra.. Also on the bill are the Four Step Brothers, Harlem dancers, who delight with some terrific
footwork. They're a clever dance foursome. The Pied Pipers, who do I'll Never Smite Again with Sinatra,
are on their own with In the Middle of May and Dreams. A unique impersonator is Stan Early, whose deft
mimicry of such personalities as Cary Grant and James Stewart gets humorous play. Whole show is excellent,
in fact, one of the Gate's finest vaude ventures. Pic, Riverboat Rhythm.
Billboard
3-30-46
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) · 21 Mar 1946
Songs By Sinatra
Location: San Francisco, California
Guest: Van Johnson
March 21, 1946
Concerts
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
Music Conducted by Axel Stordahl
Also appearing:
--The Pied Pipers
--The 4 Step Brothers (Dancers)
--Stan Early (Comic Impersonator
On Screen: "Riverboat Rhythm" with Leon Errol, Walter
Catlett, and Frankie Carle's Orchestra.
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
Note: Frank walked away with almost $30,000
for a week's work. He was in negotiations with
promoters in Detroit and Chicago for a week
in each city, beginning in early May. But the talks
were canceled after his doctor ordered r&r back
home in Palm Springs. But he did fulfilled the
following obligations:Talks would resume later in
April and Frank did play both cities for a week,
starting in mid-May. He was guaranteed $25,000
or 50% of the gross, beginning with the first dollar.
·
Grammy Museum worker Hilda Chavez cleans one of the photographs in the Frank Sinatra exhibit. In 1946 Sinatra had a week-long gig at the Golden Gate Theater in San Francisco. Sinatra recorded 57 songs that year
--Thanks to Carl R for the above pictue
March 1947
Ed O'Brien:
The Carnegie Hall was broadcast on the
Mutual Radio Network ( WOR in N.Y.C.) from
10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m, 4-19-46. Others
appearing on the show included Bing Crosby,
Bob Hope, Ginny Simms and Perry Como
March 22, 1946
Concerts
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
Music Conducted by Axel Stordahl
Also appearing:
--The Pied Pipers
--The 4 Step Brothers (Dancers)
--Stan Early (Comic Impersonator
On Screen: "Riverboat Rhythm" with Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, and Frankie Carle's Orchestra.
March 23, 1946
Concerts
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
Music Conducted by Axel Stordahl
Also appearing:
--The Pied Pipers
--The 4 Step Brothers (Dancers)
--Stan Early (Comic Impersonator
On Screen: "Riverboat Rhythm" with Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, and Frankie Carle's Orchestra.
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
Music Conducted by Axel Stordahl
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March 24, 1946
Concerts
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
Music Conducted by Axel Stordahl
Also appearing:
--The Pied Pipers/
--The 4 Step Brothers (Dancers)
--Stan Early (Comic Impersonator
On Screen: "Riverboat Rhythm" with Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, and Frankie
Carle's Orchestra.
March 25, 1946
Concerts
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
Music Conducted by Axel Stordahl
Also appearing:
--The Pied Pipers
--The 4 Step Brothers (Dancers)
--Stan Early (Comic Impersonator
On Screen: "Riverboat Rhythm" with Leon Errol,
Walter Catlett, and Frankie Carle's Orchestra.
March 26, 1946
Concerts
Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California (March 20-26)
Music Conducted by Axel Stordahl
Also appearing:
--The Pied Pipers
--The 4 Step Brothers (Dancers)
--Stan Early (Comic Impersonator
On Screen: "Riverboat Rhythm" with Leon Errol, Walter Catlett, and Frankie
Carle's Orchestra.
March 27, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #29
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: Skitch Henderson, Abigail and Buddy Dooley
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. One More Dream
3. Full Moon And Empty Arms Skitch Henderson
4. Madam Butterball Pied Pipers
5. Spring Is Here *
6. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / When
You Come To The End Of A Perfect Day / My Melancholy Baby / A
Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody / Falling In Love Again/It Might As Well Be Spring ( parody)/
Come With Me / You Go To My Head/Stardust (medley with Skitch Henderson and Pied Pipers)
5. All Through The Day
6. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
* Sinatra would not get around to recording "Spring Is Here" until 10-31-47. His version on the O.G.
show is quite lovely.
Ed
SEE KELLY, SINATRA AS RODGERS - HART
Hollywood, March 26
Metro screen biog of (Richard) Rodgers and
(Lorenz) Hart entitled "My Heart Stood Still,"
is likely to have Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly
in the roles of the cleffing duo.
Script is now being written by Guy Bolten, who
is conferring with Rodgers in New York, Hart
died a couple of years ago.
Variety
March 27, 1946
Ed O'Brien:
The film would be retitled "Words And
Music" and be a 12-31-48 release for MGM.
Mickey Rooney would play Rodgers and Tom
Drake would land the role of Larry Hart. Gene
Kelly would choreograph "Slaughter On Tenth
Avenue." Vera Ellen would be his dance partner.
It would be the finale in a long string of great
musical numbers.
March 28, 1946
March 28, 1946
The Times
Tuesday 3-26-46
March 30, 1946
Knickerbocker Club, Hollywood, CA
Sinatra receives a Golden Globe for "The House I Live In"
Marina Cisternas, President of HFCA (Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association
presents to Frank Sinatra the newly designed Golden Globe trophy, as recipient of a special award
“for the picture with the best international feeling produced in 1945†, the short film The House I Live In,
at the 3rd Golden Globes ceremonies held Saturday March 30, 1946 at the Hollywood Knickerbocker Club.
Frank Sinatra & Angela Lansbury
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April 3, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #30
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Richard Stark
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Martha Tilton, Clark Dennis
CBS Broadcast:
1. Shoo Fly Pie
2. Blue Skies Martha Tilton
3. Full Moon And Empty Arms
4. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief Pied Pipers
5. Over The Rainbow Clark Dennis
6. Mother Goose Medley: A Tisket, A Tasket - M.Tilton
Ten Little Indians - C. Dennis -- Little Jack Horner/
Frere Jacques F. Sinatra
7. Oh What Is Seemed To Be
8. Put Your Dreams Away -- sign off
note: Richard Stark was the announcer. Marvin Miller had
a scheduling conflict and stayed on the west coast
Ed
April 6, 1946
Radio
Command Performance
Network: AFRS
Show: Special in honor of "Army Day"
Host: Bob Hope
Guests: Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Spike Jones and The City Slickers, The Andrews Sisters, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bette Davis.
Announcer: Harry Von Zell
The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra Conducted By: Meredith Willson
1. opening
2. comedy - Bob Hope
3. Shoo Fly Pie - Dinah Shore
4. comedy - Bette Davis, Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra & Bob Hope
5. Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief - Bing Crosby
6. Oh What It Seemed To Be - Frank Sinatra
7. Your The Top (parody) - Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope & Bing Crosby
8. You Always Hurt The One You One - Spike Jones and The City Slickers
9. Chickery Chick - The Andrew Sisters
10. "Army Day Speech" - General Dwight D. Eisenhower
11. What Do You Do In The Infantry - Frank Sinatra & Chorus
12. This Is The Army - Dinah Shore
13. Caissons Go Rolling Along- Bing Crosby & Chorus
14. closing
45mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Note: Show was taped on 4-6-46 and the AFRS air date was 4-19-46
--Ed
April 7, 1946
Studio
New York City
XCO36056 Soliloquy (Part 2) Take 1
(R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Carousel)
Williamson Music Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
CD: Columbia CK 64661 Sinatra Sings Rodgers And Hammerstein
LP: Columbia C2L-6 The Frank Sinatra Story
XCO36057 Soliloquy (Part 1)
(R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Carousel)
Williamson Music Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
CD: Columbia CK 64661 Sinatra Sings Rodgers And Hammerstein
LP: Columbia C2L-6 The Frank Sinatra Story
Ed O'Brien:
Sinatra would record this song again on 5-28-46.
Both recordings were done with a 35 piece orchestra
and part two was done first at both sessions. Joe
Bushkin played piano on the 4-8 date. In the interim,
Frank sang it on his 5-22-46 Old Gold show. He was
appearing at the Chicago Theatre and the local CBS
radio station broadcast his weekly show. Skitch
Henderson told me the studio was too small to
accommodate both a studio audience and the orchestra.
I believe it is the only O.G. show minus the squealing
bobby soxers. Anyway, "Soliloquy" on that broadcast,
is simply sensational. In my opinion it is better than
either of the Columbia efforts.
April 10, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: New York City
Show #31
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Richard Stark
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Gene Kelly
1. Two Hearts Are Better Than One
2. I Fall In Love With You Everyday
3. Sittin' and A Rockin' Pied Pipers
4. Medley: Oh, Our Songs Are Happy/
Down By The Old Mill Stream Frank & Gene
5. Gershwin Medley: Summertime/ It Ain't Necessarily So/
Where Is My Bess
6. Put Your Dreams Away -- sign off
note: The announcer was Richard Stark. Marvin Miller
had a scheduling conflict and did not accompany
the Old Gold gang to New York
--Ed
AFRS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Two Hearts Are Better Than One
3. I Fall In Love With You Every Day
4. Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow - w/Pied Pipers
5.. medley w/Gene Kelly: Down By The Old Mill Stream / I Begged Her /
Summertime / It Ain't Necessarily So / Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
6. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: The Dress rehearsal of "I Fall In Love With You Every Day" appears on the CD: The V-discs 2 (Columbia). Confirmed airing on WABC.
April 14, 1946
Radio
Command Performance
Network: AFRS
Show: #217
Host: Bob Hope
Guests: Eric Johnston, George Murphy, Frank Sinatra, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Michael Curtiz, Johnny Green and His Orchestra.
Announcer:
Notes: TT 30mins. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete..
Ed O'Brien:
A rather unusual Command Performance.
The half-hour was devoted to a rebroadcast of the highlights
of the Academy Award show from Grauman's Chinese Theatre
in Hollywood, 3-7-46. Frank received a special Oscar for his
10 minute short on religious and racial tolerance. He also
sang the title track "The House I Live In."
April 17, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #32
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: Shirley Ross
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
3. There's A Long, Long Trail/Silver Threads Among The Gold
4. Day By Day*
5. Moonmist Pied Pipers
6. Coax Me A Little Bit Shirley Ross
7. Medley: All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings/Let's Get Away
From It All/ I've Got You On My Mind Shirley Ross
8. Without A Song (tribute to Vincent Youmans, who passed away April 5, 1946 )
9. Put Your Dreams Away sign - off
* Pied Pipers do not back Frank on "Day By Day"
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. AFRS version added "San Antonio Rose" from the March 6, 1946 broadcast..
April 19, 1946
Radio
Cancer Drive Program
Network: WOR
Time: 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Performers: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Ginny Simms, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Others
Mutual Network had exclusive rights to the airing of the show.
WOR broadcast it in N.Y.C.
--Ed
Cancer Drive Program
Network: WOR
Time: 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Performers: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Ginny Simms, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Others
April 20, 1946
Concerts
Phoenix Union, High School Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona
Benefit for: Junior Police Jamboree
Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Sid Caesar
Songs Included:
--Nancy
--The House I Live In
--My Romance
--Oh, What It Seemed To Be
--Embraceable You
--Night and Day
--Over The Rainbow
Phoenix Union, High School Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona
Benefit for: Junior Police Jamboree
Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Mickey Rooney
Looking at this ad, it is no wonder Mickey Rooney was a no-show.
From 1938 thru 1943, Rooney was a megastar for MGM. He
was the biggest movie star in the land at the time. Mickey
was the top drawing box office attraction three consecutive years
( 1939 thru 1941). And placed in the top ten the other three
years. His Andy Hardy films and musicals with Judy Garland
were huge box office winners. And to be the top drawer in
1939 -- the year most cinephiles consider Hollywood's
greatest -- is quite an achievement. How fickled fame
can be.
--Ed
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April 24, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #33
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: Slim Gaillard Trio
Dress Rehearsal:
1. They Say It's Wonderful
2. You Are Too Beautiful
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Who's Sorry Now
3. They Say It's Wonderful
Old Gold Jingle w/ Pied Pipers
4. There's Good Blues Tonight Pied Pipers
5. Yip Roc Heresy Slim GaillardTrio
6. Cement Mixer ( Put-TI Put-Ti) w/ Slim Gaillard Trio
7. You Are Too Beautiful
8. Put Your Dreams Away sign- off
Notes: The Dress rehearsal of the songs "They Say It's Wonderful" & "You Are Too Beautiful" appear on the CD:
The V-discs 2 (Columbia).
April 25, 1946
Concerts
Embassy Room, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Subscription Dinner Dance of the Women's Division of the American Jewish Congress
Sinatra, Phil Silvers, and the Pied Pipers
Embassy Room, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Subscription Dinner Dance of the Women's Division of the American Jewish Congress
Sinatra, Phil Silvers, and the Pied Pipers
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May 1, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #34
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: Gloria de Haven
1. Night And Day opening
2. Sioux City Sue
3. Medley of Songs from "The Voice" LP
Someone To Watch Over Me/I Don't Know Why/
These Foolish Things/Why Shouldn't I/ You Go
To My Head
4. Route 66 Pied Pipers
5. They Didn't Believe Me Gloria de Haven
6. Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us w/ Gloria de Haven
7. All Through The Day (last song written by Jerome Kern )
8. Put Your Dreams Away sign - off
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. Ed O'Brien: Only an excerpt of this show has circulated. Frank opened this show with "Sioux City Sue."
Note: After "Sioux City Sue" and a comedy bit with Stordahl, Frank introduced songs from his new album "The Voice." A clever bit
to get the swooners excited about it and also let them know it was selling for $2.50. The scene was a flashback to the previous night.
Frank was trying to play the 78s on his phonograph. His player was acting up and only segments of "Someone To Watch Over Me,"
"I Don't Know Why," "These Foolish Things" and "Why Shouldn't I" played before there was a loud screech and the song went off
the player. Actually, Frank was singing them on the show. Why give them the complete songs. Then he switched to Nancy's little
phono and did a marvellous reading of "You Go To My Head." Segment is available on "Lost And Found: The Radio Years.:"
"The Voice" was the #1 album on Billboard's inaugural list of album sales.
Ed
--Frank played a week at the Detroit Theatre and the Chicago Theatre in
May of 1946. He opened his shows with "Sioux City Sue." And, as you know, he never made a recording of that tune.
May 3, 1946
Concerts
War Memorial Auditorium, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sinatra was Grand Marshall of the Helldorado Days Parade and that night at the War Memorial Auditorium, Sinatra packed the hall as he sang hits from his recent movies Anchors Aweigh, Step Lively,
Higher and Higher and his special Oscar Award number "The House I Live In."
Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sinatra sang at both floor shows accompanied by Last Frontier Hillbilly Band
Saphire Room of the El Cortez in Las Vegas
Sinatra sang several songs in tribute to Gene Austin
War Memorial Auditorium, Las Vegas, Nevada
Grand Marshall of the Helldorado Days Parade was Frank Sinatra. A crowd of 50,000 lined Fremont Street to cheer and scream at
the star who rode by in an oversized Stetson.
"That night at the War Memorial Auditorium, Sinatra packed the hall as he sang hits from his recent movies Anchors Aweigh, Step Lively,
Higher and Higher and his special Oscar Award number "The House I Live In." On the inclined stage of the auditorium, in the building
that later became Las Vegas City Hall, all was smooth warbling until the electricity failed and the mike went dead. Sinatra's vocal ability,
powerless without amplification, was bereft of its very engaging quality."
Hotel Last Frontier, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sinatra sang at both floor shows accompanied by Last Frontier Hillbilly Band
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Saturday, May 04, 1946
Vegas at the time only had two hotels. Here is a photo of the Last Frontier, which opened in 1943.As you can see it was rather primitive
by the standards Vegas would have in just a few years. Sinatra really didn't have the time to get to know
Vegas in 44 and 45. The date you put up reveals that Frank flew from Detroit after his 5-1-46 Old Gold show and then had to get back in time
to open at the Detroit Theatre and do the 5-8 Old Gold show.
--ED
Saphire Room of the El Cortez in Las Vegas
Sinatra sang several songs in tribute to Gene Austin
May 4, 1946
Helldorado Dance Hall, Las Vegas (Cancelled)
Sinatra had to leave early for Chicago. He was to have been a judge at the dance.
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May 8, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: unknown
Show #35
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Franklin McCormick
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Martha Raye
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. Oh What It Seemed To Be
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine
4. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
note: At the end of the 5-1-46 show, Frank
tells his listeners that he will be in Detroit
the following week for concert appearances.
On the way, he will stop in Chicago to do
the 5-8 show with Martha Raye as his guest.
He planned to have a meeting in the Windy
City prior to the taping. Frank wanted to plan
the program more thoroughly. Marvin Miller
was not the announcer. Franklin McCormick
subbed for him on the 5/8, 5/15 and 5/22
shows.
Ed
The 14th Annual Catholic Youth Organization Sportsmen's Dinner, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois
Caption:
Chicago: The annual Bishop Sheil's Corn and Cabbage dinner, attended by most of the city officials and notables, was held this year by candlelight because of the dim-out. Frank Sinatra, the crooner, is shown speaking at the dinner before receiving the Bishop Sheil Award for work fighting racial prejudices. With Marvin McCarthy, toastmaster; Bishop Sheil, the host; and Gov. Dwight Green of Illinois. May 8, 1946.
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May 9, 1946
Concerts
Ford Station Wagon with an elaborate
exterior wood design. His week at the Chicago Theatre
(May 17 thru 23) grossed $90,000. He missed
two shows opening night because of delayed
plane flight, but made up for it by doing seven
shows a day for the rest of the week. His
Old Gold show originated from the two cities
on May 15 and 22.
Downtown Theatre Detroit, Michigan (9-15)
Thursday thru Wednesday
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) 10 May 1946, Fri
Sinatra's Detroit Sked
46 Shows; Truant
Fear Chills Opener
DETROIT, May 11.-Frank Sinatra's show sked at Downtown Theater
here should make two-a-dayers turn over in their graves. The Voice
is slated to do 46 shows during the week-with a vague possibility
that
there might be more if the star can take it. Charles Perry, managing
director of the Balaban - operated Downtown is scheduling six shows
daily and eight each on Saturday and Sunday. Opening of the Sinatra
engagement Thursday (9) wasn't quite as strong as anticipated, with a
reasonable number of vacancies reported at the first show, but the crowd
made up for it after that. Early attendance was probably scared off by
the
vigorous enforcement of curfew regulations, with an undisclosed number
of girls under 16 taken out of the advance line by police and truant
officers,
and sent home or to the police station until their parents called for
them.
Local law prohibits attendance of youngsters at a show during school
hours,
making 1 p.m. the earliest for them at the theater.
Billboard
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May 10, 1946
Concerts
Downtown Theatre Detroit, Michigan (9-15)
Thursday thru Wednesday
with Skich Henderson, The Pied Pipers, and The Steeple Chasers (Dancers)
On Screen: "Blondie's Lucky Day"
Songs:
1. Sioux City Sue
2. Full Moon and Empty Arms
3. Day By Day
4. Embraceable You
5 Nancy
6. My Romance
7. The One I Love - FS with the Pied Pipers
8. I'll Never Smile Again - FS with the Pied Pipers
9. Oh What It Seemed To Be
May 11, 1946
Concerts
Downtown Theatre Detroit, Michigan (9-15)
Thursday thru Wednesday
with Skich Henderson, The Pied Pipers, and The Steeple Chasers (Dancers)
On Screen: "Blondie's Lucky Day"
Songs:
1. Sioux City Sue
2. Full Moon and Empty Arms
3. Day By Day
4. Embraceable You
5 Nancy
6. My Romance
7. The One I Love - FS with the Pied Pipers
8. I'll Never Smile Again - FS with the Pied Pipers
9. Oh What It Seemed To Be
May 12, 1946
Concerts
Downtown Theatre Detroit, Michigan (9-15)
Thursday thru Wednesday
with Skich Henderson, The Pied Pipers, and The Steeple Chasers (Dancers)
On Screen: "Blondie's Lucky Day"
Songs:
1. Sioux City Sue
2. Full Moon and Empty Arms
3. Day By Day
4. Embraceable You
5 Nancy
6. My Romance
7. The One I Love - FS with the Pied Pipers
8. I'll Never Smile Again - FS with the Pied Pipers
9. Oh What It Seemed To Be
May 13, 1946
Concerts
Downtown Theatre Detroit, Michigan (9-15)
Thursday thru Wednesday
with Skich Henderson, The Pied Pipers, and The Steeple Chasers (Dancers)
On Screen: "Blondie's Lucky Day"
Songs:
1. Sioux City Sue
2. Full Moon and Empty Arms
3. Day By Day
4. Embraceable You
5 Nancy
6. My Romance
7. The One I Love - FS with the Pied Pipers
8. I'll Never Smile Again - FS with the Pied Pipers
9. Oh What It Seemed To Be
1969 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 9-25)
May 14, 1946
Radio
Here's To The Veterans
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Marvin Miller
1. The House I Live In
2. From This Day Forward
3. All Thru The Day
Notes: TT: 15mins.
Concerts
Downtown Theatre Detroit, Michigan (9-15)
Thursday thru Wednesday
with Skich Henderson, The Pied Pipers, and The Steeple Chasers (Dancers)
On Screen: "Blondie's Lucky Day"
Songs:
1. Sioux City Sue
2. Full Moon and Empty Arms
3. Day By Day
4. Embraceable You
5 Nancy
6. My Romance
7. The One I Love - FS with the Pied Pipers
8. I'll Never Smile Again - FS with the Pied Pipers
9. Oh What It Seemed To Be
1969 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 9-25)
May 15, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Music Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Show #36
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers: June Hutton- Hal Hopper- Chuck Lowry- Clark Yokum
Guest: Skitch Henderson Announcer: Franklin McCormick
1. opening theme: Night And Day
1. How Cute Can You Be
2. Don't Marry That Gal
3. Anybody's Fame Pied Pipers: June Hutton- Hal Hopper- Chuck Lowry- Clark Yokum
4. You Go To My Head w/Skitch Henderson segment
4. Tea For Two w/June Hutton
5. These Foolish Things operatic parody'
5. Full Moon And Empty Arms
6. You Are Too Beautiful
7. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC. AFRS version added " Oh! What Is Seemed To Be" & "You Go To My Head" from the March 27, 1946 broadcast.
NOTE: Ed O'Brien reports that Sinatra was playing an engagement in Detroit in mid-May 1946.
The Old Gold show was broadcast from the CBS affiliate. O'Brien asked Skitch Henderson about this appearance.
Here is an excerpt from that interview:
Q. You made a number of appearances on Sinatra's Old Gold radio show. Do you have any memories to share?
A. I remember in May 1946 we played a theater in Detroit , the Fox Theatre. On closing night, the Ford family gave us a party. Ford built a wooden station wagon at the time and they gave one to Frank that night. And he didn't want it. He gave it away. I thought earlier today, what an incredible posture that was. I remember when he left there he said,"What the hell am I going to do with that car?" But the radio show was wonderful. I thought Frank was at his height vocally then. He respected lyrics and he sang the melody. It was before genius took over. It was still around the era of George Evans. It was more real and not surrounded by experts. Frank was a real happy guy back then.. He was surrounded by friends and not users. If I may say that!
Concerts
Downtown Theatre Detroit, Michigan (9-15)
Thursday thru Wednesday
with Skich Henderson, The Pied Pipers, and The Steeple Chasers (Dancers)
On Screen: "Blondie's Lucky Day"
Songs:
1. Sioux City Sue
2. Full Moon and Empty Arms
3. Day By Day
4. Embraceable You
5 Nancy
6. My Romance
7. The One I Love - FS with the Pied Pipers
8. I'll Never Smile Again - FS with the Pied Pipers
9. Oh What It Seemed To Be
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
2. Don't Marry That Girl
Variety
5-22-46
May 17, 1946
Concerts
Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois (17-23)
with Skitch Henderson
Also: The Pied Pipers and The Steeple Chasers
On Screen: "Up Goes Maisie" with Ann Sothern & George Murphy
Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois (17-23)
with Skitch Henderson
Also: The Pied Pipers and The Steeple Chasers
On Screen: "Up Goes Maisie" with Ann Sothern & George Murphy
Variety
note: I like reviews that give us the list of songs
Frank was doing. Forgot to mention that he did
46 shows in Detroit. Assuming Frank did eight
per show that adds up to 368 songs over the
seven day engagement.
--Ed
Chicago Theatre
May 17 thru 23, 1946
CHICAGO, CHICAGO
(Friday, May 17)
Frank Sinatra arrived about 15 minutes before
show time because his plane from New York
had been delayed. Delay had pushed the
show back almost an hour, but when he
bounced onto the stage the complaints gave
way to screams. He silenced the house at
once with "Sioux City Sue."
With cops covering approaches to the
stage and flash bulbs popping continually,
Frank did a better-than-average job of
emceeing the production. When he
walked off after introducing the Steeple-
chasers, Negro tap terp trio, they moaned
so loud he came back to inform them that
it was a variety show and if they remained
quiet long enough to see it they would like
it. They did both, but found the "quiet"
request hard to comply with.
Steeplchasers did some hot hoofing to
"Cherokee." One of them then came out
in a zoot suit, and with interpretations of
boogy-woogie and the camel walk, they
wowed the teenage crowd. Pied Pipers,
who are on Sinatra's radio show, won
hearty hand with "You Won't Be Satisfied"
and "Dream." While they were offering
"Personality" the crowd got restless, and
despite their good work, the noise took
a lot out of this one. Their voices blend
well, but they are not for a house filled
with bobby soxers.
Skitch Henderson took over the 28
piece augmented theater band. Skitch
doubles on the 88 and did a fine job
on "Full Moon and Empty Arms."
Then The Voice gave them "Embrace-
able You," "Sweet Lorraine," "All Thru the
Day," "Oh! What It Seemed To Be" and
"Nancy." Wailing and screaming didn't
disturb Frank, who kept right on giving.
With a wave of his hand he could quiet
them, with a smile he could cause
giggles thruout the house.
"With the Pied Pipers he sang "One
I Love Belongs To Somebody Else" and
"I'll Never Smile Again" in memory of
the Dorsey days. He didn't use any gags,
but got lots of yocks whenever he uttered
anything that might pass as being funny.
Frank had them from the moment he walked
on until he walked off.
Billboard
May 25, 1946
May 18, 1946
Concerts
Chicago Theatre Chicago, Illinois (17-23)
Frank Sinatra
Other Performers: Pied Pipers, Steeple-chasers
Augmented 28 Theater Band Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Among Sinatra's Songs:
Embraceable You
Sweet Lorraine
All Thru the Day
Oh! What It Seemed To Be
Nancy
One I Love (Belongs To Somebody) Else w/Pied Pipers
I'll Never Smile Again w/Pied Pipers
May 19, 1946
Concerts
Chicago Theatre CHICAGO, Illinois (17-23)
M.C. Frank Sinatra
Other Performers: Pied Pipers, Steeple-chasers
Augmented 28 Theater Band Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Among Sinatra's Songs:
Embraceable You
Sweet Lorraine
All Thru the Day
Oh! What It Seemed To Be
Nancy
One I Love (Belongs To Somebody) Else w/Pied Pipers
I'll Never Smile Again w/Pied Pipers
May 20, 1946
Concerts
Chicago Theatre CHICAGO, Illinois (17-23)
M.C. Frank Sinatra
Other Performers: Pied Pipers, Steeple-chasers
Augmented 28 Theater Band Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Among Sinatra's Songs:
Embraceable You
Sweet Lorraine
All Thru the Day
Oh! What It Seemed To Be
Nancy
One I Love (Belongs To Somebody) Else w/Pied Pipers
I'll Never Smile Again w/Pied Pipers
Chicago Theatre CHICAGO, Illinois (17-23)
M.C. Frank Sinatra
May 21, 1946
Concerts
Chicago Theatre CHICAGO, Illinois (17-23)
M.C. Frank Sinatra
Other Performers: Pied Pipers, Steeple-chasers
Augmented 28 Theater Band Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Among Sinatra's Songs:
Embraceable You
Sweet Lorraine
All Thru the Day
Oh! What It Seemed To Be
Nancy
One I Love (Belongs To Somebody) Else w/Pied Pipers
I'll Never Smile Again w/Pied Pipers
May 22, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Show #37
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Arrangements By: Axel Stordahl
Announcer: Franklin McCormick
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Skitch Henderson
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. The Girl That I Marry
3. Route 66 Pied Pipers
3. Medley w/Skitch: If I Loved You/It's Been A Long, Long Time,Tampico( Pipers),I' ll Never Smile Again w Pipers,
White Christmas, Personality( Pipers)
4. Oh What It Seemed To Be # 1 hit eight straight weeks for Frank in the winter/spring of 46
5. Elegie ( Jules Massenet composition ) Skitch Henderson
6. Soliloquy first radio version.
7. closing theme: Put Your Dreams Away
Notes: Confirmed airing on WABC.
Ed O'Brien:
Franklin McCormick subbed for Marvin Miller during the mid west tour. He was the announcer on the 5/8,5/15 and 5/22 shows.
At the conclusion of "Soliloquy," McCormick says, "Honestly, Frank, that is one of the finest things I have ever heard on the air."
Ed O'Brien:
Skitch told me that the CBS radio station was too small
for a studio audience. Frank was in awe of "Soliloquy."
When he saw Raitt perform it on the New York stage,
Frank told Skitch it was a song he had to record. In all,
he would make five recordings. It became a concert song
in the forties, early fifties, late sixties and then a Sinatra staple
beginning in 1986. I wish the 63 recording was the complete
song.
Concerts
Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois (17-23)
M.C. Frank Sinatra
Other Performers: Pied Pipers, Steeple-chasers
Augmented 28 Theater Band Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Among Sinatra's Songs:
Embraceable You
Sweet Lorraine
All Thru the Day
Oh! What It Seemed To Be
Nancy
One I Love (Belongs To Somebody) Else w/Pied Pipers
I'll Never Smile Again w/Pied Pipers
Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois (17-23)
M.C. Frank Sinatra
Other Performers: Pied Pipers, Steeple-chasers
Augmented 28 Theater Band Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Among Sinatra's Songs:
Embraceable You
Sweet Lorraine
All Thru the Day
Oh! What It Seemed To Be
Nancy
One I Love (Belongs To Somebody) Else w/Pied Pipers
I'll Never Smile Again w/Pied Pipers
May 21, 1946
5-31-46
The concert took place at the Milwaukee Auditorium.Sinatra was a rising star in the music industry at the time.The performance featured a mix of popular standards and orchestral arrangements.This event showcased the collaboration between a solo artist and a symphony orchestra.It contributed to the popularity of orchestral pop music in the post-war era.The concert is remembered as a significant cultural moment in Milwaukee's history.
note:Tis' a mystery. I called two libraries in Milwaukee. There
is no mention of such a performance taking place on the
25th of May in 1946, Not one review. Sinatra that year
was voted the most popular star in Hollywood, Metronome
and Downbeat music polls had him winning easily. and Frank
had 10 of his recordings chart in Billboard's Top 10 , including
two that reached #1.And not one mention of him actually per-
forming.
The concert took place at the Milwaukee Auditorium.
Sinatra was a rising star in the music industry at the time.
The performance featured a mix of popular standards and orchestral arrangements.
This event showcased the collaboration between a solo artist and a symphony orchestra.
It contributed to the popularity of orchestral pop music in the post-war era.
The concert is remembered as a significant cultural moment in Milwaukee's history.
note:Tis' a mystery. I called two libraries in Milwaukee. There
is no mention of such a performance taking place on the
25th of May in 1946, Not one review. Sinatra that year
was voted the most popular star in Hollywood, Metronome
and Downbeat music polls had him winning easily. and Frank
had 10 of his recordings chart in Billboard's Top 10 , including
two that reached #1.And not one mention of him actually per-
forming.
May 23, 1946
Concerts
Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois (17-23)
M.C. Frank Sinatra
Other Performers: Pied Pipers, Steeple-chasers
Augmented 28 Theater Band Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Among Sinatra's Songs:
Embraceable You
Sweet Lorraine
All Thru the Day
Oh! What It Seemed To Be
Nancy
One I Love (Belongs To Somebody) Else w/Pied Pipers
I'll Never Smile Again w/Pied Pipers
May 28, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
XHCO1849 Soliloquy (Part 2)
(R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Carousel)
Williamson Music Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (7:57 Pt. 1&2) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
EP: B2564 Frank Sinatra (Hall Of Fame Series)
78: 7492M (12 inch)
XHCO1850 Soliloquy (Part 1)
(R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Carousel)
Williamson Music Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (7:57 Pt. 1&2) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
EP: B2564 Frank Sinatra (Hall Of Fame Series)
78: 7492M (12 inch)
HCO1851 Somewhere In The Night
(M. Gordon/J. Myrow)
(from Three Little Girls In Blue)
Triangle Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
78: 37054
HCO1852 Could'ja?
w/The pied Pipers
(B. Carey/C. Fischer)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:27) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
78: 38608
HCO1853 Five Minutes More
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from Piccadilly Hayride)
Melrose Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:35) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: CL-2474 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 1
LP: CL-1241 Love Is A Kick
78: 37048
78: 50069
HCO1849, 1850 & 1851: Violins: W. Bloom, S. Cytron, D. Frisina, S. Freed, Jr., G. Kast, S. Kindler, S. Middleman, N. Pisani, E. Powers, M. Russell, O. Vail, G. Vinci; Violas: G. Nuttycombe, G. Serulnic, D. Sterkin; Cellos: F. Goerner, J. Sewell, J. Tannenbaum; Trumpets: E. Klein, R. Linn, R. Zarchy; Trombones: G. Jenkins, W. Schaefer, S. Zentner; Saxes: H. Beau, F. Dornbach, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, F. Stulce; Horn: J. Staglino; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: A. Shapiro; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Cambern
HCO1852 & 1853: Saxes: H Beau, F. Dornbach, H. Haymer, F. Stulce; Trumpet: R. Linn; Trombone: W. Schaefer; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: A. Shapiro; Drums: R. Hagan
NOTE: Ed O'Brien finds this to be an interesting session. Sinatra re-did "Soliloquy" seven weeks after his initial attempt. Part 2 was done first at both sessions. "Could'ja" was arranged by Sy Oliver. "Five Minutes More" was a huge smash hit for Sinatra. It was released in July of 1946 and reached #1 on the Billboard chart on August 3r. It stayed there for 22 weeks. Frank's best at Columbia! Only "All the Way" would surpass it with 30 weeks on the charts. "Young at Heart" also charted for 22 weeks.
Vance Adair:
How bittersweet that today's date finds the first ('46) and one of the last ('92) performances of 'Soliloquy' sitting side by side.
There is a book to be written about the musical structure of this fascinating song and also about FS's fabled circuitous encounters with it.
I have heard quite a few performances of the song throughout the years and it is one that he always delivered with gusto. I happen to think that many of his later concert performances were superbly realized dramatic monologues.
On so many occasions I hear him plough through the crowd pleasers.
And he sounds bored.
Not so with this witty, strange and troubling tune. It produced some of the most enervated and enervating live performances of his career.
-Vance
Ed O'Brien:
Have you ever heard the version from his Old Gold on 5-22-46?
First time he did it on radio. Show came from a CBS studio in Chicago.
Skitch Henderson told me the broadcast room was too small for a
studio audience. Sinatra was in awe of the song and his reading
that night was a real tour de force.
Ed Spiegel
His incomplete 1955 version of "Soliloquy" is wonderful and it's unfortunate that it's incomplete. Even more unfortunate that he didn't make the movie. My favorite version on record is from his "80th Live" album, recorded I believe in '88. He lived it and clearly was loving doing the song. In '92 I saw him sing it at Radio City and it was at least as marvelous - many tears in the audience and a standing ovation from the packed house. By then he had put back the verse (about 45 seconds) that was omitted from the otherwise magnificent '63 Reprise recording with Nelson Riddle ("When I have a daughter, etc..."). Have always wondered why those wonderful Hammerstein words were left off.
Ed O'Brien adds:
The claim has always been that someone overlooked
that page of the sheet music. I don't believe it. Sinatra adored the
song. He started singing it in 1946 and it was often done in concerts
and nightclubs into the fifties. He did the recordings in 1955. So, he
really knew and greatly admired the song. I'll bet it was the time
constraints on a stereo album in 1963. Or Frank worried about
the excessive length being too much for the listener. With the
deleted segment, it would have run more than nine minutes.
May 29, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #38
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Time: 9:00PM - 9:30PM (EST) Wednesday
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Writer: Glenn Wheaton
Directed By: Mann Holiner
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Guest: Rise Stevens
CBS Broadcast:
1. opening theme: Night And Day
2. They Say It's Wonderful
3. Ol' Man River Pied Pipers
4. Medley of Highlights from first season:
Day By Day/Who Will Be With You When I'm Far Away/
Shoo Fly Pie/Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief( Pied Pipers)/
Cement Mixer Put-Ti, Put-Ti, w/Pipers/I'm Always Chasing
Rainbows/Lily Belle( Pied Pipers)/You Go To My Head
5.The Song Is You ( Stordahl track Frank made famous) Rise Stevens
6. Strange Music w/ Rise Stevens
7. Full Moon And Empty Arms -- "latest single release"
8. Put Your Dreams Away - sign-off
note: Axel Stordahl was down with a 24 hour bug. Skitch
Henderson subbed for him and also played piano on the
medley segment.
--Ed
Songs By Sinatra
Guest: Rise Stevens
CBS Broadcast:
Rise Frank
June 5, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #39
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: Ed Sullivan, Herb Vigran (Sad Sack)
CBS Broadcast: Wednesday Evening 9 to 9:30 P.M.
1. Night And Day Opening
2. How Cute Can You Be
3. Ed Sullivan presents Sinatra with Modern Screen Award via phone from N.Y.C.
4. Something Old, Something New
5. My Gal Sal (Pied Pipers)
6. I Don't Know Why (Parody with Sad Sack)
7. Sinatra named Outstanding Radio Father of the Year by National Father's Day Committee
8. Come Rain Or Come Shine
9. Put Your Dreams Away (closing)
note: Sad Sack was the 13 week summer replacement series, starring Herb Vigran. CBS opted
not to pick up the show.
Songs By Sinatra
Network: CBS
Location: Hollywood
Show #39
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: Ed Sullivan, Herb Vigran (Sad Sack)
June 6, 1946
Studio
MGM - Los Angeles
IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN
Thursday
Orchestra conducted by Johnny Green
Arrangements by Axel Stordahl
The Brooklyn Bridge Part 1
takes 3(2:14) and 9(2:11) were mastered
Sinatra's Vocal Ending Of Bach's Invention #1
piano and Sinatra
one take (:15)
The Brooklyn Bridge Part 2
take 7 (1:02) was mastered (not used in film)
The Brooklyn Bridge orch. only
two takes (:21) both mastered
June 11, 1946
Studio
M-G-M Studios, Hollywood , California
"La Ci Darem La Mano" from Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni"
For the film "It Happened in Brooklyn"
Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson, vocals
Pianos: Andre Previn and Johnny Green
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien points out that on this date Sinatra and Grayson would record this duet backed by the twin piano sound of Andre Previn and Johnny Green. They would do seven takes with a running time of 3:13. This recording, however, would not be used in the film.
On July 18, 1946 a second attempt would prove more successful with just Previn on piano backed by the M-G-M Orchestra. Takes 14, 25, and 27 would be mastered. Take 25 was used in the movie.
Scott Henderson:
I have the Kathryn Grayson LP "Opera and Song" on the Azel Records label and it contains the June 11th, 1946 duet of "La Ci Darem La Mano" not used in the film. It's not as good as the July 18, 1946 effort but it's still nice to listen to.
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M-G-M Studios, Hollywood , California
"La Ci Darem La Mano" from Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni"
For the film "It Happened in Brooklyn"
Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson, vocals
Pianos: Andre Previn and Johnny Green
Kathryn Grayson LP "Opera and Song" on the Azel Records label contains the June 11th, 1946 duet of "La Ci Darem La Mano" not used in the film.
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June 12, 1946
Concerts
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
9th annual Knights of Columbus Barbecue and Youth Benefit
Frank Sinatra and Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
9th annual Knights of Columbus Barbecue and Youth Benefits
Frank Sinatra and Eddy Howard and his Orchestra
June 16, 1946
Radio
Father's Day Program
National Father's Day Committee syndication.
Frank Sinatra, Alan Baxter, Hazel Shermet, Tom Hudson, William Wyatt, Jerry Macy, Bill Adams,
Writer: Harry Bailey
Director: Tom Kellerher
Notes: TT: 15mins. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
Ed O'Brien:
Show was not aired in the greater New York area.
Frank was the Radio Father of the Year.
Television
None
June 19, 1946
The Bronx, New York City, New York
Original caption: Before Joe Louis and Billy Conn squared off in the big fight at Yankee Stadium “The Voice,” Frank Sinatra in person, has a word to...
Ben Grauer Frank Sinatra
Sinatra and Delores Hope
note: First Conn-Louis meeting in 1941 was a doozy. Conn had the fight won after 12 rounds.
All he had to do was stay away from the Brown Bomber for the last three rounds.
Unfortunately an attack of hubris got in the way. Conn thought he could win by
a knockout and started slugging toe-to-toe with the great man. Louis ko'd him
in the 13th round. Took Joe eight rounds to end the rematch in 1946. Frank always
bet on Louis.
Ed
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June 23, 1946
Radio
HOUR OF MYSTERY
Network: ABC-RADIO
Sunday evening
Time: 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST
Episode: "Turn On The Heat"
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Jeanne Cagney, Bette Garde
Written By: A.A. Fair
Musical Director: Harold Levey
Directed By: Kenneth Webb
Turn on the Heat (June 23, 1946, ABC)
Based on the novel by A.A. Fair
Adapted by Welbourne Kelly
Starring Frank Sinatra as Donald Lam
Supporting cast:
Bertha Cool Bette Garde
Marion Dunton Jeanne Cagney
Dr. Altamont Alexander Scourby
Mrs. Lintig Laura Martin
Commissioner Harris Richard Coogan
plus the following actors:
Sybil Trent
Thelma Ritter
Ted Jewett
William Woodson
note: Thelma Ritter was a writer on radio shows before
turning to acting. She wrote for some of Frank's
shows in 1943-44. She landed her first film role
in 1947 and would go on to receive six Academy
Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress.
I wonder if Frank and Thelma reminisced about
"Turn On The Heat" while filming "A Hole In The
Head" in 1959 ?
Ed
Ed O'Brien:
This is one that got away. I don't believe any collector has a copy
of this hour crime drama. James Cagney's sister, Jeanne, was Frank's
co-star in this thriller. I believe there was some singing involved because
there is a photo of Frank and Mr. Levey checking over the musical cues for the show.
Television
None
July 1, 1946
Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, New York
Anchor Club Picnic for Orphans
July 18, 1946
Studio
M-G-M Studios, Hollywood , California
"La Ci Darem La Mano" (from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" for the film "It Happened in Brooklyn)
Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson, vocals
Andre Previn, piano
M-G-M Orchestra
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien points out that this was the second attempt to record this number for the film. It was a successful effort. The first attempt, that of June 11, 1946, featured the twin pianos of Andre Previn and Johnny Green, but this second try used only the piano of Andre Previn. Takes 14, 25, and 27 would be mastered. Take 25 was used in the film.
"Whose Baby Are You"
Andre Previn on piano
Ed O'Brien:
"Whose Baby Are You" required 8 takes. Takes 7 & 8 were mastered, both ran .34 secs.
Sinatra - vocal
Previn - piano
Johnny Green - conducted
July 20, 1946
Radio
A Tribute To Jerome Kern
CBS
Saturday evening
Hollywood Bowl
1. Ol Man River
Ed O'Brien:
Arthur Freed organized a tribute to Kern at the Bowl
with a number of MGM stars. Lena Horne was taken ill
just prior to the show and Judy Garland did her portion
of the program. Robert Walker, who had been very ill,
distinguished himself with an outstanding performance
that evening.
There were appearances by Kathryn Grayson, Johnny Green,
Lennie Hayton, Bill Roberts, Virginia O'Brien and Judy Garland.
Near the end of the evening's performance Frank Sinatra sings
"Ol' Man River." It is the exact same arrangement heard in the film
"Till The Clouds Roll By."
P.S. There were live performances that evening. Garland
was outstanding. Grayson, Roberts, O'Brien also sang.
Brian Chearno:
For some time people were not convinced that Sinatra was in attendance or sang the above song. Last year I began checking. First I confirmed that the recording is not from "Till The Clouds Roll By." It is completely different. Then I dug through the archives and found that Sinatra was in attendance and was reviewed as singing. The performance is completely different from the film recording and news reports confirm him being there.
Concerts
A Tribute To Jerome Kern, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Saturday evening
1. Ol Man River
Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angles
(25th Anniversary Benefit)
Stars inc Frank Sinatra, A Jolson, Jack Benny, Danny Thomas, Gene Kelly, Margaret O'Brien, Van Johnson, Mickey Rooney, Red Skelton, Jose Iturbi, Xavier Cugat, Carmen Miranada, Danny Kaye, George Burns
M.C was Jack Benny---att was about 800
Note: Apologies to Fred W who passed this along in 2017 and it was dismissed. I did some digging and verified the event. Review in EXTRA section below. --Scott
A Tribute To Jerome Kern, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Saturday evening
1. Ol Man River Frank Sinatra
Thanks to Sinatraphile Margriet for sending these photos
along
Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angles
(25th Anniversary Benefit)
Stars inc Frank Sinatra, A Jolson, Jack Benny, Danny Thomas, Gene Kelly, Margaret O'Brien, Van Johnson, Mickey Rooney, Red Skelton, Jose Iturbi, Xavier Cugat, Carmen Miranada, Danny Kaye, George Burns
M.C was Jack Benny---att was about 800
note: Sullivan's description of Jolson's magic is so accurate. I have the George Jessel Friars Tribute from 4-4-48.
The dais had an incredible array of stars and all of them are very entertaining. Jolson is the last to perform before
Jessel is set to give his speech. Jolie electrified the room. The applause and awe he earned that night is
something only a few performers were ever truly capable of doing.
--Ed
The Hillcrest was the later performance by F.S. He sang "Soliloquy.."
Jolson closed the show around one a.m. I called Hillcrest and asked
about the anniversary celebration. They have a history of everything,
but for security reasons they will not give out any information.
--Ed
July 24, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1922 The Things We Did Last Summer
(S. Cahn/J. Styne)
E.H. Morris & Co. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1(3:15) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
LP: CL-1136 Put Your Dreams Away
78: 37089
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien believes this may be the best of all the Sinatra songs from the 1940's that idealized romantic love. And Sinatra was so good at making you believe it!
HCO1923 You'll Know When It Happens
(C. Lombardo/J.J. Loeb)
Bourne, Inc. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:54) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
**: DO 3041 ( Australia )
HCO1924 This Is The Night
(R. Evans/L. Bellin)
Jefferson Music Co. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
78: 37193
78: 38853
HCO1925 The Coffee Song (They've Got An Awful Lot Of Coffee In Brazil)
(B. Hilliard/D. Miles)
Valiant Music Co. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:30) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
CD: 09274 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol.1 (alt take)
LP: CL-2474 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol.1 (alt take)
78: 37089
Violins: W. Bloom, H. Bluestone, W. Callies, S. Cytron, P. Ellis, S. Freed, Jr., G. Joyce, G. Kast, M. King, S. Middleman, M. Russell, O. Vail; Violas: R. Robyn, S. Spiegelman, D. Sterkin; Cellos: C. Bernard, F. Goerner, J. Sewell, Saxes: H. Beau, F. Dornbach (maracas on HCO1925) H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, F. Stulce; Trumpets: D. Anderson, R. Linn, R, Zarchy; Trombones: E, Kuczborski, G. Jenkins, W. Schaefer; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: D. Barbour; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Horns: R. Perissi; Harp: M. Cambern
July 30, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1930 Among My Souvenirs
(E. Leslie/H. Nicholls)
(from The Best years Of Our Lives)
T.B. Harms, Inc./Crawford Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1927
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-PB (3:16) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
-1 LP: HS 11390 Frank Sinatra
LP: CL-1359 Come Back To Sorrento
78: 50003
78: 37161
.
HCO1931 I Love You
(R. Wright/G. Forrest/E. Grieg)
(from Song Of Norway )
Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1944
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:41) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: HS 11277 Someone To Watch Over Me
78: 38684
HCO1932 September Song
(K. Weill/M. Anderson)
(from Knickerbocker Holiday)
DeSylva, Brown & Henderson (ASCAP) 1938
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:06) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
CD: 09372 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 2
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years 43-52
LP: CL-2572 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 2
78: 50003
78: 37161
HCO1933 Blue Skies
(I. Berlin )
(from Blue Skies)
Berlin Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1927
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:28) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years 43-52
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
HCO1934 Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1944
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:24) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 4
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia Years 43-52
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 38474
Violins: W. Bloom, W. Callies, W. Edelstein, S. Freed, Jr., D. Frisina, H. Halbert, S. Kindler, M. King, E. Lamas, D. Lube, M. Russell, G. Vinci; Violas: A. Hochstien, A. Neiman, S. Spiegelman; Cellos: F. Goerner, J. Sewell, J. Tannenbaum; Saxes: F. Dornbach, H. Haymer, H. Klee, J. Kinsler; Trumpets: C. Hurley, E. Klein, R, Zarchy; Trombones: H. Bohannon, G. Jenkins, E, Kuczborski; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: D. Barbour; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Horns: R. Perissi; Harp: A. Mason
August 4, 1946
Radio
Drew Pearson, ABC
Frank Sinatra subbed for Drew Pearson
Television
NONE
Drew Pearson, ABC
Frank Sinatra subbed for Drew Pearson
August 8, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1945 Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)
(Traditional)
Public Domain
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:36) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
CD: 40707 Christmas Dreaming
LP: HL-7400 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
CL-1032 Christmas Dreaming
78: 50079
78: 38256
78: 37145
HCO1946 Lost In The Stars
(K. Weill/M. Anderson)
(from Lost In The Stars)
Crawford Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:18) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52
LP: CL-1297 The Broadway Kick
LP: CL-1136 Put Your Dreams Away
78: 38650
HCO1947 Jingle Bells
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(J.S. Pierpont)
Public Domain
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:33) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
CD: 40707 Christmas Dreaming
LP: HL-7400 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
LP: CL-1032 Christmas Dreaming
78: 38257
78: 37152
HCO1948 Falling In Love With Love
(R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
(from The Boys From Syracuse )
Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1938
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:45) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: CL-606 Frankie
Violins: H. Bluestone. W. Callies, P. Ellis, S. Freed, Jr., G. Joyce, G.
Kast, S. Kindler, M. King, D. Lube, S. Middleman, M. Russell, M. Sosson;
Violas: P. Robyn, S. Spiegelman, D. Sterkin; Cellos: C. Bernard, F. Goerner,
J. Sewell; Saxes: F. Dornbach, J. Dumont, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, F. Stule;
Horns: J. Cave; Trumpets: E. Klein, R. Linn, R. Zarchy; Trombones: H.
Bohannon, E. Kuczborski, E. Smithers; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss;
Bass: A. Shapiro; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Cambern
August 13, 1946
Radio
100th Anniversary Of American Flag Raising Over Los Angeles
Time: 10:30-11PM
Network: WJZ
Performers: Tyrone Powers, Frank Sinatra, others
Ed O'Brien:
COMMEMORATING Centennial anniversary
of raising flag over Los Angeles, ABC Aug. 13
airs full network half-hour with George Jesse]
as m. c.; Gov. Earl C. Warren, Walter Huston,
Meredith Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland,
Margaret O'Brien, speakers.
Television
NONE
August 21, 1946
Memorial Services for Rags Ragland, Hollywood
Sinatra sang and Phil Silvers did the eulogy
On August 23rd, Funeral Services were held in Loiusville, Kentucky for Ragland and the The Courier-Journal from Louisville on August 22, mentions that Sinatra sang at the Hollywood memorial services on August 21st:
August 22, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO1969 Hush-A-Bye Island
(J. McHugh/H. Adamson)
(from Smash Up)
Melrose Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:19) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
78: 37193
HCO1970 So They Tell Me
(H. Mott/J. Gale/A. Kent)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:23) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
HCO1971 There's No Business Like Show Business
(I. Berlin)
(from Annie Get Your Gun)
Berlin Music Co. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:19) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52
LP: CL-1297 The Broadway Kick
78: 38829
HCO1972 (Once Upon A) Moonlight Night
(S. Clare/I. Bibo)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
78: 38316
Violins: H. Bluestone. W. Callies, P. Ellis, S. Freed, Jr., G. Joyce, G.
Kast, M. King, E. Lamas, S. Middleman, M. Russell, F. Slatkin, M. Sosson;
Violas: P. Robyn, S. Spiegelman, D. Sterkin; Cellos: F. Goerner, J. Sewell,
J. Tannenbaum; Saxes: F. Dornbach, J. Dumont, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, F.
Stule; Horns: J. Cave; Trumpets: D. Anderson, R. Linn, R. Zarchy; Trombones:
H. Bohannon, G. Jenkins, E. Smithers; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss;
Bass: A. Shapiro; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Cambern
August 26, 1946
Radio
AFRS BROADCAST:SECOND ANNUAL "MUSIC FOR THE WOUNDED"
Hollywood Bowl
August 26, 1946
Broadcast all over the world by short wave -- ran for 150 minutes.
Part 1
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra playing a collection of classic and contemporary
composers. Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski
Part 2
"Anything Can Happen" featuring stars of radio and motion pictures
Announcer: Ken Carpenter
Master of Ceremonies: Jack Haley
Guests: Robert Montgomery, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne,
Lucille Ball, Bob Burns, Danny Thomas, Eddie Rio, Mickey Rooney
Highlights of second half:
Robert Montgomery opened the proceedings by reading a letter from a wounded
G.I.
The Bowl's famous shell, hanging over the stage, was removed to accommodate
the 250 piece orchestra.
Haley introduced the first act:
Bing Crosby, with John Scott Trotter conducting, sang Irving Berlin's
"They Say It's Wonderful" and "Blue Skies"(ballad version)
Bob Burns does a comic routine
Orchestra leaders and sidemen play a number of popular songs
Leaders: Harry James, Lawrence Welk, David Rose, Phil Harris,
Freddy Martin, Meredith Wilson, Emil Coleman
Sidemen: Charlie Barnet, Carmen Cavallero, Billy Butterfield
No introduction for Frank Sinatra
Kids about Crosby, calls him "my father" and tells audience that
his Berlin song is almost as good as Bing's selection. Frank sings
"The Girl That I Marry." Then gives a big build up to his second
number "Soliloquy." Then he tells the audience he had just received
a new song that is a parody of "Ol' Man River." He is sure Jerome
Kern would enjoy it if he were there.. Frank then sings "Ol' Man Crosby."
Axel Stordahl conducted for Frank
Jack Haley does a song and dance routine.
Lucille Ball is introduced. She presents an award to the AFRS for their
great ability to offer American music overseas. She then does a skit
with Haley
David Rose conducts his own composition "Holiday For Strings"
Haley introduces Danny Thomas -- does comedy routine
Haley introduces top MGM star of her day "Miss Lena Horne."
She sings "Can't Help Lovin' That Man Of Mine" and "The House
I Live In." Lennie Hayton conducts for her.
AFRS signs off.
Ed
Television
NONE
Concerts
Second Annual Music For The Wounded Concert, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
"Music for the Wounded" concert
Leopold Stokowski conducting:
1. Benjamin Britten: Soirées Musicales opus 9 (1936): March
2. Johann Strauss Jr.: Die Fledermaus (1874): waltz
3. Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave in B-flat minor, opus 31
4. Igor Stravinsky conducting: Firebird Suite (1945 version)
5. Sigmund Romberg conducting: medley of light opera selections by Victor Herbert
6. Sigmund Romberg conducting: music from 'The Student Prince'
7. Robert Montgomery - reading
8. Bing Crosby - They Say It's Wonderful
9. Bing Crosby - Blue Skies
10. Bob Burns - Comedy Monologue
11. Band - Lady Be Good
12. Lawrence Welk - Tea for Two
13. Freddy Martin - To Each His Own
14. Billy Butterfield - Star Dust
15. Charlie Barnet - Cherokee
16. Leonard Sues - Blue Prelude
17. Harry James - Ciribiribin
18. Carmen Cavalerro - Till The End of Time
19. Bob Burns - I Ain't Got Nobody
20. Phil Harris - Lady Be Good
21. Frank Sinatra - The Girl That I Marry
22. Frank Sinatra - Soliloquy - from 'Carousel'
Note: Sinatra also did a version of Ol' Man Crosby -- a parody of Ol' Man River
Second Annual Music For The Wounded, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Mickey Rooney, Lena Horne, Marilyn Maxwell, David Rose and Sigmund Romberg,
Dorothy Lamour, Phil Harris, Bob Burns, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Stravinsky
Variety
9-2-46
September 2, 1946
Concerts
note: Frank sang "Soliloquy" from "Carousel."
L.A. paper claims it was his first concert
performance of the song. That is incorrect.
He did it at the Bowl on 8-26-46.
Ed
Labor Day Concert, Hollywood Bowl
September 4, 1946
Emacs!
Variety
9-4-46
Variety
9-4-46
September 5, 1946
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City
w/Phil Silvers - Comedy Only
Copacabana , New York City
w/Phil Silvers - Comedy Only
Frank & Julie
March 14, 2017
By Will Friedwald for Cabaret Scenes
Julie Wilson, Phil Silvers, Frank Sinatra
Copa, NYC, 1946
A lot was riding on the team’s September 1946 opening at the Copa, but, to everyone’s horror, Ragland died suddenly of Uremia only about two weeks prior. Silvers had decided to go on as a solo act, but was nervous and frightened without his partner. He asked his longtime friend Frank to help out, but Sinatra was contractually obligated to stay in Hollywood, where he was supposed to be filming his latest MGM movie, titled "It Happened in Brooklyn" (despite the title, it was actually being shot in Culver City, California). Then, at the last minute, Sinatra, who was already perpetually in trouble with MGM for acting like he had a mind of his own (in those days, the movie studios essentially owned all the actors they had under contract, who never questioned the orders they were given), suddenly decided to play hooky from Hollywood. He unexpectedly hopped a plane to New York, and presented himself to Phil Silvers on the afternoon of the opening as the funnyman’s new stooge.
Louis B. Mayer was horrified at first, but Sinatra’s selfless act of pitching in and helping out two pals, one living and one departed, was a bonanza of positive publicity the whole country was buzzing about Silvers and Sinatra at the Copa. Most of these details are recounted in several biographies of Sinatra, including James Kaplan’s wonderful The Voice. (Even the dreadful Kitty Kelly had to acknowledge it.) Yet, somehow none of us realized that Julie Wilson was right there, smack dab in the middle of the entire incident.
Ah yes, she remembered it well.. “And then, it came the opening night for Phil Silvers, and Rags Ragland died, and Sinatra flew in and didn't tell anybody he’d showed up to be his sidekick. Isn't that nice? I was there. And Frank said, ‘C’mon Julie, we’re going to do a song together, the three of us.’ It was Phil Silvers, Frank, and I was the girl singer. I still remember the song, ” at this point in the interview, Julie started singing to us, “I've flown around the world in a plane I can't get started, with you.” She added, “I was I was so thrilled I could hardly talk.”
(Thanks to Carl R for above photo and article)
Distraught, Silvers was a showbiz trouper and went to New York for the shows at the Copa.
The first night of the booking, as he sat in his dressing room wondering what to do, Silvers heard the door open - and a voice. "Hi. What do we open with?" Sinatra, in the middle of a movie shoot in California, had flown to New York to be with Silvers on opening night. The two proceeded to do the old burlesque routines, including "My Buddy."
At the end of the night, Silvers took a bow for Rags. Phil Silvers knew not to thank his friend, not to gush over the gesture or cry on his shoulder, but he needed to show Sinatra how much he loved and appreciated him.
The lighter he had customized for Frank is engraved "FS" on the top and has the opening bars to "My Buddy" picked out in silver musical notes accented by diamonds and sapphires. More valuable than the gemstones, though, is the inscription in gold: "I'm not ashamed of my love for this boy - Phil."
(again thanks to Carl R for above information and photo)
SINATRA STOOGERY FOR PHIL SILVERS '
N.Y. NITERY PREEM AN INSPIRED EVENT
OPENING NIGHT 9-5-46
Variety
9-11-46
(Thanks to Ed for the above article and the one below)
REVIEW: SINATRA SUBS FOR RAGS SEPTEMBER 1946
Expand Messages
SILVERS PREEM AT COPA
FIELD DAY FOR NAMES
By
Bill Smith
NEW YORK, Sept. 7. -- It was a night the
showbiz mob will talk about for years to
come. Thursday night (5), Phil Silvers
opened at the Copa with a straight man
who could feed them like a guy who has
had years working the whistle stops, tank
towns and who finally made the Palace.
Straight man was a tanned, thin-faced
kid who does a little singing under the
name of Frank Sinatra. Boy's dead-panned
feeding was so good that even if his name
was Joe Zilch he'd be a smash in any
booker's report.
Silver's was right in there with him with
his slow double-takes and bits of biz catch-
ing the stuff as if he was back at Minsky's.
He was a smasheroo.
"I'm not going to introduce my partner,"
said Silvers. "She's a cute kid an a hell
of a dancer . . ." While he was gabbing
away, Sinatra walked on. Silvers saw
him, did a slow take and said, "Screw,
kid. Later. Not now." Sinatra dead-panned
and asked for a job. From then on it was
Silvers' old burly routine, getting funnier
and funnier. Bit went on for about ten
minutes with yocks getting bigger and
louder. Next came the "Manhattan"
number with Sinatra and Silvers doing
take offs on nitery characters around
the town. Julie Wilson, who also came
into the act, did a great job in fast company.
It was a field day for the flash bulb boys and
a great night for the customers.
The pay-off was Silver's exit line. Standing
quietly waiting for the noise to subside, Silvers
said simply, "May I take a bow for Rags," and
ran off with tears in his eyes. Lots of customers
also started blowing in their hankys.
Third show was a hassle, with Silvers, Berle,
Lewis, Pully, Gleason, Hyers, Bob Crosby and
Jerry Cooper grabbing instruments to make
like a band. Pully did the vocals -- if you can
imagine that.
It was a great night, Thursday night. What
Silvers will do for a straight man or men on
succeeding nights of his month's stay is
another question. He showed enough material
to hazard a guess that he'll do okay as a single.
He worked like a hep guy who can do a job in
any man's saloon.
Billboard
September 14, 1946
note: Silvers and his partner, Rags Ragland, had
signed to play the Copa right after Labor Day for a
full month. This was a big opportunity for both men.
Unfortunately, Rags, who was 41 years old, died
of kidney failure on August 20th. Sinatra was a good
pal of both men and was devastated by this sudden
turn of events. At the time he was filming "It Happened
In Brooklyn" at MGM in Hollywood. Silvers begged for
his help and Frank responded He called in sick after
the holiday weekend and flew to New York. Silvers
and Sinatra had worked a USO Tour and had swapped
guest appearances on their respective radio shows, so
they had a solid routine that wowed audiences. Frank backed
Silvers for the weekend and then flew back to California.
MGM and Mr Mayer were none too pleased but Silvers
was a big hit and that mattered more to Sinatra.
September 6, 1946
Concerts
Copacabana , New York City
w/Phil Silvers - Comedy Only
Note: Sinatra did opening night with Silvers (5)
and then the midnight show on the 6th.
Ed
Copacabana , New York City
w/Phil Silvers - Comedy Only
Note: Sinatra did opening night with Silvers(5)
and then the midnight show on the 6th.
Ed
September 11, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Guests: Andre Previn & Janet Waldo
1. Night And Day --FS
2. Five Minutes More --FS
3. I've Got The Sun In The Morning --Pied Pipers
4. To Each His Own --FS
5. The Man I Love --Andre Previn
6. The Girl That I Marry Frank Sinatra
7. Frank Sinatra & Janet Waldo - Sketch
8. The Girl That I Marry --FS & Pied Pipers
9. Begin The Beguine --FS
10. Put Your Dreams Away --FS
note: Wonderful song selection to start the second season..
I corrected the information on "The Girl That I Marry." Frank
does a very nice solo version before the skit with Janet Waldo
and the Pied Pipers. The cigarette commercials with Marvin
Miller were outrageous. Have to be heard to be believed.
--Ed
Television
NONE
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Guests: André Previn & Janet Waldo
11th September 1946: American singer Frank Sinatra leans next to composer and pianist Andre Previn while Previn plays piano
on 'The Frank Sinatra Show,' California. Previn was 17 years-old at the time.
September 13, 1946
Radio
Casino Gardens Ballroom, Ocean Park, California
Saturday
Network: ABC
Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey band, Frank Sinatra
1. I Don't Know Why - Frank Sinatra
note: After the remote broadcast, Sinatra remained on stage
and sang a number of songs with the band
Concerts
Casino Gardens Ballroom, Ocean Park, California
Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey band, Frank Sinatra
1. I Don't Know Why - Frank Sinatra
note: Sinatra remained on stage
and sang a number of songs with the band
Casino Gardens Ballroom, Ocean Park, California
Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey band, Frank Sinatra
September 17, 1946
Studio
MGM Sound Studio Hollywood , California
Sound recording for the MGM film "It Happened in Brooklyn "
"Time after Time" Frank Sinatra w/Andre Previn on piano
Take 3 (1:19) and Take 7 (1:23) were mastered.
NOTE: Ed O'Brien considers that another gem from
Cahn-Styne written for the 1940s Sinatra
voice. Sinatra and Previn made a record of the
time for Columbia Records in October of 1946 and
for Capitol in November of 1957. The latter has
a Riddle chart with Jimmy Rowles on piano, Alvin
Stoller on drums, Bob Bain on guitar, and Joe Comfort on bass.
September 18, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Begins New Season
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Art Gilmore
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Frances Robinson, Andre Previn
Night & Day intro
1. The Coffee Song
2. I Don't Know Enough Pied Pipers
3. Somewhere In The Night
4. Lover Andre Previn
5. South America Take It Away W/ Pied Pipers
6. They Say It's Wonderful w/Robinson
(Frank sings Berlin's song and then does
a skit with Frances with a little help from
the Pied Pipers joining in on "Wonderful."
7 Come Rain Or Come Shine
8. Put Your Dreams Away sign-off
Ed O'Brien observes that this is an excellent show. Terrific songs. The highlight is the song with Frances Robinson.
Concerts
Fox Theater, San Francisco
Hero Firemen Benefit Show
Among the Performers: Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, George Murphy
Fox Theater, San Francisco
Hero Firemen Benefit Show
Among the Performers: Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, George Murphy
The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) 18 Sep 1946, Wed
September 22, 1946
Radio
Stars In The Afternoon
Sunday
7-9 PM
CBS
M.C.: Bob Hawk
Announcer: Frank Gallop
Host: Garry Moore
Guests or Performers: Al Goodman and His Orchestra, Ann Sothern, Arthur Q. Bryan, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Hoagy Carmichael, Jack Smith, Jimmy Durante, Lud Gluskin and His Orchestra, Patrice Munsel, Peter Lind Hayes, Ralph Morgan, Staats Cotsworth, Vaughn Monroe, Virginia Bruce.
Sinatra Arrangement by: Axel Stordahl
1. You'll Never Walk Alone
NOTE: A preview show of the CBS Fall line-up. Above song appears on the CD: A Treasury Of Sinatra , Vol. 1. TT: 90mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Ed O'Brien:
This is a gem. We get to meet a number of the CBS
radio stars on a tour with Frank and Dinah. He does a medley
of songs: "They Say It's Wonderful," "Dinah," "Always,"
Penthouse Serenade" With Dinah, "Love Is the Only Thing,"
"Tea For Two w/ Dinah," and he sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" with
the Bob Mitchell Choir. They had appeared on Frank's Old
Gold show, 12-26-45. Frank did "Let's Start the New Year
Right" and "You'll Never Walk Alone" with the Choir.
September 23, 1946
Studio
MGM Soundstage, Hollywood , California
Sound recording for the MGM movie, "It Happened in Brooklyn"
"It's The Same Old Dream" Frank Sinatra
Piano: Andre Previn
Arranger: Alex Stordahl
Conductor: Johnny Green
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien, who provided this information, reports that Take 4 (2:19), Take 6 (2:32), Take 7 (2:32), and Take 13 (2:39) were mastered,
September 25, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Sandra Gould, Ken Christy, Andre Previn
1. Night And Day
2. Blue Skies
3. Doin' What Comes Naturally Pied Pipers
4.Medley with Andre Previn: And The Band Played On/I Wonder What's Become Of Sally. After The Ball/ I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
5. On The Boardwalk In Atlantic City Frank & The Pipers
6, The Things We Did Last Summer Frank, Pipers Sandra Gould, Ken Christy
7. September Song.
8. Put Your Dreams Away
NOTE: Ed O'Brien gives us a little fact here: Sinatra sang "And the Band Played On" during a medley on the Old Gold Show.
Thirty years later to the day, he sang it again during the second show at the Premier Theater.
The latter performance was done with just the backing of Bill Miller on piano.
September 26, 1946
Studio
MGM Sound Studio - Hollywood , California
Sound recording for the MGM movie "It Happened in Brooklyn "
"The Song's Gotta Come from the Heart" - Frank Sinatra w/Jimmy Durante
Orchestra conducted by Johnny Green, who, on October 9, 1946, played a piano track that was included in the orchestration.
"Otchi-TCHOR- NI-YA" - Frank Sinatra w/Jimmy Durante
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien, who supplied the above information, points out that "The Song's Gotta Come From the Heart" was done in 10 parts. Sinatra sang on Parts 1, 3, 8, and 10. Part 1 had takes mastered: Take 2 (17 seconds), Take 4 (18 seconds), and Take 5 (17 seconds).‚ Part 3 had Take 4 (13 seconds) and Take 5 (13 seconds) mastered. Part 8 had Take 8 (38 seconds), Take 12 (37 seconds), and Take 16 (41 seconds) mastered.‚ Part 10 had Take 3 (1:20) and Take 4 (1:20) mastered.
"Otchi-TCHOR- NI-YA" had only one take of 40 seconds.
September 27, 1946
Studio
MGM Sound Recording Studio Hollywood, California
Sound recordings for the MGM movie "It Happened in Brooklyn"
Orchestra conducted by Johnny Green
Arrangement by Axel Stordahl
"It's the Same Old Dream" Frank Sinatra w/The Starlighters
Song was recorded in four parts.
Part One required 13 takes and Takes 6 (1:51) and 13 (1:48) were mastered.
On Part Two, the Starlighters joined Sinatra and Takes 8 (:48), 10 (:47). And 11 (:47) were mastered.
Part Three, again with the Starlighters, required one take (1:11).
Part Four was done with two takes (:36).
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien provided the above soundtrack recording information.
October 1, 1946
Radio
A Tribute To Al Jolson
Mutual & ABC
Location: Hollywood, New York, San Francisco
Announcer: Bill Goodwin
Hosts: George Jessel, Jimmy Walker (New York)
Performers: Eddie Cantor, Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Morris Stoloff and His Orchestra, Hildegarde, Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Perry Como, Martha Raye, Charles Poltay, Al Jolson(dosen't sing).
Produced & Driected: Ed Cashman, Perry Lafferty
Writer & Editor: Carroll Carroll
Frank Sinatra sings “Rock-A-Bye Your Baby”
Notes: TT 51:21. Audio condition: Excellent. Commercials deleted otherwise complete.
A Tribute To Al Jolson
Mutual & ABC
Location: Hollywood, New York, San Francisco
review notes for Jolson show:
NY, Coast, London,
In Jolson Tribute
A three-way, international pick-up
between New York, Hollywood and
London will feature a broadcast going
out over Mutual's lines from 10 :30 to
11:30 tonight (EST), honoring Al
Jolson during the testimonial dinner
to be given him by the motion pic-
ture chapter of the American Veterans
Committee at the Hotel Astor, here.
Jolson is being honored "for the out-
handing job he did entertaining troops
during the war."
Among those scheduled to be heard
during the hour-long air show are:
Hildegarde, Perry Como and Martha
Raye, who will be picked up from
New York ; Charles Cochrane, Brit-
ish producer, and Anna Neagle, who
will broadcast from London, and
George Jessel, Bob Hope, Eddie Can-
tor, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra,
Burns and Allen and Mitchell Ayers
and his orchestra, who will be
"piped-in" from Hollywood. â– Jessel
will serve as master of ceremonies for
the West Coast portion of the broad-
cast.
Ed O'Brien:
Show did not start at 10:30. President Truman was carried on
all the channels at that hour. He delivered a 10-minute appeal for
Community Chests Of America. "Jolson Tribute" did not get under-
way until 10:40 and ran a little over an hour.
October 2, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Cathy Lewis, Andre Previn
1. I'd Be Lost Without You
2. Among My Souvenirs
3. Somebody Loves Me Andre Previn
4. Medley w/Previn: Poor Butterfly/Carolina(Previn)/
On A Sunday Afternoon/Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland/
/My Gal Sal
5. My Sugar Is So Refined Pied Pipers
6. Try A Little Tenderness w/Pipers
skit with Cathy Lewis
7. That Old Black Magic
8. Put Your Dreams Away ( complete )
October 9, 1946
Studio
MGM Sound Studios, Los Angeles , California
Sound recordings for MGM movie, "Happened in Brooklyn"
Orchestra conducted by Johnny Green
The Brooklyn Bridge finale
Take 7 (45 secs) and Take 8 (47 secs) were mastered
Kathryn Grayson recorded Rossini's La Danza (11 secs). J. Sullivan also sang the Rossini aria (1:58) and Johnny Green added a piano track to The Song's Gotta Come From the Heart 7 takes (38 secs).
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Hollywood
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Andre Previn, Cathy Lewis, Louie .B. Mayer
1. Five Minutes More ( sings the verse )
2. This Is Always
3. I Know That You Know Andre Previn
4.Medley w/Andre Previn Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie/
My Melancholy Baby
5. What Are You Gonna Do ? Pied Pipers
6.. If You Were The Only Girl In The World w/ Pied Pipers
Skit with Cathy Lewis
-- Louie B. Mayer presents Modern Screen Magazine Award -- voted
to Frank by the readers as the most popular screen star of 1946
- and Mayer gives Frank the Jo Davidson bust that was done of Frank.
Mayer tells Frank that Davidson also did a bust of FDR. Frank
tells Mayer that will be a hard one to live up to.
7. There's No Business Like Show Business w/ Pied Pipers
8. Put Your Dreams Away
October 13, 1946
Radio
The Louella Parsons Show
Network: ABC
8:15-8:30PM
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Community Chest Drive
90 Minutes
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Robert Young, Fibber McGee and Molly, Frances Langford and others
The Louella Parsons Show
Network: ABC
8:15-8:30PM
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Community Chest Drive
90 Minutes
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Robert Young and others
October 15, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2091 Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)
(N. Simon/B. Bernier)
E.B. Marks Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1936
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:19) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
78: DB2357 ( England )
note: I found afew ads in U.K. newspapers
but no reviews.
HCO2093 Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us?
(M. Holiner/A. Nichols)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:11) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 37251
Kingsport Times News
October 16, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Andre Previn
1. Great Day
2. Linger In My Arms A Little Longer, Baby - The Pied Pipers
3. The First Movement of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto - Andre Previn
4. Medley w/Andre Previn: East Side-West Side, Bedelia, Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon,
If I Had My Way Dear ( complete)
5. South America Take It Away Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
6. Lost In The Stars
7. Put Your Dreams Away
NOTE: Sinatraphile Scott Henderson says he listened to the 1946 Songs by Sinatra recording. He especially loved "Lost in the Stars."
October 18, 1946
Concerts
Fresno Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California
Benefit for The Shack, Fresno Youth Center
Fresno Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California
Benefit for The Shack, Fresno Youth Center
October 21, 1946
Studio
MGM Soundtrack Recording Studio, Los Angeles , California
Studio recordings for the MGM movie, "It Happened in Brooklyn "
Orchestra conducted by Johnny Green
"I Believe" Frank Sinatra w/Jimmy Durante and
Bobby Long (vocal for Billy Roy)
The song was recorded in four parts:
Sinatra did his vocal in Part One (Take 1 [1:04]
and Take 7 [1:01] were mastered)
Durante vocal was Part Two. Take 5 (:46) and Take 7 (:46) were mastered
Bobby Long did Pate Three and Take 7 (:45) was mastered
Part Four was an instrumental with Green
conducting, Take 3 (1:14), Take 6 (1:12), and Take 7 (1:13) were mastered.
The engineers then cobbled together the separate
Parts and the final number ran for 3:48.
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien provided this soundstage information.
note: Cahn & Styne wrote two lovely ballads for
Frank to sing in the film: "Time After Time" & "It's The Same Old Dream."
Frank recorded both at
Columbia The former reached #16 on the Billboard
chart and the latter failed to make an
appearance. The unexpected hit was
"I Believe." Song reached #5 in Billboard. Frank would redo all three at
Capitol. Counting the MGM efforts,
Frank did a combined 10 recordings on the three songs.
Ed
October 23, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Location: Hollywood
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Janet Waldo
1. The Coffee Song
2. The Things We Did Last Summer
3. By The Sea
4. Should I Pied Pipers
3. For Me And My Gal
4. I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
5. On The Boardwalk In Atlantic City w/ Pied Pipers
6. Soliloquy Frank introduces the song as the "Barker's Soliloquy" from "Carousel."
7. Put Your Dreams Away
note: Frank had this to say before singing "Soliloquy:" "In my book, this song goes on the list as
one of the all time greats."
Janet Waldo appeared on a number of Frank's O.G. shows. Usually, she was not credited. Here
is a photo and an excerpt from an interview with her.
WR: A few years ago, Capitol released a Frank Sinatra "Duet" album, featuring performances by him and people he had never even met. I cannot ask them the following question, but I can ask it of you. What's it like, singing with Frank Sinatra?
JW: Oh! That was the greatest fun! You're talking about when I played Teenaged Tina on his radio show. Benny Goodman was on that one and that's the only time Frankie and Benny performed together.
WR: Ever sing with the Velvet Fog?
JW: Oh, yes! When I sang with Frankie it was a medley -- we took turns -- but with Mel Torme it was a real duet.
Ed O'Brien:
I noticed a few songs were missing and decided to update the listing. While listening to
the show I made some interesting discoveries. I found three sites that list Jane Powell as a guest.
She does not make an appearance. The show is an early celebration of Halloween. Frank
says hello to "fellow pumpkin eaters" after the first number and closes the proceedings with the
following remarks, "Well, sir, it's time to put away your jack o' lanterns, put the scythe back on the
bed and hide the broomstick to next Halloween." I think the 10-30-46 show is a bit of a hodge-
podge. Marvin Miller's introduction is almost the same and there are no guests. I am fairly
certain the 10-30 show was cobbled together the same night Frank did the 10-23 show.
October 24, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2116 Time After Time
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from It Happened In Brooklyn)
Sinatra Music Publishing Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:08) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
CD: 09372 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 2
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52
LP: CL-2913 Frank Sinatra In Hollywood
LP: CL-2572 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 2
LP: CL-606 Frankie
78: 37300
HCO2117 It's The Same Old Dream
w/Four Hits & A Miss
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from It Happened In Brooklyn)
Sinatra Music Publishing Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52
LP: CL-2913 Frank Sinatra In Hollywood
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 37288
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien thinks the songs by Cahn/Styne for "It Happened in Brooklyn" were the best Sinatra had during the MGM years.
The two listed above are still fresh after all these years. There would be three recordings made by Sinatra for both tunes.
He wishes that MGM had employed their gorgeous Technicolor on this underrated gem.
HCO2118 I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
(N.J. Clesi)
(from Rose Of Washington Square)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1918
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:04) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
LP: CL-6087 Songs By Sinatra, Vol. 1 (10 inch)
78: 37256
Four Hits And A Miss: Marvin Bailey, Lee Gotch, Beverly Mahr, Mack McLean, William Seckler
Violins: E. Bergman, H. Bluestone, W. Callies, S. Cytron, W. Edelstein, P. Ellis, G. Kast, M. King, S. Middleman, F. Olson, N. Pisani, E. Powers, M. Russell, F. Slatkin, M. Sosson; Violas: A. Harshman, P. Lowenkron, M. Perlmutter, P. Robyn; Cellos: F. Goerner, A. Kafton, N. Ochi-Albi, J. Sewell; Harp: M. Hogan Cambern; Horn: F. Fox; Saxes: H. Beau, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, F. Stulce; Trumpets: D. Anderson, R. Linn, R. Zarchy; Trombones: D. Hallett, G. Jenkins, W. Schaefer; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan
October 30, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
9 to 9:30 P.M.
Wednesday Evening
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
1. Ole Buttermilk Sky
2. This Time
3. Why Does It Get So Late So Early Pied Pipers
4. You'll Always Be The One I Love
5. Love Is Just Around The Corner w/Pied Pipers
6. The Galloping Ghost Of Central High
7. You'll Always Be The One I Love
8. Embraceable You
9. Put Your Dreams Away
AFRS also has "This Is Always" after "This Time."
He also sings "The Galloping Ghost Of Central High."
Pied Pipers sing "Why Does It Get So Late So Early." and
"Linger In My Arms.."
--Ed
Concerts
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
United Jewish Welfare Fund Dinner
Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Jane Powell and others
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
9 to 9:30 P.M.
Wednesday Evening
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
United Jewish Welfare Fund Dinner
Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, Jane Powell and others
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October 30, 1947 Frank Sinatra Day, Hoboken, NJ
Black-and-white copy photo of Mayor Fred DeSapio presenting Frank Sinatra with the Key to the City at Hoboken City Hall, Hoboken, October 30, 1947. Digital print, 8" x 10" wide. Photographer not indicated. Reverse has modern holographic ink notes by Dr. Gerard DeSapio.
Identified by DeSapio: left to right | Martin Sinatra - Frank's Father [partially seen], Frank [Sinatra] | Dolly Sinatra - Frank's Mother | Mayor DeSapio | Capt. John Marrata.
Lettering on the wood key reads: To Frank Sinatra from The Hearts of the Citizens of the City of Hoboken, N.J. "Sinatra Day" Oct. 30, 1947.
On October 30, 1947, Hoboken celebrated Sinatra Day, the final event in a month-long March of Progress celebration orchestrated by Mayor Fred M. DeSapio with the assistance of his dedicated ward leader, Dolly Sinatra. Twenty thousand people lined Washington Street in the pouring rain to catch a glimpse of the star, who announced, “I’ve met people in cities all over the country, but folks here in Hoboken, well, they’re just wonderful – that’s all.”
In 1947 Frank Sinatra made his last public appearance in the city for nearly forty years – until he returned to accompany Ronald Reagan to St. Annn's Feast in 1984. On October 30, 1947, Hoboken celebrated Sinatra Day, the final event in a month-long March of Progress celebration orchestrated by Mayor Fred M. DeSapio with the assistance of his dedicated ward leader, Dolly Sinatra. Twenty thousand people lined Washington Street in the pouring rain to catch a glimpse of the star, who announced, I've met people in cities all over the country, but folks here in Hoboken, well, they're just wonderful – that's all.:
More than a few Hobokenites will return the compliment. As one man wrote to "Blue Eyes" in the sign-in book at Sinatra's birthplace: "I was much younger than you, but grew up in this town, and all my family knew you and your legacy growing up here. Thanks for the world." Hoboken has thanked Frank Sinatra by dedicating its main post office, a waterfront park, and a street along its picturesque waterfront, to the city's most famous son.
Take a look at the above photo and then look at the man center front in the photo you
sent There is a flash camera in front of him. That is Marty Sinatra doing what he can
to protect his son.
--ED
Stranger in the Night:
The Story of Sinatra and Hoboken and What Went Wrong
By Anthony De Palma, Jr.
A Myth Debunked: Everybody Booed and Threw Fruit
Hoboken doesn't resent Sinatra's success, but people are bothered, and a bit ashamed, that he never came back. There had to be a reason, and when Sinatra himself never publicly admitted anything, they came up with their own. Fred Tamburro, and some other Hoboken characters who tried to hit Sinatra for favors, often get the blame. Choosing Tamby as the scapegoat somehow makes the rebuke easier to accept. "Those guys think they owned Sinatra, and they always wanted something from him," the others say. "No wonder he never came back."
Other tales, loosely based on the truth, are told, but over the years they have been shaded with more legend than fact. "Oh, it was the parade they gave Sinatra," goes one of them. "Everybody booed and threw fruit. He swore he'd never come back after that."
That explanation for Sinatra's thirty-year estrangement from Hoboken is so commonly offered that even some of those who attended the parade now doubt what they saw back in 1947, just a few months after Fred M. DeSapio, a Hoboken businessman, had succeeded in bucking the Hudson County political machine by upsetting Bernard McFeely in the mayoral election. DeSapio won with the help of Dolly Sinatra, who by then was as well known in Hoboken as her son. By late September, part of DeSapio's reform team had started to splinter off, forming its own coalition, and the new mayor, looking at a postwar Hoboken and the beginnings of a thirty-year ride on the skids that would ravage the city, needed a big boost. He rallied the local chamber of commerce to show off Hoboken in a March of Progress celebration that would last the entire month of October. DeSapio saved his trump card for last, squeezing every bit of advantage from the scheduled appearance on October 30 of Frank Sinatra. His faithful ward leader had not let him down.
What actually transpired that day, the only official Sinatra Day, Hoboken ever had, differs substantially from the legend. The day before Halloween in 1947 was wet and gloomy. Despite a heavy downpour, the crowds began gathering at City Hall in the early afternoon, and by 7 P.M., some 20,000 people lined Washington Street, waiting for the parade they were not even sure was still going to happen. Sinatra, in a trenchcoat, finally arrived at City Hall, determined to take that ride down the main drag of his hometown in a fire engine driven by his dad. Hoboken organizers were stunned by the crush of photographers and reporters who crowded into City Hall, but they somehow managed to complete a photo session and to present Sinatra with a roughly cut wooden key to the city from "the hearts of the citizens of Hoboken, New Jersey."
Standing on the steps of City Hall, just around the corner from the Hudson Observer offices where he had worked as a copy boy, Sinatra blushed and told the crowd in the best, hero-returns-home fashion, "Gosh, little did I think when I worked for the Obby that I'd be greeted like this." He reached out to the crowds jumping and screaming in front of him, his fans from all over the metropolitan area mixed with his old babysitters, his stickball second baseman, his old gang. "You know," he told them, "I've met people in cities all over the country but folks here in Hoboken, well, they're just wonderful - that's all."
Sinatra weaved through the crowd and jumped on the fire engine with his father. Overloaded with photographers who clung to the side of the engine, Sinatra and company made their way slowly down Washington Street. Cheers went up as they approached. Occasionally, Sinatra shouted to a recognized old buddy. "Hi, Gus. How ya doing?"
By the time the parade reached Eleventh Street, the rain had become too much, and Sinatra hopped off the engine and into Mayor DeSapio's car for a retreat to City Hall. Most of the program - an awards presentation at Veterans' Field, an address at Joseph F. Brandt school - had to be canceled. It was ten o'clock, and Sinatra had to be in Madison Square Garden for a Bellevue Hospital benefit by eleven. He made his apologies and left, and the crowds still waiting at the field and school had to be told he wasn't coming. They groused a bit, but understood.
Both local newspapers carried stories on the parade and reported that the crowds were exhilarated at their brief glimpse of Frankie. Even the gossipy fan magazines were there, and although they probably would have loved to report that the crowds booed and threw fruit, they mentioned only screams and excitement coming from the rainsoaked mob. The booing story that has made the rounds so frequently in Hoboken that it is now considered truth was phony. And, in fact, Sinatra returned to play Hoboken one more time. In so doing he provided the city with the basis for yet another legend about the last time he came home.
Note: WPAT from Paterson, New Jersey would air coverage of some of Frank Sinatra Day on November 2, 1947 over WPAT radio:
Frank Sinatra lights up a cigarette of an unidentified man on a wheelchair
during celebrations of 'Frank Sinatra Day' in Hoboken, New Jersey, US, 30th October 1947
October 31, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2094 None But The Lonely Heart
(P.I. Tchaikovsky/ B. Westbrook)
Public Domain
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (3:33) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
78: DO3151 ( Australia )
HCO2121 The Brooklyn Bridge
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from It happened In Brooklyn )
Sinatra Music Pub. Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:35) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52
LP: CL-2913 Frank Sinatra In Hollywood
78: 37288
HCO2122 I Believe
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from It happened In Brooklyn )
Sinatra Music Pub. Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:02) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
LP: CL-2913 Frank Sinatra In Hollywood
78: 37300
HCO2123 I Got A Gal I Love (In North And South Dakota )
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from Ladies Man)
Famous Music Crop. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:42) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
78: 37231
Violins: H. Bluestone, W. Callies, S. Cytron, W. Edelstein, P. Ellis, G. Kast, D. Lube, S. Middleman, A. Mierlot, F. Olson, N. Pisani, J. Quadri, M. Russell, F. Slatkin, M. Sosson; Violas: A. Harshman, P. Lowenkron, M. Perlmutter, P. Robyn; Cellos: F. Goerner, N. Ochi-Albi, J. Saxon, J. Sewell; Harp: C. Scott; Horn: R. Perissi; Saxes: M. Bercov, J. Dumont, H. Klee, B. Russin, H. Schuchman; Trumpets: P. Geil, E. Klein, R. Linn, R. Zarchy; Trombones: C. Coolidge, E. Kuczborski, W. Schaefer, S. Zentner; Piano: M. Raskin; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan
November 6, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Hollywood
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Jimmy Durante, Andre Previn
1. My Sugar Is So Refined Frank
2. Linger In My Arms The Pied Pipers
3, Pretending Frank
4. Hallelujah Andre Previn
5. You Got To Start Off Each Day With A Song -- I Ups To Him, He Ups To Me Jimmy Durante
6. I Remember You - Oh, How I Miss You Tonight Frank
7. Because They Love You -- You Got To Start Each Day With A Song J. Durante
7. All The Things You Are Frank & Pied Pipers
8. Put Your Dream Away Frank
Note: Sinatra sang neither of the songs mentioned in this article. Sinatra sang "And Then It's Heaven"
on the November 13, 1946 show and would not sing "The Whole World Is Singing My Song" until the December 4, 1946 show.
November 7, 1946
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2134 The Dum Dot Song (I Put The Penny In The Gum Slot)
w/The Pied Pipers
(J. Kay)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:57) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 5
78: 37966
Radio
Burns & Allen Show
Time: 8:30 PM -9:00 PM
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Maxwell House
Guest: Frank Sinatra,
Performers: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Mel Blanc
Orchestra conducted By: Meredith Willson
Announcer: Bill Goodwin
Commercial Spokesman: Tobe Reed
1. September Song
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends" Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Hollywood
HCO2136 It's All Up To You
w/Dinah Shore and Chorus
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
Was this song recorded in Connecticut ? I dug
out the session and gave a listen. Before take one,
Frank and Dinah are talking about corn pone
and black eyed peas. First take was a false start
and the second proved to be the record. The
clapping is much more pronounced on the session
tape. There is more chatter between Frank and Dinah
and it sounds to me like the onset of a session.
--Ed
Crooning for a Cure: The star-studded song that changed NC’s health care landscape
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore and Kay Kyser teamed up 77 years ago to rally support for the state’s Good Health Plan.
by Jaymie Baxley January 9, 2024
Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore in publicity photographs from around the time that "It's All Up To You" was released.
By Jaymie Baxley
No matter where you went in North Carolina in the early months of 1947, the song “It’s All Up To You” was inescapable.
A recording of the song by Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore played in heavy rotation on the state’s radio stations and jukeboxes. The swinging big band tune’s lyrics appeared on the front pages of local newspapers. Copies of the song’s sheet music were distributed
to public schools, where students were required to learn and perform it.
Though largely forgotten today, “It’s All Up To You” was written to raise awareness of North Carolina’s poor health conditions at the time. It was the centerpiece of a public education and public relations campaign that had a lasting effect on the state’s health
care infrastructure.
Creating the Good Health Plan
Two years before the song’s release, the State Hospital and Medical Care Commission presented some troubling statistics to the General Assembly.
North Carolina had had the nation’s highest rate of draft rejections during World War II. More than half of the state’s conscripted men were deemed medically unfit for military service, with many of them suffering from hookworm, tuberculosis and other diseases.
By 1945, North Carolina had only 2,300 doctors for its 3.5 million residents. The shortage of physicians was so severe that a quarter of babies born in rural counties were delivered without a doctor present.
Thirty-nine of the state’s 100 counties lacked hospital beds for Black patients, who in the Jim Crow South were forced to seek care at segregated facilities. In 33 counties, there were no hospitals at all.
These and other issues contributed to the abysmal state of conscripts’ health.
At Gov. Joseph Broughton’s request, members of the commission developed a plan to improve the situation. Their proposal called for the construction of hospitals and clinics to provide “better distribution of facilities, medical care, and public health services
for every citizen Irrespective of race, creed, or financial resources.”
They called it the “Good Health Plan.”
Calling on Kyser
The commission knew it needed public support to persuade lawmakers to fund the $48 million plan.
In March 1946, the commission organized a meeting of 200 of the state’s “leading medical men and laymen” in Thomasville. From that gathering came the Good Health Association, a volunteer committee that sought to “educat[e] the people of North Carolina as to
the desperate need” for more doctors and hospital beds. Isaac Greer, superintendent of the Baptist Children’s Homes orphanage, was named the association’s president.
Hoping to enlist a well-known North Carolinian to assist with the effort, Greer reached out to bandleader Kay Kyser. The Rocky Mount native had released several chart-topping swing records with his big band orchestra in the 1940s. He had also appeared in a
string of successful Hollywood comedies, including “You’ll Find Out,” “Playmates” and “My Favorite Spy.”
Ol’ Professor of Swing Kyser needed little convincing. After learning about his home state’s health woes, the musician embarked on an impromptu tour of more than 30 counties to solicit funding for the education campaign. He also drew from his experience in
show business to craft a marketing and publicity prospectus for the Good Health Association, which adopted the document.
Over the next few months, marketing from the campaign was unavoidable. The association used dramatic billboards, brochures, news releases, displays in pharmacy windows, essay writing contests for school children and all manner of other media to extoll the benefits
of the Good Health Plan.
But Kyser believed that many residents would never read about the State's bad health record, or listen to even the most eloquent speaker discuss startling statistic, according to a report released by the association at the campaign's conclusion.
He felt that these people would, however, sit up and listen to a musical appeal.
Spreading the health alarm
Kyser passed the assignment to arguably the second most successful songwriting duo, behind Rodgers and Hammerstein, on Tin Pan Alley.
Lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne were established hitmakers in New York, having first teamed up three years earlier for the Oscar-nominated Ive Heard That Song Before. Their most enduring collaboration, the Christmas staple Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Let it Snow!, propelled crooner Vaughn Monroe to the top of the charts in 1945.
Cahn and Styne wrote the words and jaunty music for Its All Up To You in less than 24 hours. They framed it as a call to action, urging North Carolinians to spread the health alarm to every town and farm across the state.
We need vitamins and medicines and beds to spare
Places where the sick can go and get some care
Lots of new equipment to combat disease
Clinics where the poor can go for moderate fees
The lyrics also reference Leonora Martins poem The Old North State, which would be recognized a decade later by the General Assembly as the official toast of North Carolina:
If we do these things then we will be the state
Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great
With the associations musical appeal now on paper, Kyser set out to find singers who could make Its All Up To You resonate with radio listeners. As luck would have it, he shared a record label with two of the country's biggest rising stars.
Sinatra and Shore
Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore were among Columbia Records most popular acts in 1946.
Sinatra had released his first full-length album, the best-selling The Voice of Frank Sinatra, earlier that year. Though he was a New Jersey native, Sinatra had something in common with many men in North Carolina: He had also been rejected for military service
during WWII.
Shore, a new signee to Columbia, was enjoying a successful run of singles that included Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) and The Gypsy, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart.
When Kyser approached Sinatra and Shore with Its All Up To You, they agreed to sing it for free. They recorded their vocals with Kyser's orchestra in about an hour at a studio in Connecticut, according to newspaper reports.
Cover of the sheet music for "It's All Up To You." || Credit: The Good Health Association
"It's All Up To You" officially premiered in North Carolina on New Year's Day in 1947 as part of a special program broadcast on every radio station in the state. More than 9,000 copies of the track were later sent to the stations to give out to listeners.
"Even after they had given away their allotment of the records, many radio stations continued to play ‘It's All Up To You' daily, and disk jockeys reported many requests for the number," read a report published by the association.
Records were also sent to the superintendents of county and city school systems, along with printouts of the song's sheet music. Some schools required students to perform "It's All Up To You" during Good Health Week that February.
The track was provided to jukebox operators in the state's largest cities. Displays promoting the song were placed in the windows of record stores. Stories about it ran in newspapers.
One article, published in The State Port Pilot of Southport, called the recording a "songsation."
"Perhaps no single phase or feature of the never-a-dull-moment Good Health publicity campaign has clicked so decisively as this latest device," the paper wrote.
Lasting impact
The Good Health Plan was approved that March by the legislature, which agreed to put $32 million equivalent to roughly $440 million in 2023 toward the initiative.
An additional $16 million came from the Hill-Burton Act, a federal measure signed into law the previous year by President Harry Truman to increase the nation's supply of hospital beds.
Cherry in 1947. The plan was created at the request of Cherry's predecessor, Joseph Broughton. || Credit: The Good Health Association
Money from the act would eventually fund the creation of 230 healthcare facilities in North Carolina, according to the National Health Law Program.
In addition to its role in expanding the state's hospital system, the Good Health Plan paid for the construction of a four-year medical school at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
The once-ubiquitous anthem that helped drum up support for the plan has faded into obscurity, but it hasn't been lost to time. "It's All Up To You" can be heard today on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
November 8, 1946
Radio
Jimmy Durante & Gary Moore Show
Network: CBS
Sponsor: Rexall Drugstore
Time: 9:30PM - 10:00PM (EST)
Performers: Jimmy Durante, Gary Moore, Suzanne Ellers
Ray Bargy Orchestra
Guests: Frank Sinatra
note: Show opens with Jimmy calling Moore about the election(5).
He is depressed because he lost. Moore introduces Sinatra, who
comes on singing the opening to "Sunday, Monday Or Always."
Durante joins them. There is a combination of silly jokes and
the promotion of "It Happened In Brooklyn." Frank sings "The
Things We Did Last Summer" before joining Garry and Jimmy
for a comedy spoof of westerns.
Frank and Jimmy swapped guest appearances throughout 1946-47.
Each making three guest shots on the other's show.
--Ed
November 13, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS) Hollywood
Wednesday
9 to 9:30 P.M.
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Martha Tilton, Andre Previn
1. The Coffee Song
2. And Then It's Heaven
3. Everybody Loves My Baby Pied Pipers Frank sings intro
4. I Don't Know Why/.That Old Feeling
5.. I Surrender Dear Andre Previn
6. Cuddle Me Up M. Tilton
7. My Romance w/M. Tilton
8. Lullaby Of Broadway w/ Pied Pipers
9. Put You Dreams Away.
next week show will come from New York City
November 16, 1946
Concerts
Continental Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Benefit for Jerome D. Solomon Memorial Research Foundation
Continental Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Benefit for Jerome D. Solomon Memorial Research Foundation
Thanks to Kevin Greenlee for above article.
November 20, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Wednesday Evening
New York City
9 to 9:30 P.M. EST
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Produced and Directed By: Mann Holiner
Announcer: Richard Shark
Written by Frank Wilson
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers,
Guests: Peggy Mann and Cy Walter
1. Night And Day intro
1. Ole Buttermilk Sky*
2. Somewhere In The Night
3. My Gal Sal Frank sings opening line and then the Pied Pipers take over
4. It's Only A Paper Moon Cy Walter
5 The Girl That I Marry/Blue Moon/Someone To Watch Over Me w/ Cy Walter
6. South America Take It Away Peggy Mann
7. They Didn't Believe Me w/Peggy Mann
8. Begin The Beguine
8. Put Your Dreams Away
note: Frank was very upset that "darkie" was still in "Ol' Man River" when he
sang it at the Hollywood Bowl, 8-14-43. Vowed he would never do it again.
For whatever reason, he did sing the line "darkie and me" during "Ole Buttermilk
Sky."
Frank Wilson was the new writer for the series and Richard Shark was the
announcer.
Ed
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Wednesday Evening
New York City
9 to 9:30 P.M. EST
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Produced and Directed By: Mann Holiner
Announcer: Richard Shark
Written by Frank Wilson
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers,
Guests: Peggy Mann and Cy Walter
Variety
11-27-46
note: The mob of soxers at this broadcast screamed
and screamed and screamed some more. After
Frank finished "Begin The Beguine," and was
signing off, the cacophony rose to new heights.
That was when he warned them "There will be
no audience next week. Frank then sang "Put
Your Dreams Away." In open defiance, the crowd
raise the noise level a few decibels higher. The
11/27 broadcast was lacking an audience.
Variety
12-11-46
note: The ban continued through the 12-4-46 show. Then Frank relented and the 12-11
show did indeed have an audience. The screaming had stopped and was replaced by
polite applause. The last show from New York,12-18, also had relatively quiet crowd.
The show returned to Hollywood for the Christmas show and an audience was welcomed
from that point on.
Ed
© 1997-2025 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)
note: The mob of soxers at this broadcast screamed
and screamed and screamed some more. After
Frank finished "Begin The Beguine," and was
signing off, the cacophony rose to new heights.
That was when he warned them "There will be
no audience next week. Frank then sang "Put
Your Dreams Away." In open defiance, the crowd
raise the noise level a few decibels higher. The
11/27 broadcast was lacking an audience.
Variety
note: The ban continued through the 12-4-46 show. Then Frank relented and the 12-11
show did indeed have an audience. The screaming had stopped and was replaced by
polite applause. The last show from New York,12-18, also had relatively quiet crowd.
The show returned to Hollywood for the Christmas show and an audience was welcomed
from that point on.
Ed
© 1997-2025 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)
November 23, 1946
Radio
Harvest Moon Festival, Chicago Stadium, Chicago
WMAQ at 10 pm.
Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Louis Prima
Concerts
Harvest Moon Festival, Chicago Stadium, Chicago
Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Frances Langford, Jane Russell, Lena Horne, Louise Prima, Janis Paige
Note: Janis Paige passed away in 2024 at the age of 101!
Harvest Moon Festival, Chicago Stadium, Chicago
Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Frances Langford, Jane Russell, Lena Horne, Louise Prima, Janis Paige
At a Chicago Harvest Moon charity ball. L to R: Irv Kupcinet, Frank Sinatra, Janis Paige.
November 27, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Wednesday Evening
New York City
9 to 9:30 EST
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Dan Seymour
Produced and Directed By: Mann Holiner
Written by Frank Wilson
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Guests: Peggy Mann and Cy Walter
1. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
2. You'll Always Be The One I Love
3. Why Does It Get So Late so Early (Frank does opening line then Pied Pipers take over)
4. I Concentrate On You
5. Falling In Love With Love Cy Walter
6. Give Me A Goodnight Kiss Peggy Mann
7. Camptown Races Pied Pipers
8. Battle Hymm Of Th- e Republic w/Pied Pipers
9. Zip - A - Dee - Doo Dah w/Pied Pipers
10. The House I Live In
11. Put Your Dreams Away
note: Dan Seymour was the announcer and Frank Wilson was the writer
There was no studio audience
Ed O'Brien says this is an excellent Old Gold show. Good song selection and it's obvious Frank is enjoying every minute of it.
November 29, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 -
December 19 )
review
NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS
WEDGEWOOD ROOM, NEW YORK
(Friday, November 29)
Talent Policy: Floor show at midnight;
continuous dance music. Owner-
Operator, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel;
publicity, Ted Saucier.
Prices: $2 cover after 10:30.
Plush or soxer, Sinatra draws
'em in and in droves. His opening
was jammed packed with names
in both showbiz and the social
register. Room's captains had
trouble matching the folk with
the tables available. It was a gala
opening and Sinatra gave the crowd
just what they wanted.
He's a changed chanter. No
longer hanging on to the mike and
slurring and slurping his way thru
pop tunes to give the soxers Sinatraphy,
Frank today is a chirper with pipes and
showmanship; plenty of peddling savvy
and a free and easy style gained apparently
from his film work.
Opening with "The Coffee Song" which
he hoked in showmanly fashion by drinking
a cuppa java during the rests, he presented
a well-varied program, including "Things We
Did Last Summer," "On the Boardwalk at
Atlantic City" and a practically unknown
Kurt Weill number, 'Lost in the Stars." He
also provided a smart switch to comedy
with a parody on "Ol' Man River" entitled
"Ol' Man Crosby," wowing the mink and
boiled-shirt crowd. With Irving Berlin pre-
sent, Sinatra swung into "Girl That I Marry"
and then hit his high point, the "Soliloquy"
from "Carousel," revealing pipes that carry.
In giving his all to the Rodgers number, tho,
he strained a little, and so the recall, "Ole
Buttermilk Sky," came out somewhat
hoarse. A medley -- "I Wonder Who's
Kissing Her Now," Angel Eyes"(Irving
Berlin,1909) and "I'm Sorry I Made You
Cry" -- did okay, with another comedy
bit take-off on "You Made Me Love You,"
done as a letter to Ingrid Bergman, bring-
ing down the house deservedly. Sinatra
showed his comedy talents in putting over
the patter in this one. Closer was "Some-
one To Watch Over Me," and with this he
begged off after working one hour.
Sinatra is due to stay at this room
until December 19, but he could stay on
till doomsday and fill the place. He has
so much more to sell now than the Sinatra
of a few years back. He's in at a measly 5G
a week, fulfilling a four year-old contract with
the Waldorf-Astoria management. Probably
the greatest buy in recent showbiz annals.
Emil Coleman's ork supports, and Mischa
Barr's rumba group handles the non-chanting
moments expertly.
Billboard
December 7, 1946
November 30, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 1, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 2, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 4, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
New York City
Wednesday Evening
9:00 to 9:30 P,M, EST
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Dan Seymour
Produced and Directed By: Mann Holiner
Written by Frank Wilson
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Peggy Mann, Page Cavanaugh Trio
1 Night And Day (opening )
2.The Whole World Is Singing My Song
3. Pretending
4. Lover ( F.S. sings opening line ) Pied Pipers
5. Body and Soul Page Cavanaugh Trio
6. Ma She's Making Eyes At Me w/Page Cavanaugh Trio
7. Dear Little Boy Of Mine w/Page Cavanaugh Trio
8. Five Minutes More Peggy Mann
9. Tea For Two w/Peggy Mann
10. There's No Business Like Show Business w/Pied Pipers
11. Put Your Dreams Away
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 5, 1946
Film
Till the Clouds Roll By (US Film Release: December 5, 1946)
(Directed by Richard Whorf (Uncredited), Busby Berkeley, Henry Koster, Vincente Minnelli, and George Sidney)
(Produced by Arthur Freed)
A fictionalized biopic of composer Jerome Kern, portrayed by Robert Walker.
Guest appearances: Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Angela Lansbury, June Allyson, Lucille Bremer Kathryn Grayson,
Van Heflin, Lena Horne, Van Johnson, Dinah Shore, Gower Champion, Cyd Charisse, Angela Lansbury, Virginia O'Brien
Sinatra appears in the finale singing "Ol' Man River"
(1st DVD Release date: 1998-05-12 - Remastered version released 2006-04-25)
A fictionalized biopic perfectly describes this film. The question is why? Kern was a fascinating man who deserved a much better film-bio. The silly story at the center of this film gets in the way of some truly glorious music.
Sinatra was the front-runner for the role of Kern in the early pre-production stage. I think he would have been a far better choice than the badly miscast Robert Walker.
The filming got underway in November of 1945 and continued in fits and starts into August of 1946.
Film earned over $7 million dollars and was the 14th top grossing movie of 1947.MGM did not renew the copyright and the film became part of the public domain. I bought a few copies back in the early 1980s on VHS. Quality was
awful. The washed out color and very poor sound was the norm until MGM (Turner) issued a gorgeous laser disc version in the early 1990s. The original DVD(1998) paled in comparison. Finally a DVD comparable to the
laser was issued in 2006.
Film offers up 28 Kern songs including the rather infamous Sinatra rendition of "Ol' Man River." Frank did a wonderful vocal with a 40 piece MGM orchestra, but the film's offering of that performance borders on the ridiculous. Life magazine and The Times both dubbed it the "worst performance of 1946." I would imagine Frank was not too thrilled with his cameo.
Film is worth watching just for the music and there is a lot of that in the two-hour running time.
Ed
note: During his January 47 Old Gold shows, Frank raves
about this movie. Has very nice things to say about
Louie B.. Mayer and the cast of the biopic. The
1-15-47 show is a half-hour tribute to Jerome
Kern. Wonderful singing by all involved that night.
--Ed
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Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
Till the Clouds Roll By (US Film Release: December 5, 1946)
(Directed by Richard Whorf (Uncredited), Busby Berkeley, Henry Koster, Vincente Minnelli, and George Sidney)
(Produced by Arthur Freed)
A fictionalized biopic of composer Jerome Kern, portrayed by Robert Walker.
Guest appearances: Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Lena Horne, Angela Lansbury, June Allyson, Lucille Bremer Kathryn Grayson,
Van Heflin, Lena Horne, Van Johnson, Dinah Shore, Gower Champion, Cyd Charisse, Angela Lansbury, Virginia O'Brien
Sinatra appears in the finale singing "Ol' Man River"
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December 6, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 7, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 8, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 9, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 10, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 11, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
New York City
Wednesday Evening
9:00 to 9:30 P.M.
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Dan Seymour
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Fred Allen
1. It's All Over Now
2. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song
3. Ole Buttermilk Sky (Frank sings opening line) Pied Pipers
4. Among My Souvenirs
5.Acidophilus Moon Fred Allen
6. In My Merry Oldsmobile w/Fred Allen
6. Ol' Man River
7. Put Your Dreams Away
note: Frank had just enough time to sing the title to his theme song
at the conclusion of the show. Dan Seymour was the announcer and
"Come Rain Or Come Shine" was added to the AFRS broadcast of
the show.
Ed
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 12, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 13, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 14, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19)
December 15, 1946
Studio
New York City
CO37162 I Want To Thank Your Folks
(B. Benjamin/G. Weiss)
Oxford Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:10) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
78: 37251
CO37163 That's How Much I Love You
w/The Page Cavanaugh Trio
(E. Arnold/W. Fowler/J.G. Hall)
Vogue Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged by Page Cavanaugh
-1 (3:09) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52
78: 37231
New York City
CO37177 Sweet Lorraine
w/The Metronome All Stars
(M. Parish/C. Burwell)
Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1928
Arranged & Conducted by Sy Oliver
-1 (3:08) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
-2 (3:13) CD: C2K 65244Portrait Of Sinatra
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52 (alt. take)
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2 (alt. take)
78: 37293
The Metronome All-Stars: Piano: Nat Cole; Guitar: Bob Ahern; Bass: Eddie Safransky; Drums: Buddy Rich; Trumpet: Charlie Shavers; Trombones: Lawrence Brown; Alto Sax: Johnny Hodges; Tenor Sax: Coleman Hawkins; Baritone Sax: Harry Carne
Radio
The Fred Allen Show
Network: NBC
Sunday Evening
Time: 8:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Sponsor: Tender Leaf Tea & Shepherd Tea
Cast: Portland Hoffa, Minerva Pious,
Parker Fennelly, Peter Donald
The Demarco Sisters, Al Goodman & Orchestra
Announcer: Kenny Delmar
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Songs: It's All Over Now Demarco Sisters
You'll Always Be The One I Love Frank Sinatra
My Time Is Your Time Frank sings first line of song
--Show ends abruptly due to the miscalculating of its running time.
Frank was just about to sing with a vocal group.
Ed
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Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
New York City
CO37177 Sweet Lorraine
w/The Metronome All Stars
(M. Parish/C. Burwell)
Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1928
Arranged & Conducted by Sy Oliver
-1 (3:08) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
-2 (3:13) CD: C2K 65244Portrait Of Sinatra
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice- The Columbia Years, 43-52 (alt. take)
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2 (alt. take)
78: 37293
Upper left, Frank Sinatra talks to Columbia's Manie Sacks on the telephone, as Metronome editor George Simon, Columbia supervisor Mitch Ayres, Buddy Rich, and visitor Alec Wilder look on. Upper right, Sinatra and June Christy. Lower left, Bob Ahern, unidentified, Eddie Safranski, Nat Cole and Buddy Rich. George Simon looks on. Lower right, Harry Carney and Nat Cole.
Here is additional information on the December 46 sessions. The Sunday afternoon of the session was remembered by participants
as being very cold. After "Sweet Lorraine" was completed, Sinatra insisted on staying for the Nat Cole-June Christy segment. Session ran from
4 to 7 P.M.
Location: New York
Label: Columbia
Metronome All Stars Rehearsal
Johnny Hodges (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Harry Carney (bar), Charlie Shavers (t), Lawrence Brown (tb), Nat Cole (p), Bob Ahern (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Dave Tough (d)
a.rhlSweet Lorraine(Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) - 3:45
unissued
With Cole's piano substituting for Sinatra's vocals and Dave Tough replacing Buddy Rich on drums, the Metronome All-Stars gathered a day prior to the recording session for a rehearsal. Although never heard, an acetate disc capturing "Sweet Lorraine" is known to exist.
Date: December 15, 1946 [16:15-18:55]
Location: New York
Label: Columbia
Metronome All Stars
George Simon (pro), June Christy, Frank Sinatra (v), Nat Cole (v, p), Johnny Hodges (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Harry Carney (bar), Charlie Shavers (t), Lawrence Brown (tb), Bob Ahern (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Buddy Rich (d)
a. CO 3717-BD1 lfs Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) / arr: Sy Oliver - 0:36
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
b. CO 37177-3alt Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) / arr: Sy Oliver - 3:15
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
c. CO 37177-BD2 lfs Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) / arr: Sy Oliver - 0:10
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
d. CO 37177-2alt Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) / arr: Sy Oliver - 3:15
Columbia 78M235 (JP) Sweet Lorraine / Nat Meets June (1947)
Harmony LP 12"HL 7044 Metronome All – Stars (1957)
Columbia CDCK 65245 Portrait of Sinatra (1997)
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
e. CO 37177-BD3 lfs Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) / arr: Sy Oliver
unissued
f. CO 37177-BD4 lfs Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) / arr: Sy Oliver - 0:32
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
g. CO 37177-BD5 lfs Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) / arr: Sy Oliver - 2:36
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
h. CO 37177-BD6 lfs Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)/ arr: Sy Oliver
unissued
i. CO 37177-1 Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) / arr: Sy Oliver - 3:12
Columbia 7837293 Sweet Lorraine / Nat Meets June (1947)
Columbia LP 12"CL 2528 The Metronome All-Stars (1955)
Columbia CD BoxC12K 48673 The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings &nbbsp; (1993)
Columbia CDCK 65240 Sinatra Sings His Greatest Hits (1997)
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
j. CO 37178-4alt Nat Meets June (George Simon [as Randy Mergentroid]) / arr: Sy Oliver - 3:38
Columbia LP 12"CJ 40652 The 1940s The Singers (1987)
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
k. CO 37178-3alt Nat Meets June (George Simon [as Randy Mergentroid]) / arr: Sy Oliver - 3:16
Harmony LP 12"HL 7044 Metronome All – Stars (1957)
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
l. CO 37178-BD1 lfs Nat Meets June (George Simon [as Randy Mergentroid]) / arr: Sy Oliver
unissued
m. CO 37178-BD2lfs Nat Meets June (George Simon [as Randy Mergentroid]) / arr: Sy Oliver - 1:30
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
n. CO 37178-2alt Nat Meets June (George Simon [as Randy Mergentroid]) / arr: Sy Oliver - 3:09
Columbia 78M235 (JP) Sweet Lorraine / Nat Meets June (1947)
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
o. CO 37178-1 Nat Meets June (George Simon [as Randy Mergentroid]) / arr: Sy Oliver - 3:05
Columbia 7837293 Sweet Lorraine / Nat Meets June (1947)
Columbia LP 12"CL 2528 The Metronome All-Stars (1955)
Mosaic CD BoxMD8-251 Classic Coleman Hawkins Session 1922–1947 (2012)
June Christy (v) on j-o; Nat Cole (v) on j-o; Frank Sinatra (v) on a-i.
Releases
Some sources suggest that 37177-2 ("Sweet Lorraine") appeared on the original 78 issue 37293. Sinatra discographer, Luiz Carlos do Nascimento Silva, says the second take was used 'on only a few copies' of the original 78. For his part, Teubig says takes 1 & 2 appeared on the original 78, and also says that takes 1 & 2 of "Nat Meets June" were both issued on various pressings of the initial 78.
Mosaic, in the discography to the Coleman Hawkins set, says the following about the second take of "Sweet Lorraine":
'Discographies list 37177-2 as being initially issued on Columbia 37293 or Harmony HL 7044. However, the Japanese 78 is the initial release.'
Unreleased Breakdowns
The Hawkins Mosaic set omitted three breakdowns, two on "Sweet Lorraine" (BD3 & BD6) and one on "Nat Meets June" (BD1). Mosaic also included several seconds of chatter in between two takes of "Nat Meets June", not placed here.
Session Order
Per Mosaic, the sequencing of the listed titles 'comes from written information on the sleeve of the original lacquer disc'.
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The Fred Allen Show
Network: NBC
Sunday Evening
Time: 8:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Sponsor: Tender Leaf Tea & Shepherd Tea
Cast: Portland Hoffa, Minerva Pious,
Parker Fennelly, Peter Donald
The Demarco Sisters, Al Goodman & Orchestra
Announcer: Kenny Delmar
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Songs: It's All Over Now Demarco Sisters
You'll Always Be The One I Love Frank Sinatra
My Time Is Your Time Frank sings first line of song
Show ends abruptly due to the miscalculating of its running time.
Frank was just about to sing with a vocal group.
Ed
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December 16, 1946
Radio
Joe Louis Tribute Dinner, Waldorf-Astoria, New York City
Time: 10:30 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
Network: WMCA
Guests: Mayor O'Dwyer, Carol Landis, Dr. Channing Tobias, Burl Ives, Frank Sinatra, Burl Ives & others
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Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
Joe Louis Tribute Dinner, Waldorf-Astoria, New York City
Time: 10:30 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
Network: WMCA
Guests: Mayor O'Dwyer, Carol Landis, Dr. Channing Tobias, Burl Ives, Frank Sinatra & others
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December 17, 1946
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19)
December 18, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
New York City
Wednesday Evening
9:00 P.M. -9:30 P.M
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Dan Seymour
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guest: Peggy Mann
1. Night And Day intro
2. Jingle Bells w/Pied Pipers
3. You'll Always Be The One I Love
4. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Frank does opening line ) Pied Pipers
5.Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers
6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
7. Winter Wonderland Peggy Mann
8. Embraceable You w/Peggy Mann
9. Silent Night w/ Pied Pipers
10. Put Your Dreams Away
note: Last show in New York. Marvin Miller
was back as the regular announcer on the 12/25
show from Hollywood.
Ed
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
December 19, 1946
Radio
Radio Readers Digest:
Title: "There Was Room For A Stranger
Network: WCBS
Time: 10:00 P.M - 10:30 P.M.
Sponsor: Hallmark Cards
Host: Richard Kollmar
Performers: Frank Sinatra
Announcer: Tom Shirley
Writer: Robert Sloane
Director: Marx B. Loeb
Composer: Jack Miller
Note: A soldier is re-united with his girl on Christmas. The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Concerts
Wedgwood Room, Waldorf Astoria, New York City (November 29 - December 19 )
Radio Readers Digest:
Title: "There Was Room For A Stranger
Network: WCBS
Time: 10:00 P.M - 10:30 P.M.
Sponsor: Hallmark Cards
Host: Richard Kollmar
Performers: Frank Sinatra
Announcer: Tom Shirley
Writer: Robert Sloane
Director: Marx B. Loeb
Composer: Jack Miller
Note: A soldier is re-united with his girl on Christmas. The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
December 19. 1947
Benny, Sinatra, & 'Rochester'
American actor and comedian Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson (1905 - 1977) (second left) stands by an antique Maxwell car, as fellow comedian Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, 1894 - 1974) sits in the driver's seat outside NBC studios, California, December 19, 1947. Among others watching in the background is entertainer Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998) (hands on hips). (Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images)
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December 25, 1946
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Hollywood
9;00 P.M. -9:30 P.M EST
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Written by Frank Wilson
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Jane Powell, Page Cavanaugh Trio
1. Zip A Dee Do Dah w/ Pied Pipers
2. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow w/ Page Cavanaugh Trio
3. A Gal In Calico (first line sung by Sinatra
then entire song sung by Pied Pipers)
4. Crazy Rhythm Page Cavanaugh Trio
5. Medley: Pretty Baby/It's All Over Now/ Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet
6. Kiss Me Again Jane Powell
7. The Song Is You w/Jane Powell
8. When The Day Is Done w/Pied Pipers
9. Put Your Dreams Away
Frank's slow ballad reading of "Let It Snow, Let
It Snow, Let It Snow" is exquisite. His sole
accompaniment is Page Cavanaugh.
note: This was Jane Powell's first appearance on Frank's Old Gold series.
In all, she would be on 21 shows.
Marvin Miller would present Frank with a plaque from Metronome Magazine. He
won the poll for most popular singer in the
country for the third straight year.
Ed
December 26, 1946
Radio
Command Performance
Network: AFRS
Show: #254
Host: Carole Landis
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Clark Dennis, The Smart Set
Announcer: Bill Stewart
1. I Got A Gal I Love
2. The Things We Did Last Summer
Notes: TT 30mins. Audio condition:
© 1997-2025 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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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)
December 29, 1946
Radio
Command Performance No. 254
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Carole Landis
1. I Got A Gal I Love
2. The Things We Did Last Summer
+ comedy skits / 30 mins.
note: Show was taped on 12-26-46
--Ed
January 1, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Hollywood
9:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. EST
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Written by Frank Wilson
Produced by Ted Kertamin
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jane Powell, The Pied Pipers, Page Cavanaugh Trio
1. The Coffee Song
2. My Melancholy Baby
3. My Gal Sal Pied Pipers.
4. Alice Blue Gown Jane Powell
5. Always
6. Dardanella Page Cavanaugh Trio
7. I'll Never Smile Again w/ Pied Pipers
8. People Will Say Were In Love w/Jane Powell
9. You'll Never Walk Alone w/Mitchell Boys Choir
10. Put Your Dreams Away
Good Health Program
Radio Stations in North Carolina
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Kay Kyser, Claudette
Colbert, Lauritz Melchoir, Alan Ladd, Don Ameche, and Jimmy Durante
The November 7, 1946 recording of "It's All Up To
You" with Frank Sinatra & Dinah Shore was used in the program
Good Health Program
Radio Stations in North Carolina
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Kay Kyser, Claudette Colbert, Lauritz
Melchoir, Alan Ladd, Don Ameche, and Jimmy Durante
The November 7, 1946 recording of "It's All Up To You" with
Frank Sinatra & Dinah Shore was used in the program
Its All Up to You! North Carolina and the Good Health
Program
by Helen thomas
During World War II, the state of North Carolina received an
enormous number of draft rejections due to the poor health of its
citizens compared to other states, including problems such as poor teeth
and eyesight, chronic infections, malnutrition, tuberculosis, hookworm,
and even malaria. The conditions of medical care in the state prompted
the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina to urge Governor
Broughton to take action, resulting in the formation of the State
Hospital and Medical Care Commission in 1944. Their study of
health conditions demonstrated that a lack of hospitals, lack of doctors,
and limited understanding of health and nutrition were among the reasons
for North Carolinians poor health. At the same time, statistics
showed that while 41% of white draftees and 61% of African American
draftees were being rejected in North Carolina, young men raised in
orphanages (receiving state supported medical care and nutrition) had a
draft acceptance rate of 99%.
In response to this study, lawmakers, administrators, health officials,
and prominent citizens launched the Good Health Program to educate North
Carolinians about health needs, raise money for the building of
hospitals, and generate support for increased medical training in the
state.
One of these prominent citizens was Kay Kyser, a Rocky Mount, NC native
whose career as a band leader had taken him to Hollywood. Kysers
dedication to the Good Health program resulted in the talents of well
known musicians, radio personalities, and film stars being recruited for
the public awareness campaign, encompassing film, radio, and various
print media.
North Carolina natives including film stars Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson,
Randolph Scott, and Anne Jeffreys, as well as bandleaders Edgar Skinnay
Ennis and John Trotter, participated in programs and advertisements via
radio and movie trailers to increase awareness of the projects
goals. Popular radio personalities Burns & Allen and Fibber
McGee & Molly contributed radio announcements as well.
One of the most well remembered publicity efforts of the Good Health
Program was the creation of its theme song, Its All Up to You! Written
by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne (authors of Let It Snow among other
popular songs), the song was played by Kay Kysers Orchestra and sung by
Frank Sinatra and Dinah Shore. Copies of the recording were played
and distributed to the public by every radio station in state and sent to
juke box operators in all major North Carolina cities. Sheet music was
made available to the public through Columbia dealers and sent to the
superintendent of each county and city school system.
January 8, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Hollywood
Wednesday Evening
9:00 - 9:30 P.M. EST
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Written By Frank Wilson
Directed by Ted Sheramen
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jane Powell The Pied Pipers,
1.The Other End Of A Kiss
2.The Old Lamplighter
3. You Can't See The Sun When You're Crying Pied Pipers
4. You'll Always Be The One I Love
5. I Think Of You Jane Powell
6. Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us (new Columbia release )
7. Lover Come Back To Me w/Jane Powell
8. Where Or When w/ Pied Pipers
9. Put Your Dreams Away
Your Personal Album #819 AFRS
Axel Stordahl & Orchestra
1. On The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe
2. Brahms Lullaby
3. It Might As Well Be Spring
4. Goodnight Wherever You Are
5. I'm Gonna Love That Gal
January 9, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2181 Always
(I. Berlin)
Irving Berlin, Inc. (ASCAP) 1925
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-PB1 (2:55) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
-1 LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
-1 LP: CL-1359 Come back To Sorrento
-1 78: 38686
Notes: In response to a remark by Sinatraphile Rich Rosenberg, Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien points out that the
December 15, 1946 recording of "Always" is a nice effort, but this January 9, 1947 effort is exquisite. Really exquisite! Amazing difference!
HCO2182 I Concentrate On You
(C. Porter)
(from Broadway Melody Of 1940)
Chappell & Co,. Inc. (ASCAP) 1939
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:04) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music
78: 37256
HCO2183 My Love For You
(E. Heyman/H. Jacobson)
(from Black And Blue)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1939
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:51) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
78: DB2388 ( England )
HCO2181 Violins: A. Beller, H. Bluestone, S. Cytron, D. Jefferson, G. Joyce, G.
Kast, M. King, N. Pisani, E. Powers, M. Russell, F. Slatkin, O. Tomasso; Violas:
W. Hymanson, W. Spear, D. Sterkin; Cellos: C. Bernard, F. Goemer, J. Sewell;
Saxes: H. Beau, F. Dornbach, H. Haymer, H. Lawson, F. Stulce; Piano: M.
Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: J. Ryan; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Cambern
HCO2182 & 2183 Violins: A. Beller, H. Bluestone, S. Cytron, D. Jefferson, G.
Joyce, G. Kast, M. King, N. Pisani, E. Powers, M. Russell, F. Slatkin, O.
Tomasso; Violas: W. Hymanson, W. Spear, D. Sterkin; Cellos: C. Bernard, F.
Goemer, J. Sewell; Saxes: H. Beau, F. Dornbach, H. Haymer, H. Lawson, F.. Stulce;
Horns: R. Perissi; Trumpets: R. Linn, L. Mach, R. Zarchy; Trombones: D. Hallet,
G. Jenkins, P. Pederson; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: J. Ryan;
Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Cambern
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January 15, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Hollywood
Wednesday Evening
9:00 to 9:30 P.M. EST
Tribute To Jerome Kern
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Writer : Frank Wilson
Producer and Director: Ted Sherdeman
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers,
Jane Powell
1. I Won't Dance - FS
2. The Touch Of Your Hand - FS
3. Who - FS Musical Intro Followed By Pied Pipers
4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Jane Powell
5. Why Was I Born - FS
6. Medley: Axel Stordahl & Orchestra -The Way You Look Tonight/A Fine Romance(Pied Pipers)/
She Didn't Say Yes
7. All Through The Day - FS
5. Make Believe FS wJane Powell
7. All The Things You Are FS w/Jane Powell
8. Put Your Dreams Away FS -- sign off
note: Ted Sherdeman became the producer/director with the Christmas Day
show, 12-25-46
Ed
note: The Song Is You" was not done on the CBS broadcast. AFRS added it for the broadcast overseas.
Ed notes: This Old Gold tribute show to Jerome Kern is
marvelous. Siravo did the chart for "I Won't Dance"
and it was the perfect song to open the show.
"Frank gave a very tender reading to "The Touch
Of Your Hand." Lovely song. The song selection
was superb throughout and there is no question that
Sinatra had the highest regard for Mr. Kern and his music.
January 22, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
1. It's A Good Day
2. This Is The Night
3. When You're Away w/Jane Powell
4. The Best Man - Pied Pipers
5. Hush-A-Bye Island
6. La Golondrina - Jane Powell
7. She's Funny That Way
8. For Sentimental Reasons w. Pied Pipers
9. Put Your Dreams Away
note: Frank Wilson was the writer for the show
and Ted Sherdeman directed and produced.
Show originated from Hollywood. Frank makes
a joke about Nipper the famous RCA symbol on
their label.
--Ed
Ed O'Brien noted: Among the long list of songs Frank never
recorded "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons" is a
real stand out. If he had recorded the song before the
King Cole Trio, I'm convinced it would have been a
# 1 hit for him. The Old Gold effort has him singing
the tune with the Pied Pipers and it has a marvellous
romantic sound.
January 28, 1947
Concerts
Night of Stars, Beach Theatre, Miami, Florida
March of Dimes Benefit
Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Danny Kaye, Al Jolson, Sophie Tucker, Joe E. Lewis, Martha Raye, the Ritz Brothers, and others
Night of Stars, Beach Theatre, Miami, Florida
March of Dimes Benefit
Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Danny Kaye, Al Jolson, Sophie Tucker, Joe E. Lewis, Martha Raye, the Ritz Brothers, and others
January 28, 1949
Friday
"It's Only Money" (re-titled and released as "Double Dynamite," in December 1951)
RKO STUDIOS Los Angeles
Orchestra conducted by Constantin Bakaleinikoff
Arrangement by Leigh Harline
2 to 6:PM
January 29, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jane Powell, The Pied Pipers, Page Cavanaugh Trio
1. Intro followed by a brief passage from Night and Day
2. I Got A Gal I Love
3. This Time
4. A Rainy Night In Rio - PP
5. You'll Always Be The One I Love
6. I Am Loved - JP
7. You Can Take My Word For It, Baby / w Page Cavanaugh Trio
8. Falling In Love With Love w JP
9. Over The Rainbow w JP & PP
10. Put Your Dreams Away sign off
note: Frank Wilson was the writer for the show
and Ted Sherdeman directed and produced.
Show originated from Hollywood. Jane Powell
had become a big hit with the radio audience
and was featured on at least two numbers each
week and sometimes three. Frank would take
the next three weeks off. His return would not be
until the 2/26 show.
--Ed
February 3, 1947
Radio
Make Believe Ballroom
WNEW-AM 1130 in New York
Monday Evening
D.J. Martin Block
Guests:
WNEW Poll Winners
1. Frank Sinatra Male Vocal ( Frank appeared via telephone from Hollywood)
2. Margaret Whiting Female Vocal
3. Tex Beneke ( He led the official "Glenn Miller Ghost Band," authorized
by the Miller Estate and formed in 1946).
February 5, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Note: Sinatra did not appear on this show Jack Carson subbed for Frank
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February 7, 1947
Concerts
Miami, Florida
Command performance for US Serviceman
February 10, 1947
Concerts
Colonial Inn, Miami, Florida
Damon Runyon Memorial Fund Benefit
1. The Coffee Song
2. Embraceable You
3. Try A Little Tenderness
4. Ol' Man River
5. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons
6. Nancy
7. Night And Day
8. The House I Live In
Ed: I want to add a little background to this one-nighter.
Variety in January of 47 ran an article about Frank wanting
to leave the Old Gold Show. Lorilard wanted Frank back on
the Hit Parade and was offering him a very lucrative contract.
Old Gold was not about to let him out of his contract, so, Frank
decided a quick vacation was in order. This caught both CBS
and the sponsor flat footed. Frank flew to New York on
1/31 to do a radio show.. Have not been able to track down
the exact show. He then flew down to Miami. I can find no
credible evidence that he did the 2/7 Command Performance
in Miami. I did track down the origin of that date and discovered
it was supposedly a Command Performance AFRS show. There
is no such animal to be found. The Colonial Inn, in Hallendale, a
suburb of Miami, was originally a five night engagement ( 2-10
thru 2/14). Frank' s salary would have been donated to the Damon
Runyon Fund. But the vacation also included a four day trip to
Havana, Cuba and the people, with Frank, wanted to go
earlier than originally planned. Colonial Inn became a one night
appearance. Here is Variety's coverage:
Frank Sinatra's stint for charity( all money going
to Damon Runyon Fund) at Colonial Inn, packed the huge room
Monday night(10).
Sinatra and Co. flew down to Havana the next day. On the evening of the 13th
Frank did a concert in the show room of the Hotel Nacional. On Valentine's Day
a big party was held to honor Frank. He flew back to Miami on the 15th.
Here is a Variety entry from the 2-28-47 issue:
Let There Be Light MIAMI, Feb. 22.-It was a celeb night at Kitty Davis's Airliner
Monday (17) and the joint was loaded with names. Among them was Frank Sinatra,
who got up to sing. "Okay, give me a spot," he said. Just then all the lights went out.
"Hey," Sinatra yelled, "don't cancel me. Put the lights on."
Frank flew to Mexico on the 19th for a second honeymoon with Nancy.
Although Frank had a year to go on his contract with Old Gold, they cried uncle and canceled his show.
He finished out the season and joined the Hit Parade, for a second time, on 9-6-47.
Ed
Colonial Inn, Miami, Florida
Damon Runyon Memorial Fund Benefit
The Miami News (Miami, Florida) · 10 Feb 1947, Mon
The Miami News (Miami, Florida) · 12 Feb 1947, Wed
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FRANKIE SINGS SO LONG TO THE HIT PARADE 2-10-49
Sinatra To Quit Hit Parade
Seen Eyeing TeleAnd CBSS
Hollywood ” Frank Sinatra and
American Tobacco Company have
arrived at an amicable parting of
the ways. The singer has definitely
decided not to return to the "Hit
Parade " program next season. His
decision is said to be based on the
conviction that television will soon
be the main market for advertisers
and is desirous of appearing on a
type of program more readily con-
vertible to the demands of video
medium .
!t is significant that Sinatra's rep -
resentatives have already participa -
ted in a series of meetings with
William S. Paley , of CBS, indicating
that he will soon join the list of stars
who have switched to CBS. All
Paley deals to date have been predi -
cated on the premise that Its newly
acquired stars will soon be appear -
ing visually as well as audibly.
February 12, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Note: Sinatra did not appear on this show
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson subbed for Frank.
Jane Powell was also on the show.
--Ed
February 13, 1947
Concerts
Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba
Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba
Rough translation: The great American folk singer was in Havana. Our readers know the portentous artist, who has had the strange virtue of shocking his countrymen.
He appears in this photo with a group of young ladies.
Diario de la marina February 14, 1947
Not a great photo but you can spot Sinatra in the center under the lamp.
Sinatra At The National Casino--Accompanied by Mr. Connie Immerman,
the great North American singer arrives at the Casino, greeted by
Captain
Antonio Arias, president of the National Casino
February 19, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: The Pied Pipers
Note: Sinatra did not appear on this show
Buddy Clark and Peggy Lee subbed for him
--Ed
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February 26, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
Guests: Peter Lawford & Jimmy Durante
1. I Believe
2. Time After Time
3. It's The Same Old Dream w/The Pied Pipers
4. Whose Baby Are You? Peter Lawford
5. Otchi-Tchor- Ni-Ya w/J.D.
6. Songs Gotta Come From The Heart w/ J.D.
7. Put Your Dreams Away
note: Peter Lawford and Jimmy Durante were
Frank's guests. Six of the numbers
are from "It Happened In Brooklyn," starring
Sinatra, Durante and Lawford.
Frank and Jimmy did a long skit
to conclude the show. "Put Your Dreams Away"
was very brief due to time constraints.
Ed
note: Durante sings a segment of "You Got To Start
Each Day With A Song" right after Frank finishes
"It's The Same Old Dream."
-- Ed
Ed O'Brien notes:
"It Happened In Brooklyn" had its premiere
on 3-14-47. The 2-26-47 O.G. show was
fashioned around the songs from the film
and Frank's guest was Mr. Jimmy Durante.
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
Guests: Peter Lawford & Jimmy Durante
Frank and Jimmy Durante singing The Song's Gotta Come From The Heart on the S.B.S February 26. 1947 (thanks to Michel M.)
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March 5, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
1. It's A Good Day
2. You'll Always Be The One I Love
3. This Can't Be Love Pied Pipers
4. Zigeuner (The Gypsy) Jane Powell
5. The Brooklyn Bridge
6. La Ci Darem La Mano w/Jane Powell
7. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons w/Pied Pipers
8. Put You Dreams Away -- sign off -- "Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash"
NOTE: This is another good one from the best of all Frank's radio shows, Ed O'Brien observes. He opened with a song he would never record, did a lovely reading on "You'll Always Be the One I Love," continued plugging his new film, "The Brooklyn Bridge," did a duet on "La Ci Darem La Mano" (film recording with Kathryn Grayson required 27 takes. Scott Perry, MGM archivist, told O'Brien that the problem wasn't Frank.), closed the show with his second attempt on the Nat King Cole hit "For Sentimental Reasons." His first effort, on January 22, 1947, was done with the Pied Pipers. The March effort was solo. O'Brien prefers the former.
March 11, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2256 Mam'selle
(M. Gordon/E. Goulding)
(from The Razor's Edge)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:20) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: Hl-7405 Romantic Scenes From The Early Years
LP: CL-1136 Put Your Dreams Away
78: 37343
Note: Frank's last #1 hit at Columbia. He would not reach
that coveted spot again until "Learnin' The Blues"
accomplished that feat in May of 1955.
The four # 1 singles at Columbia were "All Or Nothing
At All," "Oh, What It Seemed To Be," "Five Minutes
More" and "Mam'selle."
--Ed
HCO2257 Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back?
w/The Pied Pipers
(P. Weston/A. Stordahl/I. Taylor)
Sinatra Songs, inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:44) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: CL-1136 Put Your Dreams Away
78: 37554
HCO2258 Stella By Starlight
(N. Washington/V. Young)
(from The Uninvited)
Beverly Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1946
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:20) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
LP: HS-11277 Someone To Watch Over Me
LP: CL-1448 Reflections
78: 37343
Violins: H. Bluestone, W. Callies, S. Cytron, P. Ellis, S. Freed, Jr., G. Joyce, G. Kast, M. King, N. Pisani, M. Russell, O. Vail, G. Vinci; Violas: W. Hymanson, M. Perlmutter, W. Spear; Cellos: C. Bernard, F. Goerner, J. Sewell; Saxes: H. Beau, F. Dornbach, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, F. Stulce; Horns: V. De Rosa; Trumpets: R. Linn, L. Mach, R. Zarchy; Trombones: D. Hallett, G. Jenkins, P. Pederson; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Cambern
Film
"It Happened In Brooklyn" (Brooklyn Premiere March 11, 1947)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Peter Lawford, Jimmy Durante, Gloria Grahame, Bobby Long
Produced by: Jack Cummings
Directed by: Richard Whorf
Danny (Sinatra) has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is able to share a place with Nick (Durante), the janitor of his old High School, and get a job as a singer in a music store. He meets Anne (Grayson), a teacher, whose dream is to singing Opera. When Jamie (Lawford) arrives from England, Danny tries to show him the Brooklyn experience and help him compose modern swing music. Eventually Danny finds love with a Brooklyn-born nurse (Grahame) he had met at the end of the war before leaving England.
(DVD Release: 2008-05-13)
Frank was elated by the success of "Anchors Aweigh" The film grossed $5,000.000 and was the second biggest b.o. hit of 1945. After a cameo appearance in "Till The Clouds Roll By," MGM gave Sinatra the lead in "It Happened In Brooklyn." Initially, he was upbeat about the film until it became apparent that the project was a low budget musical entry in black and white. GeorgeSidney ( "Anchors Aweigh) was the director, at the outset, but was quickly replaced by Richard Whorf.
The filming got underway on March 14, 1946 (Thursday). The final scenes would not be completed until early November of 46. Frank was often absent and this delayed production many times. His most publicized absence occurred after the death of Phil Silvers' partner, Rags Ragland. Phil was set to open at the Copa in N.Y,C. on 9-5-46. He had begged Frank to help him. But L.B. Mayer was furious at all the delays and another one would mean big trouble for Frankie. Frank did the only thing he could think of at the time. On Wednesday, 9-4, he hopped a plane heading to the Big Apple. Frank played straight man
through the weekend and Silvers was rescued, the Copa was thrilled. Frank arrived back in L.A. on the 10th but was still a no-show on the film set. And so it went way into October.
Whorf was beside himself. Earlier in the production, Sammy Cahn announced he was ending his partnership with Jule Styne. Sammy wanted to collaborate with the very successful Harry Warren. Frank wouldn't hear of it. He backed Styne all the way.
The New York location work was done in mid-June. A 17 year old Andre Previn provided all of the piano music throughout the film.
The movie was previewed at the Loew's Sheridan, in New York, 2-18-47. Variety reviewer gave it a rave, citing Frank, the score and a very pleasant story line. Frank had agreed to be at the New York premieres in March but at the last minute he informed the studio a flu bug had hit him. He retired to Palm Springs in order to recover. Kathryn Grayson was the only star, from the film, to appear in Brooklyn at the Loew's Metropolitan opening on 3/11. Grayson and her husband, Johnnie Johnston, would also make an in-person appearance at the Capitol Theater in Manhattan, the next day, to plug the film, which opened on Thursday (13). The Sammy Kaye Orchestra was the live stage show. MGM was hoping for at least two solid weeks in New York.
The film took in $86,000 the first week and then only dropped down to $69,000 the second. The film would run another two weeks -- taking in $62,000 and closing with a very respectable $67,000 the final week. MGM would slowly release the film nationwide, beginning in late March and early April. They had spent $1.8 million making it and it would gross $2.6. There was a final loss of $138,000. Despite the better than average reviews, the filmgoers were not particularly interested in a b&w MGM
musical.
Today what holds up the most from the film is the music. Cahn/Styne wrote a lovely tribute to the Brooklyn Bridge, two beautiful ballads "It's The Same Old Dream" and "Time After Time" and Frank had a Top 10 hit with the swing number "I Believe." Bobby Long did that song and dance in the film with Frank and Jimmy Durante - Long's vocal was done by Billy Roy. This is bizarre: Long has been missing since 1947. No one seems to know what happened to him. Songs Frank did with Durante are also lot of fun to watch.
I listened to Sinatra's 11-6-46 Old Gold show with Durante. Film had just been completed. There is no mention of it from either of them.
A laser was released in 1992 and included the original trailer. Excellent print. VHS came out on 11-20-2001 and a DVD was issued
5-13-2008.
--Ed
"It Happened In Brooklyn" (Brooklyn Premiere March 11, 1947)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) 11 Mar 1947
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) 12 Mar 1947
Sinatra Gives Performance of Casual Charm in 'It Happened in Brooklyn' at the Capitol
By Bosley Crowther
March 14, 1947
Metro probably figured it could get away with anything in a film called "It Happened in Brooklyn" without seeming implausible. And so, in a comedy of that title which came to the Capitol yesterday, it has sprawled a capricious assortment of music and youthful romance. It has Frank Sinatra singing boogie-woogie in one breath and, in the next, joining Kathryn Grayson in a "Don Giovanni" duet. It has Peter Lawford behaving like a prize British "square" at the start and ending up shagging and trucking for a bunch of Brooklyn "cats." It has Miss Grayson singing a "Lakme" aria, complete with costumes and settings, and it has Jimmy Durante. 'Nough said.Well, no it isn't either. For the fact cannot be escaped that the general assemblage of this hodgepodge leaves something to be desired. It is slow in the narrative stretches. The humor is not too good. And Mr. Durante's contribution is a bit on the parsimonious side. Also, the Brooklyn cultists might find it a trifle odd that a sense of inferiority should trouble its major votary.As a veteran, home-coming to Brooklyn, Mr. Sinatra is uncommonly shy until he moves in with Mr. Durante, the janitor of New Utrecht High. With Mr. Durante's encouragement, he acquires both confidence and a job. This starts a chain reaction and Miss Grayson gets confidence, too. As a music teacher at the high school, she has lacked assurance, up till now. But then she turns to Mr. Lawford, and her confidence makes him bold. He takes her away from Mr. Sinatra andsounds like a vicious circle, what?IIn a way, it iswith Mr. Sinatra as the starting point on the circummference and with Mr. Durante, likewise troubled with social liabilities, as the hub. But, for all the story's meanderings and its mildly psychological culs-de-sac, a good bit of light-weight entertainment is badgered out of it.Maybe you won't believe this (and it happens in Brooklyn, don't forget), but Mr. Sinatra turns in a performance of considerable casual charm. He acts with some ease and dexterity, he speaks as though he's thought of what he says and he sings without too much suggestion of having a stomach-ache. Best of his numbers are a ditty entitled "The Same Old Dream" and a wild splurge with Mr. Durante to "The Song's Gotta Come From the Heart."As for Jimmy, the man with the schnozolla, he, of course, can do no wrongin thhis writer's estimation. But he can do a lot better when given a chance. In this particular picture, his invention as a Brooklyn Mr. Chips, furnace-room variety, was grand, but that's about as far as it goes. Except for a couple of momentsand that song with Frankie is onehe is confined to bumping his head against a loose door and making philosophic remarks. Miss Grayson, too, is somewhat hobbled, except when she's let out to sing, and Mr. Lawford is not yet conditioned to challenge Clifton Webb. A few other sidelines performers add nothing of artistic note. (That supposed piano recital by Billy Roy must have come from someone else.)It might be remarked, however, that Mr. Sinatra appears in one scene, arising from his bed in a nightshirt, and no one in the audience passed away. Two years ago, such desecration of his glamour would have been hooted from the screen. It looks as though Mr. Sinatraand "the kids" are growing up.Sammy Kaye andd his orchestra are the feature on the Capitol stage, with Harvey Stone as an added attraction.
IT HAPPENED IN BROOKLYN, screen play by Isobel Lennart; songs by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne; directed by Richard Whorf; produced by Jack Cummings for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. At the Capitol.Danny Miller . . . . . Frank SinatraAnne Fielding . . . . . Kathryn GraysonJamie Shellgrove . . . . . Peter LawfordNick Lombardi . . . . . Jimmy DuranteNurse . . . . . Gloria GrahameRae Jakobi . . . . . Marcy McGuireDigby John . . . . . Aubrey MatherMrs. Kardos . . . . . Tamara ShayneLeo Kardos . . . . . Billy RoyJohnny O'Brien . . . . . Bobby Long
NYT 3-14-47
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March 12, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
1. Night And Day (opening theme by F.S. segment only)
2. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart
3. I'll Close My Eyes
4. I Believe Pied Pipers
5. Laura orchestral only with Axel & Orch.
6. Mam'selle (new Sinatra single release. Would reach # 1 0n 5-10-47. One of four Columbia single releases to top the chart)
7 One Night Of Love - Jane Powell (Frank always referred to her on the show as "Janie..")
8. Long Ago And Far Away Frank and Janie
9. This Is The Night
10. Put Your Dreams Away ( closing theme segment only)
March 19, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
1. Linda
2. Roses In The Rain
3. Rainy Night In Rio Pied Pipers
4. Summertime Jane Powell
5. If You Are But A Dream
6.The Song Is You w/Jane Powell
7 It's The Same Old Dream w/ Pied Pipers
8..Put Your Dreams Away
note: Frank did not sing "Night and Day" on the CBS broadcast
Ed Notes:
It would take Frank another 30 years before
he got around to recording the Jack Lawrence gem
"Linda." "Roses In The Rain" is a rarity very nicely sung
by Frank. He continued plugging the tunes from "It
Happened In Brooklyn,"with "It's The Same Old Dream,"
and he did the two songs he recorded the most through
the years "Night And Day" and "The Song Is You." "If
You Are But A Dream" is one of Sinatra's finest recordings
from the 1940s and he never sang it badly. Quite a show.
Ol' Blue Eyes learns to knit with equally dazzlingly blue-eyed Jane Powell.
They were both featuring on the 'Songs by Sinatra' broadcast.
Paramount, Los Angeles California
ABC
Benefit for Damon Runyon Cancer Fund
w/Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante
KFWB did a color broadcast from the lobby from 9-9:30 with Art Linkletter
Valley Times (North Hollywood, California) 19 Mar 1947, Wed
Concerts
Paramount, Los Angeles California
Benefit for Damon Runyon Cancer Fund
w/Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante
Paramount, Los Angeles California
Benefit for Damon Runyon Cancer Fund
w/Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante
Variety
3-26-47
Ed O'Brien notes: Damon Runyon Memorial Fund had 21 major
stars at their gala, 3-19-47. The first hour was broadcast
by ABC-Radio. Frank and Dinah Shore agreed to record
a single with all the funds going to the D.R.M.F.
The session took place at the Columbia Studios in
Hollywood, 4-25-47.All of the participants donated their
time freely. Frank and Dinah recorded "Tea For Two"
and "My Romance." Here is a photo from the session:
March 21, 1947
Radio
Jimmy Durante & Gary Moore Show
Network: WCBS
Time: 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Ray Bargy Orchestra
Guests: Frank Sinatra
Jimmy Durante & Gary Moore Show
Network: WCBS
Time: 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Ray Bargy Orchestra
Guests: Frank Sinatra
March 26, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra
Wednesday
Time: 9:00 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. (EST)
Show: 29
Location: Hollywood
Network: CBS
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Dan Seymour
Produced and Directed By: Mann Holiner
Writer: Frank Wilson
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers
Guests: The Page Cavanaugh Trio
1. opening: "Night And Day"
2. If This Isn't Love - Frank Sinatra
3. Time After Time - Frank Sinatra
4. When Am I Going To Kiss You - The Pied Pipers
5. After You've Gone - The Page Cavanaugh Trio
6. That's How Much I Love You Baby - Frank Sinatra
7, One Kiss - Jane Powell
8. The Anniversary Song Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
9. If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You - Frank Sinatra
10. Closing: "Put Your Dreams Away"
note: Page Cavanaugh Trio back Frank on "That's How
Much I Love You Baby" and Pied Pipers join him
on "If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You."
Ed
March 27, 1947
Concerts
Paramount, San Francisco, California
w/Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra
Benefit for Damon Runyon Cancer Fund
Notes: Evening grossed $42,000, which Variety
described as colossal.
Paramount, San Francisco, California
w/Bob Hope, Jack Benny
Benefit for Damon Runyon Cancer Fund
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March 29, 1947
Concerts
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Newspaper Frolic
Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Newspaper Frolic, San Francisco-Oakland Newspaper Guild Show
Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Rochester, Phill
Harris, Frank Sinatra, Jane Wyman, William Demarest, Billy DeWolfe
Emacs!
Emacs!
March 29, 1948 Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Allied Jewish Appeal Drive
Frank Sinatra, Jesse Lasky, Ruth Warwick, Charles Coburn, Rhonda Flemming,
Leo Carrillo
Emacs!
Emacs!
Emacs!
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Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
Newspaper Frolic, San Francisco-Oakland Newspaper Guild Show
Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Rochester, Phill
Harris, Frank Sinatra, Jane Wyman, William Demarest, Billy
DeWolfe
March 29, 1948 Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Allied Jewish Appeal Drive
Frank Sinatra, Jesse Lasky, Ruth Warwick, Charles Coburn, Rhonda
Flemming, Leo Carrillo
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March 31, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2280 There But For You Go I
(A.J. Lerner/F. Loewe)
(from Brigadoon)
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: CL-1297 The Broadway Kick
78: 37382
6-29-47
6-19-47
7-13-47
HCO2281 Almost Like Being In Love
(A.J. Lerner/F. Loewe)
(from Brigadoon)
Sam Fox Publishing Co. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (2:42) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers (alt. take)
LP: CL-606 Frankie (2nd pressing) - alt. take
LP: CL-606 Frankie (1st pressing)
78: 37382
6-22-47
6-29-47
6-22-47
6-22-47
Radio
American Cancer Society Drive
Bob Hope, Ginny Simms, Jerry Colonna, Joan Davis, Frank Sinatra, others
10:30-11PM WOR
April 2, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jane Powell, The Pied Pipers
1. I Got A Gal I Love
2. Maybe You'll Be There
3. I Believe Pied Pipers
4. In The Still Of The Night Jane Powell
5. April Showers
6. This Is The Night w/ Jane Powell
7. What Am I Gonna To Do About You? w/ Pied Pipers
8. Put Your Dreams Away - sign off
Ed O'Brien:
I love what Frank did with the Cahn-Styne song "What Am I Gonna Do About You?"
What a great recording he could have done with this gem. The Pied Pipers blend
beautifully into the number. A song I've listened to many times through the years.
A great flipside for the recording would have been the King Cole Trio hit "I Love
You For Sentimental Reasons," which Frank sang twice on his Old Gold shows
in 1947. I prefer the one in which The Pied Pipers back him.
Asheville Times
4-2-47
note: Quite a few newspapers offered the above information on Frank's 4-2-47 show.
Berlin's "Easter Parade" was obviously dropped shortly before the broadcast.
Easter that year came on April 6th.
Ed
April 9, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
1. Managua, Nicaragua
2. My Number One Dream Came True
3. My Heart Goes Crazy Pied Pipers
4. Yours Is My Heart Alone Jane Powell
5. Nancy
6. My Romance w/ Jane Powell
7. It's The Same Old Dream w/ Pied Pipers
8. Put Your Dreams Away - sign off
Ed O'Brien notes:
Frank's O.G. show was never better than during its
last few months on the air.
The opening song, "Managua, Nicaragua," has an
interesting history. Freddy Martin's orchestra had a #1 hit
with the song in January of 1947, first charting on 1-18-47,
staying at #1 for three weeks and staying on the charts for
13 weeks. Guy Lomardo's orchestra also reached #1 with the
song, first appearing on the Billboard chart on 1-25-47 and
remaining there for 15 weeks. Kay Kyser's orchestra also had
a top ten hit with the song (#6) in February of 47 and
charted for 12 weeks. The song was on Your Hit Parade
for 11 weeks but never reached #1. Sinatra's vocal
was outstanding and I'm sure the writers of this ditty,
lyricist Albert Gamse and composer Irving Fields, were
very pleased.
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
April 11, 1947
Times Square, New York, NY
Sinatra made an appearance in the campaign for the American Cancer Society
April 13, 1947
Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY
Frank Sinatra receives the Thomas Jefferson Award from James Waterman Wise,
director of the Council Against Intolerance in America
Frank Sinatra is back signing autographs for his fans after receiving his Jefferson award for
Tolerance from the "Council against Intolerance in America."
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April 14, 1947
Radio
This Is New York
Network: WCBS
Time: 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Host: Bill Lenard
Guest: Frank Sinatra
April 16, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jane Powell,The Pied Pipers
1. Night And Day (abridged) F.S.
2. I Believe F.S.
3. That's Where I Came In F.S.
4. You Can't See The Sun When You're Crying P.P..
5. Softly As A Morning Sunrise J.P..
6. Roses In The Rain F.S.
7. Make Believe w./ J. P.
8. Mam'selle ( from "Razor's Edge" ) F.S.
9. Put Your Dreams Away (abridged) F.S.
note: Frank recorded "Mam'selle" on 3-11-47.
Before singing it on 4-16 show, Frank tells the audience
he had the pleasure of introducing the song a few weeks
ago ( 3-12-47 show ). It had not taken off yet, but when it
did, "Mam'selle" would be his last #1 hit song at Columbia.
Here is a review of two Sinatra singles from the film "It
Happened In Brooklyn," that were selling very nicely
in April of 47. "I Believe" was a Top 10 hit for Frankie.
Ed
FRANK SINATRA (Columbia 37288.37300)
It's the Same Old Dream-FT; V. The Brooklyn Bridge-FT; V.
Time After Time-FT; V. I Believe-FT; V. From the tuneful
Sammy Cahn -Jule Styne screen score for "It Happened in Brooklyn,"
Frank Sinatra gives fine lyrical exposition of four songs, virtually all in
the smooth -spinning ballad register. And the Voice registers on all chants,
particularly for the nostalgic "Time After Time" ballad, backing with a catchy
rhythm chune in "I Believe." It's an easy flow of rhythm for the tuneful "It's the
Same Old Dream," Sinatra's vocal force all the more forceful In the song assist
of the Four Hits and a Miss. And to complete, pays a glowing lyrical tribute to that
famous old structure in "The Brooklyn Bridge." Per usual, Axel Stordahl's musical
accompaniment excels. Movie hypo gives all the sides a fair chance for coins.
Billboard
4-12-47
April 21, 1947
Radio
Screen Guild Theater
Location: Hollywood, California
Sponsor: Gulf Gasoline
Episode Title: "Too Many Husbands"
Network: CBS
Time: 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Performers: Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball
1. Time After Time
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Ed O'Brien Notes:
What a cast ! Hope was a super star in 1947, Lucy
was a B movie star, who would become one of
the great iconic figures of the century. Frank
starred in "Too Many Husbands" twice. The
9-4-44 version featured Donna Reed, Bill
Goodwin and Frank. He sang "Embraceable You"
and did "Time After Time" on the 47 show.
note: Show finished in the Top 10 Hooper ratings that week.
Had an audience of over four million listeners.
--Ed
Screen Guild Theater
Location: Hollywood, California
Sponsor: Gulf Gasoline
Episode Title: "Too Many Husbands"
Network: CBS
Time: 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Performers: Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball
April 23, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
Guests: Irving Berlin
1. Blue Skies Frank Sinatra
2. The Girl That I Marry Frank Sinatra
3. Heat Wave Pied Pipers
4. Marie From Sunny Italy Irving Berlin ( his first published song )
5. Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon Frank Sinatra
6. Russian Lullaby Jane Powell
7. Medley Of Berlin Songs:
1. Always Frank Sinatra
2. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody Jane Powell
3. Alexander's Ragtime Band Frank Sinatra, Irving Berlin & Pied Pipers
8. Help Me To Help My Neighbor Frank Sinatra
9. Put Your Dreams Away sign off
NOTE: Ed O'Brien calls this a great, great show. Berlin is a great guest and FAS sings some of Berlin's finest efforts.
Note: For more than 40 years, Frank Sinatra called Irving on his birthday, 5/11.
Irving lived to be 101 years old.
--Ed
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
Guests: Irving Berlin
Frank Sinatra and Jane Powell watch Irving Berlin perform on the Songs by Sinatra radio show, 1947.
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Studio
8-3-47
Hollywood
Tea For Two / My Romance
Variety
Sinatra and Shore would also make the cover of May 24, 1947 Billboard
for their recording:
Columbia Records ad from 1947
April 26, 1947
Concerts
San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA
Hollywood Star Time
Benefit for Youth Center
San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA
Hollywood Star Time
Benefit for Youth Center
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Scott notes: I had some delightful messages from 92 year old
Raymond Gerald da Gama-Gamma who is the administrator for the Wutzit Club
Alumni & Santa Clara Valley Youth Village Facebook page. I
reached out to the group to see if they had some information about the
performance or any pictures of Sinatra from the April 26th,
1947 performance. Here's what he had to say:
I was present at his performance that was just a visit to
our clubs home after they, Sinatra, Buddy Bear, and others did a
fund raising stage performance at the San Jose Civic Auditorium for our
Wutzit Club.
Father Schmidt with club member Larry Marsallie went to Hollywood and met
with Rhonda Fleming and she was instrumental in getting Jack Carson.
Henry Morgan and Frank Sinatra and others who put that benefit show on
because the State Fire Marshal was going to shut down the Sadality Hall
that belonged to our St. Clare Parish Church that the church allowed us
to use on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night
I was 17 in 1947. The Wutzit Club began in 1944. We had three
directors that first year, Father Walter W. Schmidt S.J. was our 3rd
director from then to the end in 1985.
He was my friend from the beginning to the very end, he even married us,
my wife and I…
Here's a picture of Sinatra with Father Walter W. Schmidt in
1980
April 28, 1947
Concerts
City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas
Benefit for Victims Of The Texas City Petroleum Explosion Texas Relief Fund
Showtime: 8:15 a.m.
w/Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Burns & Allen, Phil Harris
Alice Faye, Phil Silvers, Gene Autry, Axel Stordahl, Page
Cavanaugh Trio, Governor Beauford Jester, Frank Sinatra
Ed O'Brien:
Jack Benny was the first entertainer to sign-up for the
trip to Galveston and New Orleans. Burns & Allen joined
him and the others quickly followed. Frank decided to do
his Old Gold show in New Orleans(30). Frank insisted on
a large auditorium with a paying crowd. The group flew
down from L.A. on the morning of the 28th, arriving at 9:a.m.
Their mode of transportation was an army transport plane.
Frank brought along the CBS studio band and his arranger/
conductor, Axel Stordahl.
City Auditorium, Galveston, Texas
Benefit for Victims Of The Texas City Petroleum Explosion Texas Relief Fund
Showtime: 8:15 a.m.
w/Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Burns & Allen, Phil Harris
Alice Faye, Phil Silvers, Gene Autry, Axel Stordahl, Page
Cavanaugh Trio, Governor Beauford Jester, Frank Sinatra
April 29, 1947
Concerts
City Auditorium, Houston, Texas
Benefit for Victims Of The Texas City Petroleum Explosion Texas Relief Fund
Showtime: 8:15 a.m.
w/Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Burns & Allen, Phil Harris
Alice Faye, Phil Silvers, Gene Autry, Axel Stordahl, Page
Cavanaugh Trio, Governor Beauford Jester, Frank Sinatra
note: Al Viola was the guitarist with Page Cavanaugh Trio.
He had worked with Frank at the Waldorf and on
Old Gold shows. He told me that very few people
realized how good Frank was by 1947. He had all
kinds of innovative ideas when working with the
trio. Al was in awe of him. The performances in
Texas that week stayed with Al. He vividly described
for me the impact Frank has on a concert stage.
Ed
City Auditorium, Houston, Texas
Benefit for Victims Of The Texas City Petroleum Explosion Texas Relief Fund
Showtime: 8:15 pm.
w/Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Burns & Allen, Phil Harris
Alice Faye, Phil Silvers, Gene Autry, Axel Stordahl, Page
Cavanaugh Trio, Governor Beauford Jester, Frank Sinatra
April 30, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
Guests: Jean Sablon, Page Cavanaugh Trio
1. Night And Day Frank and Jean
2. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Frank
3. Vous Qui Passez ( Passing By) sung in English by Mr. Sablon - his theme song
4. It's A Good Day The Pied Pipers
5. The Night Was Made For Love Jane Powell
6. Parlez Moi D'amour Frank - with a little help from Jean
7. Mimi Frank and Jean
8. Basin Street Blues Frank and Page Cavanaugh Trio
9. You'll Never Walk Alone* Frank
10. Put Your Dreams Away Frank
AFRS Broadcast:
1.Night And Day Frank and Jean
2. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Frank
3. Vous Qui Passez ( Passing By) sung in English by Mr. Sablon
4. I'd Be Lost Without You Frank
5. It's A Good Day The Pied Pipers
6. Stella By Starlight Frank
7. The Night Was Made For Love Jane Powell
8. Parlez Moi D'amour Frank - with a little help from Jean
9. Mimi Frank and Jean
10. Basin Street Blues Frank and Page Cavanaugh Trio
11. She's Funny That Way Frank
12. You'll Never Walk Alone* Frank
13. Put Your Dreams Away Frank
* The Pied Pipers backed Frank on "You'll Never Walk Alone."
Note: The governor of Louisiana and the mayor of New Orleans
asked Frank to bring his show down to New Orleans so
it could benefit the survivors of the Texas disaster. The
broadcast originated from the Municipal Auditorium in N.O.
There were almost 7,000 people at the show. There was
no announcer for the AFRS version.
Ed
Ed O'Brien notes:
Here is what happened
after that performance:
PETRILLO CHAMPIONS SINATRA IN PLANNED
BENEFIT AIR STANZA
Hollywood, April 26. -- Frank Sinatra found a ready champion in none other than American
Federation of Musicians (AFM) Prexy James C Petrillo, who personally interceded to veto
a Local 47 ruling which threatened to throw a wrench in The Voice's plans to do a benefit
airer from New Orleans April 30.
Squabble arose when Sinatra agreed to do regular air show from New Orleans, with
proceeds to go to Texas City disaster relief fund. Local 47, however, nixed plan to fly Axel
Stordahl ork south in army plane, altho transportation was to be provided gratis. Union
stand was based on regulation adopted several years ago which forbids transportation of
musicians in non-commercial airliners ( Reg was designed to protect orksters in case of
accident, since insurance riders obviate payment of claims if disaster occurs in other
than commercial planes.)
When matter was brought to Petrillo's attention, union prexy longdistanced Los
Angeles and ordered ruling relaxed. Petrillo reasoned that if Sinatra and other showbiz
biggies were willing to risk flight in army plane, then union should accept same
terms for their members. As a result, Local 47's anti-commercial plane ban
will hereafter be tossed out the window.
Billboard
May 3, 1947
Note: Have another interesting article on
the demise of Frank's Old Gold show.
The show from 4-30-47 has never surfaced
among collectors. I wonder if the airing was
live to the entire country due to the New Orleans
location? There may have been no need to tape
the show.
Concerts
Blue Room, Hotel Roosevelt. New Orleans
$100.00 A Plate Dinner For Texas City Disaster Victims
Performers: Jack Benny, Burns & Allen, Mary Livingston,Gene Autry,
Jean Sablon, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Alice Faye, Phil Harris, Phil Silvers, Majorie
Reynolds, Page Cavanaugh Trio, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell, Connee Boswell, Axel
Stordahl and Frank Sinatra
note: Benefit raised $50,000.
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
Guests: Jean Sablon, Page Cavanaugh Trio
Blue Room, Hotel Roosevelt. New Orleans
$100.00 A Plate Dinner For Texas City Disaster Victims
May 6, 1947
Radio
Bob Hope Show
Tuesday evening
Network: NBC
Time: 10:15PM - 10:45 PM EDT
Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
Jeanny McKeon, Jerry Colonna, Vera Vague
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Annc: Wendill Niles
Broadcast from San Gabriel, California
Benefit for YMCA Summer Camps for Children
Sponsor: Lever Bros Pepsodent Toothpaste
1. Hope monologue
Bob plugs baseball great Bob Feller's autobio.
Pepsodent ad
2. No Greater Love J. McKeon
3. Hope chats with Frank who has
just returned from Galveston, Tx, where
he helped raise money with benefit concert
after tragic tanker explosion.
4. Skit with V. Vague, F. Sinatra & B.Hope.
5. Time After Time F. Sinatra
Pepsodent ad
6. B. Hope & F. Sinatra do a baseball skit
7. Thanks For The Memory B.Hope & F. Sinatra
special lyrics thanking community for their effort
helping YMCA program.
8. Hope signs off - Frank will be a guest again next week
when the show comes from North Hollywood.
Bob Hope Show
Tuesday evening
Network: NBC
Time: 10:15PM - 10:45 PM EDT
Desi Arnaz & His Orchestra
Jeanny McKeon, Jerry Colonna, Vera Vague
Guest: Frank Sinatra
May 7, 1947
Radio
Old Gold Show
CBS
Wednesday evening
9 - 9:30 pm
Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
Jane Powell The Pied Pipers
Guest: Bob Hope
Annc: Marvin Miller
1. Night And Day ( opening theme)
2. Almost Like Being In Love
3. The Anniversary Song
O.G. commercial
4. Linda - The Pied Pipers
5. It's The Same Old Dream
6. One Man( One Magic Night ) Jane Powell
7. Yes, We Have No Bananas
6. That's My Weakness (parody) w/Bob Hope
7. I Believe (parody) w/ Bob Hope
8. Put Your Dreams Away
May 8, 1947
Studio
MGM
Thursday
THE KISSING BANDIT
Orchestra conducted by Georgie Stoll
Arrangements by Leo Arnaud
If I Steal A Kiss
takes 6(2:57), take 8(2:59), take 9(2:50)
and take 15(3:01) were mastered
Sinatra then redid from bar 60 to end
takes 1(:28), take 3(:25) and take 6(:25)
were mastered
session began with Sinatra attempting a solo
take on "We're On Our Way." rejected concept
"We're On Our Way"
w/ J.Carrol Nash
take 3(2:57) and take 5(2:57) were mastered
Song was not used in the film
Total master time from session came to 5:58.
May 13, 1947
Concerts
North Hollywood High School, Hollywood, CA
Benefit for new YMCA/YWCA Building
Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Hary Von Zell,
Peter Lorre, Martha, Tilton, Jerry Colonna, Vera Vauge, Desi Arnaz Orchestra
Note: The first half-hour of this program was broadcast as Bob Hope's regular weekly program. Sinatra did not appear on broadcast.
North Hollywood High School, Hollywood, CA
Benefit for new YMCA/YWCA Building
Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Hary Von Zell,
Peter Lorre, Martha, Tilton, Jerry Colonna, Vera Vauge, Desi Arnaz Orchestra
May 14, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Old Gold
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Jane Powell
Guests: George Burns, Gracie Allen
1. You Can't See The Sun
2. All Or Nothing At All sings segment as part of a skit with George Burns
3. Across The Alley From The Alamo Pied Pipers
4. A Kiss In The Dark Jane Powell
5. Time After Time
6. Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us w/George Burns verse was dropped for this version
7. Begin The Beguine
8. Put Your Dreams Away sign-off
May 21, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
9:00 to 9:30 P.M
Wednesday evening
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jane Powell, The Pied Pipers
Guests: Phil Silvers
1. That's How Much I Love You Baby
2. As Long As I'm Dreaming
3 We Knew It All The Time Pied Pipers
4. Indian Love Call Jane Powell
5. Stella By Starlight
6. Ain'tcha Ever Comin' Back ( new song ) w/ Pied Pipers
7. Put Your Dreams Away sign - off
note: "Stella By Starlight," on AFRS, 4-30-47, O.G., is from this
show.
May 23, 1947
Concerts
A Night Of Music, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Benny Goodman, Jo Stafford,
Phil Silvers, Danny Thomas, Peter Lawford, David Rose
A Night Of Music, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Jimmy Durante, Benny Goodman,
Jo Stafford, Phil Silvers, Danny Thomas, Peter Lawford, David Rose
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May 27, 1947
Studio
MGM - Los Angeles
Tuesday
THE KISSING BANDIT
Orchestra conducted by Georgie Stoll
Arrangements by Leo Arnaud
37 musicians
Morning session: 9:30 - 12:35 P.M.
Adelita
orchestral track
one take .27 secs
Early evening session: 3 - 7:35 PM
Siesta
takes 7, 8 and 12 were mastered. All three ran 2:03
Entire recording time for both sessions 2:30
May 28, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Frank Goss
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jane Powell, The Pied Pipers
Guest: Johnny Mercer
1. That Old Black Magic
2. Accentuate The Positive w/ Johnny Mercer -he sings the rarely heard verse
3. Give Me One Kiss Jane Powell
4. Cecilia Johnny Mercer & Pied Pipers
5. Laura
6. There's No Business Like Show Business Frank and Johnny - special lyrics by Mercer
6. Time After Time
7. Put Your Dreams Away -sign off
NOTE: On this show, Ed O'Brien writes, the great lyricist Johnny Mercer was the guest.
They did a duet with Mercer's "Accentuate the Positive" with Mercer singing the verse,
and there was another fascinating joint effort on Berlin's "There's No Business like Show Business,"
with special lyrics by Mercer.
May 29, 1947
Radio
Command Performance Program
M.C.: Lionel Barrymore
Announcer: Ken Carpenter
Guests: Bill Goodwin, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore, Don Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Fred Allen, George Murphy, Ginny Simms, Greer Garson, Harry Von Zell, Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, Judy Garland, Lauritz Melchior, Lina Romay, Nelson Eddy, Orson Welles, Paul Lukas, Peter Lind Hayes, Portland Hoffa, Rochester, Ernst Lubitsch, J. Lawton Collins (Lieutenant General), Robert Anders (Secretary Of War)
Notes: An assembled program, Frank's portion on this assembled show comes from the C. P. Victory Extra, 8-14-45. He sang "The House I Live In." --Ed
June 2, 1947
Concerts
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles CA
Benefit for West View Hospital Building Association
Sinatra, Joe Louis, Cab Calloway, George Burns, Red Skelton, Harpo Mark and others
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles CA
Benefit for West View Hospital Building Association
Sinatra, Joe Louis, Cab Calloway, George Burns, Red Skelton, Harpo Mark and others
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June 4, 1947
Radio
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Wednesday Evening
9 to 9:30 P.M.
Tribute To George Gershwin
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Frank Goss
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jane Powell The Pied Pipers, Ken Lane Singers
1. Soon w/ Pied Pipers & Ken Lane Singers
2. Embraceable You
3. S'Wonderful Pied Pipers
4. Summertime Jane Powell
5. Boat That’s Leavin' For New York Pied Pipers & Ken Lane Singers
6. Bess, You Is My Woman Now w/ Pied Pipers & Ken Lane Singers
7. Someone To Watch Over Me
8. Love Walked In w/ Pied Pipers & Ken Lane Singers
6. Put Your Dreams Away sign - off
note Frank Goss was the announcer. "Rhapsody In Rhythm"
was the replacement series for the summer (13 wks) Johnnie
Johnson and Buddy Clark would alternate each week.
Ed
NOTE: Ed O'Brien points out that the Old Gold show was on for two full seasons and Sinatra did 75 shows.
This Gershwin tribute is his best in the 1940's. The song selection is A1. Stordahl's charts perfectly fit the bill
and the singing is grand. A Great exit!
Songs By Sinatra (CBS)
Wednesday Evening
9 to 9:30 P.M.
Tribute To George Gershwin
Sponsor: Old Gold Cigarettes
Announcer: Frank Goss
Orchestra Conducted By: Axel Stordahl
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Jane Powell The Pied Pipers, Ken Lane Singers
June 12, 1947
Concerts
Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, CA
Junior Chamber of Commerce Convention
Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Jack Carson, King Cole Trio, Johnny Mercer, Eddie Bracken
Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, CA
Junior Chamber of Commerce Convention
Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Jack Carson, King Cole Trio, Johnny Mercer, Eddie Bracken
Ed O'Brien sends along this review:
REVIEW: GREAT SONGS FROM GREAT BRITAIN
FRANK SINATRA
SINATRA SINGS SONGS FROM
GREAT BRITAIN
Frank Sinatra with The Robert Farnon orchestra
****
Some thirty years ago Frank Sinatra was at the peak of his
career. The demand for his services-on record, in person, and
in the movies-was extraordinary. When he toured Great Britain,
however, his voice was put to the test. Sinatra knows his voice,
the limitations and the strengths, and he had overworked it. What
to do in England with a record date already set up,arrangements
marked, musicians booked. There was a record to do. And Robert
Farnon, one of England's finest arranger-conductors , was ready for
the main event. Sinatra would follow through but since Reprise was,after
all, his own record company, he insisted that his greatest fans, the
Americanpublic, should not get this recording; his voice, he said,wasn't up to snuff.
Sinatra probably wishes he had this voice today. True, there's some
raspiness here and there but-and it's an important but-that voice and
those strings combine for one of the most satisfying releases Sinatra ever
had. Now it's available on CD and Sinatra fans will no doubt welcome it.When he opens
with "The Very Thought of You," he's in full control of the material, the
words, the pacing, and Farnon surrounds him with soft, unobtrusive backup. "If I
Had You," "Now Is The Hour," and "The Gypsy" are truly socko performances.
Since this is, after all, a British menu, "A Nightingale Sang In
Berkeley[Barkley] Square" and "We'll Meet Again," major songs during World War II are a
must, and Sinatra really digs into his soul for the perfect touch. "London By
Night" and "A Garden In The Rain," too, pay off for listeners. What's all the
worry here?
The timbre of the voice may be a minute shade different but Frank
Sinatra's way of presenting the lyrics made him a star, not just that easy, often
beautiful voice. That is here, and then some.
W.Y.
June 26, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2419 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
(H. Martin/R. Blane)
(from Meet Me In St. Louis )
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1944
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
CD: 40707 Christmas Dreaming (alt. take)
LP: HL-7400 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
LP: CL-1032 Christmas Dreaming
HCO2420 Christmas Dreaming
( I. Gordon/L/ Lee)
Leeds Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
CD: 40707 Christmas Dreaming
LP: HL-7400 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
LP: CL-1032 Christmas Dreaming
HCO2421 The Stars Will Remember (So Will I) (N/R)
(L. Towers/D. Pelosi)
(from Smart Girls Don't Talk)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
June 27, 1947
Radio
Stars In The Spotlight
Friday evening
Sponsored by Cardinet Candy Company
Harold Collins
Annc: Bill Hartell
Guest: Frank Sinatra
15 minutes
Harold opens with the latest Hollywood gossip. Biggest story is the premature birth of Jane Wyman
and Ronald Reagan's baby. Weighed in at only 1.8 lbs. Harold then tells us that Ronnie was rushed to the
hospital just before air time. He was suffering from pneumonia.
Guest was Frank Sinatra from the San Fernando Valley. Harold tells Francis that an appalling number
of listeners write in demanding that Frank teach F.S. Jr to sing. They want the Sinatra sound to last for
years. Frank tells Harold that he plans to be around for a few generations.. Frank plugs his new MGM film
"The Kissing Bandit." Collins tells the listeners it will be one of the greatest Hollywood musicals.
Harold asks Frank if Crosby was instrumental in his career. Frank tells of seeing Bing at a
theatre in Jersey City. He lauds Crosby and gives him a great deal of credit regarding his
decision to become a singer. Harold wraps up the show with more gossip
about Gable, Kerr, Wayne, Russell, etc.
Next week's guest will be Maria Montez.
Ed O'Brien:
note: Mutual Network syndicated this show. WOR, in N.Y.C.
did not carry it. The 5-4-47 show with Jean Pierre Aumont
was broadcast on Sunday evening.
Ed
June 28, 1947
Studio
MGM - Hollywood
The Kissing Bandit
Saturday afternoon
Arrangements by Leo Arnaud
Conducted by Georgie Stoll
Senorita
w/ Kathryn Grayson and Chorus
13 takes 2:10
Song recorded from bar 41 to end
no acceptable takes
Senorita
Takes 3(2:11) and 5(2:11) and take 8(2:15) were mastered
this version was not used in the film.
note: I have the MGM session sheet for this date.
The Sinatra solo recording was done but has
never surfaced. "Sinatra in Hollywood" doesn't
have it and it is not mentioned. MGM archivist,
Scott Perry, told me some material was taken
from this film. Didn't tell me how he knew.
Ed
June 29, 1947
Concerts
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
Spring music Festival Benefiting the Los Angeles Sanatorium's National Medical Center
Frank Sinatra, Marie McDonald, Dennis Morgan
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
Spring music Festival Benefiting the Los Angeles Sanatorium's National Medical Center
Frank Sinatra, Marie McDonald, Dennis Morgan
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July 2, 1947
Concerts
Music For Wounded, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Music For Wounded, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA
Frank performed in Part Two of the program. Axel Stordahl
conducted.
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July 3, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2419 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
(H. Martin/R. Blane)
(from Meet Me In St. Louis)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1944
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-3 (2:47) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: CL-6019 Christmas Songs By Sinatra (10 inch)
78: 38259
HCO2420 Christmas Dreaming (A Little Early This Year)
(I. Gordon/L/ Lee)
Leeds Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (2:55) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
78: 37809
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien observes that Sinatra would record the above two songs, first, on June 26, 1947, and, then, again on July 3, 1947. Both sessions were done in Hollywood; both with a 35-piece orchestra. All four efforts have been issued and all are superbly done. In fact, there is little discernible difference on the two songs from the June and July recording sessions. One has to wonder why Sinatra felt the need to re-do them exactly a week after his initial attempts. "Tis a mystery!"
HCO2421 The Stars Will Remember (So Will I)
(L. Towers/D. Pelosi)
(from Smart Girls Don't Talk)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (3:16) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
78: 37809
HCO2433 It All Came True
(S. Skylar)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:32) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
78: DB2381 ( England )
Violins: A. Beller, H. Bluestone, S. Cytron, G. Joyce, G. Kast, M. King, S. Middleman, N. Pisani, M. Russell, F. Slatkin, M. Sosson; Violas: H. Hashman, W. Hymanson, D. Sterkin; Cellos: C. Bernard, F. Goerner, J. Sewell; Saxes: F. Dornbach, J. Dumont, J. Kinsler, B. Russin, F. Stulce; Horns: V. De Rosa; Trumpets: E. Klein, L. Mach, R. Zarchy; Trombones: D. Hallett, G. Jenkins, P. Pederson; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: J. Ryan; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Camber
note: I was involved in the 1987 issue of the "Christmas Dreaming"
LP-CD-cassette. There was a lot of discussion regarding this session
and the session of 06-26-47 with re-dos on both tunes. Finally was decided
to release an alternate of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from the
June date and to also put the title track for the album from the same session.
I argued for the release of the rare 12-28-47 recording of "White Christmas."
The producer agreed and it was the first cut on side one. The only release
prior to was a 78 from Australia. I obtained a copy and it took six weeks
for it to arrive. Still have it.
Ed
July 27, 1947
Studio
New York City
Lucky Strike Promo Film-1948- Salesman's Movie 48-A
American Tobacco Co.
Sunday afternoon
Arranged & conducted by Axel Stordahl
Embraceable You
w/ Lucky Strike Quartette & The Hit Parade Orchestra
July 31, 1947
Concerts
Birmingham Hospital, Van Nuys, California
Benefit for Damon Runyon Memorial Fund
Birmingham Hospital, Van Nuys, California
Benefit for Damon Runyon Memorial Fund
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August 8, 1947
Concerts
Mocambo, Los Angeles, CA
Walter Winchell Tribute
Mocambo, Los Angeles, CA
Walter Winchell Tribute
Nora Eddington (Mrs. Errol Flynn), Errol Flynn, Walter Winchell, Frank Sinatra, Leonard Lyons (behind Sinatra)
August 11, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2519 That Old Feeling
(L. Brown/S. Fain)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1937
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (3:15) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
-1 LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
-2 LP: HL-7405 Romantic Scenes From The Early Years (alt. take)
-1 LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
HCO2520 If I Had You
(T. Shapiro/J. Campbell/R. Connelly)
Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1928
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:06) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: HL-7405 Romantic Scenes From The Early Years
HCO2521 The Nearness Of You
(N. Washington/H. Carmichael)
Famous Music Corp. (ASCAP)1940
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:40) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52 (alt. take)
LP: HS-11277 Someone To Watch Over Me
LP: CL-902
HCO2522 One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
(H. Arlen/J. Mercer)
(from The Sky's The Limit)
E.H. Morris & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1943
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:04) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 6
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music
78: 38474
HCO2519, 2520 & 2521 Violins: M. Russell, F.
Slatkin; Viola: D. Sterkin; Cello: F. Goerner;
Flute: J. Kinsler; Piano & Celeste: M. Mclntyre;
Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan
HCO2522 Violins: M. Russell, F. Slatkin; Viola:
D. Sterkin; Cello: F. Goerner; Trumpet; R.
Zarchy; Flute: J. Kinsler; Saxes: H. Beau, H.
Haymer, J. Kinsler; Piano & Celeste: M. Mclntyre;
Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien emphasizes that
this set of songs is a nice preliminary before
the main event at Capitol Records.
Sinatra does a very decent job here, but the
Capitol efforts on all four of these songs is nothing short of exquisite.
August 16, 1947
Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA
Benefit for Santa Clara Youth Center
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August 17, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2538 But Beautiful
(J. Burke/J. Van Heusen)
(from Road To Rio)
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:12) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-1448 Reflections
78: 38053
HCO2539 A Fellow Needs A Girl
(R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Allergo)
Williamson Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-PB (3:11) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
-1 LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
-1 78: 37883
HCO2540 So Far
(R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Allergo)
Williamson Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-PB (3:08) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
-1 CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
-1 78: 37883
Violins: H. Bluestone, W. Callies, S. Cytron, P.
Ellis. S. Freed, Jr., G. Kast, B. Kundell, N.
Pisani, M. Russell, M. Sosson, O. Vail; Violas:
A. Harshman, W. Hymanson, D. Sterkin; Cellos: C.
Bernard, F. Goerner, J. Sewell; Saxes: H. Beau,
F. Dornbach, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, F. Stulce;
Horns: V. De Rosa; Trumpets: E. Klein, R. Linn,
R. Zarchy; Trombones: D. Hallett, G. Jenkins, P.
Pederson; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss;
Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. hagan; Harp: M. Cambern
NOTE: Ed O'Brien bets that Sinatra was thrilled
to record such quality songs from the pens of
such outstanding writers. In the mid-1970's,
Riddle wrote a great chart for "But
Beautiful." Sinatra sang it often in concert but never did a recording.
August 19, 1947
Studio
RKO Soundstage - Los Angeles, California
For the movie, "The Miracle of the Bells"
"Ever Homeward"
Frank Sinatra (sung in Polish acapella on the set, no prerecording)
Scene #46 sessions held on August 19 and August 20 at 9 a.m.
Musical Supervisor: Norman Bennet
Shot on Set #19 with Pathe 15 film.
Sinatra was designated actor #3 for the film
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien, who provided information on this soundstage work, says that Sinatra was badly miscast in this film and the film was a disaster.
I know most people don't like "Miracle of the Bells" but I get
sentimental for that film at Christmas. It's great to watch around
Christmas just for the sentimental scene in the Chinese restaurant.
I'm glad there's a DVD release. Some of Valli's acting as Joan of
Arc isn't too bad. Not for everyone though.
--Scott
September 6, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. Feudin' Fightin' and a-Fussin' (#4)
2. That's My Desire (#5)
3. That Old Black Magic (Hit Parade Extra)
4. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
NOTE: We are grateful to Ed O'Brien for the above program, which marked Sinatra's return to the Hit Parade broadcasts.
Eileen Barton told Ed that Frank hated the rigid and staid format when he was the male vocalist in 1943 and 1944.
When he agreed to come back in 1947, it was with the proviso that there would be some changes made.
He brought along Alex Stordahl, introduced most of the songs, did some outstanding "Hit Parade Extras,"
and dominated the show for the next 21 months. Doris Day was his female counterpart in the Fall of 1947
September 7, 1947
Concerts
Greenacres, Harold Lloyd Estate, Beverly Hills, CA
Benefit for the Los Angeles Nursery School for Visually Handicapped Children
Auction and Entertainment
Frank Sinatra & Betty Hutton performed
Greenacres, Harold Lloyd Estate, Beverly Hills, CA
Benefit for the Los Angeles Nursery School for Visually Handicapped
Children
Auction and Entertainment
Frank Sinatra & Betty Hutton performed
September 7, 1960
Location: Home of Janet Leigh & Tony Curtis in Hollywood
Time: 11:00 A.M.
Frank Sinatra singing while standing on the diving board
Backed by Nelson Riddle conducting a jazz combo
Dean Martin and Bobby Darin also performed.
Here is the rest of the story:
It happened in September. We were organizing Women for Kennedy, with
their funny hats and everythingI hated it, actually; it was just so
sexist back thenand we were having a fundraiser. We were very concerned,
because this had been Adlai Stevenson territory beyond belief. The
activists were all for Stevenson. Would they come? I got the idea that if
we held it at a celebritys home, maybe some people would be interested.
Janet Leigh agreed to let us use her yard. She was married to Tony
Curtis, and they were the sweethearts of Hollywood.
Maybe, if I could put a show together, more people would come. So I went
to Frank Sinatra and said, Frank, would you sing?
Frank said, Im in.
Janet didnt want us to hold the fundraiser in her house, but she agreed
that whoever came could walk through it so they could see it and then go
on out into her back yard. Janet and Tony agreed to about 300 people. I
told Janet that if we had 300 people, it would be incredible. I thought I
could get only about 100, to tell the truth. Their house was near
Pickfair, the famous place that Doug Fairbanks and Mary Pickford had up
above the Beverly Hills Hotel. I knew that parking would be awful up
there. In those days, you could get permission to use one side of the
street, so we hired a valet service, and they said, Well make it
work.
We charged next to nothing to attend. I cant remember what it was. In
those days, you probably charged $50. To get 300 people, I figured I had
to send out 3,000 to 4,000 invitations. Everybody said, God, its all
Stevenson. Nobody is into Kennedy yet. Its too soon. Teddy was out here
in L.A., and he was a wreck. He didnt think we could do it. Ill always
see him shaking his finger at me. The first day of return mail, we got
100 people. I said, Well, I guess theyre the people who care about
Kennedy, and thats probably going to be it. Well have to work hard for
the next 100. Well have to get on the phones. Remember, I had promised
Janet on the Bible that we wouldnt have more than 300, and 300 people, I
figured, would be phenomenal. Tony didnt care. He was, you know,
Whatever Janet wants. On the second day that the mail came in, we had
the 300, and there were many more days to go. I thought, I cant tell
her.
Even then, though, I figured the total would be only a little bit over
300. I thought that I had everybody who cared. But I was shocked that I
was getting that many people so quickly. And the mail just kept coming.
Now I was up to 500, and the parking guy says, Roz, we cant handle
this. Its out of control.
We went down to the Beverly Hills Hotel and made arrangements to have
people park there and to bus them up the hill. I could pay for it,
because now Ive got so many people coming that Im ahead already. Im
seeing a big profit. But I still havent told Janet. It was scary. In
politics, you cant tell people, Youre invited, but you cant come.
What do I do? Edna Mosk, the wife of Stanley Mosk, then the state
attorney general, was in real estate. She was a leading woman on the West
Side, and we were very close friends. I said, Edna, Ive got a problem.
Do you by any chance know who lives next door to Janet Leigh? She got
out something that real estate people use, and we found out who lived
next door. Nobody knew who the man was. I said, We dont even know if
hes a Democrat or a Republican. Edna said, Well, what the heck, Roz,
youre a city official. Im the wife of the attorney general. Why dont
wewhy dont you call him?
So I called. His name was Jo Van Runkle. I said, Mr. Van Runkle, this is
Roz Wyman. Could Edna Moskyou may know the name (I was hoping)would
you let the two of us come visit you?
And he said, Whats the subject?
I said, Well, its kind of a neighborhood problem. I didnt want to
tell him what it was. I said, Mrs. Mosk is in real estate. He probably
thought we wanted to buy his house.
We went up to see him. He was a lovely man, a very elegant kind of guy, a
bachelor. I told him what was going to go on next door, and he probably
thought I was just being polite and warning him about the disruption.
Then I said, Mr. Van Runkle, what I need is the use of your yard. I have
so many people coming that Janets and Tonys yard cant hold
them.
He looked at me like I was crazy. He said, Im a Republican.
I said, Well, I . . . I really . . . Well clean up. I promise. Just
your yard, not your house. I would have entertainment in your back yard .
. .
He said, Well, this is insane.
I said, Well, I know it is, but were here to beg.
He said, Let me sleep on it.
He called me the next day, and he said, Im crazier than you are. Im
going to let you do this.
I said, Maybe, now that youve said yes, I should lay out in more detail
how it will work. I wanted to break down the brick wall between his
house and Janets housemake a path through the wall so I could take the
people through Janets house, walk them through Janets yard and into his
yard.
He said, Youre going to do what to my brick wall?
And I said, Well, Mr. Van Runkle, it will work better that
way.
He looked at me for a long time.
I said, I promise I will have the wall back up the next day. It will go
down one day, and it will be back up the next day, and it will be
identical. I will have the finest bricklayers that I can get my hands
on.
He kept looking at me like, Are you out of your mind, lady?
But he let me do it. He said, My yes is provided on one thing. Ive
never met Tony and Janet. I would like to meet them. Thats the
condition.
I still hadnt told Janet anything, but I said, Oh, Im sure I can have
you meet them. Im sure I can.
Now I had to tell Janet, and she looked at me as if I were crazy. I asked
her to please have brunch, or lunch, or dinner, or something with Jo Van
Runkle. Ill pay for it, I said. Anyplace youd like. But he really
wants to come to your house. So get the finest help for the occasion and
serve anything youd like, and Ill pay for it. By now we had almost
1,000 people coming to the fundraiser, and we still had several more days
to go. I could see maybe 1,000 coming, or a few more. I said, Janet,
its out of control. Its just unbelievable. Honest, in all my years in
politics . . .
Janet said, Oh, my God!
Then she said, Do you think you can pull it off?
I said, It will work.
She said, I think youre right. It will work if you have his
yard.
The head of the bricklayers union was a friend. Most of the labor people
in L.A. had become friends of mine, and they were great. The day before
the event, they took down an eight-foot wide section of the fence, big
enough so people would have no trouble going through it. They did it very
carefully.
Mr. Van Runkles yard was lower than Janets and Tonys yard. My husband,
Gene, who was a wonderful lawyer, kept saying, Youre going to have a
lawsuit. Youre going to have a lawsuit. So the bricklayers built two
steps on Mr. Van Runkles side. I remember saying, Lets not have small
steps. Lets make it pretty wide. The bricklayers would do anything I
wanted. And we got some Young Democrats to stand at the steps. That way
nobody would fall.
Originally Frank Sinatra was going to sing in the afternoon. But now that
we had two yards, I had to get him to sing twice, once in the morning, as
well. I said, Frank, you have to do two shows. And Frank, one of them is
at 11 oclock in the morning. The way its set up, you may have to stand
on the diving board of Janets and Tonys pool. Itll be the best way for
everybody to see you.
Wyman, he said, are you crazy?
Frank never went to bed until the sun came up. Nelson Riddle, his
arranger and conductor, said, Franks going to sing at 11:00 in the
morning? I usually put him to bed at that time. But Nelson was great. He
said he would help. Ill put together a little combo so Frank will be
comfortable.
Frank said, Ill be there, and I will sing, but I dont know if Im
going to sing on a diving board.
The day arrived, and it was great. All those people came, and we had food
for everyone. At Mr. Von Runkles house, Frank sang on a regular little
stage. Dean Martin got up there with him. At Janets house, Frank climbed
up on the diving board and sang. He handed the microphone down to Dean,
and Dean said, Im not getting on that diving board. Bobby Darin was
there too. Frank sounded great. And until the day he died, he always
said, I had never in my life, at 11 oclock in the morning, sung on a
diving board, but that ladyand if I were in the room, he would point at
methat lady right there had me do it. That crazy lady.
The next morning, the bricklayers were there at 7 oclock, and they put
the wall back so beautifully. When they used new bricks, they made them
look a little old so they matched the other bricks. They didnt charge
me. The work was their contribution to the fundraiser.
We madewell, lets figure it out. The newspapers said we had 2,000
people, but it only seemed like that many. It was over 1,000 people, but
not much. At $50 apieceI cant remember, maybe I charged just under
$100, maybe $99 apiecebut I think it was $50, so that would be
$50,000.
Janet and Tony invited Mr. Van Runkle to brunch at their house. He called
and said, Roz thank you very much. I had the loveliest time. Im glad to
know them, and weve agreed to be real neighbors..
Janet Leigh's home, Sept 1960. Frank Sinatra talking with Edward
M. Kennedy, lower left at "Key Women for Kennedy"
Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra singing for guests at garden party rally at
Janet Leigh's house, Beverly Hills, California, 1960 (Photo by Ralph
Crane/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)
Here are a few more photos from the rally to identify the
musicians.
September 12, 1947
( 5th, 12th, 19th ). The May 8, 1946
show -- broadcast from Detroit -- with
Martha Raye, has not been located.
Ed
September 13, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #641
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Frank Sinatra
3. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (4) - Doris Day
4. Sweet Georgia Brown - Orchestra
5. When You Were Sweet Sixteen (6) - Sinatra & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Ask Anyone Who Knows (7) - Doris Day
8. Get Happy - Orchestra
9. Feudin' And Fightin' (5) - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
10. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. Peg O' My Heart (2) - Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. That's My Desire (1) - Frank Sinatra
Ed O'Brien:
Frank returned to the Hit Parade on 9-6-47 after
a two year and eight month hiatus. Doris Day joined Frank
on that first show in 47. She would be on 13
shows that fall. Twelve of them would feature both great singers. Sinatra
would miss the 11-15-47 show, and Vic Damone
would sub for him. Frank and Doris would do duets on "There's No
Business Like Show Business" and "Take Me Out To
The Ballgame." They would also appear together on Mail Call,
Here's To Vets and a Command Performance that
fall. Doris was very unhappy living in New York City. She missed
her son and didn't particularly enjoy doing live
radio. At the end of the 11-29 show, the announcer mentions that Frank
and Doris will be heard again the following
Saturday. It was not to be. Beryl Davis replaced Doris on the 12-6 show.
September 20, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. Almost Like Being In Love - Frank Sinatra (#7)
2. With Plenty Of Money And You - Orchestra
3. Ask Anyone Who Knows - Frank Sinatra (#5)
4. Lullaby Of Broadway - Orchestra
5. Feudin’ And Fightin’ - Doris Day
6. How Deep Is The Ocean - Frank Sinatra
7. I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now - Ken Lane & The Hit Paraders
8. That’s My Desire - Doris Day
9. Peg O' My Heart - Frank Sinatra (#1)
September 23, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO2642 It All Came True
w/Alvy West And The Little Band
(S.. Skylar)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Alvy West
-1 (2:52) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 37966
Alvy West & The Little Band: Leader: Alvy West; Bass: Aurthur Shapiro; Guitars: Trefoni Rizzi, Alton Hendrickson; Trumpet: John Plonsky; Drums: Milton Holland; Accordion: Robert Caudana
NOTE: Ed O'Brien points out that this session was the first with Sinatra for guitarist Al Henrickson. He remembered the session going very smoothly and Sinatra liked the sound Alvy West and his little band gave him.
Hollywood
HCO2642 It All Came True
w/Alvy West And The Little Band
(S.. Skylar)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Alvy West
-1 (2:52) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 37966
Alvy West & The Little Band: Leader: Alvy West; Bass: Aurthur Shapiro; Guitars: Trefoni Rizzi, Alton Hendrickson; Trumpet: John Plonsky; Drums: Milton Holland; Accordion: Robert Caudana
Deseret News
Connecticut Post
Tampa Bay Times
Knoxville Journal
St Louis Star and Times
Buffalo Courier
The Capital Times
Chattnooga Daily Times
Portland Press Herald
St Louis Globe Democrat
The Virginian Pilot
September 27, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #643
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Frank Sinatra, Doris Day & Hit Paraders
3. That's My Desire (5) - Doris Day
4. Thou Swell - Orchestra
5. Ask Anyone Who Knows (6) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. An Apple Blossom Wedding (7) - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
8. Give My Regards To Broadway - Orchestra
9. Peg O' My Heart (4) - Frank Sinatra
10. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (3) - Hit Paraders
11. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (2) - Doris Day
12. commercial 3
13. Feudin' And Fightin' (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #643
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
2. Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Frank Sinatra, Doris Day & Hit Paraders
5. Ask Anyone Who Knows (6) - Frank Sinatra
With Doris Day and fan, Your Hit Parade, September 27, 1947.
September 28, 1947
Concerts
The Dunes, Palm Springs, CA
Sinatra did an impromptu set of 6 songs with Jimmy Van Heusen & Buddy Pepper
The Dunes, Palm Springs, CA
Sinatra did an impromptu set of 6 songs with Jimmy Van Heusen &
Buddy Pepper
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October 4, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #644
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 12:00-12:30 A.M.)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial
2. There's No Business Like Show Business - Frank Sinatra, Doris Day & Paraders
3. That's My Desire (5) - Doris Day
4. Love Is Sweeping The Country - Orchestra
5. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Who Cares - Orchestra
8. Peg O' My Heart (7) - Hit Paraders
9. The Lady From Twenty Nine Palms (6) - Frank Sinatra
10. Feudin' And Fightin' (3) - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
11. Near You (2) - Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (1) - Frank Sinatra
October 5, 1947
Concerts
Boston Gardens, Boston, MA
Christopher Columbus Catholic Centre Second Annual Jamboree
Boston Gardens, Boston, MA
Christopher Columbus Catholic Centre Second Annual Jamboree
October 11, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #645
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 12:00-12:30 A.M. EST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial
2. Almost Like Being In Love (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. The Best Things In Life Are Free - Orchestra
4. You Do (5) - Doris Day
5. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (7) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. You Do Something To Me - Orchestra
8. Peg O' My Heart (4) - Hit Paraders
9. Over The Rainbow - Frank Sinatra, Doris Day & Hit Paraders
10. Near You (3) - Hit Paraders
11. Feudin' And Fightin' (2) - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (1) - Frank Sinatra
October 13, 1947
Roosevelt Grill, Roosevelt Hotel
45 East 45th Street (in Manhattan)
New York City
Monday Evening
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians draw a capacity throng on opening night.
Billboard dubbed it "trade affair of the season." Variety also lauded the band
and the excitement of opening night.
Frank Sinatra, Buddy Clark, Vaughn Monroe and Skitch Henderson were
there that evening to cheer Lombardo and his orchestra.
--NYT Review
October 18, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. The Lady From Twenty Nine Palms - Frank Sinatra (6)
2. You Do - Doris Day (4)
3. You - Axel Stordahl & Orchestra (Lucky Strike Extra)
4. Peg O' My Heart - Frank Sinatra (7)
5. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now - The Hitparaders (5)
6. Embraceable You (Lucky Strike Extra)
7. Feudin' and a' Fightin' - Doris Day (3)
8. I Wish I Didn't Love You So - Ken Lane & The Hitparaders (2)
9. Near You - Frank Sinatra (1)
October 19, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38269 Can't You Just See Yourself?
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from Hight Button Shoes)
E.H. Morris & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged by Dick Jones
Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:57) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: CL-1297 The Broadway Kick
78: 37978
CO38270 You're My Girl
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from Hight Button Shoes)
E.H. Morris & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:09) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: CL-1297 The Broadway Kick (alt. take)
78: 37978
CO38271 All Of Me
(S. Simons/G. Marks)
(from Meet Danny Wilson)
Bourne, Inc. (ASCAP) 1931
Arranged by George Siravo
Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:44) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: HS-11277 Someone To Watch Over Me
LP: CL-606 Frankie
78: 38163
Violins: J. Brand, F. Buldrini, M. Ceppos, K. Dieterle, H. Katzman, H.
Kay, L. Kruczek, M. Pitt, R. Polikian, S. Rand, B. Sheppard, Z. Smirnoff;
Violas: H. Colletta, H. Furmansky, I. Zirr; Cellos: C. Bernard, M. Brown,
G. Ricci; Trombones: G. Arus, W. Pritchard, A. Russo; Saxes: E. Caceres,
H. Feldman, N. Mondello, W. Taninbaum, M. Yaner; Piano: K. Lane; Guitar:
M. Golizio; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: N. Shawker; Harp: E. Vito
Ricci
October 22, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38272 I'll Make Up For Everything
(R. Parker)
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:55) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
78: 38089
CO38273 Strange Music
(R. Wright/G. Forrest/E. Grieg)
(from Song Of Norway)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1944
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-PB (3:12) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
-1 LP: CL-1448 Reflections (alt. take)
-1 78: 38684
CO38274 Laura
(D. Raksin/J. Mercer)
(from Laura)
Robins Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:12) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: HL-7405 Romantic Scenes From The Early Years
LP: CL-743 The Voice
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music
78: 38472
CO38275 Night And Day
(C. Porter)
(from Gay Divorcee)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1932
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:39) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
-B (3:18) CD: C2K 65244 Portrait Of Sinatra
CO38272 & 38275 Violins: F. Buldrini, M. Ceppos, S. Harris, M. Hershaft, H. Katzman, S. Kirsner, L. Kruczek, F. Orlewitz, M. Pitt, Z. Smirnoff, H. Urbont, J. Zyde; Violas: H. Colletta, S. Deutsch, H. Furmansky; Cellos: M. Brown, A. Kaproff, G. Ricci; Saxes: E. Caceres, H. Feldman, B. Kaufman, H. Shertzer, W. Taninbaum; Horn: J. Singer; Piano: J. Guarnier; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: N. Shawker; Harp: E. Vito Ricci
CO38273 & 38274 Violins: F. Buldrini, M. Ceppos, S. Harris, M. Hershaft, H. Katzman, S. Kirsner, L. Kruczek, F. Orlewitz, M. Pitt, Z. Smirnoff, H. Urbont, J. Zyde; Violas: H. Colletta, S. Deutsch, H. Furmansky; Cellos: M. Brown, A. Kaproff, G. Ricci; Trumpets: G. Griffin, J. Lausen, M. Solomon; Trombones: W. Pritchard, W. Rausch, A. Russo; Saxes: E. Caceres, H. Feldman, B. Kaufman, H. Shertzer, W. Taninbaum; Horn: J. Singer; Piano: J. Guarnier; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: N. Shawker; Harp: E. Vito Ricci
Ed O'Brien:
I would like to offer a few thoughts and additional information on a couple of the songs recorded at this session.
Skitch Henderson told me "Laura" just blew Frank away back in the forties. He loved the melody by David Raksin (Cole
Porter agreed with Frank. He once said it was his favorite melody) and, of course, the haunting lyrics by the great Johnny Mercer.
(When Mercer saw a rough cut of the film he wasn't certain how to convey the movie's theme in the song. He finally decided
it called for a very mysterious lyric). Frank sang it often in concert back then, Skitch told me.
Through the years Sinatra would mention songs that were his absolute all-time favorite. The ones most often cited were "Nancy,"
"One For My Baby," "I Get Along Without You Very Well," "Here's That Rainy Day," "Come Rain Or Come Shine" and "Laura."
During a private interview in 1990, Sinatra stated that "Laura" was his favorite song. He told the interviewer that he adored the
recording he made with Gordon Jenkins in 1957. He then went further and without equivocation proclaimed his great love for the song and
the pride he took in his recording of it.
The 1947 recording of "Night And Day" was not released until the Complete Columbia set was issued in September of 1993. Didier
Deutsch, Columbia producer, told me how surprised he was when they discovered the disc and the rejected master of "The Song Is You"
from the 10-26-47 session date. The irony here is Columbia rejected the two songs Sinatra recorded and re-recorded the most in his career.
His fascination with Porter's great song goes all the way back to his years at the Rustic Cabin. There was a disastrous attempt to sing it for
Porter at that nightclub in the summer of 1938. Sinatra loved to regale his audience with that tale and Porter's reaction. In the studio, he made
it one of his first solo recordings on 1-19-42. A lovely ballad version that featured Skitch Henderson on piano. Then the 1947 with Stordahl before
the definitive swing chart with Riddle in 1956. The heavy string version with Costa in 1961 is also remarkable and, of course, we have the
misguided disco (Frank called it "the hustle") in 1977. It was featured as the opening song on his Old Gold Show from 1945 thru 47. His first
Light Up Time show (9-5-49) opened with a ballad reading of the song. Sinatra sang it in concert with just piano or guitar; with a small combo;
with the verse in the middle, with the full orchestra, either the ballad or uptempo, and as a disco number. Once he sang it on radio with bongos.
He performed the song for more than 50 years. A half-century love affair.
Ed O'Brien:
Recently I listened to a concert in which Sinatra sang "Laura" with a Don Costa arrangement. At the conclusion of the song, Frank tells the audience if he had been a composer, the Raksin melody is the one he would have liked to have done.
October 24, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38284 My Cousin Louella
(B. Bierman/J. Manus)
Shapiro, Berstein & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by John Guarnieri-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
78: 38045
CO38285 We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye
(H. Woods)
Words And Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1929
Arranged & Conducted by John Guarnieri
-1 (3:06) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
78: 38129
CO38286 S'Posin'
(A. Razaf/P. Denniker)
Mayfair Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1929
Arranged & Conducted by John Guarnieri
-1 (2:45) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-606 Frankie
78: 38210
Piano: John Guarnieri; Bass: Herman Alpert; Guitar: Tony Mattola
NOTE:‚ Ed O''Brien points out that guitarist Tony Mattola had known Sinatra since the early 1930s. They had worked together at WAAT in Jersey City back in 1933 when Sinatra was 17 years old.
They both had sustaining 15-minute shows. Tony was on a number of Sinatra's radio shows after the Dorsey years and was a regular on the Vimms show of 1944.
But his first session with Sinatra was on October 24, 1947. Mattola told O'Brien that Mitch Miller was behind "My Cousin Louella," and Sinatra was less than thrilled. One of the few sessions done with just a trio.
October 25, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #647
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 12:00-12:30 A.M. EST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Feudin' And Fightin' (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Just One Of Those Things - Orchestra
4. The Lady From Twenty Nine Palms (6) - Doris Day
5. You Do (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Oklahoma - Orchestra & Hit Paraders
8. Peg O' My Heart (7) - Frank Sinatra
9. Everything I've Got Belongs To You - Orchestra
10, I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (3) - Hit Paraders
11. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (2) - Doris Day
12. commercial 3
13. Near You (1) - Frank Sinatra
October 26, 1947
Studio
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
October 28, 1947
Concerts
Veterans' Cavalcade of Stars, Madison Square Garden, New York
Benefit for Hospitalized Veterans
Stokowski and N.Y. Philarmonic Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, John Garfield, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Perry Como, Vaughan Monroe, Jackie Gleason, Mel Torme, Sid Caesar and others
Veterans' Cavalcade of Stars, Madison Square Garden, New York
Benefit for Hospitalized Veterans
Stokowski and N.Y. Philarmonic Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, John Garfield, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Perry Como, Vaughan Monroe, Jackie Gleason, Mel Torme, Sid Caesar and others
October 29, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38293 What'll I Do?
(I. Berlin )
Irving Berlin Music (ASCAP) 1924
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
78: 38045
CO38294 Poinciana (Song Of The Tree)
(B. Bernier/N. Simon)
E.B. Marks Music Corp. (BMI) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-2 (3:15) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
78: 38829
CO38295 (I Offer You The Moon) Senorita
(E. Heyman/N.H. Brown)
(from The Kissing Bandit)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:44) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: CL-2913 Frank Sinatra In Hollywood
78:38334
CO38296 The Music Stopped
(J. McHugh/H. Adamson)
(from Higher And Higher)
Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1943
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-? (2:57) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 7
LP: HL-7405 Romantic Scenes From The Early Years(2nd press - alt take)
-2 LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
-2 78: 38683
Violins: F. Buldrini, M. Ceppos, S. Harris, H. Katzman, S. Kirsner, L. Kruczek, F. Orlewitz, R. Polikian, S. Rand, Z. Smirnoff, J. Zyde; Violas: H. Colletta, H. Furmansky, S. Deutsch; Cellos: M. Brown, F, Miller, G. Ricci; Trumpets: A. Ferretti, G. Griffin, J. Lausen; Trombones: W. Pritchard, W. Rausch, A. Russo; Saxes: E. Caceres, H. Feldman, B. Kaufman, H. Shertzer, W. Taninbaum; Horn: J. Singer; Piano: J. Guarnier; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: N. Shawker; Harp: E. Vito Ricci
Ed O'Brien:
There is session material from this date floating out there among collectors.
Frank had a fun time with Berlin's classic, including a breakdown attempt that
had him making up some very unacceptable lyrics for 1947. "Poinciana" was a
song Sinatra was familiar with and required only minimal effort. The song from
his upcoming MGM film was rather easy and only required a few takes. The
last tune starts off great. After take one, Frank says, "Now that you've heard
it, let's make a record." A record would eventually be realized but would
require more than another take. In all Frank would do six recordings from
1943 thru 1947 of "The Music Stopped," including a V-Disc.
October 30, 1947
Television
The Show of Shows, Madison Square Garden, New York
Benefit for the New York University - Bellevue Medical Center Fund
WCBS 8:45PM - 1AM
Concerts
The Show of Shows, Madison Square Garden, New York
Benefit for the New York University - Bellevue Medical Center Fund
Celebrities included Frank Sinatra, Harrold Russell, Bojangles, Hellen Hayes, Milton Berle, Henny Youngman, , Connee Boswell,
Helen Hayes, Ginny Simms, Sid Caesar, Mel Torme, Morey Amsterdam, and boxers Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey
The Show of Shows, Madison Square Garden, New York
Benefit for the New York University - Bellevue Medical Center Fund
Celebrities included Sinatra, Harrold Russell, Bojangles, Hellen Hayes, Milton Berle, Henny Youngman, Helen Hayes, Ginny Simms, Sid Caesar, Mel Torme, Morey Amsterdam, and boxers Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey
Variety November 5, 1947
October 31, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38301 Mean To Me
(R. Turk/F. Ahlert)
(from Ain't Misbehavin')
Crawford Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1929
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-PB3 (3:16) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
-1 CD: 09372 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 2
-1 LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
-1 LP: CL-2572 Grestest Hits, The Early years, Vol. 2
-1 LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
CO38302 Spring Is Here
(R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
(from I Married An Angel)
Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1938
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-PB2 (2:43) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
-1 LP: HL-7405 Romantic Scenes From The Early Years
-1 LP: CL-743 The Voice
-178: 38473
CO38303 Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
(J. Mercer/R. Bloom)
Bergman, Vocco & Conn (ASCAP) 1940
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-PB (3:00) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
-1 LP: CL-743 The Voice
-1 78: 38473
note: Johnny Mercer crafted a lovely verse
for this great tune. Frank does a memorable
reading. I wonder why he decided to omit
it from the March 1960 recording ? And it was
not done for the recording with Dorsey in March
1940.
Ed
CO38301 Violins: R. Polilian, Z. Smirnoff; Viola: H. Colletta; Cello: G. Ricci; Piano: J. Guarnier; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: J. Blowers; Trumpet: C. Griffin; Guitar: M. Golizio; Saxes: E. Caceres , W. Taninbaum
CO38302 & 38303 Violins: R. Polilian, Z. Smirnoff; Viola: H. Colletta; Cello: G. Ricci; Piano: J. Guarnier; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: J. Blowers; Guitar: M. Golizio; Oboe: M. Miller
November 1, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #648
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 12:00-12:30 A.M. EST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. The Lady From Twenty Nine Palms (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. Anything Goes - Orchestra
4. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (5) - Frank Sinatra
5. I Won't Dance - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. When You Were Sweet Sixteen (7) - Hit Paraders
8. You Do (4) - Frank Sinatra
9. Jersey Bounce - Orchestra
10. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (3) - Hit Paraders
11. Feudin' And Fightin' (2) - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Near You (1) - Frank Sinatra
NOTE: Ed OBrien reports that in the fall of 1947, Sinatra would sing seven of the tunes listed on this show without recording any of them.
November 5, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38331 When You Awake
(H. Nemo)
Plymouth Music Co. (ASCAP) 1940
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-PB4 (3:15) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
-1 LP: CL-6059 Frankly Sentimental (10 inch)
-1 78: 38475
CO38332 It Never Entered My Mind
(R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
(from Higher & Higher)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1940
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-Alt (3:34) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
-1 LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
-1 LP: CL-1136 Put Your Dreams Away
-1 78: 39498
-1 78: 38475
CO38333 I've Got A Crush On You
Trumpet solo/Bobby Hackett
(G. & I. Gershwin)
(from Strike Up The Band)
New World Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1930
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:16) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
CD: 09274 Greatest Hits-The Early Years, Vol. 1
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-2474 Greatest Hits, The Early Years, Vol. 1
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story in Music
78: 50028
78: 38151
Violins: R. Polikian, Z. Smirnoff; Viola: H. Colletta; Cello: G. Ricci;
Trumpet: R. Hackett; Flute: B. Kaufman; Oboe: M. Miller; Piano: R.
Kitsis; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: J. Blowers
November 7, 1947
Concerts
Imperial Theatre, New York, NY
Benefit for the Actor’s Temple
Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Milton Berle, Georgie Jessel, Nanette Fabray, Pearl Bailey, Jan Peerce,
Billy De Wolfe, Frankie Laine, Perry Como, Vic Damone and others
Imperial Theatre, New York, NY
Benefit for the Actor’s Temple
Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Milton Berle, Georgie Jessel, Nanette Fabray, Pearl Bailey, Jan Peerce,
Billy De Wolfe, Frankie Laine, Perry Como, Vic Damone and others
Frank and Ava were married on November 7, 1951.
Carl sent the following along that celebrated their first anniversary on November 7, 1952
This card issued by Scandinavian Airlines commemorates Frank's crossing of the equator, on their first anniversary, November 7, 1952. This was likely the flight the two took together to Nairobi, Kenya when Frank accompanied Ava to Africa for the filming
of Mogambo.
Thanks to Carl R for above image.
I have a video of the wedding. They look very happy.
Wedding took place at Lester Sacks' home( Manie's brother). There were only
20 guests. Dick Jones played the piano. Manie escorted Ava down the stairs
and into the living room. A slew of reporters were stationed outside the house.
Ava told Frank to ignore them. He hated that they were there but agreed to
stay calm for her sake. But then they sent a note asking for a photo of the
newlyweds. Frank let them know it wasn't going to happen. They were
still standing out in the rain when Frank and Ava slipped out the back entrance
and made their getaway.
Ed
November 8, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #649
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 12:00-12:30 A.M. EST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Great Day - Frank Sinatra
3. The Lady From Twenty Nine Palms (5) - Doris Day
4. Sunny - Orchestra
5. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. An Apple Blossom Wedding (7) - Hit Paraders
8. Jericho - Orchestra
9. And Mimi (6) - Frank Sinatra
10. Feudin' And Fightin' (3) - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
11. You Do (2) - Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Near You (1) - Frank Sinatra
Ed O'Brien notes:
During the fall of 1947, Sinatra would sing seven of the tunes listed above on YHP. He never did a recording of even one of the seven.
A few were quality songs including "Near You," "I Wish I didn't Love You So," and "Great Day."
November 9, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38369 Body And Soul
Trumpet solo/Bobby Hackett
(E. Heyman/R. Sour/F. Eyton/J. Green)
(from Three's A Crowd)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1930
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:16) CD: C2K 65244Portrait Of Sinatra
-2 (3:20) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
-2 LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52 (alt. take)
-2 LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2 (2nd alt. take)-2 LP: CL-1448 Reflections (alt. take)
-1 LP: CL-6059 Frankly Sentimental (10 inch)
-1 78: 38472
CO38370 I'm Glad There Is You
(P. Maderia/J. Dorsey)
Mayfair Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1942
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:07) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story In Music (alt. take)
78: 40229
Violins: F. Buldrini, M. Ceppos, M. Hershaft, H. Katzman, H. Kay, S. Kirsner, L. Kruczek, M. Pitt, R. Polikian, S. Rand, J. Schachter, Z. Smirnoff; Violas: H. Colletta, H. Furmansky, I. Zirr; Cello: M. Brown, A. Kaproff, G. Ricci; Saxes: E. Caceres, H. Feldman, N. Mondello, W. Taninbaum, M. Yaner; Harp: E. Vito Ricci; Horn: J. Singer; Trumpets: A. Ferretti, R. Hackett, J. Lausen, M. Solomon; Trombones: G. Arus, W. Pritchard, A. Russo; Piano: R. Kitsis; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: J. Blowers
NOTE: Referring to "I'm Glad There is You," Sinatraphile Vance Adair writes "Quite possibly, to my ears, the finest ballad ever written. I adore this tune and remain mystified why Sinatra never revisited it during his Capitol or Reprise days."
Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien responds, "I think the Columbia effort is sensational. Could he have done better later on? Maybe. But I'll gladly take the Columbia recording."
November 11, 1947
Radio
We, The People
CBS 9:00PM
Host: Dwight Weist
Guests: Frank Sinatra, The Saratoga Snake Club
We, The People
CBS 9:00PM
Host: Dwight Weist
Guests: Frank Sinatra, The Saratoga Snake Club
Shedding light on the Sarasota Snake Club
Sarasota is known as being the home of such attractions as the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, the Unconditional Surrender statue and … the Sarasota Snake Club?
The club was started in 1947 when a snake bit a young Sarasota girl, Marie Proctor, while she was waiting for the school bus. Because she did not know what type of snake bit her, doctors gave her anti-venom for a rattlesnake bite, which led to a reaction that resulted in her leg being amputated.
“She was one of the youngest amputees in the country,” says former club member Jill Spelman.
To educate local children about snakes, the Sarasota Snake Club was formed. Price of entry? Your own pet snake. The member with the longest snake became club president.
Spelman was 10 years old at the time and remembers catching her rat snake, Cleopatra, for the club.
“I didn’t think we were unusual; we lived where snakes were,” says former member Sondra Montressor Dicken. “I thought it was a good thing that we were learning like this.”
After a few months, the club began to attract national interest. In 1947, eight members of the club visited New York; they took their snakes along for the ride in hatboxes with holes punched in the top. The club was featured in the New Yorker magazine, and club members — and their snakes — received a free tour of the city and were interviewed on the famous radio show “We the People.”
One of the more unforgettable moments of the trips was when the maids at the New York hotel where the club was staying unknowingly walked into the bathroom where the snakes were kept in the bathtub.
After a year or so members started to move away or attend new schools. Some snakes were released back into the wild; others died. Now in their adolescence, the members became more interested in dating than in the snakes, Spelman remembers.
Looking back, both members say the club was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. However, Spelman says although at the time club was exciting, she thinks the club was more of a publicity stunt set up by its founder, Ray Krimm.
“We wouldn’t have ever done any of it had he not set it up,” Spelman says. “He had clever ideas, like racing the snakes (in Payne Park) and taking a picture.”
One of the photos Krimm took of the children, which Spelman says was staged, became a famous postcard — it shows the children sitting at a soda fountain counter with their pet snakes.
Dicken, however, never thought of the club as a publicity stunt. She remembers it as a learning experience.
“I’m so happy that it happened,” Dicken says. “I mean, how many children in that era get to do something like that? I just thought it was a nice thing we could do; a fun thing we could do, something special.”
November 13, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
Songs Included:
--Night And Day
--Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
--A Fellow Needs Girl
--I've Got A Crush On You
--I Have But One Heart
--Soliloquy
--Ole Man River (parody)
--Nancy
--All Of Me
CAPITOL, NEW YORK
(Thursday, November 13)
Capacity 4,627. Prices,70 cents -$1.50.
Five shows opening day, probably six
or seven after that. House booker, Sid
Piermont. Show played by name on the
bill.
It is Frank Sinatra all the way. Show caught was 50 minutes and The Voice
was on almost 30 minutes of it, working like a showman, getting the customary
squeals and howls from the bubble-gum set that jammed the first 15 rows from
the time the doors opened. Presentation, a dream child of Alan
Zee's house producer, was novel and effective. Pit came up in a dark house
with Sinatra on top of the piano, which had a glassed panel in the cover out of
which a light hit the singer. And right away the tumult began. Anything Sinatra did
got screeches. But if the kids came in to see him, they help louse up the rest
of the show. Having already sat through
three performances they knew all of Lorraine Rogan's and Pat McCafferies'
lines. Every gag brought the topper from the kids. Despite their tussle,
Miss Rogan and her boy managed to come off ahead, winding up with
fine hands. Acts working to an audience that knows the snappers have solved it
in the past by turning to the customers and waving them to come in. It's usually
good for additional laughs and helps performers get off the spot.
Will Masten Trio
Will Masten Trio, three Negro hoofers, were dressed smartly, worked hard and
fast, with Masten sparking the group with his flash terps. Other two lads were in
there with him, but it was Masten who got the results.
Skitch Henderson's augmented ork ( nine strings added ) backed the show
beautifully. Henderson, a personality lad in his own right, was under wraps.
His only chore, outside of backing Sinatra, was a "Warsaw Concerto"
briefie and the finale speech. Henderson's canary, Nancy Reed, was adequate in her
single novelty number. Gal showed to much better advantage when last caught at the
Meadowbrook. Here she was just a pretty good band singer.
Sinatra was showmanship personified. He mixed his stuff up doing a particularly
brilliant job on the "Soliloquy" from "Carousel."
Even the kids shut up for that one. But, if he sang well, it was his ease, his bits and general
handling of the show that made him a standout. Lad emceed, did quickie bits with the Will Masten
Trio and even threw in hep showbiz lines, topping it all off with some cockney chatter that just about
fractured them. He even plugged opposition houses, which must have made the management squirm.
But a Sinatra is box-office today. He can get away with it.
Pic, "Her Husband's Affairs."
Bill Smith
Billboard
November 22, 1947
Ed O'Brien:
The bobbysoxer's last hurrah. Frankie was getting older and the teenage girls were finding
younger men to swoon over. The Capitol engagement was much ballyhoo and got off to a rousing
start. After missing the first weekend due to illness, the 17 day stand ( 11/13 -12/3) turned into a fiasco.
The youngsters stayed away and each day the gross was an embarrassment for a performer of Sinatra's
stature. If one compared the chart activity Sinatra experienced in 1946 and 1947,it was obvious the times
were changin' for The Voice. In 46 he had nine songs chart in the Billboard Top 10, there were only four in 47
Frank and Sammy Davis were performing together on stage during this engagement. Sammy was 22
years old and performing with Will Masten and Sammy Sr. Interesting that the reviewer singled out Masten
as the most effective performer of the trio.
"Her Husband's Affairs" starred Lucille Ball, Franchot Tone and Edward Everett Horton. It was a bomb.
Certainly didn't help to fill the seats.
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December
3)
Variety November 1947.
Scott: I recently saw "Her Husband's Affairs" with
Lucille Ball and Franchot Tone. I enjoyed it.
Billboard review of November 13:
November 14, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater, New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 15, 1947
Studio
note: A serendipitous moment. I was searching for a review of the
Capitol Theater engagement and stumbled upon this announcement.
I did find the review from the Capitol. Will try and post later
today.
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 16, 1947
Radio
Command Performance No. 300
Show was taped on 10-21-47
Armed Forces Radio Service ce (AFRS) program #300
Stars: Frank Sinatra
Announcer: Marvin Miller
Guests: Doris Day, Jim Backus, Joey Farber, Bud Widom, Al Hopkins Music:
AFRS Orchestra conducted by Michel Perriere
1. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now - Frank Sinatra
2. Tea For Two - Frank Sinatra & Doris Day
3. There'll Be Some Changes Made - Doris Day
4. The House I Live In - Frank Sinatra
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 17, 1947
Radio
Night of Stars, Carnegie Hall New York
9:30 PM
Concerts
Capitol Theater, New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
Night of Stars, Madison Square Gardens, New York, NY
Benefit for the United Jewish Appeal
Sinatra, Milton Berle, Perry Como, Helen Hayes, Vic Damone,
Lana, Turner, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Celeste Holm, Jane Powell and others
Night of Stars, Madison Square Gardens, New York, NY
November 18, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater, New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 19, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater, New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
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November 19, 1947 DOWNBEAT
Frank Sinatra and Doris Day on cover
November 20, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 21, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 22, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #651
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 12:00-12:30 A.M. EST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Civilization (7) - Frank Sinatra
3. Strike Up The Band - Orchestra
4. Feudin' And Fightin' (4) - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
5. And Mimi (5) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Chicago - Orchestra
8. The Whiffenpoof Song (6) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Button Up Your Overcoat - Orchestra
10. Near You (3) - Doris Day
11. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (2) - Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. You Do (1) - Frank Sinatra
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 23, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 24, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 25, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38408 I Went Down To Virginia
(R. Evans/D. Mann)
Jefferson Music Co. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:09) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 38163
CO38409 If I Only Had A Match
(L. Morris/A. Johnston/G.W. Meyer)
E.H. Morris Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:10) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 38053
Saxes: A. Drelinger, J. Mince, H. Shertzer, W. Taninbaum, S. Webb;
Trumpets: J. Lausen, D. McMickle, B. Privin; Trombones: G. Arus, J.
D'Agostino, W. Pritchard; Piano: R. Kitsis; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: J.
Lessberg; Drums: J. Blowers
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concert for two years
Up to eight shows a day
New York City
CO38409 If I Only Had A Match
Variety
November 26, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 27, 1947
Radio
Dorothy Kilgallen Show
WAKR 10:45 AM
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
Dorothy Kilgallen Show
WAKR 10:45 AM
Guest: Frank Sinatra
November 28, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 29, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #652
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 12:00-12:30 A.M. EST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Civilization (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. Why - Orchestra
4. How Soon (5) - Hit Paraders
5. Fine And Dandy - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. So Far (7) - Frank Sinatra
8. Margie - Orchestra
9. And Mimi (4) - Frank Sinatra
10. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (3) - Hit Paraders
11, You Do (2) - Doris Day & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Near You (1) - Frank Sinatra
Ed O'Brien:
Doris Day joined the Hit Parade on 9-6-47, same show as
Frank beginning his second run on the series. Frank and Doris
sang two duets during her 13 week run. Without question the
finest twosome in the history of the long running Saturday night
broadcast. At the end of the 11/29 show, the announcer tells
the listening audience to tune in next week for another evening
with Frank and Doris. But it was not to be. Doris had left the
building.
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
November 30, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater, New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
December 1, 1947
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
December 2, 1947
Radio
The Bob Hope Show, New York City
Tuesday Evening
Network NBC & AFRS rebroadcast program #131
Location: Studio C in Radio City Building
Time: 10:00pm - 10:30pm
Sponsor: Pepsodent
Host: Bob Hope
Performers: Jerry Colonna, Vera Vague
Guests: Frank Sinatra
Annc. Wendell Niles
1. Hope monologue
2. Pepsodent commercial
3. Papa Won't You Dance With Me E. Wilson
4. Hope-Vague skit
5. Hope-Colonna skit
6. Pepsodent commercial
7. Hope-Sinatra skit including English Drawing Room sketch with Vague & Colonna
8. You're My Girl F. Sinatra w/ piano (probably Skitch Henderson)
9. Sketch continues
10. Sign-Off
Note: Confirmed aired on WNBC. LOC has complete NBC 30min master.
Concerts
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
Last official concerts for two years
Up to eight shows a day
December 3, 1947
Capitol Theater , New York City (November 13 - December 3)
December 4, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38482 If I Steal A Kiss
(E. Heyman/N.H. Brown)
(from The Kissing Bandit)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:15) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
LP: CL-2913 Frank Sinatra In Hollywood
78: 38334
Note: This is Sinatra's second recording of this song. He had recorded it earlier in 1947 on May 8th at MGM for the movie "The Kissing Bandit"
CO38483 Autumn In New York
(V. Duke)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1934
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:15) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: HS-11390 Frank Sinatra
LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
78: 38316
CO38484 Everybody Loves Somebody
( I. Taylor/K. Lane )
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:15) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 38225
Violins: H. Azen, M. Ceppos, M. Hershaft, M. Keliner, S. Morris, H. Nosco, F.
Orlewitz, M. Pitt, R. Polikian, B. Sheppard, H. Urbont, J. Zyde; Violas: G.
Brown, S. Deutsch, D. Mankowitz; Cellos: A. Kaproff, F. Miller, M. Prinz;
Trumpets: A. Ferretti, G. Griffin, D. McMickle; Trombones: G. Arus, J.
D'Agostino, W. Pritchard; Saxes: E. Caceres, B. Kaufman, F. Pfeiffer, H.
Shertzer, W. Taninbaum; Horns: K. Chlupse; Piano: R. Kitsis; Bass: F. Carroll;
Guitars: M. Golizio, B. Mortell; Drums: J. Blowers; Harp: E. Vito Ricci
December 5, 1947
Concerts
Benefit for Isaac Gimbel American Legion Post, Grand Ballroom,Hotel Pennsylvania, New York
Frank Sinatra, Billy De Wolfe, Georgie Jessel, Myron Cohen, The Tunesmen
Friday afternoon
Dinty Moore's Restaurant
New York City
Friars Luncheon For Frank Sinatra
Variety December 10, 1947
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Benefit for Isaac Gimbel American Legion Post, Grand Ballroom,Hotel Pennsylvania, New York
Frank Sinatra, Billy De Wolfe, Georgie Jessel, Myron Cohen, The Tunesmen
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December 6, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #653
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 12:00-12:30 P.M. EST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Just One Of Those Things - Frank Sinatra
3. Civilization (4) - Beryl Davis
4. How Soon (6) - Hit Paraders
5. Blow, Gabriel, Blow - Orchestra
6. commercial 2
7. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (5) - Frank Sinatra
8. Crazy Rhythm - Orchestra
9. Ballerina (7) - Hit Paraders
10. And Mimi (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. You Do (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Near You (1) - Frank Sinatra
December 7, 1947
Concerts
Imperial Theatre, New York, NY
Benefit for the Actor’s Temple
December 8, 1947
Studio
New York City
CO38496 A Little Learnin' Is A Dangerous Thing - Part 1
w/Pearl Bailey
(S. Oliver/D. Jacobs)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged by Sy Oliver
Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:24) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
EP: B2542 Frank Sinatra w/ Harry James & Pearl Bailey
78: 38362
CO38497 A Little Learnin' Is A Dangerous Thing - Part 2
w/Pearl Bailey
(S. Oliver/D. Jacobs)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged by Sy Oliver
Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
EP: B2542 Frank Sinatra w/ Harry James & Pearl Bailey
78: 38362
CO38498 Ever Homeward
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from Miracle of The Bells)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:28) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
LP: CL-2913 Frank Sinatra in Hollywood (alt take)
78: 38151
Sinatraphile Scott Henderson notes: I think "Ever Homeward" is a little gem that doesn't get much fanfare.
I know a lot of people don't care for the film "Miracle of the Bells" but I get sentimental for that film around this time of the year.
It's great to watch around Christmas just for the sentimental scene in the Chinese restaurant.
O38496 & 38497 Piano: Billy Kyle; Bass: Herman Alpert; Guitar: Carmen Mastren;
Drums: James Crawford; Trumpet: Melvin Solomon: Tenor Sax: Artie Drelinger;
Clarinet: John Mince
CO38498 Violins: H. Azen, M. Ceppos, S. Harris, J. Held, M. Hershaft, S.
Kirsner, F. Orlewitz, M. Pitt, R. Polikian, B. Sheppard, H. Shomer, H. Urbont;
Violas: S. Deutsch, L. Frengut, R. Hersh; Cellos: A. Kaproff, G. Ricci, H.
Shapiro; Trumpets: G. Griffin, Y. Lawson, R. Solomon; Trombones: R. Dupont, W.
Pritchard, A. Russo; Saxes: E. Caceres, H. Feldman, B. Kaufman, J. Mince, W.
Taninbaum; Horns: A. Miranda; Piano: B. Kitsis; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: H.
Alpert; Drums: J. Blowers; Harp: E. Vito Ricci
December 13, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #654
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Frank Sinatra
3.. Ballerina (6) - Beryl Davis
4. Liza - Orchestra
5. I Wish I Didn't Love You So (7) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Near You (5) - Hit Paraders
8. And Mimi (4) - Frank Sinatra
9. I Got Rhythm - Orchestra
10. You Do (3) - Beryl Davis
11. How Soon (2) - Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Civilization (1) - Frank Sinatra
Notes: Sinatra was to open with "Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart"
but it was changed to Let It Snow.
December 14, 1947
Concerts
PAL Show Portland Oregon
Frank Sinatra, Edward Arnold, Jack Paar, Beryl Davis, Nora Martin, and others
December 18, 1947
Concerts
Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA
Benefit for Youth Center
Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lamour, Rudy Valee and others
Racquet Club, Palm Springs, CA
Benefit for Youth Center
Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lamour, Rudy Valee and others
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December 20, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #655
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Near You (7) - Beryl Davis
4. Good News - Orchestra
5. You Do (5) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Ballerina (4) - Hit Paraders
8. Serenade Of The Bells (6) - Frank Sinatra
9. I Want To Be Happy - Orchestra
10. And Mimi (3) - Hit Paraders
11. Civilization (2) - Berly Davis
12. commercial 3
13. How Soon (1) - Frank Sinatra
Ed O'Brien notes:
The seven songs that made up the Hit Parade on 12-20-47
were all sung on the show by F.S but he didn't record any
of them.
December 26, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3052 But None Like You
(R. Noble)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:10) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
78: 38129
HCO3053 Catana
(E. De Lange/A. Newman)
(from Captain From Castile
Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:13) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
HCO3054 Why Was I Born? N/R
(J. Kern/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Sweet Adeline)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1929
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
Violins: W. Bloom, W. Callies, S. Cytron, P.
Ellis, S. Freed, Jr., D. Frisina, J. Gotkin, G.
Joyce, G. Kast, D. Lube, S. Middleman, O. Vail,
G. Vinci; Violas: M. Perlmutter, D. Sterkin, G.
White; Cellos: C. Bernard, F. Goerner, J. Sewell;
Trumpets: L. Mach, G. Seaberg, R. Zarchy;
Trombones: P. Pederson, W. Schaefer, E. Smithers;
Saxes: M. Clark, A. Gershunoff, H. Haymer, F.
Stulce; Horns: J. McGee; Piano: M. Raskin,
Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: J. Ryan; Harp: A. Mason
December 27, 1947
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #656
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial
2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dream - Frank Sinatra
3. You Do (4) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
4. Puttin' On The Ritz - Orchestra
5. Serenade Of The Bells (6) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. And Mimi (5) - Hit Paraders
8. The Lady In Red - Orchestra
9. White Christmas (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
10. Near You (3) - Beryl Davis
11. How Soon (2) - Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Ballerina (1) - Frank Sinatra
December 28, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3067 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(E.H. Sears/R. Storrs Willis)
Public Domain
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:25) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
CD: 40707 Christmas Dreaming
LP: HL-7400 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
LP: CL-1032 Christmas Dreaming
78: 38258
HCO3068 O Little Town Of Bethlehem
w/The Ken Lane Singers
(P. Brooks/L.H. Redner)
Public Domain
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:01) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
CD: 40707 Christmas Dreaming
LP: HL-7400 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
LP: CL-1032 Christmas Dreaming
78: 38258
HCO3069 White Christmas
(I. Berlin )
(from Holiday Inn)
Irving Berlin Music (ASCAP) 1942
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:16) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
CD: 40707 Christmas Dreaming
78: DO3745 ( Australia )
Ed O'Brien notes:
The above three songs were recorded on Sunday evening
from 6 to 9 P.M. There was a 35 piece orchestra plus the Ken Lane
Singers (12 strong). Ted Nash and Mahlon Clark were both starting
their long association with Sinatra. They recalled for me the
marvelous voice Sinatra had in 1947.
HCO3070 For Every Man There's A Woman
(H. Arlen/L. Robin)
(from Casbah)
Harwin Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:50) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
78: 38089
HCO3071 Help Yourself To My Heart
(B. Kaye/S. Timberg)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1947
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:14) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
The second session on 12-28-47 took place from
10:30 PM to 1:30 Am. There was a 40 piece orchestra
HCO3072 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
(H. Gillespie/J.F. Coots)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1934
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:33) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
CD: 40707 Christmas Dreaming
LP: HL-7400 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
LP: CL-1032 Christmas Dreaming
78: 38259
The above track was done on the morning of 12-29-47
from 1:30 to 2:30 AM. There was a 17 piece orchestra.
HCO3054 Why Was I Born?
(J. Kern/O. Hammerstein II)
(from Sweet Adeline)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1929
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:49) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 8
-M2 (2:42) CD: C2K 65244Portrait Of Sinatra
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: C2L-6 Frank Sinatra Story in Music
EP: B-1702 Frank Sinatra Sings Jerome Kern (alt take)
78:38686
The Ken Lane Singers: Stewart Blair, Ken Cameron,
Raymond Clark, Ruth Clark, John Glaha, Elva
Kellogg, Dudley Kuzell, Kermit Lane, Norma
Larsen, Flora Matthiason, Sydney Pepple, Orville Race
Violins: W. Callies, S. Cytron, W. Edelstein, D.
Frisina, G. Kast, S. Middleman, N. Pisani, M.
Russell, F. Slatkin, M. Sosson, O. Vail, G.
Vinci; Violas: P. Robyn, D. Sterkin, G. White;
Cello: C. Bernard, F. Goerner, J. Sewell; Saxes:
H. Beau, L. Hartman, H. Haymer, J. Kinsler, F..
Stulce; Hrons: J. McGee; Trumpets: R. Linn, G.
Seaberg, R. Zarchy; Trombones: P. Pederson, W.
Schaefer, E. Smithers; Piano: M. Mclntyre:
Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Hogan Camber
Radio
Treasury Department Guest Star
Treasury Department syndication
Program #40
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Les Tremayne.
1. Great Day
2. You'll Never Walk Alone
Note: TT 15mins. The show appears on the
officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time
Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Treasury Department Guest Star
Treasury Department syndication
Program #40
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Les Tremayne.
1. Great Day
2. You'll Never Walk Alone
Note: TT 15mins. The show appears on the officially released CD set:
60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra &
Friends"
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December 29, 1947
Radio
Radio Theatre
Title: "Anchors Aweigh"
Network: CBS
Time: 9:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
Sponsor: Lux, Pepsodent
Host: William Keighley
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Kathryn
Grayson, Frances Robinson, John McGovern, Truda
Marson, Cliff Clark, William Johnstone, Ed
Emerson, Clarke Gordon, Gil Stratton, Robert
Griffin, Edward Marr, George Neise,
Announcer: John Milton Kennedy
Commercial Spokeswomen: Dorothy Lovett (Libby's)
Louis Silvers and His Orchestra provided the arrangements and he conducted
Screen Writer: Isobel Lennart
Director: Fred MacKaye
Adaptor: Sanford Barnett
Sound Effects: Charlie Forsyth
1. The Charm Of You
2. The Cradle Song
3. I Begged Her
4. What Makes The Sunset
Note: Confirmed aired on WCBS. "The Cradle Song"
& "What Makes The Sunset" are on the CD: The
Unheard Frank Sinatra Vol 1 As Time Goes By.
"I Begged Her" appears on the CD: The Unheard
Frank Sinatra Vol. 2 The House I Live In.
Ed O'Brien:
An excellent example of the power of radio in
1947. Film had been released on August 15, 1945.
Twenty-eight months has elapsed before Lux Radio Theater
offered this hour version. And it is outstanding.
The three leads reprised their roles with great flair.
The complete show is on the Radio Spirits 60
Greatest Sinatra Radio Show. The set offers 30
hours of Frank and Friends from radio shows in the 1940s and 50s.
There is a truncated version of this broadcast on
Showtime #305. The date of that broadcast is supposed to be 1-1-46. As you
can see, that is not possible. There is not very
good documentation on the AFRS Showtime series,
but I think 1-1-48 is a good bet.
I have #157 dated 10-29-45, so #305 would be a few years down the line.
--Ed
December 30, 1947
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3089 If I Forget You
(I Caesar)
Irving Caesar, Inc. (ASCAP) 1933
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:11) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
LP: CL-1136 Put Your Dreams Away
78: 41133
Notes: "If I Forget You"
Ed O'Brien:
Song was composed by Irving Caesar in 1933. It
would become the memorial song, used for a charity
drive, for Will Rogers in 1938. Judy Garland can
be seen in a 1940 MGM short singing the song to a Frederic Remington
sculpture of Rogers (It was the third charity
drive using Rogers name). I have her recording
plus Rosemary Clooney's and Sinatra's
1947 version. A very moving song.
HCO3090 Where Is The One?
(E. Finckel/A. Wilder)
Famous Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:47) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
78: 38421
HCO3091 When Is Sometime?
(J. Burke/J. Van Heusen)
(from A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthurà ¢s Court)
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:42) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
78: 38417
Violins: R. Barene, E. Briano, W. Callies, D.
Frisina, M. Levant, T. Mancini, F. Olson, M.
Russell, F. Slatkin, P. Shure, M. Sosson, G..
Vinci; Violas: P. Robyn, D. Sterkin, A. Weiss;
Cellos: C. Bernard, J. Sewell, E. Slatkin; Saxes:
H. Beau, J. Dumont, A. Gershunoff, J. Jacobs, T.
Nash; Horns: V. De Rosa; Trumpets: R. Linn, G.
Seaberg, R. Zarchy; Trombones: G. Jenkins, E.
Kuczborski, W. Schaefer; Piano: M. Mclntyre;
Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: A Bernstein; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: L. McFarland
Notes: The last session in 1947 put Frank's
total recording output at 75 songs for the year.
When he learned there would be a prolonged
musician's strike, Sinatra was determined
to get as many songs in the can as possible. The
strike in 1943-44 had hurt his commercial
potential badly. His recordings for Columbia in
1948 consisted of two vocal overdubbings,
two sub rosa sessions, an a cappella recording
and a session with non-union personnel,
before the strike ended in mid December of that year.
The 75 recordings in 47 topped both 1961(70) and
1956(62) for the most recordings in
one year.
Ed
[image referenced in source but could not be recovered]
January 3, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #657
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Civilization (5) - Frank Sinatra
3. And Mimi (7) - Hit Paraders
4. Keep Your Sunny Side Up - Orchestra
5. Serenade Of The Bells (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. This Can't Be Love - Beryl Davis
8. White Christmas (6) - Frank Sintatra
9. Rise And Shine - Orchestra
10. Near You (3) - Hit Paraders
11. How Soon (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Ballerina (1) - Frank Sinatra
Notes: The Hit Paraders were originally going to perform with Sinatra on
"White Christmas."
January 6, 1948
Concerts
The Palm House, Palm Springs, California
“Ladies Night” Celebration for the Riverside County Peace Officers
Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Van Heusen and others
The Palm House, Palm Springs, California
“Ladies Night” Celebration for the Riverside County Peace Officers
Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Van Heusen and others
County Peace Officers Enjoy Great Party Here
Desert Sun, January 9, 1948
It was a swell shindig all the way from the food served through the big-time show and the dancing that followed.
That was the expression of approximately 200 or more persons who attended the annual dinnerdance hosted by the Palm Springs police department for the Riverside County Peace Officers association. THE AFFAIR, an annual event in Palm Springs, had Chief of Police August Kettmann hopping around town before the social event took place arranging for music and entertainment and he was as busy as any man could be during the affair which was held at the Palm House Tuesday night. Present at the occasion were some of the leading peace officers of the county including members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who operate in this district. Among them were Riverside Chief of Police Jack Bennett, Corona Chief of Police Joe Lowery, William Murphy, FBI agent," San Diego, in charge of this district; Harold Higgins and Joe Rice, both FBI agents working out of the Riverside office and Captain Pierce of the Riverside county sheriff’s office.
NEARLY ALL of the local talent appearing professionally at various night spots in the Village were on hand to do their bit. They included Connie of The Dunes, The Three Loose Screws of the Del Tahquitz; Daughters of the Pioneers who have just opened at Mr. Dee’s and Martha Davis who just opened at the Pago Pago. A 1 Pearce of screen and radio fame gave a stellar performance and had the crowd figuratively rolling in the aisle with his comedy monologue. Frank Sinatra accompanied at the piano by the incomparable song writer, Jimmy Van Heusen, was not permitted to leave the stage by continuous rounds of applause for one song after another until both were nearly exhausted. Lee Fields was the hilarious Emcee. DANCING to the music of Frankie Ortega and his band, now playing nightly at the Palm House followed the stage show and was thoroughly enjoyed by all those present. Expressions on the dance floor could be heard indicating that the rhythms dispensed by the band compelled one to dance on and on. Vic Sudaha and Gene Hughes owner-operators of the Palm House left nothing undone in order to make the affair a successful one and they did not fail in that.
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4-9 Filming for the February 25, 1987 Magnum P.I.
Guest: Frank Sinatra.
Sinatra stars as a retired officer tracking down the killer of his granddaughter
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Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #660
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. I'll Dance At Your Wedding (4) - Frank Sinatra
3. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Orchestra
4. Golden Earrings (5) - Hit Paraders
5. Begin The Beguine - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Civilization (6) - Beryl Davis
8. Too Fat Polka (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Somebody Stole My Gal - Orchestra
10. Serenade Of The Bells (3) - Hit Paraders
11. Ballerina (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. How Soon (1) - Frank Sinatra
January 28, 1948
Radio
Mail Call
Network: AFRS
Show: #283
Host: Chili Williams
Guests: The Four Blazes, Jo Stafford, The Starlighters, Frank Sinatra, Garry Moore, Jimmy Durante, Candy Candido
Announcer:
Sinatra Arrangements by: Axel Stordahl
1. Begin The Beguine
2. The Anniversary Song
The Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra Conducted By: Mishel Perrier
Notes: Could be a compilation show. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
January 31, 1948
Radio
The March of Dimes Party 10th Anniversary Show
15 minutes Hollywood
NBC
Host : Ralph Edwards
Guests: William Bendix, Judy Canova
Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl, Digger Oâ Dell,
Kay Kyser, Cast From College of Musical
Knowledge, Beryl Davis
Songs:
Pass That Peacepipe Judy Canova
Near You Frank Sinatra
note: Party was celebrating FDR's birthday
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #661
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. I'll Dance At Your Wedding (5) - Frank Sinatra
3. Flying Down To Rio - Orchestra
4. How Soon (4) - Beryl Davis
5. Civilization (6) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Shine - Orchestra
8. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (7) - Hit Paraders
9. The Song Is You - Frank Sinatra
10. Ballerina (3) - Hit Paraders
11. Serenade Of The Bells (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Golden Errings (1) - Frank Sinatra
Notes: Eileen Barton's last listed show. Confirmed airing on WABC.
February 14, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #662
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Brazil - Orchestra
4. How Soon (7) - Beryl Davis
5. Now Is The Hour (4) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Orchestra
8. But Beautiful (6) - Frank Sinatra
9. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle - Hit Paraders
10. Serenade Of The Bells (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. I'll Dance At Your Wedding (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Ballerina (1) - Frank Sinatra
Notes: There was no show February 7, 1948 so the network could carry the Republican Lincoln Day Dinner.
Ed O'Brien sent over the song list compiled for the February 7 show, had it been made:
7. Serenade Of The Bells
6. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
5. Now Is The Hour
4. I'll Dance At Your Wedding
3. Golden Earrings
2. How Soon
1. Ballerina
February 21, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #663
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. The Best Things In Life Are Free (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. There'll Be Some Changes Made - Orchestra
4. I'll Dance At Your Wedding (6) - Beryl Davis
5. Golden Earrings (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Rio Rita - Orchestra
8. Serenade Of The Bells (5) - Hit Paraders
9. Nobody's Sweetheart - Orchestra
10. Now Is The Hour (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. Ballerina (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
February 22, 1948
Radio
The Jack Benny Program
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show: #21 of the 1947-48 series
Time: 7:00pm
Host: Jack Benny
Guests: Frank Sinatra,
Cast: Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Artie Auerbach, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc, Rochester, Phil Harris.
Writers: Sam Perrin, George Balzer, John Tackaberry, Milt Josefsberg
Producer By: Hilliard Marks
1. commercial
2. first routine - Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day
3. My Adobe Hacienda - Sportmen Quartet
4. second routine - Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Artie, Don Wilson, Dennis Day
5. Serenade Of The Bells - Dennis Day
6. third routine - Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc, Frank Sinatra, Rodchester, Mel Blanc
7. commercial
8. closing
Notes: Sinatra makes brief appearance. Show from Palm Springs. Audio condition: Good- & Complete. TT: 30mins
February 24, 1948
Concerts
Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Tribute Dinner for Judge Robert P. Patterson, former Secretary of War
Frank Sinatra, George Murphy, Jules Munshin, Virginia O’Brien, Lena Horne and others
February 25, 1948
Concerts
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Men's Club Honor Jimmy Durante
Frank Sintra, Kay Kaser, Jame Powell, Margaret O'Brien, Esther Williams and others
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Men's Club Honor Jimmy Durante
Frank Sintra, Kay Kaser, Jame Powell, Margaret O'Brien, Esther Williams and others
February 26, 1948
Studio
MGM, Los Angeles
THE KISSING BANDIT
Thursday afternoon
Orchestra conducted by Georgie Stoll
Arrangements by Leo Arnaud
What's Wrong With Me?
11 takes running time 1:25
What's Wrong With Me?
w/Kathryn Grayson
11 takes takes 10 & 11 were mastered 1:20
not used in film
Grayson opened the session
with Tomorrow Means Romance
11 takes #8,10 were mastered 1:58
and 11 was mastered 1:57
They had her pick up the tune from bar
10 to the end
take 3(1"35) and 4(1:37) were mastered.
Song did not appear in the film
Note: This was the final recording session for the film
MGM in a desperate effort to salvage the film tried
to add a few more musical numbers. It didn't work.
The studio held up its release for more than a year.
Released on 11-19-48, it was savaged by the critics
and bombed at the box office. Grayson in an interview
many years later called it the worst film of her career.
Sinatra agreed. Was it the worst? I don't think so. Any
film with Sinatra singing a number of songs plus the
lavish MGM technicolor is far superior to some of
the films he did in the 60s.
February 27, 1948
Concerts
Rogers' Ranch, "The Stables", Palm Springs, CA
First Annual Gala Dinner Dance by Jewish Community Centre of Palm Springs
Rogers' Ranch, "The Stables", Palm Springs, CA
First Annual Gala Dinner Dance by Jewish Community Centre of Palm Springs
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February 28, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #664
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. I'll Dance At Your Wedding (7) - Frank Sinatra
3. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm - Orchestra
4. Beg Your Pardon (6) - Beryl Davis
5. Golden Earrings (5) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Blue Skies - Orchestra
8. Serenade Of The Bells (4) - Hit Paraders
9. I'm Shooting High - Orchestra
10. Ballerina (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
March 4, 1948
Radio
Frank Sinatra and Company.
Red Cross syndication.
Sponsor: Red Cross fund appeal.
Announcer: Hy Averback
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Beryl Davis, Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra
1. There's Gonna Be A Great Day Great Day
2. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
3. Wrap You Troubles In Dreams
Notes: TT: 15 mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
March 5, 1948
Radio
Burl Ives Show
Mutual Network
Friday evening
Frank and Burl sing "Clementine"
and 'Hey Lollie, Lollie Low."
The two men kid about taking the show on
the road and Burl gives Frank's new
film "Miracle Of The Bells" a big plug, telling
his listeners that it opens Easter week.
Note: Thanks to Ed O'Brien for the above radio listing.
Burl Ives Show
Mutual Network
Friday evening
Frank and Burl sing "Clementine"
and 'Hey Lollie, Lollie Low."
March 6, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #665
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Ballerina (4) - Frank Sinatra
3. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails - Orchestra
4. Golden Earrings (5) - Beryl Davis
5. Manana (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Clap Yo' Hands - Orchestra
8. Serenade Of The Bells (6) - Frank Sinatra
9. Lady Be Good - Orchestra
10. Beg Your Pardon (3) - Hit Paraders
11. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
March 13, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #666
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Manana (4) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Of Thee I Sing - Orchestra
4. Ballerina (7) - Beryl Davis
5. Golden Earrings (6) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Forty-Second Street - Orchestra
8. Serenade Of The Bells (5) - Frank Sinatra
9. Jeepers Creepers - Orchestra
10. Beg Your Pardon (3) - Beryl Davis
11. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (2) - Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
March 16, 1948
Studio
Hollywood
(Orchestral tracks pre-recorded in Hollywood, December 9, 1947)
HCO3224 It Only Happens When I Dance With You
(I. Berlin )
(from Easter Parade)
Irving Berlin Music (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:18) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
78: 38192
HCO3225 A Fella With An Umbrella
(I. Berlin )
(from Easter Parade)
Irving Berlin Music (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:31) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
78: 38192
Violins: H. Azen, M. Ceppos, S. Harris, J. Held, M. Hershaft, S. Kirsner, F.. Orlewitz, M. Pitt, R. Polikian, B. Sheppard, H. Shomer, H. Urbont; Violas: S. Deutsch, L. Frengut, R. Hersh; Cello: A. Kaproff, G. Ricci, H. Shapiro; Saxes: E. Caceres, H. Feldman, B. Kaufman, J. Mince, W. Taninbaum; Horns: A. Miranda; Trumpets: G. Griffin, J. Lausen, M. Solomon; Trombones: R. Dupont, W. Pritchard, A. Russo; Piano: R. Kitsis; Guitar: M. Golizio; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: J. Blowers; Harp: E. Vito Ricci
Film
"Miracle of the Bells" (New York City Premiere March 16, 1948)
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb
Produced by: Jesse L. Lasky Jr. and Walter MacEwen
Directed by: Irving Pichel
Granting her final request, a Hollywood press agent (MacMurray) brings the dead body of an actress Olga Treskovna (Valli), who died after making her first and only film, back to her hometown for burial. To arouse public interest, and to get the reluctant studio head to release the film, he asks all the local churches to ring their bells for three days. Sinatra plays Father Paul the priest of the smaller and poorer Polish St. Michael's church where Olga's body is to buried in accordance with Olga's wishes.
(DVD & Blu-Ray Release date: 2013-05-14)
note: On March 18, 1948, Sinatra recorded a message that was played on KYW radio
in Philadelphia. He talked about the wonderful edifice dedicated to four very brave men: Chapel
of the Four Chaplains - located in Philly. The four men sacrificed their lives during the war so others
could be saved on a sinking ship . They were from different religions but represented the great
religious unity during the war. Frank wondered how that sense of unity could be maintained in
peace time. He asked the radio audience to send in their answers to "Miracle Of The Bells" in
Philadelphia. A distinguished panel would choose the 100 best entries. They winners would attend of
a private showing of the film at the KYW Auditorium. The producer of the film, Jesse Lasky, and
stars from the film, including Mr. Sinatra, would be attending. Frank also ask the listeners to en-
close, in their letters, a contribution to the chapel.*
During the filming of "Miracle Of The Bells," a remarkable moment occurred. A woman,
who did not speak any English, spotted Frank in his priestly outfit. She walked over, bent in front of
him and kissed his ring. Frank did not wish to embarrass her and never let her know he was not a
member of the cloth.
* The Sinatra message on KYW is available on "Sinatra In Hollywood" six-CD set.
Ed
"Miracle of the Bells" (New York City Premiere March 16, 1948)
Daily News (New York, New York) 16 Mar 1948, Tue
The opening credits of the film read: "Jesse L. Lasky Productions, Inc.
presents Russell Janney's The Miracle of the Bells ." Contemporary news
items add the following information about the production: Lasky and
co-producer Walter MacEwen purchased Janney's novel in Oct 1946 for
$100,000 plus five percent of the producers' gross up to the first $4,000,000.
After $4,000,000, Janney was to receive ten percent of the producers' gross,
with no maximum limit set. Four other parties negotiated for the book's screen
rights, including William Cagney, who wanted the property as a vehicle for his
brother, James Cagney. At that time, Lasky and MacEwen reportedly made
James Cagney a "percentage offer" to play the part of "Bill Dunnigan."
Janney was announced as the picture's screenwriter at that time. Clark
Gable and Cary Grant were also considered for the lead male role. Many
actresses were considered for the part of "Olga," including Barbara Bel
Geddes, Ingrid Bergman, Jennifer Jones, Joan Fontaine and Greer Garson.
In 1946, Bergman appeared as "Joan of Arc" in the Maxwell Anderson stage
play Joan of Lorraine . (Ironically, shortly after the release of this film, RKO
distributed Joan of Arc , Walter Wanger's screen adaptation of Anderson's play,
starring Bergman.) Lasky and MacEwen also considered casting an unknown
actress in the part and tested Jana Garth, who also had played "Joan of Arc" on
stage, and Ricky Soma, an eighteen-year-old New York ballerina. Maxwell Hamilton,
who plays a reporter in the picture, was the editor of Motion Picture magazine.
In Feb 1947, John Cromwell was announced as the film's director, but he was
replaced by Irving Pichel. Lasky borrowed Pichel from Paramount for the production.
Lasky and MacEwen considered doing the picture in Technicolor, but eventually
concluded that the story would "work better" in black and white. A reproduction
of a Pennsylvania mining town was built at RKO's Forty Acres ranch in Culver City.
HR announced in Jun 1947 that a featurette about the making of the film was to be
shot and used in movie theaters to advertise the multi-million dollar production.
Although the national release of the film coincided with Easter week of 1948, HR
announced in Oct 1947 that the film was to be shown in Los Angeles in Dec 1947
in order to qualify for the 1947 Academy Awards. The picture did not receive any
Academy Award nominations, however.
In Mar 1948, NYT reported a rumor that the actual contribution of radio
personality Quentin Reynolds, who is credited onscreen with Ben Hecht as a
screenwriter, was "reading the novel and reporting its contents to Mr. Hecht,
the latter having taken the assignment of writing the screenplay on the provision
that he didn't have to read the book." According to NYHT , Hecht, a declared
Anglophobe, had his name removed from British release prints of the film. In
Aug 1948, Raymond Polniaszek, an undertakeer from Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania,
sued RKO for $500,000 in damages on the grounds that he had been caricaturized
as "Nick Orloff" in the film, according to a LADN article. Polniaszek claimed that he
participated in a number of real-life events that were depicted in both the novel and
the film, including the burial of a woman named Olga Trotski. The disposition of that
suit has not been discovered.
Modern sources add the following information about the production: Before
casting Frank Sinatra in the role of "Father Paul," Lasky sought approval from the
Catholic Church, which voiced no objections to the performer. Sinatra, who had
actively sought the part, then announced his intention to donate his acting salary
to the Church. Sinatra's scenes were written by DeWitt Bodeen. Reviewers
commented on Sinatra's simple, a capella rendition of the song "Ever Homeward."
The film encountered distribution difficulties in England because of a boycott
against the films of Ben Hecht. Hecht had made derogatory comments about the
presence of Britain in Palestine.[4]The premier for the film is another interesting
story. It took place on Friday, March 26, 1948 at the then "Park Theater" on
Brownsville Road in the little Coal Mining town of Library, Pennsylvania. Although
the movie was not filmed in Library, the town was chosen to host the premier because
it "most resembled a typical American mining community, like the one portrayed in the
movie." Accompanying the premier, a large motorcade escorted movie stars Charles
Coburn, Ruth Warrick and Leo Carrillo into the town of Library. The stars visited the
War Memorial just down the road from the theater, where they addressed the enormous
crowd of locals who showed up for the pomp and celebration. The theater is still standing
today, and over the years has been converted for other uses, such as a Dance Studio and
a Boxing Gym.[
Reception[edit]
The Miracle of the Bells was dismissed by critics, and was mentioned in the satirical film
book The Golden Turkey Awards, which poked fun at Frank Sinatra's portrayal of Father Paul.
Time magazine excoriated the film upon release, declaring in their review that "St.
Michael ought to sue".[ In recent decades the film has developed a better reputation due
to its realistic portrayal of coal miners in small town America.
Box office
The film recorded a loss of $640,000
March 20, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #667
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Ballerina (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. Love Is Sweeping The Country - Orchestra
4. Beg Your Pardon (7) - Beryl Davis
5. But Beautiful (5) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Thou Swell - Orchestra
8. Serenade Of The Bells (4) - Hit Paraders
9. Sometimes I'm Happy - Orchestra
10. Manana (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
11. Now Is The Hour (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
March 27, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #668
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Manana (4) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Strike Up The Band - Orchestra
4. Ballerina (7) - Beryl Davis
5. Easter Parade - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Serenade Of The Bells (6) - Hit Paraders
8. Hallelujah - Orchestra
9. But Beautiful (5) - Frank Sinatra
10. Beg Your Pardon (3) - Hit Paraders
11. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
March 28, 1948
Monte Carlo, New York, NY
Easter Brunch and Millinery Fashion Show
Benefit for the New York Heart Fund
March 28, 1948, at the Copa, Sinatra was "crowned ‘the King of
all Crooners’ and,
apparently this was broadcast from the Copa on the "Fred Robbins
" radio show over WINS-NYC radio
Thanks to Fred W for the above listing.
Sinatra was very busy on March 28, 1948. He also made appearance
with Maurice Chevalier at the Golden Theater
Maurice Chevalier And Bojangles Dance
(Original Caption) 3/28/1948- Maurice Chevalier and Bill Robinson dance
as Frank Sinatra, atop a piano at right, watches at Golden Theater NY at
a benefit for heart fund.
March 29, 1948
Concerts
Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Allied Jewish Appeal Drive
Frank Sinatra, Jesse Lasky, Ruth Warwick, Charles Coburn, Rhonda Flemming,
Leo Carrillo
March 30, 1948
Concerts
Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Golden Slipper Square Club
Testimonial Party to Jesse Lasky
Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
Golden Slipper Square Club
Testimonial Party to Jesse Lasky
March 31, 1948
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Sinatra had to cancel his appearance in a stage show at the Senate Theatre to promote "Miracle of the Bells."
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March 31, 1953
Conquest for Cancer
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April 3, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #669
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. I Get A Kick Out Of You - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Beg Your Pardon (4) - Beryl Davis
4. Fine And Dandy - Orchestra
5. But Beautiful (5) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Easter Parade (7) - Hit Paraders
8. Just One Of Those Things - Orchestra
9. Serenade Of The Bells (6) - Hit Paraders
10. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
11. Manana (2) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
April 10, 1948
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3250 Nature Boy -1 (3:18)
w/The Jeff Alexander Choir
(E. Ahbez)
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc./Crestview Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Jeff Alexander
78: Columbia 38210
LP: Reflections CL 1448
CD: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 C12K 48673
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #670
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. I Only Have Eyes For You - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Sabre Dance (6) - Orchestra
4. Beg Your Pardon (5) - Beryl Davis
5. Haunted Heart (7) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Who - Orchestra
8. But Beautiful (4) - Frank Sinatra
9. I Know That You Know - Orchestra
10. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (3) - Beryl Davis
11. Now Is The Hour (2) - Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Manana (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
5-16-48
5-16-48
5-11-48
6-1-48
5-15-48
April 16, 1948
Concerts
Del Tahquitz Hotel, Palm Springs, CA
Third Anniversary Party for Chief of Police August Kettman
Frank Sinatra sings one song
Del Tahquitz Hotel, Palm Springs, CA
Third Anniversary Party for Chief of Police August Kettman
Frank Sinatra sings one song
April 17, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #671
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Manana (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Broadway Rhythm - Orchestra
4. Baby Face (6) - Beryl Davis
5. But Beautiful (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Oklahoma - Hit Paraders
8. The Dicky-Bird Song (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. I Won't Dance - Orchestra
10. Beg Your Pardon (3) - Hit Paraders
11. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
April 18, 1948
Radio
The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show: #29 of the 1947-48 series
Time: 7:00pm
Host: Jack Benny
Guests: Charles Farrell, Sam Goldwyn, and Frank Sinatra
Cast: Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet,
Sara Berner, The Sportsmen, Basil Ruysdael (announcer)
Writers: Sam Perrin, George Balzer, John Tackaberry, Milt Josefsberg
Producer By: Hilliard Marks
1. commercial
2. opening
3. first routine - Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Bea
Benaderet, Sara Berner & Mel Blanc
4.. Now Is The Hour - Dennis Day
5. second routine - Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, Charles
Farrel, Mary Livingstone, Samuel Goldwyn & Frank Sinatra
6. Red Cross PSA - Jack Benny
7. commercial
8. closing - Jack Benny, Merry Livingstone & Mel Blanc
Notes: Show from Palm Springs. Sinatra has a small cameo and does not sing.
Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete. TT:30mins.
The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time
Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
April 24, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #672
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M.EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10: 30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. The Dickey-Bird Song (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Sunny - Orchestra
4. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (5) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
5. Take Me Out To The Ball Game - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Beg Your Pardon (6) - Hit Paraders
8. That's A 'Plenty - Orchestra
9. Baby Face (4) - Hit Paraders
10. But Beautiful (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. Manana (2) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
April 26, 1948
Radio
American Cancer Society
Network: WJZ
Time: 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Bernie Green Orchestra
Guests: Eddie Dowling, Harry Morgan, Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny
American Cancer Society
Network: WJZ
Time: 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Bernie Green Orchestra
Guests: Eddie Dowling, Harry Morgan, Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny
Variety
April 27, 1948
RKO Golden Gate, San Francisco, CA
Sinatra was part of a stage show at the San Francisco premiere of “Miracle of the Bells”
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May 1, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #673
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Manana (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. You - Orchestra
4. I'm Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover (4) - Beryl Davis
5. Laroo Laroo Lilli Bolero (7) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Sweet Georgia Brown - Orchestra
8. But Beautiful (6) - Beryl Davis
9. All Of Me - Frank Sinatra
10. Beg Your Pardon (3) - Hit Paraders
11. The Dickey-Bird Song (2) - Beryl Davis
11. commercial 3
12. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
May 2, 1948
Radio
The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show: #31 of the 1947-48 series
Time: 7:00pm
Host: Jack Benny
Guests: Frank Sinatra
Cast: Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Artie Auerbach, Rochester, Joe Besser, Basil Ruysdael (commercial spokesman), F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), L.. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer),
Writers: Sam Perrin, George Balzer, John Tackaberry, Milt Josefsberg
Producer By: Hilliard Marks
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. opening / commercial
2. first routine - Don Wilson, Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Artie Auerbach
3. The New Look - Phil Harris Orchestra
4. second routine - Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rodchester, Don Wilson
5. But Beautiful - Frank Sinatra
6. third routine - Frank Sinatra, Mary Livingstone, Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc
7. PSA Spot - Don Wilson
8. commercial
9. closing - Jack Benny, Mel Blanc
Notes: Don wants a new contract. Audio very good to excellent. Complete. TT:30mins.
May 8, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #674
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. Zing, Went The Strings Of My Heart - Orchestra
4. Beg Your Pardon (7) - Beryl Davis
5. Baby Face (4) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Beer Barrel Polka - Hit Paraders
8. But Beautiful (5) - Frank Sinatra
9. Crazy Rhythm - Orchestra
10. The Dickey-Bird Song (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
11. Manana (2) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra
Notes: Originally the Hit Paraders were to accompany Frank Sinatra on "Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero." Complete 30mins.
May 12, 1948
Radio
Duffy's Tavern
Sponsor: Vitalis
Time: 9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Network: NBC
Performers: Ed Gardner (Archie), actor; Frank Sinatra, actor, vocalist.
1. I’ve Got A Crush On You
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Duffy's Tavern
Sponsor: Vitalis
Time: 9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Network: NBC
Performers: Ed Gardner (Archie), actor; Frank Sinatra, actor, vocalist.
Frank and Ed Gardner May 12, 1948
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May 15, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #675
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero (5) - Frank Sinatra
3. Anything Goes - Orchestra
4. Toolie Oolie Doolie (4) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
5. Sabre Dance (6) - Orchestra
6. commercial 2
7. Deep In The Heart Of Texas - Hit Paraders
8. Haunted Heart (7) - Frank Sinatra
9. Jersey Bounce - Orchestra
10. The Dickey-Bird Song (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
11. Baby Face (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Now Is The Hour (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
May 22, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #676
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. Why - Orchestra
4. Baby Face (4) - Hit Paraders
5. Toolie Oolie Doolie (5) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Hit Paraders
8. Haunted Heart (7) - Frank Sinatra
9. I Got Rhythm - Orchestra
10. The Dickey-Bird Song (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
11. Now Is The Hour (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Nature Boy (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
May 29, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #677
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST,10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. You Can't Be True Dear (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Chicago - Orchestra
4. Toolie, Oolie, Doolie (4) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
5. Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero (7) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Jingle, Jangle, Jingle - Hit Paraders
8. Haunted Heart (6) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. I Love Louisa - Orchestra
10. Baby Face (3) - Hit Paraders
11. Now Is The Hour (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Nature Boy (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Parader
Ed O"Brien points out that Sinatra never recorded the Schwartz/Hart tune, Haunted Heart,"ť but he obviously loved the song.
He sang it on Your Hit Parade 10 times out of the 12 times the song made appearances on the show.
Command Performance Program
M.C.: Bob Hope
Announcer: Ken Carpenter
Guests: Dinah Shore, Ticker Freeman, Frank Sinatra, Claudette Colbert, Jimmy Durante, Ronald Colman, Betty Hutton, Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Sara Berner, Rita Hayworth, Bing Crosby, Jerry Colonna.
Notes: The sixth anniversary show. A program assembled from previous broadcasts.
Frank's segments are from C.P. 204 and 123. On the former he sang "Nancy" ( air date 1-13-46 ) and on the latter he sang "If I Had My Way" with Crosby, Hope and Jerry Colonna ( air date 6-3-44).
--Ed
Spotlight on Sports
Sustaining Via ABC
Sinatra, interviewed in Chicago, told about his early beatings as an amateur boxer,
and how he gave up his interest in Tami Mauriello, who "had
a phobia against sticking to the rules."
Winner Take All Spotlight on Sports
Sustaining Via ABC
RADIO-TELEVISISON 1948
Winner Take All Spotlight on Sports
Reviewed May 29
Sustaining Via ABC
Producer, Mike Roshkind; director, Walter Scanlon; announcer-writer, Gene
Kirby.
(Sustaining) None
Sportscaster Gene Kirby has a
couple of good wrinkles in this new
sportscast, aired weekly over American Broadcasting Company
(ABC) following broadcast of the horse races on Saturdays. Kirby
packs three interviews with name personalities, plus
one sports yarn, into the 15 minutes, and the show moves
swiftly and colorfully along as a consequence. The interviews are
sometimes transcribed, depending upon availability of the interviewees.
He leads off with the announcement that he spouts no scores of events, but
rather, dishes out material for the entire family. He makes good on
promise. Interviews on the stanza caught were Frankie Frisch, now a
sportscaster himself; sports columnist Frank
Graham and singer Frank Sinatra.
Frisch detailed the events surrounding a great double play in which he
had a hand in the last game of the 1921 World Series, when he was a
rookie. Graham described graphically the ferocious Dempsey-Firpo fight,
in which Dempsey was dumped into the laps of the sports writers. Sinatra,
interviewed in Chicago, told about his early beatings as an amateur boxer,
and how he gave up his interest in Tami Mauriello, who "had
a phobia against sticking to the rules." The interviews all were bright,
snappy and informative, and had the ring of authenticity, thruout.
Last feature on the program, a believe-it-or-not sort of yarn about
death and World Series, was clever and fascinating in a gruesome sort
of way, but rather strongly written and a bit over-dramatic. The story
dealt with the coincidence by which three pitchers, slated to start series
games since 1935, had a death in their immediate families the morning
of the games, nevertheless, pitched the best series games of their careers.
The clincher was a fourth such case, back in 1882, when a Cincinnati
pitcher, meeting with this misfortune, withdrew from the game. His substitute
was so badly pummelled that he quit baseball and entered politics, later to
become president-William Howard Taft .Kirby's show offers something a
bit off the beaten sports path 'and should fare well in its current slot, where
it automatically picks up an audience of sports fans.
Sam Chase.
Billboard
7-10-48
Thanks to Ed O for the above entry
Thanks to Ed O for the above entry
May 31, 1948
Radio
Lux Radio Theater
"The Miracle Of The Bells"
CBS
9:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Monday Evening
William Keighley (host)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Fred MacMurray, Valli, Jeff Chandler, Gerald Mohr, Lawrence Dobkin, Carlton Kadell, George Neise, Jack Carrington, William Johnstone, Herb Butterfield, Veronica Pataky, Howard McNear, Norman Field, Virginia Apollo,
Announcer: John Milton Kennedy
Music Director: Louis Silvers
Commercial Spokeman: Dorothy Lovett
Guest at intermission: Jean Ruth
Screen Writers: Ben Hecht, Quentin Reynolds
Author: Russell Janney
Adaptor: Sanford Barnett
Directed By: Fred MacKaye
Sound Effects: Charlie Forsyth
Notes: Radio version of movie 60 mins, Excellent. Complete. Film was released March 17, 1948
Ed O'Brien says that this 1948 Lux Radio show really doesn't do much for "Miracle of the Bells." Sinatra was badly miscast and the story really drags.
Lux Radio Theater
"The Miracle Of The Bells"
CBS
9:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Monday Evening
William Keighley (host)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Fred MacMurray, Valli,
The Lux Radio Theatre. May 31, 1948. CBS network.
"The Miracle Of The Bells". Sponsored by: Lux.
A religious melodrama about a newly deceased movie star
whose body is brought back to her Pennsylvania home town.
Jeff Chandler, Gerald Mohr, Lawrence Dobkin, Carlton KaDell (doubles),
George Neise, Jack Carrington, Frank Sinatra,
William Keighley (host),
John Milton Kennedy (announcer),
Louis Silvers (music director),
William Johnstone, Herb Butterfield, Veronica Pataky, Howard McNear,
Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli (billed as "Valli"), Norman Field, Virginia Apollo,
Dorothy Lovett (commercial spokesman: as "Libby"),
Jean Ruth (intermission guest),
Ben Hecht (screenwriter), Quentin Reynolds (screenwriter),
Russell Janney (author),
Fred MacKaye (director),
Sanford Barnett (adaptor),
Charlie Forsyth (sound effects).
1 hour
June 5, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #678
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Laroo, Laroo, Lilli Bolero (7) - Frank Sinatra
3. Sunny Side Up - Orchestra
4. Baby Face (4) - Beryl Davis
5. Sabre Dance (6) - Orchestra
6. commercial 2
7. June Is Bustin' Out All Over - Hit Paraders
8. Haunted Heart (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Lady In Red - Orchestra
10. Now Is The Hour (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. You Can't Be True, Dear (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Nature Boy (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
June 6, 1948
Radio
Hollywood Star Preview #37
Frank Sinatra Presents Betsy Blair
4:30 p.m.-- (WMAQ)
(on WIBA at 5:30).
Note: Hollywood Star Theatre, sponsored by Anacin, ran for four season on NBC
radio from 1947 thru 1950.
Every week an established star would introduce an up and coming talent
on this radio drama series. Usually the star would appear in the story with
the newcomer. Sinatra was on two shows during the series run. His first
appearance took place on Sunday afternoon, June 6, 1948. Frank introduced
Betsy Blair, aka Mrs. Gene Kelly. His second appearance was on Saturday
evening March 5, 1949 with Teresa Celli as the promising starlet. The announcer
was Ken Peters throughout the series run... The LOC has the 3-5-49 and probably
the 6-6-48 as well. There are only a few shows in circulation among collectors.
Hollywood Star Preview #37
Frank Sinatra Presents Betsy Blair
June 12, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #679
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. The Dickey-Bird Song (6) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Flying Down To Rio - Orchestra
4. You Can't Be True, Dear (4) - Beryl Davis
5. There's No Business Like Show Business - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Sabre Dance (5) - Orchestra
8. Haunted Heart (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Get Happy - Orchestra
10. Baby Face (3) - Hit Paraders
11. Toolie Oolie Doolie (2) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Nature Boy (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Television
None
June 14, 1948
Concerts
Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
L.A. Press Club Anniversary Ball
Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Jimmy Durante, Mickey Rooney, Marie Wilson and others
Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
L.A. Press Club Anniversary Ball
Frank Sinatra, Harry James, Jimmy Durante, Mickey Rooney, Marie Wilson and others
June 15, 1948
Concerts
Mead Auditorium, John Muir College, Pasadena, CA
Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee shared billing
Mead Auditorium, John Muir College, Pasadena, CA
Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee shared billing
The Hippodrome, Bristol, June 15, 1953
Fan Betty Bowden saw the Bristol concert - the only time he appeared
in the city - and then excitedly followed him to Frenchay.
She said: 'I remember that his popularity was at an all time low and the
Hippodrome was half empty (or half full if you are an optimist).
'He came out on the stage, looked around at all the empty seats and
wanted to know where the 'Big Brass Band' was playing.
Fan Betty Bowden saw the Bristol concert at the Hippodrome (pictured)
which still stands today - the only time he appeared in the city - and
then excitedly followed him to Frenchay hospital
'After being used to packed theatres, with young women screaming and
swooning over him, you would think he would be a bit put out, but not a
bit.
'He gave us a night to remember, singing song after song to great
applause.
'He was asked if he would visit Frenchay Hospital, to which he very
kindly agreed. I went over to see him at the Hospital.
'He was met by the Matron, who accompanied him to some of the wards to
meet the patients.
'These photographs show him arriving and sitting on the bed whilst
singing to one young lady.'
Betty added: 'What a lovely man he was with such a wonderful voice. I
don't think today's singers will leave such lasting memories.
--Carl
Frank Sinatra visited Frenchay Hospital in 1953
He met the matron, sat on the beds with the patients
and sang them a few songs.
Remembering Frank Sinatra,
by Betty Bowden.
November 2000.
I saw Frank Sinatra's daughter on television the other evening and having
been a fan of his in my younger days I listened with great interest as
she told us about her life with such a famous father. It reminded me of
when I went to see him at the Bristol Hippodrome in June 1953. It was his
one and only visit to Bristol and he stayed at the Grand Hotel.
I remember that his popularity was at an all time low and the Hippodrome
was half empty (or half full if you are an optimist). He came out on the
stage, looked around at all the empty seats and wanted to know where the
'Big Brass Band' was playing. After being used to packed theatres, with
young women screaming and swooning over him, you would think he would be
a bit put out, but not a bit. He gave us a night to remember, singing
song after song to great applause.
He was asked if he would visit Frenchay Hospital, to which he very kindly
agreed. I went over to see him at the Hospital. He was met by the Matron,
who accompanied him to some of the wards to meet the patients. The
accompanying photographs show him arriving and sitting on the bed whilst
singing to one young lady.
What a lovely man he was with such a wonderful voice. I don't think
today's singers will leave such lasting memories. I doubt in fifty years
time we will even remember their names.
--Carl R.
Additional article on Frank Sinatra’s visit to Bristol 1953:
Imagine laying in your hospital bed and having Frank Sinatra appear
in the ward. That’s exactly what happened to patients at Frenchay
Hospital in 1953. David Clensy talks to Fred Hooper, who remembers the
visit well.
BY the time Frank Sinatra arrived in Bristol in the late summer of 1953,
he was already having a bad year.
His career had sunk to an all-time low and his alleged Mafia connections
were beginning to be called into question in the press. At the same time,
his stormy marriage to screen beauty Ava Gardner was also starting to
make headlines.
But it was all about to change for Ole Blue Eyes.
Within just a few weeks, From Here To Eternity would become a blockbuster
around the world, long before the word “blockbuster” had even been
coined.
The movie would lift Sinatra towards his eventual iconic status.
But for now, he was pitching up outside the Hippodrome in his trademark
trilby, his overcoat folded across his arm, and a small entourage of
musicians in tow.
The tour, his first of the UK, would go down in history as the start of
Sinatra's golden age.
But in that moment, as he prepared to take to the Bristol stage with his
opening number for the night “ When You're Smiling “ he must have felt a
bit it glum.
But remarkably, rather than taking to his dressing room and cracking open
the bottle of Scotch, Sinatra made his way to Frenchay Hospital with his
pianist in tow, having decided he was going to cheer up the
patients.
Fred Hooper was one of those lucky patients. The Bristol fireman, who was
28 years old at the time, had been cooped up in the hospital since
April.
“I'd damaged my lungs after attending a bad fire in Avonmouth docks
earlier in the year,” he explains.
“They had to remove two lobes from the right side of my lungs, which is a
major operation, and was a pioneering procedure back in those days. By
the time Sinatra came I was almost well enough to be discharged - I was
well enough to get bored of being stuck there, so I was glad of the
diversion.
“The first we knew about it was when one of the nurses came into the ward
in the evening and said 'Frank Sinatra's coming tomorrow'.”
In fact, Fred hadn't been Sinatra's number one fan.
“Just after the war I'd been in the army in India, working as a dispatch
rider,” he recalls.
“I came off my bike and damaged my knee, so was stuck in a hospital near
Poona for three months.
“One of the other men in the military hospital had a gramophone, and he
played Frank Sinatra records round the clock.”
With Sinatra singing “night and day”, if you'll excuse the pun, Fred had
developed an acute distaste for Ole Blue Eyes' distinctive baritone.
“But by the time I was in Frenchay, I'd forgiven him for that,” he
laughs. “I was just glad of the distraction from life on the ward.”
In the morning, Sinatra made a leisurely tour of the wards, chatting to
individual patients about their treatment.
“I can remember the sense of excitement going around the hospital in the
morning, though he never got to our ward.
“I think he was invited to have lunch with the doctors, and afterwards we
were all called down to the hospital's assembly hall to hear him
sing.
“It was only a small hall, but hundreds of us crammed in there. Those who
couldn't walk were pushed down in wheelchairs. One man was even on a
stretcher.
“But not everyone went. Sinatra was surprisingly unpopular at the time.
After the war - and the problems the British Army had in Italy with the
Mafia - the gangster underworld was very unpopular.
“They certainly didn't have the sense of glamour that they would later
have because of The Godfather films and the Rat Pack themselves.”
“But he gave a nice little concert for half-an-hour or so, accompanied by
his pianist. I can remember him singing Nancy With The Laughing Face and
High Hopes.”
But the afternoon didn't all pass in high spirits.
“The hospital matron was there to see him,” Fred recalls.
“She was carrying her little lap dog - she carried him everywhere,
strangely enough.
“The matron wasn't somebody you would generally cross, she terrified all
of us.
“But Sinatra wasn't happy when the dog let out the inevitable bark.
Sinatra demonstrated just how short a fuse he had then.
“I remember him shouting angrily, 'get that dog out of here!'
“The matron, who certainly wasn't used to taking orders, didn't seem too
happy but she left.
“I think Sinatra and the matron must have made up their differences,
though, because after the concert Frank went and had afternoon tea with
her in her office.”
Sinatra must have enjoyed the experience, because during his few days at
the Hippodrome he also visited Ham Green and Winsley hospitals.
“I know a lot of people have talked about Sinatra being rude to them
after they'd waited for his autograph at the stage door of the
Hippodrome,” Fred says.
“And I certainly wasn't a fan of him at the time. But I had to hand it to
Sinatra for taking the time to visit the hospitals, he certainly didn't
have to do it.
“I wonder how many young stars would take the time to do that sort of
thing today?”
Posted by: "Carl Rasmussen"
June 19, 1948
Radio
Truth Or Consequences
NBC
Time 8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Host: Ralph Edwards
Performers: Frank Sinatra
Notes: NBC Quiz show. Frank Sinatra participates in one of the gags.
LOC has the complete 30min program.
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #680
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Little White Lies (6) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Rise 'N Shine - Orchestra
4. Toolie Oolie Doolie (4) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
5. The Dickey-Bird Song (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Jericho - Hit Paraders
8. Haunted Heart (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Let Yourself Go - Orchestra
10. Baby Face (3) - Hit Paraders
11. You Can't Be True, Dear (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Nature Boy (1) - Frank Sinatra
Television
None
June 26, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #681
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Listen Now Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Little White Lies (6) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Rosalie - Orchestra
4. My Happiness (5) - Beryl Davis
5. You Can't Be True, Dear (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Wintergreen For President - Hit Paraders
8. Haunted Heart (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. The Continental - Orchestra
10. Woody Woodpecker (3) - Hit Paraders
11. Toolie Oolie Doolie (2) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. Nature Boy (1) - Frank Sinatra
Notes: Complete 30mins. Excellent sound.
July 9, 1948
Radio
The Bill Stern Show
Network: NBC
Sponsor: Colgate Shave Cream.
Host: Frank Sinatra (substituting for Bill Stern)
1. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
Notes: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends."
TT: 15mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
Television
NONE
July 10, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #683
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2, Haunted Heart (5) - Frank Sinatra
3. Everything I've Got - Orchestra
4. Toolie Oolie Doolie (7) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
5. Little White Lies (4) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Canadian Capers - Orchestra
8. Nature Boy (6) - Frank Sinatra
9. I Know That You Know - Hit Paraders
10. My Happiness (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. You Can't Be True, Dear (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Woody Woodpecker (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Notes: Complete 30mins. VG (needs noise print)
July 17, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #684
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Little White Lies (4) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Oh! Lady Be Good - Orchestra
4. Haunted Heart (7) - Beryl Davis
5. Toolie Oolie Doolie (5) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Shine - Orchestra
8. My Happiness (6) - Frank Sinatra
9. Sing - It's Good For Ya - Hit Paraders
10. Nature Boy (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. Woody Woodpecker (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. You Can't Be True, Dear (1) - Frank Sinatra
July 22, 1948
Studio
MGM, LOS ANGELES
"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME"
Thursday
Conducted By Adolph Deutsch
YES INDEEDY
With G. Kelly, Jules Munshin, and Chorus
9 Takes
Arranged By Conrad Salinger
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME
With Gene Kelly
1 Take
Arranged by Robert Tucker
Ed O'Brien:
Here is a little more information from this session.
1. Yes, Indeedy
MGM mastered 3 takes, #7 ( 3:09 ), 8( 3:09 ) 9 ( 3:08 )
2. Take Me Out To The Ballgame was done in one take 1:56
At the end of the session, the report shows 5:05 of useable material.
MGM used either take 7 or 8 of "Yes Indeedy" in the film.
July 23, 1948
Studio
MGM SOUND STUDIO - LOS ANGELES
"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME"
FRIDAY
CONDUCTED BY ADOLPH DEUTSCH
ARRANGED BY ROBERT TUCKER
"O'BRIEN TO RYAN TO GOLDBERG"
WITH GENE KELLY AND JULES MUNSHIN
18 TAKES
Take 3 was master (4:03)
Bars 105 to 118
Take 4 was mastered (:31)
Bars 119 to 144
Take 6 was mastered (:36)
Bars 145 to end
Take 3 was mastered (1:41)
Bars 167 to end
Take 2 was mastered (:58)
Gene Kelly recorded "Baby Doll"
Takes 1 (3:48) and take 3(3:29) were mastered
Bars 106 to end
Take 1 was mastered (:15)
Total usable recording time for session was 7:32
Note: We owe a great deal of Thanks to Ed O'Brien
for supplying the above session info.
July 24, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #685
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast Canceled)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script By:
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. It's Magic (4) - Frank Sinatra
3. Puttin' On The Ritz - Orchestra
4. Toolie Oolie Doolie (5) - Hit Paraders
5. Nature Boy (7) - Beryl Davis
6. commercial 2
7. Love Is Sweeping The Country - Orchestra
8. A Tree In The Meadow (6) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Swanee - Orchestra
10. My Happiness (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. You Can't Be True, Dear (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Woody Woodpecker (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Notes: No rebroadcast due to 3rd Party Convention
July 31, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #686
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Little White Lies (6) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Forty-Second Street - Orchestra
4. Love Somebody (7) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders (Male Quartet)
5. A Tree In The Meadow (4) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Brazil - Orchestra
8. My Happiness (5) - Beryl Davis
9. 12th Street Rag - Orchestra
10. It's Magic (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. Woody Woodpecker (2) - Beryl Davis & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. You Can't Be True, Dear (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Notes: Complete 30mins. VG (needs a noise print)
Ed O'Brien points out that "Little White Lies," "A Tree In The Meadow,"
"It's Magic," & "You Can't Be True Dear"
all have no commercial recordings by Sinatra. "It's Magic" is the best of
the four.
Television
NONE
August 7, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #687
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script By:
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Just One Of Those Things - Frank Sinatra
3. You Call Everybody Darling (6) - Marjorie Hughes
4. Little White Lies (5) - Hit Paraders
5. My Happiness (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Fine And Dandy - Orchestra
8. You Can't Be True, Dear (7) - Hit Paraders
9. In The Mood - Orchestra
10. A Tree In The Meadow (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
11. Woody Woodpecker (2) - Marjorie Hughes & Hit Paraders
12. commercial 3
13. It's Magic (1) - Frank Sinatra
Notes: Complete 30mins. VG
Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien terms this an
"interesting song selection." The one song of the
four Sinatra recorded, Cole Porter's "Just One of
Those Things," was a Hit Parade extra. O'Brien
likes all four songs. The Cahn-Styne hit "It's
Magic" is certainly one of Sinatra's better
efforts. O'Brien was recently listening to a
Sinatra concert from 1978, where Sinatra
reminisced about his 1947-49 years on Your Hit
Parade. Sinatra told the audience that Vic Damone
was his understudy but never got to sub for him.
Told how even when he was badly hung over, they
would prop him up and somehow he would make it
through the show. But Sinatra was wrong about
Damone, O'Brien says, because Vic did indeed sub
for Frank. It was on the November 15, 1947 show!
Television
NONE
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #687
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M.
PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script By:
Script (Final As Broadcast)
note: I checked the six Hit Parades that the above article refers
to.
Bonnie Lou Williams would be on the
8/14 show; Carol Richards
would replace Patti Clayton on the
8/21 and Eileen Wilson would
be the female vocalist on the 8/28
show. Ms. Wilson would get
the nod from Sinatra and appear on
the first two shows in September.
She would replace Beryl Davis as the
weekly distaff singer on 12/6/48.
--Ed
August 9, 1948
Los Angeles Evening Citizens NewsAugust 10, 1948
August 12, 1948
Studio
MGM Soundstage, Hollywood
Recording Session for the film "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
Produced by Richard Powers
Orchestra conducted by Adolph Deutsch
Arrangements by Richard Tucker
It's Fate, Baby, It's Fate
Vocals: Frank Sinatra and Betty Garrett
Two takes and two intercuts
The Right Girl for Me
Frank Sinatra - two takes
Boys and Girls Like You and Me
Frank Sinatra - Six takes (Deleted from the film)
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien says that the song "Boys and Girls Like
You and Me" was deleted from the film but it has a very fascinating
history.
Written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, it was the love song that concluded
the second act in "Oklahoma". That play opened in New Haven and the
number was warmly received. When the try-outs moved to Boston, the song
was dropped.
Arthur Freed acquired the rights and Judy Garland sang it in "Meet Me in
St. Louis." But she didn't. It was deleted. When Garland was cast to
star in "Take Me out to the Ballgame," it was again resurrected for her
to sing. But she didn't.
Esther Williams replaced Garland in the film but the swimming star was
no singer. So Sinatra got the song by default. He did the pre-recording
and shot the scene with Betty Garrett at the end of the clambake
sequence. But, again, it was deleted.
O'Brien feels that it is easily the best number done for the film and
the scene with Garrett is absolutely charming. It is available on the
MGM DVD release. It also has the Gene Kelly number "Baby Doll," which
was deleted from the film.
August 14, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #688
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. You Call Everybody Darling (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. Blue Skies - Orchestra
4. Love Somebody (5) - Bonnie Lou Williams & Male Hit Paraders
5. My Happiness (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Everybody Step - Orchestra
8. Woody Woodpecker (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Liza - Orchestra
10, You Can't Be True, Dear (3) - Hit Paraders
11. A Tree In The Meadow (2) - Bonnie Lou Williams
12. commercial 3
13. It's Magic (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Notes: Complete 30mins. VG
Ed O'Brien:
Frank would sing eight of the songs listed here and not commit one to wax.
He sang # 2,4,5,8,9,10,11,13
Television
NONE
August 18, 1948
Friars Roast of Ed Wynn and Keenan Wynn
---------------------------
Cancelled appearance:
August 21, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Saturday night
Time: 9 - 9:30 pm EDT
Frank Sinatra
Carol Richards
Hit Paraders
Lyn Murray & The Lucky Strike Orch.
Sponsor: Lucky Strike cigarettes
1. You Call Everybody Darling (#4)- Frank Sinatra
2. Oklahoma - The Hit Paraders (Hit Parade Extra)
3. You Can’t Be True Dear (#6) - Carol Richards
4. Lucky Strike Commercial
5. Love Somebody (#5) - Frank Sinatra
6. Wild Flower - Orchestra (Hit Parade Extra)
7. Woody Woodpecker (#7) - The Hit Paraders
8. Don't Hold Everything - Orchestra (Hit Parade Extra)
9. It’s Magic (#3) - Frank Sinatra
10. My Happiness (#2) Carol Richards
11. Lucky Strike Commercial
12. A Tree In The Meadow (#1) - Frank Sinatra
Television
NONE
August 23, 1948
Gilmore Ball Park, Los Angeles, CA
Second Annual “Out Of This World” Series Softball Game
Frank Sinatra’s Swooners vs. Andy Russell’s Sprouts
August 28, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #690
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Love Somebody (5) - Frank Sinatra & Quintet
3. New Sun In The The Sky - Orchestra
4. My Happiness (4) - Eileen Wilson
5. You Can't Be True. Dear (7) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Good News - Orchestra
8. Maybe You'll Be There (6) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Hallelujah - Hit Paraders
10. It's Magic (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
11. You Call Everybody Darling (2) - Eileen Wilson
12. commercial 3
13. A Tree In The Meadow (1) - Frank Sinatra
Television
NONE
September 4, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M..
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. Love Somebody # 5- Frank Sinatra
2. Who? - Orchestra
3. My Happiness - Eileen Wilson
4. You Can’t Be True Dear - The Hit Paraders
5. I Want To Be Happy - Orchestra
6. Maybe You’ll Be There # 6- Frank Sinatra
7. Great Day - The Hit Paraders
8. You Call Everybody Darling # 3- Frank Sinatra
9. It’s Magic - Eileen Wilson
10. A Tree In The Meadow # 1- Frank Sinatra
11. So Long For A While - Frank Sinatra
Grounds of Pan-Pacific Coliseum, Los Angeles
St. John's Hospital Guild premiere of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
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September 18, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Music: Alex Stordahl and His Orchestra
--Love Somebody - Frank Sinatra
--Lullaby Of Broadway - The Hit Paraders
--Bluebird Of Happiness - Beryl Davis
--People Will Say We’re In Love - Frank Sinatra
--My Happiness - Beryl Davis
--Three Little Words - Orchestra
--You Call Everybody Darling - Frank Sinatra
--It’s Magic - Beryl Davis
--A Tree In The Meadow - Frank Sinatra
--So Long For A While - Frank Sinatra
September 25, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade #694
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Music: Alex Stordahl and His Orchestra
--Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue - Frank Sinatra
--Who Cares - Orchestra
--Love Somebody - Beryl Davis
--My Happiness - The Hit Paraders
--Top Hat White Tie And Tails - Orchestra
--Maybe You’ll Be There - Frank Sinatra
--There’s A Great Day Comin’ Mañana - The Hit Paraders
--You Call Everybody Darling - Frank Sinatra
--It’s Magic - Beryl Davis
--A Tree In The Meadow - Frank Sinatra
--So Long For A While - Frank Sinatra
September 26, 1948
Radio
Let's talk Hollywood
NBC
Time 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Performers: Edith Gwyn; Eddie Bracken; Frank Sinatra; Jack Benny; George Murphy
Notes: LOC lists under Quiz shows and has NBC copy. TT: 30mins.
Ed O'Brien:
Show was a summer replacement series on Sunday nights with George Murphy as
the moderator. The series began on 7-4-48 and ran for 13 weeks. Frank's appearance was on
the final broadcast. Listening to it today, one has to wonder what NBC was thinking. The
best of the guests that night was Jack Benny.
September 27, 1948
Sinatra is the guest columnist for Dororthy Killgallen’s column
October 1, 1948
Radio
Spotlight Revue Starring Spike Jones
CBS
Sponsor: Coca Cola.
10:30 p.m till 11:00 p.m.
Spike Jones and The City Slickers
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Shay, Doodles Weaver, George Rock
Announcer: Michael Roy
Commercial Spokesman: Dick Joy
Notes: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends." The first show of the season. TT: 28:18. Audio condition: Complete.
Ed O'Brien says that Sinatra sang "Everybody Loves Somebody" and joined Dorothy Shay and Spike Jones in singing "Love Somebody."
Spotlight Revue Starring Spike Jones
CBS
Sponsor: Coca Cola.
10:30 p.m till 11:00 p.m.
Spike Jones and The City Slickers
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Shay, Doodles Weaver, George Rock
Announcer: Michael Roy
Commercial Spokesman: Dick Joy
Notes: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends." The first show of the season. TT: 28:18. Audio condition: Complete.
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October 2, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #695
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 8:00-8:30 P.M.
PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Love Somebody (6) - Frank Sinatra & Quintet
3. I'm Shooting High - Orchestra
4. My Happiness (7) - Beryl Davis
5. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (4) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Digga Digga Do - Orchestra
8. Maybe You'll Be There (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Beyond The Blue Horizon - Hit Paraders
10. It's Magic (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. You Call Everybody Darling (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. A Tree In The Meadow (1) - Frank Sinatra
Television
NONE
October 9, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #696
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (7) - Frank Sinatra
3. Anything Goes - Orchestra
4. Underneath The Arches (6) - Beryl Davis
5. My Happiness (4) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Brazil - Orchestra
8. Maybe You'll Be There (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Buckle Down Winsocki - Hit Paraders
10. It's Magic (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. You Call Everybody Darling (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. A Tree In The Meadow (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #696
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (7) - Frank Sinatra
3. Anything Goes - Orchestra
4. Underneath The Arches (6) - Beryl Davis
5. My Happiness (4) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Brazil - Orchestra
8. Maybe You'll Be There (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Buckle Down Winsocki - Hit Paraders
10. It's Magic (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. You Call Everybody Darling (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. A Tree In The Meadow (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Thanks to Michel Macaire for sending along above image
October 15, 1948
Studio
MGM Sound Recording Studios, Los Angeles , California
Sound recording for MGM movie "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"
Conducted by Adolph Deutsch
Arranged by Robert Tucker
Strictly U.S.A. (Finale) w/Gene Kelly, Esther Williams, Betty Garrett, and Frank Sinatra
The Judy Matson vocalists with chorus
Takes 5 (2:13) and Take 6 (2:13) were mastered.
NOTE: Thanks go to Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien who provided this studio sound recording information.
October 16, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #697
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Love Somebody (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - Orchestra
4. Bluebird Of Happiness (5) - Beryl Davis
5. My Happiness (6) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Green Eyes - Orchestra
8. It's Magic (4) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Of Thee I Sing - Orchestra
10. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. You Call Everybody Darling (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. A Tree In The Meadow (1) - Frank Sinatra
Concerts
Annual Hollywood Press Photographer's Costume Ball, Ciro's Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly performed (among others)
Annual Hollywood Press Photographer's Costume Ball, Ciro's Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA
Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly performed (among others)
These are the same costumes they used in “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”
From the film
I was born with a couple of left feet, and I didn't even know how to walk, let alone dance. It was Gene who saw me through. We became a team only because he had the patience of Job, and the fortitude not to punch me in the mouth because I was so impatient. Moviemaking takes a lot of time, and I couldn't understand why. He managed to calm me when it was important to calm me [...] Apart from being a great artist, he's a born teacher, and he taught me how to move and how to dance [...] I couldn't dance exactly like he danced so he danced down to me. He taught me everything I know.
(Frank Sinatra on Gene Kelly)
October 20, 1948
Radio
Duffy's Tavern
Wednesday evening
8:30
NBC Blue Network
30 minutes
Ed Gardner, Eddie Green
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Ed O'Brien:
Frank's second appearance on the show. He was a guest on the 5-12-48
show. and sang "I've Got A Crush On You."
The second and final Duffy's had Frank stopping in to resolve a disagreement
with Archie the bartender. Duffy was the owner but only made one appearance
during the show's long run. Archie and Frank worked out their differences and
apologies all around called for drinks and some bar chat. There is a discussion
of Hoboken and Frank's Hit Parade show. Miss Duffy ( Duffy's daughter ) asks
Frank to sing a song. He obliges with "Every Day I Love You( Just A Little Bit More)."
The song had already been on the Hit Parade for two weeks without Frank singing it.
He would do it that Saturday night, 10-23, and again on 11-20. Archie was working on
his interpretation of "Barber of Seville." Frank helps run it down and does a little singing,
very little. There is a little more bar talk and then Frank departs.
Duffy's eighth season premiere( 10-1-47 ) listed Crosby, Sinatra and Hope as the guests.
The listener received an early Halloween trick when they turned out to be Larry Crosby,
Ray Sinatra and Jim Hope.
[image referenced in source but could not be recovered]
October 22, 1948
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, CA
Friars’ Frolic Benefit for Blind Babies Nursery
Jack Benny, George Jessel, George Burns, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, George Raft, Abbott and Costello, Ronald Reagan, Al Jolson, The Ritz Brothers, Donald O’Connor, Dan Dailey, Danny Kaye and others
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October 23, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #698
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Every Day I Love You (7) - Frank Sinatra
3. Thou Swell - Orchestra
4. Buttons And Bows (6) - Beryl Davis
5. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Orchestra
6. commercial 2
7. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (4) - Hit Paraders
8. Maybe You'll Be There (5) - Frank Sinatra
9. The Continental - Orchestra
10. It's Magic (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. A Tree In The Meadow (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. You Call Everybody Darling (1) - Frank Sinatra
Notes: Song order was changed during program. See script for details.
Ed O'Brien:
Another example of a song list that Sinatra would eventually
cover completely.
October 26, 1948
Radio
Labors League For Political Action
ABC 10-10:30 PM
Labors League For Political Action
ABC 10-10:30 PM
October 26, 1956, Jackie Coogan's 42nd Birthday
October 30, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #699
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PDST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. You Call Everybody Darling (5) - Frank Sinatra
3. Crazy Rhythm - Orchestra
4. Underneath The Arches (6) - Beryl Davis
5. Maybe You'll Be There (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Ridin' High - Orchestra
8. It's Magic (7) - Frank Sinatra
9. The Best Things In Life Are Free - Orchestra
10. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (3) - Hit Paraders
11. Buttons And Bows (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. A Tree In The Meadow (1) - Frank Sinatra
November 6, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #700
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. You Were Only Fooling (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. I Won't Dance - Orchestra
4. It's Magic (4) - Beryl Davis
5. Twelfth Street Rag (7) - Orchestra
6. commercial 2
7. The Marine's Hymn - Hit Paraders
8. Maybe You'll Be There (5) - Frank Sinatra
9. The Piccolino - Orchestra
10. A Tree In The Meadow (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
11. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Buttons And Bows (1) - Frank Sinatra
November 13, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #701
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. You Were Only Fooling (5) - Frank Sinatra
3. I've Got The Sun In The Morning - Orchestra
4. A Tree In The Meadow (4) - Beryl Davis
5. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (7) - Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. Tico Tico - Orchestra
8. Maybe You'll Be There (6) - Frank Sinatra
9. It's A Grand Night For Singing - Hit Paraders
10. You Call Everybody Darling (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. On A Slow Boat To China (2) - Beryl Davis
12. commercial 3
13. Buttons And Bows (1) - Frank Sinatra
November 20, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #702
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Every Day I Love You (10) - Frank Sinatra
3. You Call Everybody Darling (6) - Beryl Davis
4. Underneath The Arches (8) - Orchestra
5. Maybe You'll Be There (5) - Frank Sinatra
6. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (7) - Hit Paraders
7. commercial 2
8. Until (9) - Frank Sinatra
9. The Carioca - Orchestra
10. You Were Only Fooling (4) - Frank Sinatra
11. A Tree In The Meadow (3) - Orchestra & Hit Paraders
12. On A Slow Boat To China (2) - Beryl Davis
13. commercial 3
14. Buttons And Bows (1) - Frank Sinatra
November 27, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #703
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. You Call Everybody Darling (9) - Frank Sinatra
3. Maybe You'll Be There (8) - Beryl Davis
4. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (6) - Orchestra
5. Until (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. A Tree In The Meadow (5) - Orchestra
7. commercial 2
8. Cuanto La Gusta (10) - Hit Paraders
9. My Darling, My Darling (7) - Frank Sinatra
10. Some Of These Days - Orchestra
11. You Were Only Fooling (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
12. On A Slow Boat To China (2) - Beryl Davis
13. commercial 3
14. Buttons And Bows (1) - Frank Sinatra
Ed O'Brien specifies that Sinatra sang five songs on that Saturday night 72 years ago. He never recorded any of them!
November 29, 1948
Concerts
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
United Jewish Welfare Fund Awards
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Oscar Levant, Donald O'Connor
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles
United Jewish Welfare Fund Awards
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Oscar Levant, Donald
O'Connor
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December 2, 1948
Studio
RKO, Los Angeles
Thursday afternoon
DOUBLE DYNAMITE(Original Title "It's Only Money")
Orchestra conducted by Constantin Bakaleinikoff
Arranged by Leigh Harline
Kisses And Tears
w/Jane Russell
Ed O'Brien supplied the above RKO session and added the following:
Sinatra laid down another recording of the Cahn/Styne song
with the Phil Moore Four on Tuesday, 1-4-49, at Columbia
Records in Hollywood. Bob Bain was the guitarist with the
musical quartet. He told me it was his second session with
Frank. Bob would later work on a number of sessions with
Sinatra at Capitol and Reprise. He fondly recalled for me the
incredible voice Frank had during the Columbia years.
A third recording of "Kisses And Tears" was made at Columbia,
in Hollywood,with Miss. Russell, on 2-23-50 (Thursday) . It was done as a
gentle reminder to Howard Hughes that the film was languishing
in the vaults. The solo effort with Phil Moore's group is without
question the best of the three recordings.
December 3, 1948
Spotlight Revue Starring Spike Jones
Network: CBS
Time: 10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Sponsor: Coca Cola.
Spike Jones and The City Slickers
Announcer: Michael Roy
Commercial Spokesman: Dick Joy
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Shay, Doodles Weaver, George Rock
1. Once In Love With Amy - Frank SInatra
2. Prisoner Of Love - Frank Sinatra
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Ed O'Brien noted:
"Once In Love With Amy" was from the Broadway musical
"Where's Charley"," starring Ray Bolger. Frank would record the song
in mid-December of 48. He did sing a throwaway version of "Prisoner
Of Love" during a skit with Spike Jones and his crew.
Program for National arthritic association
Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Ida Lupino, Les Brown and others
December 4, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #704
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. You Were Only Fooling (4) - Frank Sinatra
3. A Tree In The Meadow (6) - Eileen Wilson
4. Cuanto La Gusta (8) - Hit Paraders
5. My Happiness (10) - Orchestra
6. Maybe You'll Be There (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
7. commercial 2
8. Begin The Beguine - Orchestra
9. Until (5) - Frank Sinatra
10, Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (9) - Hit Paraders
11. My Darling, My Darling (3) - Frank Sinatra
12. On A Slow Boat To China (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Buttons And Bows (1) - Frank Sinatra
Ed O'Brien:
Another example of Frank covering all the songs performed on this show.
And he would do all 11 on the Hit Parade.
December 6, 1948
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3467 Sunflower
(M. David)
Famous Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:53) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
78: 38391
Ed O'Brien:
By December of 1948, the musicians strike was almost a year old.
Frank needed to get some new material out to the radio stations
and record stores.
"Sunflower" was recorded at NBC Radio Studios, on Sunset Blvd, 12-6-48.
The personnel were:
Billy Tonneson steel guitar solo chorus in middle of song was done by him
Dickie McBride bass player
Earl Finely guitar
Monte Montjoy drummer
Vic Davis piano
There were five takes
Tonneson, McBride and Finely played with the Ole Rasmussen Swing Band.
They were appearing at the 97th St Corral Dance Hall in South Los Angeles,
When they got the call for the session. It was a non-union session. The
participants did not encounter any problem with the union for violating the strike.
The song was the B side of the 78 featuring "Once In Love With Amy." Columbia
rushed it out. Billboard reviewed it in the 12-25-48 issue and again in the 1-22-49
issue. They gave both sides very high marks. "Amy" received an overall rating of
88 and "Sunflower" an 89. Disc Jockeys and Retailers predicted both would be huge
hit. "Amy" never charted. "Sunflower" reached #14 and charted for 5 weeks.
A huge disappointment for Sinatra. "Sunflower" became the official state song of
Kansas.
Concerts
Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Democratic Party Victory Celebration
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, and others
Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
Democratic Party Victory Celebration
Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, and others
December 7, 1948
Radio
The Al Rockwell Show
KRNT 10:15 PM - Midnight
Al Rockwell interviewed Frank Sinatra
The Al Rockwell Show
KRNT 10:15 PM - Midnight
Al Rockwell interviewed Frank Sinatra
December 11, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #705
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Hair Of Gold, Eyes Of Blue (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. You Were Only Fooling (4) - Orchestra
4. Maybe You'll Be There (10) - Eileen Wilson
5. Cuanto La Gusta (7) - Hit Paraders
6. Until (5) - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial 2
8. Just One Of Those Things - Orchestra
9. A Little Bird Told Me (8) - Frank Sinatra
10. A Tree In The Meadow (9) - Orchestra & Hit Paraders
11. My Darling, My Darling (3) - Frank Sinatra
12. On A Slow Boat To China (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Buttons And Bows (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Ed O'Brien notes: This show gives one a real sense of how many songs Frank
sang on his radio shows that were never recorded by him. The five
performed that evening plus he got around to doing four more that charted
that week. The one that he did record "Maybe You'll Be There" was on and off the HP for 16 weeks. Sinatra would sing it 11 of the first 12 times it
appeared. I am obviously not counting "Just One Of Those Things." Frank did perform it on a HP and record it, but it was a HP extra.
Concerts
Kaiser-Frazer Plant, Long Beach, CA
Sinatra performed at the Aviation Ball
Kaiser-Frazer Plant, Long Beach, CA
Sinatra performed at the Aviation Ball
December 14, 1948
Studio
New York City
CO40254 Once In Love With Amy
(F. Loesser)
(from Where's Charley?)
E.H. Morris & Co. (ASCAP) 1948
-1 (2:54) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
Piano: Henry Rowland
Ed O'Brien
The musicians' strike started on 1-1-48 and ended on 12-14-48.
Frank recorded the Loesser song with a non-union piano player,
Henry Rowland. The following day the orchestral track was laid
down with a now non-striking group of union musicians.
December 15, 1948
Studio
New York City
CO40254 Once In Love With Amy
(F. Loesser)
(from Where's Charley?)
E.H. Morris & Co. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Mitchell Ayres
-1 (3:00) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
78: 38391
Trumpets: J. Maxwell, C. Poole, R. Solomon; Trombones: J. D'Agostino, B. Morrow, W. Rausch; Saxes: H. Feldman, H. Ross, J. Small, H. Terrill, P. Zolkind; Piano: H. Rowland; Guitar: H. White; Bass: R. Haggart; Drums: T. Snyder
Ed O'Brien notes: Frank laid down his vocal on 12-14 with just piano.
The orchestral overdub was done on 12-15.
Hollywood (Evening)
HCO3575 Why Can't You Behave
w/The Phil Moore Four
(C. Porter)
(from Kiss Me Kate)
Chappell & Co., Inc. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Phil Moore
-1 (3:18) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
LP: C6X-40343
LP: CL-1297
78: 38393
HCO3476 Bop! Goes My Heart
w/The Phil Moore Four
(J. Styne/W. Bishop)
J.J. Robbins & Sons (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Phil Moore
-1 (3:04) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
CD: 44236 Sinatra Rarities
78: 38421
The Phil Moore Four: Leader & Piano: Phil Moore; Clarinet: Marshall Royal;
Guitar: Robert Bain; Bass: Ernest Shepard, Jr.; Drums: Leonidas R. Young Jr.
December 18, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #706
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Cuanto La Gusta (6) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. You're The Top - Orchestra
4. Maybe You'll Be There (7) - Eileen Wilson
5. Say Something Sweet Yo Your Sweetheart (9) - Hit Paraders
6. For You (8) - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial 2
8. You Were Only Fooling (4) - Eileen Wilson
9. A Little Bird Told Me (4) - Frank Sinatra
10. Until (5) - Orchestra
11. On A Slow Boat To China (3) - Frank Sinatra
12. My Darling, My Darling (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Buttons And Bows (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Notes: There was a tie for #4.
December 19, 1948
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3479 Comme Ci Comme Ca
(P. Dudan/B.. Coquatrix/A. Kramer/J. Whitney)
Leeds Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:54) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 38407
HCO3480 No Orchids For My Lady
(A. Stranks/J. Strachey)
(from Bolton's Revue)
Leeds Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1948
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:38) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
78: 38393
HCO3481 While The Angelus Was Ringing (Les Trois Cloches)
(J. Villard/D. Manning)
Chas K. Harris Music Pub. (ASCAP) 1945
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:45) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
78: 38407
Violins: W. Callies, S. Cytron, D. Frisina, D. Karpilowsky, G. Kast, M. Kellner, S. Middleman, N. Pisani, R. Polikian, M. Russell, J. Schachter, O. Vail; Violas: M. Perlmutter, P. Robyn, G. White; Cellos: C. Bernard, J. Sewell, E. Slatkin; Saxes: H. Beau, F. Chase, M. Cohan, A. Gershunoff, H. Haymer, F. Stulce; Horns: V. De Rosa; Trumpets: Z. Elman, G. Seaberg, R. Zarchy; Trombones: G. Jenkins, R. McGarity, W. Schaefer; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephnes; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Hogan
Note: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien exclaims - What an amazing difference in the quality of the material Sinatra recorded in 1944 and then in 1948. Three of the four tunes from the 1944 session were songs that would be closely associated with Sinatra for decades.
The 1948 tunes would, instead, be sung a few times, notably on Light Up Time broadcasts and then forgotten. It was shortly after this that Sinatra started speaking out about the serious problem he faced finding decent material to record.
Radio
Treasury Department Guest Star
Treasury Department syndication
Program #91
Arranged by Axel Stordahl
Orchestra Conducted By: David Rose
Announcer: Jess Barker
1. White Christmas
2. Goin' Home
Notes: Christmas special. Complete 15mins. Audio Condition: Very Good to Excellent.
December 22, 1948
Radio
Carol Songfest
Frank Sinatra, emcee, with Marilyn Maxwell
8:45 WEWS
Concerts
Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois
Herald-American Xmas Veteran's Benefit
Frank Sinatra & Marilyn Maxwell
Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois
Herald-American Xmas Veteran's Benefit
Frank Sinatra & Marilyn Maxwell
But here's an article from the December 26th, 1948 Chicago Sun-Times that
suggests that Jimmy Van Heusen did not make the trip to Chicago:
Here are a couple of reviews of the event and a note that the event was
broadcast on television
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December 25, 1948
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #707
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST 10:00-10:30 P.M. PDST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. A Little Bird Told Me (4) - Eileen Wilson
4. Cuanto La Gusta (9) - Hit Paraders
5. White Christmas (8) - Frank SInatra
6. Until (5) - Orchestra
7. commercial 2
8. Lavendar Blue (6) - Eileen Wilson
9, You Were Only Fooling (7) - Frank Sinatra
10. Maybe You'll Be There (10) - Orchestra
11. My Darling, My Darlong (3) - Frank Sinatra
12. On A Slow Boat To China (2) Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Buttons And Bows (1) - Frank Sinatra
15. Silent Night - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
note: Frank did six songs including three holiday
classics. There is no traditional sign-off just Frank
wishing everyone a merry holiday after "Silent Night."
Ed
January 1, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade (NBC)
Program #708
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9-9:30 PM PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. Commercial
2. A Little Bird Told Me (#4) Frank Sinatra
3. Siboney Orchestra
4. Lavender Blue (#7) Eileen Wilson
5. Santa Claus is Coming to Town (#9) Hit Parader's
6. All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth Frank Sinatra
7. Commercial
8. You Were Only Fooling (#6) Orchestra
9. Until (#8) Frank Sinatra
10. White Christmas (#5) Hit Parader's
11. On a Slow Boat to China (#3) Frank Sinatra
12. My Darling, My Darling ((#2) Eileen Wilson
13. Commercial
14. Buttons and Bows (#1) Frank Sinatra & Hit Parader's
Ed O'Brien:
Another great example of a slew of songs never
recorded by F.S. He would sing on the H.P.
"Buttons And Bows," "My Darling, My Darling,"
"You Were Only Fooling," "All I Want For Christmas
Is My Two Front Teeth," "On A Slow Boat To
China," "Until" and "A Little Bird Told Me."
He sang a lot of songs on YHP that never were recorded by him.
January 4, 1949
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3511 If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon
w/The Phil Moore Four
(J.. Burke/J. Van Heusen)
(from A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court)
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Phil Moore
-1 (2:45) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
LP: CL-2740 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2
78: 38417
HCO3512 Kisses And Tears
w/The Phil Moore Four
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from Double Dynamite)
E.H. Morris & Co. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Phil Moore
-1 (2:44) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
The Phil Moore Four: Leader & Piano: Phil Moore, Sax: Marshall Royal;
Guitar: Robert Bain; Bass: Ernest Shepard, Jr.; Drums: Oscar Lee Bradley
Ed O'Brien noted:
This was guitarist Bob Bain's second session with Sinatra.
He had vivid memories of the forties Sinatra when I chatted with
him. Bob remembered how great the vocals were on the Burke-
VanHeusen and Cahn - Styne tunes on that Tuesday evening sixty
years ago, in Hollywood. Frank did three recordings of "Kisses And
Tears" and this one is easily the best.
January 8, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade (NBC)
Program #709
Time: 9:00-9:30 pm (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 pm)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. Commercial
2. Cuanto la Gusta (8) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Until (9) - Orchestra
4. A Little Bird Told Me - Eileen Wilson
5. Far Away Places (7) - Frank Sinatra
6.. Lavender Blue - Hit Paraders
7. Commercial
8. You Were Only Fooling (5) - Frank Sinatra
9. Maybe You'll Be There (10) - Eileen Wilson
10. Sabre Dance - Orchestra
11. My Darling, My Darling (3) - Frank Sinatra
12. Buttons and Bows (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. Commercial
14. On a Slow Boat to China (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Ed O'Brien noted:
Another excellent example of Frank performing
songs on the radio that would never be recorded by him.
He did not record any of the five songs done that night.
He did sing "My Darling, My Darling" in his nightclub
performances that year. I'm sure he would have had
great success with "Far Away Places" and "You Were
Only Fooling," if he had had the initial releases.
January 15, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade (NBC)
Program # 710
Time: 9:00-9:30 pm PST (Rebroadcast: 9:00-9:30 pm PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. Commercial
2. A Little Bird Told Me (4) - Frank Sinatra
3. Lavender Blue (6) - Eileen Wilson
4. Cuanto La Gusta (7) - Hit Paraders
5. Far Away Places (5) - Frank Sinatra
6. Holiday for Strings - Orchestra
7. Commercial
8. Here I'll Stay (10) - Frank Sinatra
9. You Were Only Fooling (8) - Orchestra
10. Until (9) - Frank Sinatra
11. My Darling, My Darling (3) - Eileen Wilson
12. Commercial
13. On A Slow Boat to China (1) - Frank Sinatra
Ed O'Brien: Another excellent example of Frank singing
top songs from the late forties that would never
see a recording by him. And they ain't bad songs.
He played with "Slow Boat To China," singing it in
different tempos as the tune reappeared for a
number of weeks. "Here I'll Stay" is very pretty
and the Sinatra vocal is very quiet. I like "Far Away
Places." Frank must have too because he sang
it a number of times on the HP. "Until" is also a
decent little ditty and Frank gives it a nice reading.
"A Little Bird" isn't much, but four out of five is a
pretty good average.
January 17, 1949
Concerts
The Beachcomber, Miami, Florida (January 17-20)
Note: Variety lists the engagement as running from 1/16 thru1/20. Frank changed that to the dates
you list. He did the gig between Hit Parade appearances.
BTW: Sophie Tucker followed Frank at the Beachcomber and played to SRO crowds. Frank had
the same problem again in the winter of 1954. Nat Cole came in after him and drew much bigger
crowds.
Ed
The Beachcomber, Miami, Florida (January 17-20)
Billboard, January 1st, 1949
The Miami News (Miami, Florida) · 17 Jan 1949, Mon · Page 7
The Miami News (Miami, Florida) · 17 Jan 1949, Mon · Page 8
a variety review 1-26-49
January 18, 1949
Concerts
The Beachcomber, Miami, Florida (January 17-20)
January 19, 1949
Concerts
The Beachcomber, Miami, Florida (January 17-20)
The Beachcomber, Miami, Florida (January 17-20)
January 20, 1949
Concerts
Beachcomber Club Miami, Florida (17-20)
Monday evening.
Sinatra did four nights and eight shows (1/17 to1/20/1949)
The cost for dinner, drinks, and the show was $5.00
Opening acts were The Vagabonds and then Manor
& Mignon.
Beachcomber Club Miami, Florida (17-20)
Monday evening.
Frank Linale and His Clubmen backed him.
BRUUN OVER MIAMI
by Paul M. Bruun
Went to the Beachcomber Club last night with
one thought in mind, to see and hear Frank Sinatra.
This is Frankie's first full-fledged night club engagement
in these parts. He made a one-show stand, once before,
at the Colonial Inn, but here was one of those times when
it was up to Frankie to show what he could do.
For the people with the price of a Beachcomber dinner
in their jeans don't belong to any bobby soxers brigade,
some members of which have stood in the rain all night just
to catch a glimpse of their idol.
Neither was this a radio audience where the entertainment
comes out free, supported by lavish Hollywood productions.
Here was a man's audience,.adults, grown-ups, who know
what they want in entertainment and who have a brutal manner
of showing their disapproval when not satisfied.
And you have to remember, Sinatra isn't a cafe headliner in
the true accepted sense of the word. He is a theater and
radio and motion picture star. Remember, the boards he
trod last night are the familiar stamping ground of the
greatest names in cafe history.His was no easy assignment.
Sinatra started with "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams." He
was obviously nervous and so was some of his audience.
Then came "My Darling, My Darling," the favorite of
millions,
and the ice under Frankie's skates became a little more
solid. The time was getting short. This audience was used
to knowing the results of their favorites in a matter of minutes.
And then Frank Sinatra went to the Broadway hit
"Carousel,"
and he started to sing "Soliloquy." You who have heard this
song will probably remember it better if I tell you, it is the
song you might think of as "My Boy Bill," the tune has the
father dreaming about his son, yet to be born, and then the
sudden realization that the baby might be a girl.
As he sang into this tune, the complete silence which had
greeted Sinatra's first two tunes became actually noisy in
comparison to the hush which could be felt.
Here was a master, singing a thoroughbred song, and an
audience, each member of which had bet heavily on Sinatra
to win. When he finished, after a few seconds he waited for
them to remember to applaud, Frank Sinatra got an ovation that
was thrilling to hear. Remember, there wasn't a dissenter in
the crowd. Regardless of the daytime pastimes and occupations
of the people who made up the crowd which heard Sinatra, each,
individually, recognized class when it was presented. Here
was a song sung as nearly perfect as these ears of mine
have ever heard.
And it was with this song that I recognized a Frank Sinatra
you don't hear over the radio. He was no crooner with
"Soliloquy," he was a singer with a voice, and I was
probably
the most astonished person in the room.
He went to the current Broadway hit "Where's Charlie," for
"Once In Love With Amy." Then came a medley of old-timers,
which led off with "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows."
Here,Sinatra made a complete change of pace. He started
a song that resulted in his reading a fan letter to Ingrid Bergman,
from the beginning of her career right up to her current appear-
ance in "Joan of Arc." The routine was showmanship
supreme.
Then came "A Foggy London Town," and the people started
screaming for their Sinatra favorites, and remember, these
weren't bobby soxers yelling for a song they hear over the radio.
These were the elite who quench their thirst with imported
Scotch and who buy their cigarettes from girls with fancy
trays at premium prices.
He succumbed to requests and sang "The Girl That I Marry,"
then back to the show "Carousel" for the ever popular
"You'll
Never Walk Alone." He sang "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" and
finally, "Ol' Man River," as well as I have ever heard it
sung,
and this is some compliment.
Sinatra brought with him three of the best musicians from
the orchestra which plays for his radio show. They provided
what is probably the best trio accompaniment I have ever
heard any star receive, with Frank Linale and his Clubmen
joining on some tunes. For Sinatra, a French celeste was
added.
Sinatra has three more nights to appear at the Beachcomber
Club, a total of six shows. If I were you, I'd make my reservation
NOW.
note: It is quite revealing that Sinatra did a tribute to
Ingrid Bergman. During one of my conversations
with Mitch Miller, he told me the problems Sinatra
had in his private life back then were similar to
what Bergman went through.. She left her husband
and children to be with Roberto Rossellini. Effectively
ended her career in Hollywood for almost a decade.
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January 22, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade (NBC)
Program #711
Time 9:00-9:30 pm (Rebroadcast: 9:00-9:30 PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. Commercial
2. Cuanto la Gusta (9) Frank Sinatra and Hit Paraders
3. Galway Bay(10) Eileen Wilson
4. You Were Only Fooling (6) Orchestra
5. My Darling, My Darling (4) --Frank Sinatra
6. Lavender Blue (5) Hit Paraders
7. Commercial
8. I Got Rhythm - Orchestra
9. Far Away Places (7) Frank Sinatra and Hit Paraders
10. Until (10) Ziggy Elman & Orchestra
11. On A Slow Boat to China (3) Frank Sinatra
12. A Little Bird Told Me (2) Eileen Wilson
13. Commercial
14. Buttons and Bows (1) Frank Sinatra and Hit Paraders
Ed O'Brien noted:
Frank performed nine of the top ten tunes shown here.
He never did "Lavender Blue." All nine were sung on Hit
Parade shows and he didn't record any of them. He did
sing a few in concert including "My Darling, My Darling"
and "Slow Boat To China." He had a lot of fun with the
latter on H.P. shows, doing it in different tempos. There
are some good songs here that Frank passed on.
January 29, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade #712
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Music: Alex Stordahl and His Orchestra
--Powder Your Face With Sunshine Frank Sinatra
--Mama Inez Eileen Wilson
--Lavender Blue Eileen Wilson
--Far Away Places Frank nk Sinatra
--You Were Only Fooling The Hit Paraders
--Here I'll Stay Frank Sinatra
--On A Slow Boat To China Eileen Wilson
--Galway Bay Frank Sinatra
--Buttons And Bows The Hit Paraders
--My Darling, My Darling Eileen Wilson
--A Little Bird Told Me Frank Sinatra
January 31, 1949
Studio
Monday evening
IT'S ONLY MONEY (re-titled "Double Dynamite") RKO
10 AM to 1:PM
Orchestra conducted by C. Bakaleinikoff
Arrangement by Leigh Harline
29 piece orchestra
It's Only Money (finale) with Groucho Marx
note: Jane Russell was also on this date. Actual
vocal only runs 26 seconds in the film.
February 5, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #713
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warn (9) - Frank Sinatra
3. On A Slow Boat To China (4) - Orchestra
4. Buttons And Bows (5) - Eileen Wilson
5. Galway Bay (8) - Frank Sinatra
6. Lavender Blue (7) - Hit Paraders
7. commercial 2
8. So In Love (10) - Frank Sinatra
9. And The Angels Sing - Ziggy Elman & Orchestra
10. My Darling, My Darling (6) - Frank Sinatra
11. Powder You Face With Sunshine (3) - Hit Paraders
12. Far Away Places (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. A Little Bird Told Me (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
February 12, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #714
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. On A Slow Boat To China (10) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. My Darling, My Darling (5) - Eileen Wilson
4. Lavender Blue (4) - Orchestra
5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (8) - Frank Sinatra
6. Galway Bay (6) - Eileen Wilson
7. commercial 2
8. Buttons And Bows (7) - Hit Paraders
9. So In Love (9) - Frank Sinatra
10. Brazil - Orchestra
11. Far Away Places (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
12. Powder Your Face With Sunshine (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. A Little Bird Told Me (1) - Frank Sinatra
Note: Ed O'Brien adds The only song from the above list that Frank never sang was "Lavender Blue."
February 19, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #715
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (6) - Frank Sinatra
3. On A Slow Boat To China (7) - Orchestra
4. Buttons And Bows (8) - Eileen Wilson
5. Galway Bay (9) - Frank Sinatra
6. Lavender Blue (4) - Hit Paraders
7. commercial 2
8. Here I'll Stay (10) - Frank Sinatra
9. Say Si Si - Orchestra
10. My Darling, My Darling (5) - Frank Sinatra & Eileen Wilson
11. A Little Bird Told Me (3) - Hit Paraders
12. Far Away Places (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Powder Your Face With Sunshine (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
February 20, 1949
Concerts
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
20th Annual Charity Ball of the Jewish Home For The Aged
Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Georgie Jessel, Bob Hope, Ethel Barrymore and others
Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
20th Annual Charity Ball of the Jewish Home For The Aged
Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Georgie Jessel, Bob Hope, Ethel Barrymore and others
February 26, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #716
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Sun Flower (10) - Frank Sinatra
3. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (6) - Orchestra
4. Galway Bay (5) - Eileen Wilson
5. On A Slow Boat To China (9) - Frank Sinatra
6. Lavender Blue (4) - Hit Paraders
7. commercial 2
8. Cruising Down The River (8) - Frank Sinatra, Eileen Wilson & Hit Paraders
9. Frenesi - Orchestra
10. So In Love (7) - Frank Sinatra
11. A Little Bird Told Me (3) - Eileen Wilson
12. Powder Your Face With Sunshine (2) - Hit Paraders
13. commercial 3
14. Far Away Places (1) - Frank Sinatra
Concerts
Shrine Convention Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Sixth Annual Military Ball
Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny, Dinah Shore
Shrine Convention Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Sixth Annual Military Ball
Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny, Dinah Shore
March 3, 1949
Studio
Los Angeles
ON THE TOWN
MGM
Thursday
Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton
Arrangement by Saul Chaplin
Come Up To My Place
with Betty Garrett
There were six takes.
Takes 4(2:52), 5(2:50)and 6(2:50) were mastered.
There was one intercut done running 40 seconds.
MGM session sheet title for the tune was "Taxi Song."
Note: above info from Ed O'Brien
Hollywood
HCO3635 The Right Girl For Me
(B. Comden/A. Green/R. Edens)
(from Take Me Out To The Ball Game)
Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: CL-2913 Frank Sinatra in Hollywood
LP: CL-2741 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 3
78: 38456
HCO3636 Night After Night
(S. Cahn/P. Weston/A. Stordahl)
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:09) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 9
78: 38456
Violins: W. Callies, D. Frisina, D. Karpilowsky, G. Kast, M. Kellner, S. Middleman, N. Pisani, R. Polikian, M. Russell, J.. Schachter, O. Vail, G. Vinci; Violas: M. Perlmutter, P. Robyn, G. White; Cellos: C. Bernard, J. Sewell, E. Slatkin; Saxes: H. Beau, F. Chase, M. Cohan, A. Gershunoff, H. Haymer, F. Stulce; French Horn: V. De Rosa; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Hogan Cambern
March 5, 1949
Radio
Hollywood Star Theatre
Time: 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Network: WNBC
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Teresa Celli
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #717
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (5) - Frank Sinatra
3. Buttons And Bows (10) - Hit Paraders
4. Cruising Down The River (6) - Eileen Wilson
5. So In Love (8) - Frank Sinatra
6. A Little Bird Told Me (4) - Orchestra
7. commercial 2
8. Sunflower (9) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Lavender Blue (7) - Eileen Wilson
10. Bim Bam Bum - Orchestra
11. Galway Bay (3) - Frank Sinatra
12. Powder Your Face With Sunshine (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Far Away Places (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Hollywood Star Theatre
Time: 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Network: WNBC
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Teresa Calli
March 9, 1949
Film
"Take Me Out To The Ball Game" (New York City Premiere March 9, 1949)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett, Edward Arnold, Jules Munshin
Produced by: Arthur Freed
Directed by: Busby Berkeley
Two turn-of-the-century baseball players Dennis Ryan (Sinatra) and Eddie O'Brien (Kelly), who work in vaudeville during the off-season, run into trouble with their team's new female owner K.C. Higgins (William) and a gambler (Arnold) who doesn't want them to win the pennant.
(DVD Release date: 2000-09-19) (Blu-Ray Release: 2021-07-20)
"Take Me Out To The Ballgame" (New York City Premiere March 9, 1949,
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 25 Mar 1949
--Arthur Freed hired the great Busby Berkeley to direct "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"
It would be his last film. He was really not up to the task. Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
directed most of the scenes in the film. The original cast included "Judy Garland and Leo
Durocher( Jules Munshin replaced The Lip). Judy was in no condition to do the film, so
MGM asked Kathryn Grayson to reunite with her "Anchors Aweigh" co-stars. When that
didn't work out, the very popular Esther Williams stepped into the role of baseball owner -
- although Gene Kelly very much objected.
The production got under way in July of 1948, with a budget of $1,725,970.
The last scene was shot on 10/26. Sinatra had top billing and
was very excited to be singing "Last Night When We Were Young" and "Boys And Girls Like
You And Me." The Arlen/Harburg song was dropped almost immediately. The Rodgers
& Hammerstein gem from "Oklahoma" was prerecorded by Frank and the scene with Betty
Garrett was filmed. The song was dropped from the original production of "Oklahoma" during
try outs in Philadelphia(1943). Arthur Freed acquired the rights for Garland. She recorded "Boys
And Girls" for "Meet Me In St Louis." Scene was shot and then it was cut from the final master
of the film. Same thing happened to Sinatra's effort. Tis' a great mystery. A lovely song that
deserved a much better fate. The Garland audio is available on the deluxe edition of "Meet
Me In St. Louis. In 1993, the MGM laserdisc of "Ballgame" included Frank's version as a special
feature. It is simply wonderful.. Later on the DVD would also offer it.
Sinatra had an excellent agent back then. Bette Davis was the only film star in 1948 with a higher
gross salary. Frank earned $325,000.
Film was previewed in Encino, California on 12-16-48 to very favorable audience reviews. The
official release took place on 3-9-49 at Loew's theaters in N.Y.C. and L.A. The reviews were
generally very favorable and a general release occurred on 4-13-49. The domestic gross was
$4,344,000 and it made almost a million dollars with its international release. Due to the baseball
theme, the title in the U'K. was "Everybody's Cheering." Frank was in a very successful film and
the next one up, "On The Town," would continue that trend. Kelly and Donen insisted that Berkeley
receive full credit as director and the AFI would nominate the film as one of the greatest musicals
ever made.
Ed
Sheet Music For Official Song Of Major League Baseball
"Can Can" (U.S. Release: March 9,
1960)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice Chevalier, Louis
Jourdan, Juliet Prowse
Produced by: Jack Cummings and Saul Chaplin
Directed by: Walter Lang
Miami Herald
March 9, 1960
March 16, 1949
Radio
The Bob Hope All Star Show "A Dream Come True"
Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation syndication.
Announcer: Hy Averback
Host: Bob Hope
Master Of Ceremonies: Bob Hope
Syndicated
Performers: Dorothy Shay, Les Brown and His Orchestra,
William Holden, Frank Sinatra, Abe Burrows, Milton DeLugg,
Ralph Edwards, John McGovern.
1 Buttons & Bows Dorothy Shay
2. On A Slow Boat To China Frank Sinatra
3..The Gypsy Violin Abe Burrows and Milton DeLugg
4. Anything You Can Do w/Bob Hope & Dorothy Shay
Note: Show was not broadcast on 3/16 in New York or Boston
Notes: Fund appeal for the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation. Approximate Date. 30mins. Complete. Audio condition: Excellent.
The Bob Hope All Star Show "A Dream Come True"
Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation syndication.
Announcer: Hy Averback
Host: Bob Hope
Master Of Ceremonies: Bob Hope
Syndicated
Performers: Dorothy Shay, Les Brown and His Orchestra,
William Holden, Frank Sinatra, Abe Burrows, Milton DeLugg,
Ralph Edwards, John McGovern.
March 19, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #719
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (7) - Frank Sinatra
3. A Little Bird Told Me (5) - Orchestra
4. Far Away Places (4) - Eileen Wilson
5. Red Roses For A Blue Lady (6) - Frank Sinatra
6. Lavender Blue (10) - Hit Paraders
7. commercial 2
8. Sunflower (8) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
9. Galway Bay (9) - Eileen Wilson
10. Stardust - Orchestra
11. So In Love (3) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
12. Cruising Down The River (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Powder Your Face With Sunshine (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
Ed O'Brien notes:
Believe it or not, Frank would eventually sing every
song from this show except "Lavendar Blue."
March 23, 1949
Studio
MGM - Los Angeles
Studio Recordings
ON THE TOWN
Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton
Arrangement by Saul Chaplin
A rather complicated recording
On The Town
Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Jules Munshin, Vera Ellen, Betty Garrett,
Ann Miller & Chorus
Bars 1 to 80 8 takes 1:07
Bars 79 to 132 7 takes 1:36
Bars 186 to end 3 takes take 2 (1:11) and take 3(1:11)
Bars 132 to 186 5 takes take 4(1:56) and take 5(1:52)
Total running time 5:10
piano tempo track added 3 takes a(:35) & b(:45)
4/4 time tempo piano 1 take (:55)
Final master 7:30 edited down for film to 5:45
Note: above thanks to Ed O'Brien
March 24, 1949
Studio
MGM - Los Angeles
ON THE TOWN
Orchestra conducted by Lennie Hayton
Arrangements by Saul Chaplin
Main Street
Gene Kelly
4 takes takes 3(3:46) & 4(3:42) mastered
verse only 5 takes (:27)
Count On Me
Frank Sinatra,Jules Munshin, Betty Garrett, Ann Miller,
Alice Pearce & Chorus
5 takes 3:29
You're Awful
Frank Sinatra & Betty Garrett
6 takes 3:15
Pearl Of The Persian Sea
Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly & Jules Munshin
3 takes 2:03
Pearl Of The Persian Sea
Female vocal chorus only
2 takes :46
Above MGM session info provided by Ed O'Brien
March 26, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #720
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Sunflower (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Lavender Blue (9) - Orchestra
4. A Little Bird Told Me (10) - Eileen Wilson
5. Far Away Places (4) - Frank Sinatra
6. Red Roses For A Blue Lady (6) - Hit Paraders
7. commercial 2
8. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (8) - Frank Sinatra
9. That's A 'Plenty - Orchestra
10. So In Love (5) - Frank Sinatra
11. Powder Your Face With Sunshine (3) - Hit Paraders
12. Galway Bay (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Cruising Down The River (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
April 2, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #721
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
Click Here To Listen To The (NBC) Version (Complete For Only)
1. commercial 1
2. Someone Like You (9) - Frank Sinatra
3. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (7) - Orchestra
4. Forever And Ever (10) - Eileen Wilson
5. Sunflower (4) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
6. Powder You Face With Sunshine (6) - Eileen Wilson
7. commercial 2
8. Galway Bay (8) - Frank Sinatra
9. Honeysuckle Rose - Orchestra
10. So In Love (5) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
11. Red Roses For A Blue Lady (3) - Hit Paraders
12. Far Away Places (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Cruising Down The River (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
April 6, 1949
Radio
Army Day Salute
Network: WCBS
Time: 10:00PM -10:30PM
Army Day Salute: Secretary Of The Army Kenneth C. Royall, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, others Hy Auerbach, Homer Hall Chorus (recorded)
Army Day Salute
Network: WCBS
Time: 10:00PM -10:30PM
Army Day Salute: Secretary Of The Army Kenneth C. Royall, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, others Hy Auerbach, Homer Hall Chorus (recorded)
April 9, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
1. Red Roses For A Blue Lady (9) - Frank Sinatra
2. Commercial
3. I've Got The World To Keep Me Warm (6) - Orchestra
4. Someone Like You (10) - Eileen Wilson
5. Galway Bay (8)- Frank Sinatra
6. Far Away Places (4) - The Hit Paraders
7. Commercial
8. So In Love (5)- Frank Sinatra
9. There'll Be Some Changes Made (Lucky Strike Extra)- Orchestra
10. For Ever And Ever (7) - Eileen Wilson
11. Powder Your Face With Sunshine (3) - Frank Sinatra
12. Sunflower (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. Commercial
14. Cruising Down The River (1) - Frank Sinatra
April 10, 1949
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3692 The Hucklebuck Take 1 (3:00)
w/The Ken Lane Quintet
(R. Alfred/A Gibson)
United Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
78: Columbia 38486
CD: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 C12K 48673
HCO3693 It Happens Every Spring Take 1 (3:01)
(M. Gordon/J. Myrow)
(from It Happens Every Spring)
Bergman, Vocco & Conn (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
78: Columbia 38486
CD: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 C12K 48673
Trumpets: Z. Elman, L. Mach, G. Seaberg, R. Zarchy; Trombones: G. Jenkins, S. Leutner , R McGarity; Saxes: H. Beau, F. Chase, M. Cohan, A. Gershunoff, H. Haymer, F. Stulce; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: M. Hogan Cambern
Hollywood
HCO3692 The Hucklebuck Take 1 (3:00)
w/The Ken Lane Quintet
(R. Alfred/A Gibson)
United Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
78: Columbia 38486
CD: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 C12K 48673
8-4-49
5-10-49
HCO3693 It Happens Every Spring Take 1 (3:01)
(M. Gordon/J. Myrow)
(from It Happens Every Spring)
Bergman, Vocco & Conn (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
78: Columbia 38486
CD: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 C12K 48673
April 16, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
# 723
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Music: Alex Stordahl and His Orchestra
1. Sunflower - Frank Sinatra
2. Smoke A Lucky - Frank Sinatra
3. Powder Your Face With Sunshine - Orchestra
4. You Was - Eileen Wilson
5. Someone Like You - Frank Sinatra
6. Forever And Ever - Eileen Wilson
7. Easter Parade - Frank Sinatra
8. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Orchestra
9. So In Love - Frank Sinatra
10. Far Away Places - Eileen Wilson
11. Red Roses For A Blue Lady - The Hit Paraders
12. Cruising Down The River - Frank Sinatra
13. Put Your Dreams Away - Frank Sinatra
14. So Long For A While - The Hit Paraders
Concerts
Friars Frolic, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Benefit: Movie Relief Fund
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Ray Milland, Jimmy Stewart, Walter Pidgeon, Fred MacMurray, Van Johnson, George Murphy, Dennis O'Keefe, Mickey Rooney, Jack Oakie, Jack Benny, George Burns, Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen, Alan Ladd, Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson, Harpo Marx, Gene Kelly, Jimmy Cagney, Bob Hope, George Jessel, Ronald Reagan, Keenan Wynn
Not in performance order:
1.. blackout skit - Alan Ladd & Humphrey Bogart
2. reunion act of Clayton Jackson & Jimmy Durante
3. This Is Our Night Trixie - chourus line of: Peter Lawford, Ray Milland, James Stewart, Walter Pidgeon, Fred MacMurray, Van Johnson, George Murphy, Robert Taylor, Gene Kelly
4. unknown song - Tony Martin
5. unknown song - Gordon Macrae
6. Soliloquy - Frank Sinatra
7. comedy - Spencer Tracy & Harpo Marx
8. "swami skit" - Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy
9. comedy monologue Bob Hope
10. comedy monologue - Danny Thomas
11. comedy monologue - George Jessel
12. comedy monologue - Lou Holtz
13. soft shoe dance - Dan Dailey
14. comic ballet - Jack Oakie, Dennis O'Keefe, Rod Cameron, Cesar Romero, Mickey Rooney, Brian Aherne, Buster Keaton
15. hillbilly band - Jack Benny (Leader)
16. Gracie Allen skit - Gracie (played by Jack Benny in wig, high heels and beaded dress)
17. James Cagney as George M. Cohen
18. "Parade Of Song writers - Rudolph Frimi, Jack Norworth, Jimmy MCHugh, Frank Loesser
Note: Crowd of 6000. Raised $301,000.
Friars Frolic, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Sample from program:
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) 18 Apr 1949, Mon
May 3, 1949
Studio
MGM - Los Angeles
ON THE TOWN
Tuesday afternoon
Arranged by Saul Chaplin
Conducted by Lennie Hayton
New York, New York
Ed O'Brien:
song was recorded in six parts
Opening with three principals Frank Sinatra,
Gene Kelly & Jules Munshin required 4 takes
There were 9 takes done from bars 20 to end
and Ralph Brewster, Charles Pavalato, Marvin
Bailey and Bill Lee joined the three principals
on the vocal. Running time was 3:08 and 3:09
on first two sections. Takes 4,8 and 9 were mastered.
Harry Stanton (longshoreman with deep bass voice)
did his solo segment in 3 takes. Running time was 1:11.
Jules Munshin then did a second ending from bars
85 to 121. Four takes and a running time of :40 secs.
Munshin, Kelly and Sinatra then did 4 takes from bar 85
thru 121. Running time was :40 secs. The closing
orchestral track required 5 takes and had a running
time of :21 secs. The total time for the final master
was 4:29
Interesting little note: MGM work sheet credits
Hayton along with Comden-Green and Bernstein
with composing the film number.
Radio
Command Performance, Hollywood
#375
Tuesday evening
Hostess: Gloria DeHaven
Guests: June Foray, Phil Moore Four and Frank Sinatra
Announcer: Marvin Miller
1. I've Got A Crush On You G. DeHaven
2. S'Wonderful Phil Moore Four
3. Bop Goes My Heart F. Sinatra & P. Moore Four
4. Maybe You'll Be There G. DeHaven
5. Comedy sketch F.S. & June Foray
6. Comedy sketch F.S,. & G DeHav.
7. When Is Sometime F. Sinatra
May 6, 1949
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3748 Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk
w/Doris Day & The Ken Lane Singers
(I. Berlin )
(from Miss Liberty)
Irving Berlin Music (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:59) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
-1 & 2 Doris Day: It's Magic Bear Family 6 CD set
78: 38513
Dick Schwarz:
I would like to add the following:
Both takes are included on the Bear Family 6 CD set: Take 1 on CD2 and take 2 on CD 6.
There are also some additional differences to note:
At 0:08 FS says "oh-oh" on take 1 and does not say "oh-oh" on take 2
At 1:22 FS says "way-out to some romantic spot" on take 1 and "out to some romantic spot" on take 2.
As far as I know, there has not been any additional commercial release of take 2.
NOTE: Sinatraphile Richard Warrick points out that there is an alternative take of this song on a Doris Day boxed set. The main difference is that on the alternative take Sinatra has fun with one of the lyrics and it causes Doris Day to giggle.
Sinatraphile Scott Henderson says he has listened to both tracks. The difference is at 1:25. In both versions, Frank sings "out to some romantic spot" and does a rolling flourish on the word "romantic." There is no difference in the way he does it on both tracks but, for some reason, Doris giggles on the alternate take when he does it. Maybe that was the first take and it caught her off guard. He repeats it in the released take but Doris is in control and doesn't giggle. Also, on the alternate take, Sinatra shortens his intro into the song. In the alternate take, he says "Say, I know what to do, Let's take on old fashioned walk" and is almost drowned out by the music. In the released take he shortens it to "Say, I know what, Let's take an old fashioned walk." The alternate take runs 3:05 and the released take 3:00. Henderson then inquires if the alternate take ever appeared on a Sinatra release other than the Doris Day boxed set.
Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien says he doesn't believe so. The alternate take has been available in collecting circles for years, but he can't think of a commercial release on a Sinatra album.
Scott Henderson then asks if there are many other Sinatra tracks which were only released on other artists' CDs or LPs. O'Brien affirms that, on a George Strait boxed set, there's an electronic Sinatra duet with Strait.
Dell Webb then asked about these: "All the Way" duet with Celine Dion; "My Way" duet with Paul Anka; "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" duet with Cindy Lauper (on a compilation disc); and "Silent Night" (two versions on compilation discs.)
Henderson responds that he has thought of these discs, but they're electronically produced and Sinatra's part is already available. Yes, "Silent Night" counts as it's only Sinatra, although only available on compilation discs. He says he was just wondering about Sinatra tracks that are original and only available on some other set.
O'Brien responds that he can't think of any Sinatra commercial efforts that were exclusively released on a non-Sinatra album or cd.
Sinatraphile Eugene Lo Curto writes that this duet sounds as fresh today as it did when it was first released. Not too long ago, he continues, I heard Irving Berlin's voice for the first time. It was a recording of his own song back to back with the Sinatra/Day duet. It reminds him of the great "A Man and his Music" program, where Sinatra tells his audience that when approaching a ballad, he tries to sing it the way the lyricist wanted it sung. If you listen to the Sinatra/Day duet followed by Berlin 's recording, you will notice that Sinatra's phrasing and cadence are very similar to Berlin's.
Sinatraphile Dell Webb agrees that the Sinatra/Day version is charming, but, in his humble opinion, the far superior listening experience is the one with Dorothy Kirsten on the radio.
HCO3749 (Just One Way To Say) I Love You
(I Berlin )
(from Miss Liberty)
Irving Berlin Music (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:30) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
78: 38513
Violins: W. Callies, S. Cytron, D. Frisina, G. Kast, M. Kellner, S. Middleman, R. Polikian, M. Russel, G. Vinci; Violas: M. Perlmutter, G. White; Cellos: C. Bernard, J. Sewell; Saxes: D. Bonnee, M. Cohan, A. Gershunoff, B. Russin, F. Stulce; Horns: V. De Rosa; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: A. Mason
Hollywood
HCO3748 Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk
w/Doris Day & The Ken Lane Singers
In 1982 CBS/Sony released the following 45 rpm single in Japan:
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May 7, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #726
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. commercial 1
2. Sunflower (9) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Powder Your Face With Sunshine (7) - Eileen Wilson
4. Forever And Ever (5) - Orchestra
5. Someone Like You (8) - Frank Sinatra
6. Careless Hands (6) - Eileen Wilson
7. commercial 2
8. Far Away Places (10) - Frank Sinatra
9. Medley: Mexican Hat Dance / La Cucaracha - Orchestra
10. Again (4) - Frank Sinatra
11. "A" You're Adorable (3) - Eileen Wilson & Hit Paraders
12. Red Roses For A Blue Lady (2) - Hit Paraders
13. commercial 3
14. Cruising Down The River (1) - Frank Sinatra
May 14, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #727
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Red Roses For A Blue Lady (8) - Frank Sinatra
3. Sunflower (6) - Orchestra
4. A Wonderful Guy (9) - Eileen Wilson
5. Careless Hands (5) - Frank Sinatra
6. "A" You're Adorable (4) - Eileen Wilson & Hit Paraders
7. commercial 2
8. Far Away Places (7) - Frank Sinatra
9. Song Of India - Orchestra
10. Someone Like You (10) - Frank Sinatra
11. Forever And Ever (3) - Hit Paraders
12. Again (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Cruising Down The River (1) - Frank Sinatra
May 15, 1949
Radio
Treasury Department Guest Star
Treasury Department syndication
Program #
Performers: Frank Sinatra; Eileen Wilson.
Songs:
Once In Love With Amy -FS
Powder Your Face With Sunshine -FS
Why Was I Born -FS
Far Away Places. -EW
Notes: LOC has complete 15mins NBC master.
Note: Powder Your Face With Sunshine appears on
"Frank Sinatra: Lost and Found The Radio Years
Smithsonian/Columbia/Legacy # 88875147142 "
May 16, 1949
Radio
United States Savings Bond Program
Time: 10:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m
NBC
M.C.: Alan Ladd
Announcers: Ken Carpenter, Wendell Niles
Performers: Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Clarence Hartzell, Andy Devine, Opie Cates, Felix Mills (music), Bob Hope, Irene Dunne, Lionel Barrymore, Jo Stafford, Al Jolson, Roy Rogers, The Riders Of The Purple Sage, Fred Waring, Edward G. Robinson, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Red Skelton, Rochester, Edward Arnold, Robert Armbruster and His Orchestra, Verna Felton, Betty Garrett, Bing Crosby, Jules Munshin, Harry Truman. John Snyder (Secretary Of The Treasury),
Producers: Cornwell Jackson, William Wildiss
Writers: Ed Hellwig, John Fenton Murray, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder
Notes: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greaest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra & Friends."
A variety program promoting the "Opportunity Drive" for the sales of Savings Bonds.TT: 60mins.
Audio condition: Excellent. Complete. ABC also could have simulcast this. LOC has NBC copy.
Ed Notes:
The Sinatra segment featured the recording "Strictly U.S.A.
done for "Take Me Out To The Ballgame," with Esther Williams,
Jules Munshin, Gene Kelly, Betty Garrett.
May 21, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #728
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial 1
2. Careless Hands (4) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Red Roses For A Blue Lady (10) - Orchestra
4. Cruising Down The River (7) - Eileen Wilson
5. Some Enchanted Evening (6) - Frank Sinatra
6. "A" You're Adorable (5) - Eileen Wilson & Hit Paraders
7. commercial 2
8. Someone Like You (8) - Frank Sinatra
9. Tico Tico - Orchestra
10. Sunflower (9) - Frank Sinatra
11. Forever And Ever (3) - Hit Paraders
12. Again (2) - Eileen Wilson
13. commercial 3
14. Riders In The Sky (1) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
NOTE: Ed O'Brien reports that Sinatra was not
comfortable with "Riders in the Sky."
This was Sinatra's penultimate Your Hit Parade
show and Sinatra was probably looking forward
to the new material available and was likely chomping at the bit to get to it.
May 26, 1949
Studio
"White Christmas"
MGM
Battleground
Arrangement by Lennie Hayton
note: not used in film
May 28, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Program #729
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
1. Red Roses For A Blue Lady (10th) - Frank Sinatra
2. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue (10th) - The Hit Paraders
3. Kiss Me Sweet (8th) - Eileen Wilson
4. Some Enchanted Evening (6th) - Frank Sinatra
5. Careless Hands (7th) - Orchestra
6. Cruising Down The River (4th) - Eileen Wilson
7. Bali Ha'i (9th) - Frank Sinatra & The Hit Paraders
8. Forever And Ever (5th) - Orchestra
9. "A" You're Adorable (3rd) - Eileen Wilson & The Hit Paraders
10. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky (2nd) - Frank Sinatra & The Hit Paraders
11. Again (1st) - Frank Sinatra
May 29, 1949
Your Hit Parade
Network: NBC
Program #729
Time: 9:00-9:30 P.M. (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 P.M. PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Eileen Wilson & Frank Sinatra
June 2, 1949
Concerts
Mead Auditorium, John Muir College, Pasadena, CA
Dinah Shore was to have performed as well but was unavailable
Note: Sinatra’s second appearance at John Muir College. He first appeared on June 15th, 1948
Mead Auditorium, John Muir College, Pasadena, CA
Dinah Shore was to have performed as well but was unavailable
Note: Sinatra’s second appearance at John Muir College. He first appeared on June 15th, 1948
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June 8, 1949
Radio
(NBC) promo
15 Minutes
Hollywood Light Up Time Audition -
NBC w/ Dorothy Kirsten,
Orchestra conducted by Johnny Green
1. Opening Theme
2. Night And Day
3. It All Depends On You
4. Again
5. I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy Dorothy Kirsten
6. Some Enchanted Evening W/Dorothy Kirsten
7. Put Your Dreams Away
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien points out that this promo was Sinatra's audition for the Light Up Time radio show.
His reading of "Again" is the best vocal of the song O'Brien has ever heard. And, oh, yes, Sinatra got the gig!
note: Stordahl was never associated with the
Light Up Time show. For some reason, the
sponsor did not want him. Frank started
out with Jeff Alexander, then Ziggy Elman
took over for 14 shows until Alexander
returned, finally Skitch Henderson took
over in early March 1950 for the duration.
Johnny Green conducted on the audition
taping.
Ed
(NBC) promo
Produced as audition disc for local network affiliates
Arranged by Axel Stordahl
Conducted by Axel Stordahl
1. Opening Theme
2. Night And Day
3. It All Depends On You
4. Again
Variety
June 23, 1949
Concerts
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
June 24, 1949
Concerts
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey (24-26)
Attendance total: 41,000
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey (24-26)
Back to the Boardwalk
By Jeremy Egner September 16, 2010
Vicki Gold Levi has lived in Manhattan for more than 40 years, but she still has sand in her shoes.
That’s how the Atlantic City native describes her ties to the ever-evolving entertainment hub, whose Prohibition-era past as a hot spot for bootleg liquor and organized crime inspired “Boardwalk Empire,” the lavish HBO drama starting on Sunday.
Ms. Gold Levi, an author and unofficial historian and ambassador for Atlantic City, was a consultant on the series, which was filmed largely in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on a miniature version of the famed Boardwalk. ( Watch a time-lapse video of the set’s construction.)
The self-described “daughter of Atlantic City” comes by the title honestly. Her father, Al Gold, was chief photographer of the city from 1939 until his death in 1964, documenting the earliest Miss America pageants, the actors and singers who traveled through, and the high-diving horses, human cannonballs and other eccentric attractions from of the city’s colorful past.
Vicki Gold with Frank Sinatra in 1949.
Mr. Gold’s position and popularity made for an eventful childhood for his daughter in the 1940s and ’50s Vicki had her own radio show at age 5, was an assistant to Bess Myerson when she became the first Jewish Miss America in 1945, and met many of the performers that worked in Atlantic City at the time.
One of her father’s photographs shows Ms. Gold Levi as a girl with a young Frank Sinatra and a bushel of the singer’s fan mail.
She went on to write “Atlantic City: 125 Years of Ocean Madness” with the former Esquire editor Lee Eisenberg, and has advised on a number of Atlantic City-themed films and series. She also co-founded the Atlantic City Historical Museum, situated on the city’s Garden Pier.
Below, Ms. Gold Levi discusses “Boardwalk Empire” and growing up amid the steel piers and salt water taffy.
Q.
What was your role in the “Boardwalk Empire” production?
A.
They would come to me with historical questions, or if they wanted a photograph or something from the era. I tracked down a 1920 telephone book for them, for example. Or they’d ask which theaters were down there at that time. What shows were there? Which stars were down there at that time? That kind of thing. I also gave them pictures of the architecture and clothing.
Q.
Were you satisfied with the look of the production?
A.
When I was on the Boardwalk in Brooklyn I felt like I was on my own Boardwalk, even though it was before my time. They got the herringbone pattern, they put in the knuckles we have knuckles in our rail in Atlantic City. The striped awnings, the hues of the hotels, the curves in architecture it was so spot on I just was blown away. Because I’ve worked on a lot of things where I thought, ‘Aw, they didn’t get that right.’ And this they got it right. Every time I went back to the “Boardwalk” set it was very emotional for me. It was just wonderful. (View a slide show highlighting the production design.)
Q.
You’ve lived in New York since the 1960s. Why have your ties to Atlantic City remained so strong?
A.
First of all, my father’s legacy is important to me. Second, I just loved growing up in Atlantic City. It was so exciting! You had the big bands when you went out for a date on Saturday night in the summer, you went to hear Benny Goodman! The giant ballrooms, the high-diving horse, the water circuses. You could see Sinatra three times a day at Steel Pier. It was an exciting place to be.
Q.
Your father photographed an interesting time in the city’s history.
A.
He shot all the presidents and Miss Americas. He shot Marilyn Monroe I have a picture of him kissing Marilyn Monroe. He was very well loved. … This is sort of what I was born into, the ballyhoo of Atlantic City. I actually met Nucky Johnson [the inspiration for the main character in “Boardwalk Empire”] when I was a little girl. I met some of these characters, and I knew even though my dad was a Roosevelt Democrat, he was voting Republican, that’s for sure.
Q.
That was the rule?
A.
It was if you wanted to keep your job.
Q.
Do you remember anything about Johnson?
A.
What I remember better than Nucky was his wife, Flossie [Florence] Osbeck, because she had these giant red nails. I’d never seen nails so long and so red. She was a very beautiful showgirl. I remembered that more than him. She married him right before he went to jail [in 1941].
Q.
The casinos and time have turned Atlantic City into a very different place from what it was when you were growing up. Does it still feel like home?
A.
In the movie “Atlantic City,” Burt Lancaster has this great line, and I’m paraphrasing: … “If you think it’s something now, you should have seen it 30 years ago.” … Or something like that. You always have the Boardwalk, you always have the salt air and you always have the beach. … Atlantic City is always like a phoenix rising out of the flames. In the beginning they had wooden hotels that burnt, and then they had mosquito infestation and then the whole city was taken over by the Army Air Force in ’44. The casinos are another period of that. So I go with the flow, so to speak.
June 25, 1949
Concerts
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey (24-26)
Attendance total: 41,000
Ed O'Brien:
George Hamid, owner of the club, paid Frank $12,500 for the engagement from June 24-26.
Billboard
Atlantic City, July 2 --- To get the 52nd year under way, Steel Pier brought in Frank Sinatra to head the array of attractions June 24-26.
With inland heat wave driving crowds to shore spots, pre-Fourth of July business all over Atlantic City was of holiday proportions.
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SINATRA - MBS DEAL FLOPPOS
HOLLYWOOD, June 25 -- Frank
Sinatra's lingering negotiations with Mutual Broadcasting System ( MBS )
have quietly died, following the signing of The Voice by American Tobacco last
week ( The Billboard, June 25 ). Sinatra was to have starred on a new disc jockey
series for co-op bankrolling, and had passed first hurdles of contract negotiations, including
approval of deal by MGM pix.
It was admitted this week, however, that Sinatra's signing with Lucky Strikes for a five-a-week musical
strip precluded acceptance of a second series on MBS.
Billboard
July 2, 1949
Note: Billboard had covered the protracted negotiations with MBS for months. Sinatra was also negotiating with
NBC for a 15 minute Monday thru Friday musical show. An audition tape was done on 6-8-49 with Dorothy Kirsten,
as his co-star, and MGM's Johnny Green conducting. Axel Stordahl was not part of Frank's future plans on radio. The
Mutual show and the NBC Light Up Time were initially acceptable to all parties involved. Frank was no stranger to the demands
of multiple radio series running each week. At one point in the discussions, Coca-Cola was very interested in sponsoring one
of the series. Frank's series on NBC would run from September, 1949, until June, 1950. NBC would broadcast 195 shows. Frank
would appear in 176 of them. He missed 19 shows while recovering from the throat hemorrhage that occurred at the Copa, May 2, 1950.
Although Sinatra was not selling many records in 1949, he was still much sought after by radio and TV networks as the 1940s came to
a close.
--Ed
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June 23, 1945 Italy
USO Tour: Frank Sinatra, Phil Silvers, Betty Yeaton, Fay McKenzie, and composer and pianist Saul Chaplin
with credit to Carl R:
Original caption: Sgt. Chickie Leone, WAC, had a visit in the hospital at Capri, Italy. Frank spent seven weeks in European Theater, singing and playing fall-guy for comedian Phil Silvers – won GI’s praise.
Original caption: Sgt. Chicki Leone, WAC, had a visit in the hospital at Capri, Italy. Frank spent seven weeks in European Theater, singing and playing fall-guy for comedian Phil Silvers – won GI’s praise.
Allied Forces Army Hospital, Isle of Capri.
Photos from the tour, location unknown:
Frank Sinatra and Phil Silvers, USO tour, 1945
June 26, 1949
Concerts
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey (24-26)
Attendance total: 41,000
June 29, 1949
Concerts
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, PA
Sinatra received a Scroll of Honor from Variety Club and sang several songs
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, PA
Sinatra received a Scroll of Honor from Variety Club and sang several songs
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July 6, 1949
Concerts
Auditorium, Ottawa, Canada
Time: 9:00 P.M.
Rehearsal: 4:00 P.M.
Lineup: Sinatra, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Timmie Rogers (Comedian)
Orchestra (12 piece)
Songs scheduled to be performed by special request:
1. Soliloquy
2. Ol' Man River
3. Again
4.. Some Enchanted Evening
5. The Hucklebuck
6. Bali Hai
7. Wrap Your Trouble In Dreams
8. Don't Worry 'bout Me
9. A Foggy Day
10. Fools Rush In
11. Night And Day
12. That Old Black Magic
Verified:
1. Nancy
Notes: Attendance over 6000.
Auditorium, Ottawa, Canada
Time: 9:00 P.M.
Rehearsal: 4:00 P.M.
Lineup: Sinatra, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Timmie Rogers (Comedian)
Orchestra (12 piece)
July 6, 1949 would be only one of two performances that Sinatra would
ever perform in Ottawa, Canada’s capital. He would next perform in
Ottawa in 1982. In 1949 Sinatra embarked on a short Canadian tour
along with the Page Cavanaugh Trio & comedian Timmie Rogers. Sinatra
performed a 4:00 PM rehearsal with a twelve piece orchestra plus Page's
trio. Requests were made ahead of time for song selections. Among
the songs confirmed to be on the program were “Soliloquy”, “Old Man
River”, “Again”, “Some Enchanted Evening“, “Nancy”,, “Bali Hai“, “Wrap
Your Troubles In Dreams“, “Don't Worry About Me”, “A Foggy Day In
London”, “Embraceable You”, “Old Black Magic”, “Fools Rush In”, “Night
And Day”, and “Old Black Magic.”
--Scott
July 8, 1949
Concerts
Mutual Arena, Toronto, Ontario (8-9)
Lineup: Sinatra, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Timmie Rogers (comedian)
Orchestra (12 piece) conducted By:
The Mutual Street Arena in the 1940s.
This would be Sinatra’s first solo appearance in Toronto. The two previous appearances were with Tommy Dorsey in 1940 and 1941 at the Canadian National Exhibition. Mutual Street Arena, initially called Arena Gardens or just The Arena, was an ice hockey arena and sports and entertainment venue in Toronto. The Arena was also used for musical concerts and gatherings. In 1962, it was converted to a curling club and roller skating rink known as The Terrace. The building was eventually demolished in 1989.
my apologies for the poor scan but here's what I think it says:
The Toronto Daily Star,
Toronto, Ontario,
July 9, 1949, Pg. 24
Frank "The Voice" Sinatra certainly gave
his fans who jammed Mutual Street arena
last night what they wanted. The bandstand from which he sang was at the south end and the dance floor was packed solid around it for yards, while the sidelines were packed to the rafters.
With that perennially boyish face small but honeyed voice, and gestures alternating between the anguishing and dramatic, he sang all the crowd's favorites for an hour. The real show came after the show, sounds kind of Irish, when five burly policemen drove a flying wedge through the hysterical stage-door crowds and politely but firmly deposited their charge in a standing taxicab.
Gets Last Laugh
When Frankie first appeared on stage there was such an outburst of applause and screaming, mostly treble, we felt the roof would come crashing down any moment. But whether you like "The Bowtie" or not he's a showman with a keen ??? for handling near riots ????????? emotions ? ?????? singing generated, he frequently resorted to some ad-lib wisecracking which had the crowd roaring
At one point between numbers some male voice high in the west sideline shouted out "Oh, Frankie" in piercing falsetto. This brought forth laughter. But Sinatra instantly turned the laugh on the scoffer by quipping "That fellow must have found the seat that was broken." This caused loud applause mingled with rapturous feminine screams of "Oh, Frankie!"
Blonde Faints
At another point when he was singing his longest offering, "Soliloquy" from "Carousel” filled with impassioned song and patter lines, a young man was seen carrying his blonde partner out from the crowd on the floor. Thinking we might find a victim of this "swoon-crooning" power, we followed. When the lady was brought around we asked anxiously: "Did Franke know you out?" "No." was the replay, "it was just the heat!"
When we got back the show had ended so we made for the stage door--and so did a few hundred others! Suddenly it flew open, and out dashed the convoy of cops, literally carrying Frankie through the mob. At one point, a girl grabbed his arm and was borne along with the constabulary spearhead.
"That was a rough assignment," panted PS Charles Bond, officer in charge, afterward wiping the inside of his cap with his handkerchief!
“Memories: Ted Dickson was manager of Mutual Street Arena (now The Terrace) in 1949 when Frank Sinatra made his only other Toronto appearance.” Photo by Ron Bull, published in the May 3, 1975 edition of the Toronto Star. Toronto Public Library, Toronto Star Photo Archive
When Frank Sinatra played two shows at the Arena in July 1949, promoters shelled out $10,000 for the crooner. Due to lousy weather, they wound up losing $3,000. In a 1975 interview, Arena manager Ted Dickson recalled the atmosphere surrounding Old Blue Eyes at the time:
He wasn’t on top at the time, you understand, but when he stayed at the Royal York a wing of the building was reserved for him and his entourage. People were still excited by him, though. They were always hanging around his room, trying to see him. And I remember we had requests for tickets–then they cost only $2–from places like Buffalo, Sudbury, and North Bay.
Radio hosts Wally Crouter and Bruce Smith both sensed a sadness around Sinatra at this point in his career. At a press party, Smith noticed that he “sat and talked to people for a couple of hours, and it was as if he had to talk to them.” Crouter observed how reserved Sinatra was at an after-concert gathering, and how “he was so quiet.”
Reviewing the first show, the Globe and Mail‘s Alex Barris felt Sinatra was entertaining despite nearly a two-hour delay.
He proved himself a seasoned and shrewd performer. Playing to an audience that seemed incapable of resisting an occasional squeal isn’t the easiest job in the world. Frank was able to go along with the gag most of the time, however, and usually made the best of these ill-mannered outbursts. The influence of such stars as Gene Kelly, who has worked with him in several movies, has given Sinatra a sort of showmanship that fills in the gaps that left his voice from time to time. Sinatra burlesquing Sinatra on “All of Me,” one of his earlier successes, can be a lot of fun to watch.
Sinatra would not perform again in Toronto until a pair of shows at Maple Leaf Gardens in May 1975.
Mutual Arena, Toronto, Ontario (8-9)
Lineup: Sinatra, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Timmie Rogers (comedian)
Orchestra (12 piece) conducted By:
The Mutual Street Arena in the 1940s.
This would be Sinatra’s first solo appearance in Toronto. The two previous appearances were with Tommy Dorsey in 1940 and 1941 at the Canadian National Exhibition. Mutual Street Arena, initially called Arena Gardens or just The Arena, was an ice hockey arena and sports and entertainment venue in Toronto. The Arena was also used for musical concerts and gatherings. In 1962, it was converted to a curling club and roller skating rink known as The Terrace. The building was eventually demolished in 1989.
my apologies for the poor scan but here's what I think it says:
The Toronto Daily Star,
Toronto, Ontario,
July 9, 1949, Pg. 24
Frank "The Voice" Sinatra certainly gave
his fans who jammed Mutual Street arena
last night what they wanted. The bandstand from which he sang was at the south end and the dance floor was packed solid around it for yards, while the sidelines were packed to the rafters.
With that perennially boyish face small but honeyed voice, and gestures alternating between the anguishing and dramatic, he sang all the crowd's favorites for an hour. The real show came after the show, sounds kind of Irish, when five burly policemen drove a flying wedge through the hysterical stage-door crowds and politely but firmly deposited their charge in a standing taxicab.
Gets Last Laugh
When Frankie first appeared on stage there was such an outburst of applause and screaming, mostly treble, we felt the roof would come crashing down any moment. But whether you like "The Bowtie" or not he's a showman with a keen ??? for handling near riots ????????? emotions ? ?????? singing generated, he frequently resorted to some ad-lib wisecracking which had the crowd roaring
At one point between numbers some male voice high in the west sideline shouted out "Oh, Frankie" in piercing falsetto. This brought forth laughter. But Sinatra instantly turned the laugh on the scoffer by quipping "That fellow must have found the seat that was broken." This caused loud applause mingled with rapturous feminine screams of "Oh, Frankie!"
Blonde Faints
At another point when he was singing his longest offering, "Soliloquy" from "Carousel” filled with impassioned song and patter lines, a young man was seen carrying his blonde partner out from the crowd on the floor. Thinking we might find a victim of this "swoon-crooning" power, we followed. When the lady was brought around we asked anxiously: "Did Franke know you out?" "No." was the replay, "it was just the heat!"
When we got back the show had ended so we made for the stage door--and so did a few hundred others! Suddenly it flew open, and out dashed the convoy of cops, literally carrying Frankie through the mob. At one point, a girl grabbed his arm and was borne along with the constabulary spearhead.
"That was a rough assignment," panted PS Charles Bond, officer in charge, afterward wiping the inside of his cap with his handkerchief!
“Memories: Ted Dickson was manager of Mutual Street Arena (now The Terrace) in 1949 when Frank Sinatra made his only other Toronto appearance.” Photo by Ron Bull, published in the May 3, 1975 edition of the Toronto Star. Toronto Public Library, Toronto Star Photo Archive
When Frank Sinatra played two shows at the Arena in July 1949, promoters shelled out $10,000 for the crooner. Due to lousy weather, they wound up losing $3,000. In a 1975 interview, Arena manager Ted Dickson recalled the atmosphere surrounding Old Blue Eyes at the time:
He wasn’t on top at the time, you understand, but when he stayed at the Royal York a wing of the building was reserved for him and his entourage. People were still excited by him, though. They were always hanging around his room, trying to see him. And I remember we had requests for tickets–then they cost only $2–from places like Buffalo, Sudbury, and North Bay.
Radio hosts Wally Crouter and Bruce Smith both sensed a sadness around Sinatra at this point in his career. At a press party, Smith noticed that he “sat and talked to people for a couple of hours, and it was as if he had to talk to them.” Crouter observed how reserved Sinatra was at an after-concert gathering, and how “he was so quiet.”
Reviewing the first show, the Globe and Mail‘s Alex Barris felt Sinatra was entertaining despite nearly a two-hour delay.
He proved himself a seasoned and shrewd performer. Playing to an audience that seemed incapable of resisting an occasional squeal isn’t the easiest job in the world. Frank was able to go along with the gag most of the time, however, and usually made the best of these ill-mannered outbursts. The influence of such stars as Gene Kelly, who has worked with him in several movies, has given Sinatra a sort of showmanship that fills in the gaps that left his voice from time to time. Sinatra burlesquing Sinatra on “All of Me,” one of his earlier successes, can be a lot of fun to watch.
Sinatra would not perform again in Toronto until a pair of shows at Maple Leaf Gardens in May 1975.
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July 9, 1949
Concerts
Mutual Arena, Toronto, Ontario (8-9)
Lineup: Sinatra, Page Cavanaugh Trio, Timmie Rogers (comedian)
Orchestra (12 piece)
Note: Sinatra would not appear in Toronto again until 1975.
July 10, 1949
Studio
New York City
CO40951 It All Depends On You
(B.G. DeSylva/L. Brown/R. Henderson)
(from Big Boy)
De Sylva, Brown & Henderson Ross Jungnickel, Inc. (ASCAP) 1926
Arranged by George Siravo
Conducted by Hugo Winterhalter
-1 (2:43) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-606 Frankie
78: 38999
78: 38550
CO40952 Bye Bye Baby
w/The Pastels
(J. Styne/L. Robin)
(from Gentlemen Perfer Blondes)
J.J. Robbins & Sons (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged by George Siravo & Sid Cooper
Conducted by Hugo Winterhalter
-1 (2:37) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-1241 Love Is A Kick (alt take)
78: 38556
CO40953 Don't Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go)
w/The Pastels
(J. Marsala)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged by Sy Oliver
Conducted by Hugo Winterhalter
-1 (3:17) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
-2 (3:18) CD: C2K 65244Portrait Of Sinatra
-2 LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling (alt take)
-1 78: 38555
Trumpets: Y. Lawson, C. Poole, R. Solomon; Trombones: J. D'Agostino, B. Morrorrow, W. Pritchard; Saxes: E. Caceres, S. Cooper, N. Mondello, H. Ross, W. Taninbaum; Piano: J. Guarnieri; Guitar: A. Caiola; Bass: H. Alpert; Drums: T. Snyder
note: The Pastels were David Vogel, Naomi Sunshine, Jerry Packer and Lillian Clark.
Frank did three takes on "It All Depends On You," five on "Bye, Bye Baby" and four on
"Don't Cry, Joe."
A segment of the session for "It All Depends On You" is available on "Sing And Dance
With Frank Sinatra" IMPEX Records IMP 831
I understand there are plans to release session material from the "Bye, Bye Baby"
session.
Ed
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien writes that Lil Oliver, Sy's wife, was one of the Pastels at this session. She told O'Brien that Sinatra was in a great mood because he was thrilled to be doing what he considered to be quality material. Jack Ellsworth interviewed Sinatra the next day and he expounded on his criticism of the pop music scene, the dearth of decent material, and his frustration with so many "amateur" writers publishing songs.
Ed O'Brien (2011):
A few months ago I interviewed Sid Cooper. He
not only played on this session but co-arranged two
of the songs. Sid lives down in Florida and is 91 years
old. He remembered many details about that evening
more than 60 years ago. Sid would become a regular
on all of Frank's sessions and concerts, on the east
coast, in the post-retirement years. Sid also did the
European and South American tours. He told me some
great stories about recording with Frank and being
on stage with him at Carnegie Hall, RCMH and many
other venues. Sid was kind enough to send me a copy
of his autobiography "It Looked So Good In The Window.."
There are a lot of fascinating Sinatra stories in the book.
Radio
Norman Corwin Presents Citizens Of The World
Network: CBS
Sunday evening
Time: 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Ed O'Brien:
Theme: making the world a better place
and promoting the U.N.
Appearances by politicians, statesmen,
average citizens and celebrities.
Sinatra expressed his opinions regarding
a better world.
note: I have two half-hour shows Corwin produced
with an array of Hollywood stars. Both shows were
Corwin's response to the HUAC. A who's who of
Tinseltown's biggest names. Corwin celebrated
his 100th birthday in May...
Television
NONE
July 11, 1949
Radio
Providence, R.I.
Network: WHIM radio
Monday
Notes: Interview with Jack Ellsworth taped at Columbia Studios in N.Y.C.
Concerts
Night Of Champions, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Benefit: New York Heart Fund, Babe Ruth Fund, Lou Gehrig Memorial Fund
Time: 7:30
Appearing: Frank Sinatra, Talbert and Mulloy, Donald McNeill, Frank Shields, Dodgers, Yankees, Giants, many more.
Note: Various entertainment ending with a three-way round robin. Dodgers, Yankees & Giants played six innings. 26,120 attendance.
Raised $40,000. July 11, 1949 Leonard Lyons mentions Sinatra will sing. July 11, 1949 Game report. Chicago tribune confirmed Sinatra sang at event.
Night Of Champions, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Benefit: New York Heart Fund, Babe Ruth Fund, Lou Gehrig Memorial Fund
Time: 7:30
Appearing: Frank Sinatra, Talbert and Mulloy, Donald McNeill, Frank Shields, Dodgers, Yankees, Giants, many more.
July 13, 1949
Concerts
Dedication of the Loew's Poli, Norwich, CT
Dedication of the Loew's Poli, Norwich, CT
The dedication of Loew's Poli seemed to be the high-water mark for
motion picture theaters in Norwich.. Frank Sinatra spent a week, coming
from Hollywood by train, for the grand opening. He was in his heyday and
from City Hall on Union Square, Sinatra proceeded down Broadway and up
Main Street to Franklin Square. It was reported 50,000 people turned
out.
A military organization that had come to march in the parade had to be
used to protect Frank Sinatra from the opening-night crowd that jammed
the streets. It was quite a night and, in a manner of speaking, quite a
finale.
Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion from "The Wizard of Oz," was
not at all what I thought he would be. The week he was in Norwich, he was
grumpy and profane. I remember that was the week they opened the Loew's
Poli Theater, and Frank Sinatra came by train all the way from Hollywood
to open that theater, which no longer exists.
When we arrived in Norwich with Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr was staying at
the Norwich Inn, and I took pictures of the two giants, Bert Lahr and
Frank Sinatra, talking in the garden at the Norwich Inn.
Fans waiting for Sinatra July 13, 1949
8 P.M. Premiere July 13, 1949
1st Anniversary. Item in Boxoffice magazine, July 29, 1950:
Poli in Norwich, Conn.,
Fetes First Milestone
HARTFORD-Loew’s Poli Theatre in Norwich, Conn. observed its first
anniversary last week with showings of “Duchess of Idaho” starring
Esther Williams. A huge birthday cake in the theatre lobby was provided
by Joe Boyle, manager,.
The opening film last year was “Neptune’s Daughter” also starring Esther
Williams, and Boyle invited patrons to sign a giant post card addressed
to the star and which was forwarded to her from Norwich.
Gerald A DeLuca
Frank heading down Broadway in Norwich.
Frank and boxer Willie Pep with priest on opening night.
Frank in the lobby
Here is the Norwich Bulletin review of Frank's performance at the
Loews Poli on 7-13-49. Eileen Farrell and the Page Cavanaugh
Trio opened the entertainment and then Frank was backed by the
trio.
Norwich Library sent me complete coverage leading up to
the grand opening plus photos from the parade and theater
opening.
Ed
7-15-49
7-23-2000
Stanley is off by one day - Theater opened on 7-13.
July 14, 1949
Studio
New York City
CO40970 Every Man Should Marry
(B. Davis/A. Silver)
Remick Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Hugo Winterhalter
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
CO40971 If I Ever Love Again
w/The Double Daters
(R. Carlyle/D. Reynolds)
Roger Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Hugo Winterhalter
-1 (2:58) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-2741 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 3
78: 38572
CO40972 We're Just A Kiss Apart (N/R)
(J. Styne/L. Robin)
(from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
J.J. Robbins & Sons (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Hugo Winterhalter
Violins: F. Buldrini, M. Ceppos, L. Kruczek, F. Orlewitz, S. Shulman, J. Zyde; Violas: H. Kay, I. Zirr; Cello: M. Brown; Saxes: S. Cooper, A. Drelinger, I. Horowitz, N. Mondello ; French Horn: A. Miranda; Piano: B. Leighton; Guitar: A. Gottuso; Bass: H. Alprert; Drums: T. Snyder; Harp: E. Vito Ricci
July 15, 1949
Radio
The Bill Stern Colgate Sports
Network: NBC
Time: 10:30 PM - 10:45 PM
Sponsor: Colgate Shave Cream.
Host: Frank Sinatra (substituting for Bill Stern)
Announcers: Robert Lawrence, Bob Warren
Notes: Confirmed aired on WNBC. TT: 15mins. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete. Frank tells the story of "Tinkers to Evers to Chance," who made baseball history while never speaking to each other..
July 21, 1949
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3853 We're Just A Kiss Apart
(J. Styne/L. Robin)
(from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)
J.J. Robbins & Sons (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Morris Stoloff
-1 (3:03) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 10
78: 38556
HCO3854 Every Man Should Marry
(B. Davis/A. Silver)
Remick Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Morris Stoloff
-1 (3:03) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 10
78: 38572
HCO3855 The Wedding Of Lili Marlene
(T. Connor/J. Reine)
Leeds Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Morris Stoloff
-1 (3:09) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 10
78: 38555
Violins: D. Karpilwsky, D. Lube, N. Pisani , M. Russell, F. Slatkin, M.
Sosson; Violas: M. Perlmutter, D. Sterkin; Cello: C. Bernard; Saxes: H.
Beau, A. Gershunoff, B Russin, H. Schuchman, F. Stulce; Horns: V. De
Rosa; Piano: M. Mclntyre; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R.
Hagan; Harp: L. McFarland
note: Before the advent of the CD, the recordings done at this session
were tough to come by for collectors. You could get inferior quality
copies on some unauthorized albums, but pristine recordings were almost
impossible. I managed to obtain the original 78s but it took some
real effort.
Ed
August 1, 1949
Gilmore Field, Los Angeles, CA
Baseball Game
Frank Sinatra's Swooners vs. Andy Russell's Sprouts
_From the August 1st, 1964 Billboard:_
*
August 8, 1949
Studio
MGM Soundstage, Hollywood, California
Farewell, Amanda
(Cole Porter)
Conductor: Johnny Green
(Not used in the film "Adam's Rib"
4 takes running time 1:17
Scott Perry told me MGM had this song it their archives.
It was no longer there when the Hollywood S/T was being
put together.
I was doing research on my 1992 book and Scott offered
a treasure trove of fascinating information.
Ed
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien tells us the MGM commissioned Cole Porter
to write a song for the Tracy-Hepburn film "Adam's Rib." Porter used the
same music that he had written for an unpublished song in 1940, "So Long,
Samoa."
The title for the 1949 song was "Farewell, Amanda." David Wayne sang it
during a scene with Hepburn. (She was Amanda.)
There was also a six-second Sinatra vocal of the song. Sinatra recorded the
complete song on August 8, 1949 on the MGM soundstage. The orchestra was
conducted by Johnny Green. There were four takes and the running time was
1:17. The vocal cannot be located. Prior to the Sinatra vocal, a fellow
named Gil Merchon also did four takes with Green conducting.
FAREWELL, AMANDA
Verse:
I loved you madly, you know it well,
Which makes my story too tough to tell,
So why not forget it all,
Just leave it unsaid,
And I'll merely sing it to you instead,
Refrain:
Farewell, Amanda,
Adios, addio, adieu,
Farewell, Amanda,
It was great fun but it is done, it's through,
Still now and then, fair Amanda,
When you are stepping on the stars above,
Please recall that wonderful night on the veranda,
Sweet Amanda, and our love.
August 16, 1949
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California
"Symphonies Under The Stars"
M.C.: Edward Arnold (subs), Frank Morgan (original)
Performers: Mario Lanza, Rafel Mendez, Carmen Miranda, Jane Powell,
Eleanor Powell, Andre Previn, Frank Sinatra, Mary Jane Smith
Conductors: Johnny Green (second half)
Note: His name appeared in the ads. Sinatra was a no show. August 17,
1949 LA Times says "Frank Sinatra, originally announced to
appear, did not,
and Edward Arnold substituted as master of ceremonies for Frank
Morgan....
September 5, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. Night and Day (a few lines)
2. It All Depends on You
3. Where Are You Now that I Need You
4. Some Enchanted Evening (w/Kirsten)
NOTE: Author Ed O'Brien points out that this was Sinatra's inaugural 15 minute show with Dorothy Kirsten and Jeff Alexander with the NBC Studio Orchestra. Sinatra would do 176 shows and sing approximately 550 songs, many of which he never recorded. Skitch Henderson would replace Alexander in March of 1950. Sinatra would often have jazz artists backing him, including Joe Venuti, Bobby Hackett, and Ziggy Elman. Kirsten missed a number of shows and her replacements included Marlene Dietrich, Mindy Carson, Margaret Whiting, Eileen Wilson, Jane Powell, and Janet Blair. The show ran until June 2, 1950. Sinatra missed a number of shows in May of that year because of the vocal hemorrhage that occurred at the Copa in New York City.. The show would be made available to the AFRS and retitled Lite Up Time.
In response to an inquiry from Sinatraphile Joe mdjr, O'Brien said he doesn't believe these shows have ever received a commercial release. About 80 of them have been in circulation among collectors for years.
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
NBC Light Up Time - Dorothy Kirsten, Frank Sinatra, Ziggy Elman - 09-05-1949
Thanks to Carl R for sending above photo
Variety
9-7-49
September 6, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. The Hucklebuck
2. You're Breaking My Heart
3. Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk (with Dorothy Kirsten)
September 7, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
2. Maybe It's Because
3. Don't Cry Joe
NOTE: We are grateful to Sinatra Scholar Ed
O'Brien who supplied this list of songs performed
on the broadcast by Frank Sinatra.
Television
None
September 8, 1949
Studio
MGM Soundstage - Hollywood , California
Recording for the MGM film "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
Orchestra conducted by Adolph Deutsch
Arrangement by Robert Tucker
"Strictly U.S.A." Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin, Betty Garrett, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, Dick Lane , Tommy Duga and chorus
Three takes were mastered: Take 6, 3:19; Take 8, 3:18; Take 9, 3:16 (used in film)
Television
None
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Eileen Wilson
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. Someday You'll Want me to Want You
2. Try a Little Tenderness
3. That Lucky Old Sun
September 9, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #5
Broadcast: 3:00-3:15 PM PDST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PDST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. All Of Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Just One Way To Say I Love You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. If I Love Again
6. commercial 2
7. The Song Is You - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
September 12, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #6
Broadcast: 3:00-3:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. You Do Something To Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Through A Long And Sleepless Night - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Nancy / My Bill - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial 2
7. I Only Have Eyes For You - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
September 13, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #7
Broadcast: 3:00-3:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. Be Goody Good Good To Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. They Didn't Believe Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. The Wedding Of Lilly Marlene - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Television
NONE
September 14, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #8
Broadcast: 3:00-3:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. There's Yes, Yes In Your Eyes - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. "unknown" - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Jack Benny spot
6. commercial 2
7. My Romance - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Notes: Kirsten was originally to sing "Just One Way To Say I Love You"
September 15, 1949
Studio
Hollywood
HCO3903 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
(H. Gillespie/B. Smith)
Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Jeff Alexander
-1 (3:16) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-902 That Old Feeling
78: 38608
HCO3904 Mad About You
(N. Washington/V. Young)
(from Deadly Is The Female)
H. Spitzer Music Pub. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Jeff Alexander
-1 (3:13) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: CL-953 Adventures Of The Heart
78: 38613
HCO3905 (On The Island Of) Stromboli
(I Taylor/K. Lane )
Sinatra Songs, Inc. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Jeff Alexander
-1 (3:16) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-953 Adventures of The Heart
78: 38613
Violins: V. Arno, D. Lube, W. Miller, R. Polikian, M. Russell, J.
Shulman; Violas: J. Di Fiore, A. Weiss; Cellos: C. Bernard, E. Slatkin;
French Horn: V. De Rosa; Mandolins: M. Gralnick, J. Rose; Accordion: M.
De Lugg; Guitars: B. Kessel, A. Reuss; Trumpets: Z. Elman, V. Mangano, G.
Seaberg; Trombones: G. Aurs, R. McGarity, P. Weigand; Saxes: E. Callen,
L. Palange, A. Raskin, H. Schuchman, P. Shuken; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums:
R. Hagan; Piano: K. Lane; Harp: R. Maxwell
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that the great French
horn player Vince DeRosa was at this session.
He told O'Brien that it was such a joy to work with Sinatra in the
1940s. DeRosa was in awe of the vocal prowess
Sinatra displayed and loved how easy the sessions went because of
it. Sinatra sang all three songs on Light Up Time shows.
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #9
Broadcast: 3:00-3:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Mindy Carson
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. That Old Black Magic - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Song Of Surrender - Mindy Carson
5. I've Got A Crush On You - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Where Or When - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Stars Salute To WMGM
3 Full Hours dedicated to WHN becoming WMGM
Celebrities included: Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Vic Damone, Morey Amsterdam, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon,
Esther Williams, Red Skeleton, Jane Powell, Betty Garrett, Mario Lanza, Lena Horne, Frances Faye, Larry Storch and others
Hollywood
HCO3905 (On The Island Of) Stromboli
Variety
Hollywood
HCO3903 That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)
(H. Gillespie/B. Smith)
Variety
9-21-49
Variety
9-21-49
Stars Salute To WMGM
3 Full Hours dedicated to WHN becoming WMGM
Celebrities included: Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Vic Damone, Morey Amsterdam, Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon,
Esther Williams, Red Skeleton, Jane Powell, Betty Garrett, Mario Lanza, Lena Horne, Frances Faye, Larry Storch and others
Variety
September 16, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #10
Broadcast: 3:00-3:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. Them Thar' Eyes - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Out Of My Dreams - Dorothy Kirsten
5. If I Loved You - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial 2
7. The Hucklebuck - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
September 19, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Monday Evening
8:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And Orchestra
1. Someday You'll Want Me To Want You F.S.
2. Homework D.K.
3. Just One Way To Say I Love You F.S.
4. Every Time I Meet You F.S.
5. Strange Music F.S. & D.K.
September 20, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else (Sy Oliver arrangement)
2. You Go To My Head (Dorothy Kirsten)
3. Katrina
4. Bali Ha'i
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Florida, Sep 20, 1949
September 21, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. It All Depends on You -FS
2. Suppose I Had Never Met You Dear - DK
3. You're Breaking my Heart - FS
4. Don't Ever Leave Me - DK
5. Nothing Less Than Beautiful - FS
AFRS inserted "Old Master Painter" sung by FS between "You're Breaking My Heart" and "Don't Ever Leave Me"
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien gave us the song program for this broadcast.
Television
None
September 22, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Mindy Carson
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. Katrina -FS
2. Fiddle Dee Dee -MC
3. They Say It's Wonderful FS w/Mindy Carson
4. That Lucky Old Sun -FS
September 23, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. All of Me --FS
2. The Man I Love --DK
3. Maybe It's Because --FS
4. Some Enchanted Evening FS w/ DK
AFRS added "Love Is Just Around The Corner" sung by FS between "Maybe It's Because" & "Some Enchanted Evening"
September 26, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #16
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PDST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. There's Yes, Yes In Your Eyes - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Did I Remember - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk - Dorothy Kirsten & Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Don't Cry Joe - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Notes: Sinatra was originally to sing "Begin The Beguine" instead of "There's Yes, Yes In Your Eyes."
September 27, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #17
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. You Told A Lie - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. All The Things You Are - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Dreamer's Holiday - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. The Song Is You - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
September 28, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #18
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. That Old Black Magic - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. So In Love - Dorothy Kirsten
5. You're In Love With Someone - Frank Sinatra
6. Younger Than Springtime - Frank Sinatra
7. closing
September 29, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #19
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1.. opening
2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. If You Were The Only Boy In The World - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Maybe It's Because - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. I'm In The Mood For Love - Dorothy Kirsten
8. If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Original Amateur Hour
ABC 8 PM
Frank Sinatra, Bert Parks, Robert Merrill, The Philharmonicas
--On a reel tape, somewhere, I have Frank
telling Ted Mack how important the Amateur Hour
was to him and other aspiring performers. I am
assuming the segment probably comes from this
show.
--Ed
Original Amateur Hour
ABC 8 PM
Frank Sinatra, Bert Parks, Robert Merrill, The Philharmonicas
September 30, 1949
Radio
Red Feather Opening Drive of Community Chests Of America program
Friday Evening
All Networks
Time 10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Performers: Ralph Edwards, Frank Sinatra, Buddy Clark, Dinah Shore, Hope Emerson, George Montgomery, Otto Kruger, Ann Sothern, Fred MacMurray, Jack Benny, Ethel Barrymore, William Demarest, Jerry Colonna, Otto Kruger
Notes: President Harry Truman and stars of stage, screen and radio speak on behalf of the Community Chest drive for funds.
Ed O'Brien:
The Red Feather opening drive for the Community Chests of America was broadcast on all major networks and independent stations.
Dinah Shore sings a short segment of "You're Breaking My Heart" followed by Buddy Clark and Frank Sinatra singing short segments. Frank surprised by opening his version with "Racing With The Moon"(just the title, no more). Then the threesome do a very short reading of "You're Breaking My Heart." Ralph Edwards asks them to form the "Shore Sisters" singing group. They sing a segment of "Three Little Maids" from "The Mikado."
Entertainment section ran approximately 20 minutes. President Truman closed out the show with a 10 minute speech endorsing the Community Chest.
On a sad note: Buddy Clark was killed in a plane crash on 10-1-49. Clark had a number of top hits including "Linda," "Peg O' My Heart," "Love Somebody," "I'll Dance At Your Wedding," "Now Is The Hour," "How Are Things In Glocca Mora," "Ballerina," "Baby It's Cold Outside"( w/D. Shore) and "You're Breaking My Heart." He was 37 years old at the time of his death.
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #20
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Guests: Pied Pipers
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight - Frank Sinatra & Pied Pipers
3. commercial 1
4. Every time I Meet You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. You Do Something To Me - Frank Sinatra
6. Why Can't You Behave - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. If I Ever Love Again - Frank Sinatra & Pied Pipers
9. closing
Red Feather Opening Drive of Community Chests Of America program
Friday Evening
All Networks
Time 10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Performers: Ralph Edwards, Frank Sinatra, Buddy Clark, Dinah Shore, Hope Emerson, George Montgomery, Otto Kruger, Ann Sothern, Fred MacMurray, Jack Benny, Ethel Barrymore, William Demarest, Jerry Colonna, Otto Kruger
Notes: President Harry Truman and stars of stage, screen and radio speak on behalf of the Community Chest drive for funds.
September 30, 1953, Barrymore Theatre, New York, NY
Frank is singing Happy Birthday to Deborah Kerr for her 32nd birthday after the opening of Tea and Sympathy at the Barrymore Theatre.
Deborah's husband Anthony Charles Bartley - twice decorated RAF pilot- is also there
October 3, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #21
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. Them Thar Eyes - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Out Of My Dreams - Dorothy Kirsten
5. The Girl That I Marry - Frank Sinatra
6. Homework - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. That Lucky Old Sun - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
October 4, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #22
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. Be Goody Good Good To Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Song Of Surrender - Dorothy Kirsten 5. You're Breaking My Heart - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Strange Music - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
October 5, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #23
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. You Told A Lie - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Love Walked In - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Love Is Here To Stay - Frank Sinatra
6. Full Moon And Empty Arms - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. I've Got A Crush On You - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
October 6, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #24
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. Someday - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. They Didn't Believe Me - Dorothy Kisten
5. Katrina - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Nothing Less Than Beautiful - Dorothy Kirsten
8. Where Are You?- Frank Sinatra
9. closing
October 7, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #25
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. It All Depends On You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. You Go To My Head - Dorothy Kirsten
5. You're In Love With Someone - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. My Romance - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
October 10, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #26
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Script (as broadcast)
1. opening
2. You Do Something To Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. The Last Mile Home - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Always - Frank Sinatra
6. How Deep Is The Ocean - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. On The Isle Of Stromboli - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
October 11, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. Just One Of Those Things -- FS
2. Bill (from Show Boat) -- DK
3. The Meadows Of Heaven -- FS
4. Dancing In The Dark -- DK & FS
--I really like the singing by Kirsten and Sinatra on "Dancing in the Dark" --Scott
October 12, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #28
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Guests: The Sky Larks
1. opening
2. Could 'Ja - Frank Sinatra & The Sky Larks
3. commercial 1
4.. These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. commercial 1
6. Don't Cry, Joe - Frank Sinatra & Sky Larks
7. Closing
Notes: Sinatra's scheduled performance of "I Only Have Eyes For You" was cut. Several other changes were made to this script.
October 13, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: October 5, 1949
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #29
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. There's Yes, Yes In Your Eyes - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Did I Remember - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Dreamer's Holiday - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Notes: A song was changed for "Dreamer's Holiday but is illegible on script.
October 14, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: No Date (might be Oct. 6)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #30
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. The One I Love - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Maybe It's Because - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Mad About You - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. I'm Coming Virginia - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. Closing
Concerts
Thalhimer’s Store in Richmond, Va
Frank Sinatra drew 6,500 fans for his performance on
the roof of Thalhimer's Store in Richmond, Va on Friday
afternoon. Designated the "Tobacco Festival King," Sinatra
kicked off a celebration of his 10 years in show business
during his three-day visit to the Tobacco City. He dutifully
plugged his new radio show "Light-Up Time," sponsored
by Lucky Strike. Dorothy Kirsten accompanied Frank
and they took over the Saturday night Hit Parade
on NBC. This special broadcast of the popular radio show
was only one of many stops made by the stars for American
Tobacco Company. Sinatra can soon be seen in the MGM
production "On The Town" and RKO's "It's Only Money."
Ed O'Brien
Frank's appearance on the Hit Parade would be
his swan song. He appeared on 191 broadcasts in
the 1940's. "On The Town" would open to rave reviews
at Radio City Music Hall on 12-9-49. A few critics did
express reservations that MGM dropped some of the better
songs from the smash Broadway musical. The replacement
tunes were considered inferior. "It's Only Money" would be
retitled "Double Dynamite" and have its premier on 12-25-51.
The original credits had Sinatra with top billing. The December
51 release gave him third billing behind Jane Russell and
Groucho Marx.
Cavalier Arena, Richmond, Virginia
Sinatra sang for 15 minutes, including a parody of Ol’ Man Crosby
note: The American Tobacco Company decided to have
a Tobacco Bowl Festival in Richmond. Frank and Dorothy
plus Mark Warnow and The Hit Parade Orchestra flew
down on the morning of 10/14. They made numerous
appearances at department stores throughout the day,
including Thalhimer's, visited local radio stations for
interviews and attended a press party. There was a
rehearsal that afternoon at Cavalier Arena - seating
capacity of 4,200. Dorothy and Frank drew a huge crowd.
That evening they performed at the arena for "The Presen-
tation Show" that kicked off the weekend. The tickets sold
for $1.35 each and only 1,000 paying fans attended.
The next morning Frank, Dorothy, Mark and The Hit Paraders
skipped their scheduled appearance in the Tobacco Parade,
due to inclement weather. But they won kudos from the locals
by hosting a brunch for 20 underprivileged children from Richmond.
In the afternoon Frank and Dorothy went to City Stadium for the
football game between VMI and the University of Richmond. During
the halftime ceremonies, Frank crowned Dorothy queen of the Tobacco
Royal Festival. There was an estimated crowd of 20,000 in the stadium,
paying a hefty $3.50 for a ticket. Frank and Dorothy entertained that evening
at the Fair Grounds for the Tobacco Festival Square Dance. Frank then made
his final appearance on Your Hit Parade with Warnow conducting and Dorothy
singing a few songs. Sunday there were a few more personal appearances
before the flight back to New York City.
Mark Warnow, who was the conductor throughout Frank's first long stint on
the Hit Parade( 1943-44), suffered a massive heart attack on Monday morning
(17) and was rushed to Polyclinic Hospital. Despite heroic efforts, they were un-
able to save him. Mark was only 47 years old.
When Look Magazine got wind of the Tobacco Festival proceedings at the football
game, they sent a photographer to cover it. His photos of Frank and Dorothy - 30
in all -- are at the Library of Congress. Stanley Kubrick, the fellow who snapped all
those pictures, would attain more than a modicum of fame as a director of many classic
films. I wonder how Frank and Stan hit it off that autumn afternoon in Richmond, Virginia.
Ed
's Thalhimer’s Store in Richmond, Va
Richmond Times Dispatch October 15, 1949
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October 15, 1949
Radio
Your Hit Parade
Network: CBS
Program #749
Time: 9:00-9:30 EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Script
1. commercial 1
2. Jealous Heart (7) - Frank Sinatra & Hit Paraders
3. Maybe It's Because (4) - Kirsten
4. Waiting For The Robert E. Lee - Orchestra
5. Twenty-Four Hours Of Sunshine (6) - Eileen Wilson & Hit Paraders
6. commercial 2
7. A Fine Romance - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. Room Full Of Roses (5) - Eileen Wilson
9. Dixie - Orchestra & Hit Paraders
10. That Lucky Old Sun (3) - Frank Sinatra
11. Someday You'll Want Me To Want You (2) - Dorothy Kirsten
12. commercial 3
13. You're Breaking My Heart (1) - Frank Sinatra
Notes: Sinatra & Kirsten were guest stars. Show was broadcast from Richmond, Virginia.
Ed O'Brien:
The last of Frank's 191 Hit Parade appearances. He first appearance was
with Dorsey in 1940 and he had two extended runs in 43-44 and again from
47 to 49.His swan song was a return after a four and half month
hiatus. He brought along Light-Up co-star Dorothy Kirsten. "Mad Men"
might have lost Lucky Strike but Frank kept them after your YHP.They
would sponsor his Light-Up show that ran from Sept. 49 into early
June of 50.
Note: Richmond was all set to have their first annual tobacco festival on 10-15-49. The
American Tobacco Co (lucky Strike) decided to spare no expense to celebrate the
occasion. They sent Frank, Dorothy Kirsten and Mark Warnow down there for the
weekend. The two stars of Light Up Time and the arranger/conductor of YHP arrived
to a whirlwind of personal appearances at department stores, parades,
and a visit to a cigarette factory. Warnow had brought along the
NBC radio orchestra to back the two singers. Friday night they performed at the Presentation
Show in front of 1,000 people. Someone decided to charge $1.35 admission fee. Saturday, Frank
and Dorothy skipped the parade through the city because of inclement weather. They did make
an appearance at City Stadium for the football game between Virginia Military Institute and Uni-
versity of Richmond, where Frank crowned Dorothy Queen of the Tobacco Bowl Festival. The
rehearsal and broadcast of the Hit Parade was held at the 4,200 seat Cavalier Arena. Frank
and Dorothy then appeared at the Tantilia Garden for the Tobacco Ball Bowl and at the Fair
Grounds for the Tobacco Festival Square Dance.The attendance at all the Saturday events
very much exceeded expectations with the stadium appearance drawing more than 20,000
Prior to the events on Saturday, Frank and Dorothy played host to 20 underprivileged boys
and girls at a brunch. The press simply loved them for their singing and the goodwill they
brought with them to Richmond.
Unfortunately there is a sad ending to this story. Mark Warnow, who had been the conductor
of the Hit Parade orchestra during Frank's tenure in 1943-44 and was a much admired arranger,
upon arriving back in New York, on the morning of the 17th, suffered a fatal attack. He was only
49 years old.
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Your Hit Parade
Network: CBS
Program #749
Time: 9:00-9:30 EST (Rebroadcast 9:00-9:30 PST)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Frank Sinatra performs in Richmond, Virginia, 1949.
Prior to the events on Saturday, Frank and Dorothy played host to 20 underprivileged boys and girls at a brunch. The press simply loved them for their singing and the goodwill they brought with them to Richmond.
Frank Sinatra crowns Dorothy Kirsten Queen of the first annual Tobacco Bowl Festival in Richmond, Virginia in 1949.
Sinatra and Kirsten, stars of Lucky Strike's Light Up Time, were the guests of honor for the first celebration. Photo by Stanley Kubrick for Look magazine.
Women fans waiting for Frank Sinatra at the Richmond, Va., Tobacco Bowl Festival, 1949. :
Frank Sinatra Tobacco Bowl Festival Richmond Virginia 1949
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October 17, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. At Sundown - FS
2. Every time I Meet You - DK
3. Younger Than Springtime - FS
4. Full Moon And Empty Arms - FS w/Dorothy Kirsten
October 18, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. Lullaby Of Broadway
2. Don't Cry Joe w/Double Daters
3. When We're Alone / Penthouse Serenade w/Dorthy Kirsten
NOTE: Nine of the songs that Sinatra did on these three radio shows were never recorded by him, Ed O'Brien has noticed.
"Together" w/Eileen Barton and Vimms Vocalists was an uptempo duet.
October 19, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Guests: The Pastels
1. Could 'Ja w/The Pastels
2. Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk w/Dorothy Kirsten
3. If I Ever Love Again w/The Pastels
October 20, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #34
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. The Hucklebuck - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Flamingo - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra
6. Nothing Less Than Beautiful - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Lucky Old Sun - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
On the AFRS Lite Up Time "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" comes after
"Nothing Less Than Beautiful." It comes from the 9-7-49 show
October 21, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Eileen Wilson
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. You Told A Lie - FS
2. Dreamer's Holiday - EW
3. On The Island Of Stromboli - FS
3. You'll Never Walk Alone - FS
Ed O'Brien:
Eileen Wilson sings "Dreamer's Holiday."
On the AFRS Lite Up Time "Don't Cry Joe" follows
"Stromboli." Frank sang his new Columbia single
on the 9-26 show, backed by The Pied Pipers, 10-12,
The Skylarks provided vocal support and The Double
Daters provided the vocal backing on the 10-18 show.
The 10-12 was the choice for the AFRS show.
October 24, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #36
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. You Are My Sunshine - Frank Sinatra & Dorthy Kirsten
3. commercial 1
4. The Red River Valley - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Clementine - Frank Sinatra
6. Buttons And Bows - Dorothy Kirsten
7. Hey Lolly Lolly - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. commercial 2
9. Wagon Wheels - Frank Sinatra
10. closing
Notes: Sinatra & Kirsten were also supposed to sing "Skip To M'Lou" after
"Clementine" but it was scratched.
Ed O'Brien points out, Sinatra was no cowpoke but he had a good time with
these ditties. O'Brien says he prefers the "Clementine" that Sinatra did the
previous year on the Burl Ives show.
October 25, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time. It follows "If I Ever Love Again" on
the 10-25 show.
October 26, 1949
Radio
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.
October 27, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #39
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. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Song Of Surrender - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Dreamer's Holiday - Frank Sinatra
6. It Had To Be You - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. A Man Wrote A Song - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Note: Richard Cook adds"AFRS version adds in "Maybe It's Because" in the spot of commercial 2."
Ed added that it is Taken from the 9-7-49 show.
Concerts
Stork Club, New York City
Notes: 30 minute performance for the all-Indian delegation
Stork Club, New York City
Notes: 30 minute performance for the all-Indian delegation
The photo and caption below are dated October 26, 1949
Inkstamp "Received" date (on back): Oct. 26, 1949
October 28, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: October 27, 1949
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #40
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. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Flamingo - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Every Time I Meet You - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. My Romance - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Notes: Kirsten's song was changed from "How Deep Is The Ocean" to "Flamingo."
Ed O'Brien:
"You're Breaking My Heart, from the 10-4-49 Light Up Time, was the added
track after "Every Time I Meet You."
October 30, 1949
Studio
Hollywood
RHCO3937 The Old Master Painter
w/The Modernaires
(H. Gillespie/B. Smith)
Robbins Music Crop. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:24) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
78: 38650
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that Sinatra sang this ditty a number of times on his Light Up Time shows and raved about what a great song it was.
RHCO3938 Why Remind Me?
w/The Modernaires
(S. Willner/D. Tauber)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:09) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-2741 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 3
78: 38662
Violins: W. Cllies, N. Pisani, R. Polikian, M. Russell, F. Slatkin, M. Sosson; Violas: M. Perlmutter, G. White; Cello: C. Bernard; Saxes: H. Beau, L. Hartman, J. Kinsler, B. Russin, F. Stulce; Piano: K. Lane; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: R. Hagan; Harp: A. Mason
Radio
The Jack Benny Program
Network: CBS
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show: #8 of the 1949-50 series
Time: 7:00 PM EST (rebroadcast: 9:30 - 10:00 PM PST)
Host: Jack Benny
Guests: Frank Sinatra
Cast: Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, Artie Auerbach, Rochester, F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer),
Writers: Sam Perrin, George Balzer, John Tackaberry, Milt Josefsberg
Producer By: Hilliard Marks
Script (Final As Broadcast)
1. commercial
2. first routine - Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Mary Livingstone & Dennis Day
3. The Last Mile Home - Dennis Day
4. second routine - Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Rodchester, Mary Livingstone & Frank Sinatra
5. You Must've Been A Beautiful Baby - Frank Sinatra & Mel Blanc w/the Spotsman Quartet
6. third routine - Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Frank Sinatra, Mel Blanc, Jerry ?, Frank Nelson, Don Wilson
7. PSA - Don Wilson
8. commercial
9. closing
Note: Sinatra and Benny closing was cut short due to time. Check script for details.
The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
Hollywood
RHCO3937 The Old Master Painter
w/The Modernaires
(H. Gillespie/B. Smith)
Robbins Music Crop. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:24) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
78: 38650
RHCO3938 Why Remind Me?
w/The Modernaires
(S. Willner/D. Tauber)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:09) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-2741 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 3
78: 38662
October 31, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #41
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. Could' Ja - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Blue Moon - Dorothy Kirsten
5. The Moon Is Yellow - Dorthy Kirsten
6. Dry Bones - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial 2
8. Harvest Moon - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Television
NONE
November 1, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #42
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. It All Depends On You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. My Bill - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Maybe It's Because - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 1
7. Falling In Love With Love - Dorothy Kirsten
8. I Only Have Eyes For You - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
November 2, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time.
November 3, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #44
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Lucille Norman
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Them There Eyes - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. So In Love - Lucille Norman
5. The Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. That Lucky Old Sun - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
"That Old Black Magic" was added by AFRS,
replacing the second commercial. Song was lifted
from the 9-28 Light Up show.
November 4, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #45
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. Just One Of Those Things - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. These Foolish Things - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Younger Than Springtime - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Only Make Believe - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
November 7, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #46
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Eileen Wilson
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. I Can Dream, Can't I? - Eileen Wilson
5. Meadows Of Heaven - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. A Fine Romance - Frank Sinatra & Eileen Wilson
8. closing
Notes: AFRS Lite Up Time version. Lifted the Wilson song from the 11-8-49 Light Up Time.
November 8, 1949
Studio
RHCO3940 Sunshine Cake
w/Paula Kelly
(J. Burke/J. Van Heusen)
(from Riding High)
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:09) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-2741 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 3
78: 38705
RHCO3941 (We've Got A) Sure Thing
w/The Modernaires
(J. Burke/J. Van Heusen)
(from Riding High)
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:11) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-2741 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 3
78: 38705
CONCERT
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #47
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Eileen Wilson
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. It Was Only A Paper Moon - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. A Thousand Violins - Eileen Wilson
5. This Love Of Mine - Frank Sinatra
6. Dreamer's Holiday - Eileen Wilson
7. commercial 2
8. Don't Cry, Joe - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
November 9, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #48
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Margaret Whiting
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. That Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Too Marvelous For Words - Margaret Whiting
5. If I Ever Love Again - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. This Can't Be Love - Frank Sinatra & Margaret Whiting
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS addition in the commercial 2 spot was the Burke-
Van Heusen song "You"re In Love With Someone," from 9-28-49
Light Up Time.
Television
NONE
Film
The House I Live In, (US Film Release: November 9, 1945)
(Directed by Mervyn Leroy. Produced by Mervyn LeRoy and Frank Ross. Written by Albert Maltz)
Sinatra, taking a break from a recording session steps outside and intervenes when ten boys are chasing a Jewish boy. Sinatra gives a speech about tolerance and then sings "The House I Live In")
Note: Sinatra also sings "If You Are But A Dream" with an orchestra directed by Axel Stordahl
The film would win an Honorary Academy Award and special Golden Globe Award in 1946.
November 10, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #49
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Margaret Whiting
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. My Blue Heaven - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. The Cockeyed Opimist - Margaret Whiting
5. The Touch Of Your Hand - Frank Sinatra
6. Yesterdays - Margaret Whiting
7. commercial 2
8. On The Island Of Stromboli - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
note: Ed O'Brien "AFRS sub for missing second commercial
was "Meadows Of Heaven" from Light Up Time
10-11-49"
November 11, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #50
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Lucille Norman
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Sweet Lorraine - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Why Was I Born - Lucille Norman
5. You're In Love With Someone - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. America The Beautiful - Frank Sinatra & Lucille Norman
8. closing
November 14, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #51
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Eileen Wilson
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Lover - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. They Didn't Believe Me - Eileen Wilson
5. Lost In The Stars - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Laura - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS tune after commericial: "Someday( You'll Want Me To Want You.")
from 10-6 show.
November 15, 1949
Studio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #52
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Eileen Wilson
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. A Foggy Day - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart - Eileen Wilson
5. Nothing Less Than Beautiful - Frank Sinatra
6. I Only Have Eyes For You - Eileen Wilson
7. commercial 2
8. Mad About You
9. closing
note: AFRS tune after commercial: "Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You.")
from 10-6 show.
November 16, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #53
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Lucille Norman
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. The One I Love - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. If You Are But A Dream - Lucille Norman
5. Supposin' - Frank Sinatra
6. I'll Get By - Lucille Norman
7. commercial 2
8. A Man Wrote A Song - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
November 17, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: November 4, 1949
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #54
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. At Sundown - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Did I Remember - Dorothy Kirsten
5. You're In Love With Someone - Frank Sinatra
6. I'm In The Mood For Love - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. The Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
November 18, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: November 4, 1949
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #55
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. All Of Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. You Go To My Head - Dorothy Kirsten
5. If I Ever Love Again - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Dancing In The Dark - Frank & Dorothy
8. closing
November 21, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #56
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I've Found A New Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. I'll See You Again - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Medley: Just One Of Those Thinngs / All Of Me / Pagliacci / Baby It's Cold Outside / The Hucklebuck - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial 2
7. Some Enchanted Evening - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
Ziggy Elman took over as orchestra leader on this date in 1949. He would conduct and sometimes arrange
through the 12-16-49 show. During those 20 shows, Sinatra would sometimes feature his very talented
pal from the Dorsey years.
Television
None
November 22, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #57
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Marlene Dietrich
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. When You're Smiling - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Illusions - Marlene Dietrich
5. Bye Bye Baby - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. If You Are But A Dream - Frank Sinatra
8. Closing
NOTE: According to Ed O'Brien, Marlene Dietrich is the woman who called Sinatra the Mercedes-Benz of men. And they didn't do a duet together!
November 23, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #58
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Should I - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. On The Island Of Stromboli - Frank Sinatra
5. And The Angels Sing - Ziggy Elman (Trumpet)
6. P.S. I Love You - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial 2
8. Where Is My Bess - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
November 24, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #59
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. The Best Things In Life Are Free - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Kiss Me Again - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Don't Cry Joe - Frank Sinatra
6. The Man I Love - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. The House I Live In - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
November 25, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #60
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. The Old Master - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Jalousie - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Scattered Toys - Frank Sinatra
6. Hush Little Darlin' - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Dreamer's Holiday - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: Sinatra was to close with a medley of "You're Breaking My Heart", "Dreamer's Holiday", "The Song Is You" but it was cut to only "Dreamer's Holiday."
November 28, 1949
Radio
Big Joe Rosenfield Program
WOR 2am - 5am
Guest: Frank Sinatra
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #61
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Easy To Love - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Just One Of Those Things - Frank Sinatra
6. You Do Something To Me - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Night And Day - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
November 29, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #62
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. My Street - Frank Sinatra
5. Don't Worry 'Bout Me / Day In Day Out - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. If I Ever Love Again - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Poole’s Paradise, Hosted by Bob Poole
Frank Sinatra was guest
2pm
November 30, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #63
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. It Was Only A Paper Moon - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Why Was I Born - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Mad About You - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. A Fine Romance - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
December 1, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #64
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2.. My Blue Heaven - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. I Can Dream Can't I? - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Body And Soul - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Only Make Believe - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
December 2, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #65
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. This Can't Be Love - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. The Moon Is Yellow - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Frank Sinatra
6. Button Up Your Overcoat - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. That Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
December 3, 1949
State Theatre, Hartford, Conn. (December 3-4)
SINATRA SHOWS
$18,267 WEEKEND
Hartford, Conn. Dec. 6
Frank Sinatra, playing his first theatre date in two years,
broke all records at the State here, with an $18,267 gross
for eight shows over Saturday (3) and Sunday (4) Opening
day's gross, despite a snowstorm, was $11,385. On the
bill with The Voice were Harvey Stone and Ziggy Elman
and orch. The Dunhills were also slated to appear but
couldn't get to the theatre, being held up by the storm.
They were driving in from a Detroit date.
Sinatra is in the east while his Lucky Strike sponsored
show with Dorothy Kirsten is originating from New York.
He is planning a theatre tour sometime after Jan 1 in
eastern cities where he hasn't previously played.
For the time being cafe shows are out.Sinatra had
planned playing class niteries, but no deals have jelled
yet. He definitely ruled out the Copacabana in N.Y.,
where the policy is three shows nightly. He declared
his pipes wouldn't take that number of shows along
with his radio chores.
Arthur Godfrey did $20,000 in ten shows in a two-day
appearance last year.
Variety
12-7-49
Ed O'Brien:
Frank would change his mind about the rigors of
three shows a night at the Copa. He would open there
on 3-23-50 for a scheduled five week engagement. Skitch
Henderson told me that some night they would a fourth
show in the wee small hours for a special audience.
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Ed O'Brien:
Frank would change his mind about the rigors of
three shows a night at the Copa. He would open there
on 3-23-50 for a scheduled five week engagement. Skitch
Henderson told me that some night they would a fourth
show in the wee small hours for a special audience.
© 1997-2025 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
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December 4, 1949
Concerts
State Theatre, Hartford, Conn. (December 3-4)
w/Ziggy Elman and His Trumpet, Harvey Stone
Eight shows over the two days
State Theatre, Hartford, Conn. (December 3-4)
w/Ziggy Elman and His Trumpet, Harvey Stone
Eight shows over the two days
December 5, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #66
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1, opening
2. A Foggy Day - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. If I Ever Love Again - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Don't Cry Joe - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Full Moon And Empty Arms - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Television
none
December 6, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #67
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Bye Bye Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. If I Should Lose You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Man Wrote A Song - Frank Sinatra
6. They Say It's Wonderful - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Begin The Beguine - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
December 7, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #68
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Sweet Loraine - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. These Foolish Things - Dorothy Kirsten
5. That Lucky Old Sun - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Falling In Love With Love - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
December 8, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #69
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. UN BEL DI (from Puccini's BUTTERFLY) - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Man Wrote A Song - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Without A Song - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
December 9, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #70
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I Found A New Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. My Bill - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Mad About You - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. If I Loved You - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
December 10, 1949
Concerts
Kaiser-Frazer Plant, Long Beach, CA
Frank Sinatra and Margaret Whiting performed at the Aviation Ball
Note: Sinatra had also performed at the Aviation Ball in 1948
Kaiser-Frazer Plant, Long Beach, CA
Frank Sinatra and Margaret Whiting performed at the Aviation Ball
December 11, 1949
Concerts
Mansfield Theatre, New York
Benefit for the Actors' Temple
Frank Sinatra, Henny Youngman, Smith & Dale, Robert Merrill, The Ink Spots, Desi Arnaz, Red Buttons and others
Mansfield Theatre, New York
Benefit for the Actors' Temple
Frank Sinatra, Henny Youngman, Smith & Dale, Robert Merrill, The Ink Spots, Desi Arnaz, Red Buttons and others
December 12, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #71
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. That Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. They Didn't Believe Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. White Christmas - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Television
Taping:
Air Date 1-3-80
December 12, 1979 Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
"The First 40 Years" Celebration
Orchestra Conducted By: Don Costa
1. New York, New York
2. It Was A Very Good Year
3. The Best Is Yet To Come
4. monologue
5. I've Got You Under My Skin
6. I've Got The World On A String
Notes: FS receives the ASCAP Pied Piper Award
December 13, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #72
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Janet Blair
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Why Was I Born - Janet Blair
5. Envy - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Some Enchanted Evening - Frank Sinatra & Janet Blair
8. closing
Note: Sinatra Scholar Ed OBrien notes that Sinatraphiles has
discussed Santa Claus is Coming to Town with Ms. Lauper.
That discussion touched on how good Franks 1947 recording was. Well,
for my money, OBrien says, this is the real gem. Ziggy Elman backs
Frank on a swinging, jazzy chart, and he has a lot of fun.
Ed O'Brien
The Sinatra-Lauper duet was released for Christmas in 1992, on the CD
"A Very Special Christmas Vol II. The original Axel Stordahl
orchestration was copied by a full orchestra with Suzie Katayama
conducting. The marvelous jazz drummer Sol Gubin can be heard on the
recording.. The session was done in Los Angeles.
December 14, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #73
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. What Can I Say Dear - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. You Go To My Head - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Penthouse Serenade - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Notes: Kirsten's song was changed from "All The
Things You Are" to "You Go To My Head."
December 15, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: Show was pre-taped, no date listed
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #74
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. When You're Smiling - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Mad About You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Meadows Of Heaven - Frank Sinatra
6. Hush Little Darlin' - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Don't Cry Joe - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Concerts
Toots Shor's Dinner for Bill Corum, New York
Frank Sinatra, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Eddie Duchin, Jimmy Durante and others
Toots Shor's Dinner for Bill Corum, New York
Frank Sinatra, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Eddie Duchin, Jimmy Durante and others
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December 16, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #75
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Ziggy Elman And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Every Time I Meet You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. My Street - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Strange Music - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Notes: Kirsten's song was switched from "I'll See You Again" to "Every Time I Meet You."
December 17, 1949
for the movie "Battleground." Lennie Hayton conducted and wrote the arrangement. The recording was not used in the
film. Finally, there is the 1954 version done at Capitol with Nelson Riddle. Jonathan Schwartz is quite certain Frank would have had
a major hit if "kiddies" had not replaced "children" in the lyrics. You don't improve on Mr. Berlin. Frank sang the song on his radio shows
throughout the 1940s
--Ed
December 19, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #76
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. My Blue Heaven
3. commercial 1
4. S'Wonderful - Frank Sinatra
5. Falling In Love With Love - Jane Powell
6. Younger Than Springtime - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial 2
8. Why Do I Love You - Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
9. closing
December 20, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #77
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Them There Eyes - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
5. Body And Soul - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Where Or When - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
December 21, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #78
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. At Sundown - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Deep In My Heart - Jane Powell
5. Don't Cry, Joe - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Love Is Just Around The Corner - Frank Sinatra
8. If You Are But A Dream - Frank Sinatra And Jane Powell
9. closing
Notes: "Love Is Just Around The Corner" was a last minute addition.
December 22, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: December 19, 1949
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #79
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. The Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Lover Come Back To Me - Jane Powell
5. Envy - Frank Sinatra
6. commcerial 2
7. The Song Is You - Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
8. closing
December 23, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: December 20, 1949
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #80
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Jingle Bells - Frank Sinatra
5. Medley: Joy To The World / It Came Upon A
Midnight Clear - Adeste Fidelis - Frank Sinatra
6. White Christmas - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial 2
8. Silent Night - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien can think of only two
Sinatra shows that were strictly devoted to Christmas songs throughout.
This is one and the 1957 Christmas show with Bing Crosby was the other.
December 26, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: December 21, 1949
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #81
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Winter Wonderland - Frank Sinatra
3.. commercial 1
4. medley: Beautiful Dreamer / Oh Suzannah / I Dream Of Jeannie - Frank Sinatra
5. commercial 2
6. You'll Never Walk Alone - Frank Sinatra
7.. Brahms' Lullaby - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Treasury Department Guest Star
Treasury Department syndication
Program #144
Arranged by Axel Stordahl
Conducted by Jeff Alexander
Performers: Don Wilson, Dorothy Kirsten, Frank Sinatra, Jeff Alexander
and His Orchestra
1. Winter Wonderland F.S.
2. Maid of Cadiz
D.K.
3. My Romance
F.S. & D.K.
4. Lord's Prayer
F.S. & Chorus
1. Winter Wonderland & The Lord's Prayer appear on the CD:
Christmas Songs by Sinatra & The show appears on the officially
released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Show "Frank Sinatra
& Friends"
note: This show is really a Light Up Time with the Treasury Dept.
substituting their appeals
in lieu of the cigarette commercials.
The Light Up Time announcer, Don Wilson,
is also on board.
Guest Star #144 has been dated 12-24, 25
and 26. I did some
searching and found the earliest
broadcast on 12-23. Program
was picked up by many commercial
stations on Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day. Latest airing I found
was 12/27.
Innner Sanctum Mysteries
Episode: "The Enchanted Ghost" Guest: Frank
Sinatra
PORTRAYING A CYNICAL DOWN-AND-OUTER TEMPORARILY
saved from the arms of the law by a whimsical, benevolent
phantom, Frank Sinatra stars in a special holiday drama,
"The Enchanted Ghost," on the Christmas broadcast of
C.B.S.
"Inner Sanctum." In one of his rare straight dramatic
roles,
Sinatra will be cast as Chris D'Angelo, who, as the story opens,
is hiding out in a "free eats" mission, a probation officer on
his
trail. A dying young man entrusts him with Christmas presents
for his mother and sistera mission D'Angelo has no intention
of fulfilling until "Sir Benjamin" intervenes with an
offer he finds hard to turn down. KTSA7 P.M.
Television
none
Innner Sanctum Mysteries
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota) 26 Dec 1949
Variety
Treasury Department Guest Star
Treasury Department syndication
Program #144
Arranged by Axel Stordahl
Conducted by Jeff Alexander
Performers: Don Wilson, Dorothy Kirsten, Frank Sinatra, Jeff Alexander and His Orchestra
December 27, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #82
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. It All Depends On You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. I'm Falling In Love With Someone - Jane Powell
5. A Man Wrote A Song - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. You're The Cream In My Coffee - Frank Sinatra
8. I Think Of You - Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
9. closing
Notes: Last minute addition of "You're The Cream
In My Coffee" and a change of "My Romance" to "I Think Of You."
December 28, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #83
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Should I - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. I've Told Every Little Star - Jane Powell
5. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Ol' Man River - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Television
none
December 29, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #84
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Lover - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. It's A Most Unusual Day - Jane Powell
5. Tea For Two - Frank Sinatra & Jane Powell
6. commercial 2
7. You're My Thrill - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
December 30, 1949
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: December 27, 1949
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #85
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Bye Bye Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. medley : The Hucklebuck / If I Ever Love Again
/ The Old Master Painter / Don't Cry Joe - Frank Sinatra
5. commercial 2
6. Over The Rainbow - Frank Sinatra
7. closing
Notes: Medley order was changed and "The
Hucklebuck" was added. See script for more details.
Ed O'Brien notes:
There is a rehearsal of this show in circulation among collectors.
I don't believe there are any other rehearsals of this series floating
around.
January 2, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time (NBC)
Taped: December 28, 1949
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Show #86
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8 - 8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Jeff Alexander and The Orchestra
1. Opening
2. Great Day - Frank Sinatra
3. Commercial
4. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. Commercial
7. All The Things You Are - Frank Sinatra
8.. Closing
Television
None
Concert
January 3, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #87
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. When You're Smiling - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Kiss Me Again - Dorothy Kirsten
5. You're Awful - Frank & Dorothy
6. commercial 2
7. Lost In The Stars - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
January 4, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #88
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. The One I Love - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. If I Should Lose You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Dreamer's Holiday - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Only Make Believe - Frank & Dorothy
8. closing
Television
None
January 5, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #89
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. Let Is Snow - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Violets For Your Furs - Frank Sinatra
6. Hands Across The Table - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Button Up Your Overcoat - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
January 6, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #90
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. All Of Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Easy To Love - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Dream Is A Wish - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Dancing In The Dark - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
January 7, 1950
Radio
Joe Dimaggio Show
Frank Sinatra is guest
10:30
January 7, 1951 Meet Frank Sinatra
Taped December 27, 1950
Show #11
Network: CBS
Sunday
5 P.M - 5:45 P.M. EST
Sponsor: Tintair - Luden's Cough Drops
Musicians: Graham Forbes and His Quartet
Announcer: Hal Sims
Writers: Paul Dudley
Producers: Mark Goodson, Bill Todman
Guest: Eileen Barton
Notes: First show with the new 45 minute format. Last 15 minutes of the hour have "News with Eric Sevareid"
Television
None
January 8, 1950
Radio
The Jack Benny Program
Network: CBS
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show: #18 of the 1949-50 series
Time: 7:00 PM EST (Rebroadcast: 9:30 - 10:00 PM PST)
Host: Jack Benny
Guests: Frank Sinatra, Michael Romanoff, Gene Kelly, Rosalind Russell.
Cast: Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Leo "Ukie" Sherin, Mel Blanc, Frank Nelson, Artie Auerbach, Rochester, F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer),
Writers: Sam Perrin, George Balzer, John Tackaberry, Milt Josefsberg
Producer By: Hilliard Marks
1. commercial
2. first routine - Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day
3. Marta - Dennis Day
4. second routine - Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Rochester, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc, Mary Livingstone, Frank Nelson, Micheal Romanoff, Frank Sinatra, Rosalind Russell, Gene Kelly, Eric (unkown)
5. commercial
6. closing - Jack Benny, Leo "Ukie" Sherin, Mel Blanc, Don Wilson
Note: The show appears on the officially released CD set: 60 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows "Frank Sinatra & Friends"
January 9, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time (NBC)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show #91
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander and the Orchestra
1. Opening
2. Just You, Just Me - Frank Sinatra
3. Commercial
4. What is There to Say - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Envy - Frank Sinatra
6. Commercial
7. Hush, Little Darlin - Dorothy Kirsten
8. I've Got a Crush on You - Frank Sinatra
9. Closing
January 10, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time (NBC)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show #92
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 pm PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 pm PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander and the Orchestra
1. Opening
2.. The Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
3. Commercial
4. If You Were the Only Boy in the World - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Have a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts - Frank Sinatra
6. Commercial
7. S'Wonderful - Frank Sinatra
8. My Heart Stood Still - Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsten
9. Closing
NOTE: Ed O'Brien claims that you haven't lived until you've heard Sinatra sing Lovely Bunch of Coconuts affecting a Cockney accent.
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS inserted "Them There Eyes," 12-20-49, in lieu of
second commercial. Frank sang "Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts"
as a request from his son. Frankie Jr. was celebrating his sixth
birthday.
January 11, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time (NBC)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show #93
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 p.m. PST (Repeat: 8-8:15 pm PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander and the Orchestra
1. Opening
2. I Beeped When I should have Bopped - Frank Sinatra
3. Commercial
4. How Deep is the Ocean - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. Commercial
7. Mad About You - Dorothy Kirsten
8. Look at Me Now - Frank Sinatra
9. Closing
Ed O'Brien:
"Where Or When" was the song added by AFRS. It came
from the 12-20-49 show. Frank introduced the song with
a wintry theme of a hot brick in the oven, serving as a
foot warmer that brings on an attack of romantic chill.
Television
None
January 12, 1950
Studio
Hollywood
RHCO3999 God's Country
w/The Jeff Alexander Choir & Ziggy Elman - Trumpet
(H. Gillespie/B. Smith)
Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1950
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:05) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
78: 38708
Radio
Light Up Time (NBC)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show #94
Broadcast: 4-4:15 pm PST (Repeat: 8-8:15 pm PST)
Starring Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander and the Orchestra
1. Opening
2. Bye Bye Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. Commercial
4. Flamingo - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
6. Commercial
7. My Romance - Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsten
8. Closing
Ed O'Brien:
Additional song added by AFRS was "My Blue Heaven."
It was taken from the 12-1-49 show.
Hollywood
RHCO4000 Shelia
The single was also released as a white label Columbia Records DJ or promotional 45.
January 13, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time (NBC)
Sponsor: Lucky Strike
Show # 95
Broadcast: 4-4:15 p.m. PST (Repeat: 8-8:15 pm PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra and Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander and the Orchestra
1. Opening
2. What Is This Thing Called Love - Frank Sinatra
3. Commercial
4. If I Ever Love Again - Dorothy Kirsten
5. My Blue Heaven - Frank Sinatra
6. Commercial
7. I'm in the Mood for Love - Dorothy Kirsten
8. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
9. Closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS additional number was "A Man Wrote A Song."
Frank never recorded the song but sang it on five Light Up Times.
January 16, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #96
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. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. I Must Have Done Something Wonderful - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra
6. Always - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
January 17, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #97
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 Love You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. When You're Away - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Man Wrote A Song - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. There's A Small Hotel - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
January 18, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #98
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. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. I've Told Every Little Star - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Our Love Is Here To Stay - Frank Sinatra
6. Love Walk In - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
January 19, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #99
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. It Was Only A Paper Moon - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Scarlet Ribbons - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. Dreamer's Holiday - Frank Sinatra
8. I'm In Love - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Notes: Dreamer's Holiday was a late addition to the show.
January 20, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #100
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. The Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. You're Always There - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. It Never Entered My Mind - Frank Sinatra
8. Isn't It Romantic - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Notes: "You Missed The Boat" was changed to "The Old Master Painter." and "It Never Entered My Mind" was a late addition.
January 21, 1950
Ed O'Brien:
Tough one to figure. His private life had become a huge burden
for him as
a professional entertainer. I also wonder how long he would have been
content
doing the same basic performance night after night after night.
"Guys And Dolls"
was a smash hit and had a long run. MGM wouldn't give him permission to
do
the show. Revenge. A few months later they cut him loose. But Frank
Sinatra
would have been a great Sky Masterson.
January 23, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #101
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. The One I Love
3. commercial 1
4. Lover Come Back To Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial 2
7. June In January - Dorothy Kirsten
8. With Every Breath I Take - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS opted for "The Old Master Painter" from the
1-20-50 Light Up show. It was heard right after "Sorry."
Frank sang "Master Painter" gem 12 times on LUP
Television
None
January 24, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #102
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. There's No Business Like Show Business - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Depuis Le Jour - Dorothy Kirsten
5. commercial 2
6. If You Are But A Dream - Frank Sinatra
7. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS used "It Never Entered My Mind" from the 1-20-50 show.
The song was inserted right after the opening number, in lieu of
first commercial.. Frank's reading of the classic Rodgers & Hart
tune was sung only once by him on Light Up Time.
January 25, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #103
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. Then I'll Be Happy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Envy - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night - Frank Sinatra
6. Isn't This A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. Bye Bye Baby - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS opted for "Isn't It Romantic," duet with Dorothy Kirsten,
from 1-20-50 Light Up Time. It was placed where the second
Lucky Strike commercial would have run.
January 26, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 23, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #104
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. For You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. Why Remind Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Easy To Remember - Frank Sinatra
6. Soon - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial 2
8. O' Sole Mio - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS used Frank's vocal of Cole Porter's "You Do
Something To Me" from the 9-12-49 Light Up Time
after "Soon" by D.K.
Ed O'Brien:
Interesting song selection. Sinatra would sing "For You" and "Easy To Remember" in the early fifties on his radio/TV shows.
The former would be done both uptempo and as a ballad in that time frame. The latter would be recorded as a ballad in 56 and
then Quincy Jones would give Frank a swingin' chart for the Basie tour in the summer of 65.
"O Sole Mio" would be one of the few songs Frank would sing in Italian. During the early Reprise years he desperately
wanted to do an album of Italian songs. Costa wrote the chart.
Sinatra would devote a great deal of time rehearsing but was never able to get a real handle on the language.
"Soon" and "When You Awake" would also be sung by Sinatra during the radio years.
note: I would like to correct a mistake I made regarding the 1965 "Easy To Remember."
Billy Byers penned the chart that Sinatra sang that summer while touring with
the Basie band.
-- Ed
January 27, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 13, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #105
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. The Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial 1
4. All The Things You Are - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Let's Fall In Love - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6.. commercial 2
7. Body And Soul - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
"You're Always There" by Dorothy Kirsten was the added AFRS
tune for the Lite Up Time. They lifted it from the 1-20-50 show.
It was heard after her duet with Frank.
January 30, 1950
Radio
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
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 "An American singer would have to be a little forgetful, not to include this particular song, on this particular night." FDR would have celebrated his 68thbirthday.
9. closing
January 31, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 17, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #107
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. Bye, Bye, Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. All Through The Night - Dorothy Kirsten
5. It Had To Be You - Frank Sinatra
6. I'll Get By - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Lost In The Stars - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
with Henry King and his Orchestra
Two Shows: 8:45 & 11:45
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
with Henry King and his Orchestra
Two Shows: 8:45 & 11:45
Imagine, Sinatra singing "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy", in concert.
February 1, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 18, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #108
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
4. Yesterdays - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. While We're Young - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February
10)
Frank Sinatra was set to open at the Emerald Room of the Shamrock
Hotel, in Houston, Texas, January 28, 1950.
Frank and Jimmy Van Heusen had flown to Texas on the 26th Van Heusen was
flying his own plane and they
stopped to refuel in El Paso. Frank was told to call George Evans office
immediately. George was Frank's
press agent and a guiding force all through the bobby-soxer craze and
beyond. Evans secretary informed Frank
George had suffered a fatal heart attack that morning. He was only 48
years old. Van Heusen flew Frank back
to New York and the Shamrock appearance was put on hold until after the
funeral.
Glenn McCarthy was the owner of the very elegant new hotel in Houston.
Edna Ferber based the character of
Jett Rink on Glenn, in the novel "Giant," after staying at his
grand hotel. James Dean portrayed Rink in George
Steven's film version.
Frank and Chester( Van Heusen's name to all his friends) flew back to
Texas on the first of February. Frank
opened that night(Wednesday) to a full house including a most
welcomed surprise guest. Ava had flown in
for the opening and Frank was thrilled. They went to dinner between
shows. A photographer spotted the
couple and told Frank he wanted to take a picture. The response was an
explosive "no." Ava put her hands
over her face and the couple did a quick exit from a very nice Italian
restaurant.. Frank did a second show
and then went to his room. But he couldn't sleep until after the sun came
up. When he woke at 4:30 p.m.,
Frank was a sick man. A doctor was called immediately. The singer was
running a fever, had a raw throat,
and was sick to his stomach. He could not go on that night. What to do?
The movie star Eddie Bracken
had subbed for Frank the previous week. He had hopped a plane that
afternoon en route to California.
The Shamrock did some checking and learned of a quick stop-over in
Dallas. They called the airport
there just five minutes before take-off. Bracken agreed to come back on
the next plane to Houston.
He arrived at 8:30 and was onstage at 9. Meanwhile a heavy lidded Sinatra
was feeling better. He
was weak but insisted on doing the second show of the evening. Chester
and the musicians, including
Henry King, the pianist and orchestra leader, were not sure he could do
it. Frank thought it might make
him feel better. So on he went at 11: p.m. His speaking voice cracked on
him but was fine when he sang.
It looked good until near the end when Frank announced his next number
was "Soliloquy," from "Carousel."
It was not possible in the condition he was in that night. But Frank
started to sing. Here is a description
from Bill Roberts of the Houston Chronicle on what transpired
next:
"And somehow a magic fire caught hold of Frank Sinatra. As he warmed
up to "Soliloquy" you could feel the magic catching all
over the Emerald Room. Not one piece of ice tinkled anywhere. Sinatra's
throat opened up and he hit notes he had never hit
before in his life. When he finished the crowd took the roof off the
Emerald Room . . . Then he went upstairs to get ready for
tonight( 3)."
Bracken was asked to stay in the event Frank had a relapse. A very good
move. The ill health continued
to plague him right through the engagement. Eddie stepped in and did some
shows.
Frank Sinatra, recovered from illness which forced Eddie Bracken to
sub for him at Shamrock Hotel in Houston
several nights, resumes his airshow from Hollywood.
Billboard
Frank felt better on Monday(6) and asked Chester to fly him over to
Galveston. He had heard about the Balinese
Restaurant and Nightclub. Frank needed to work. Here is a picture taken
that night at the Balinese.
Anthony
Fortitta
James Van
Heusen
Frank Sinatra Sam Maceo (
owner)
Frank got the gig. After closing the next night at the Shamrock, he did a
week with the house band at the Balinese. People who
attended the shows remember a terrific performance from Sinatra.
I am indebted to newspapers in both Houston and Galveston, libraries in
both cities, Billboard and Variety plus on line sites that
offered commentary from people who attended the shows in both
cities.
Ed
February 2, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 19, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #109
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. What Is This Thing Called Love - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Can't Help Loving That Man - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. It Had To Be You - Dorothy Kirsten
8. The Very Thought Of You - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS added "I've Got A Crush On You" from the 1-9-50
Light Up Time. It was placed where the second Lucky Strike ad
would have run. They also used the same version for the 2-9-50
Lite Up Time.
Note: Sinatra introduces this broadcast saying he is appearing at the Shamrock Hotel in Huston.
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
February 3, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 23, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #110
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. This Can't Be Love - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Tonight We Love - Dorothy Kirsten
5. You're Awful - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. Ol' Man River - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
Frank opened the 10-14-49 Light-Up Time with a George Siravo
arranged "One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else." AFRS lifted
it for the 2-3-50 Lite-Up show. Song subbed for second commercial
on the broadcast.
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
Light Up Time
Taped: January 23, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #110
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Frank Dorothy Jeff Alexander
February 4, 1950
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
February 5, 1950
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Note: Sinatra did a special afternoon performance on February 5th for teenagers.
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sunday afternoon
February 5th at the Shamrock Hotel:
I Sing The Songs (I Write The Songs) / Empty Tables 45 RPM
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February 6, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 16, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #111
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. A Foggy Day - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. More Than You Know - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Without A Song - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Television
NONE
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
February 7, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 24, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #112
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Broadcast Version:
1. opening
2. I Beeped When I Should Have Bopped
3. commercial
4. Why Was I Born - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Must Have Done Something Wonderful - Frank Sinatra
6. Mad About You - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Poinciana - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: Unknown song changed to "Poinciana." See script for details. Currently original song unknown.
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS added "Bye, Bye, Baby " from the 1-31-50 Light Up Time
It was used in place of second ad.
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
February 8, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 18, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #113
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. The Best Things In Life Are Free - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Suppose I Had Never Met You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Polka Dots And Moonbeams - Frank Sinatra
6. Imagination - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
" I Love You," Light Up Time, 1-17-50, was used in lieu of second ad. FS Capitol
disc is quite similar.
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
February 9, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 19, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #114
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Broadcast Version:
1. opening
2. Just You, Just Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Scarlet Ribbons - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Somebody Loves Me - Frank Sinatra
8. I'm In Love - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
I've Got A Crush On You was used by AFRS 1-9-50
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
February 10, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: January 20, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #115
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. Don't Do Something To Someone Else - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. I'll Be Seeing You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Strange Music - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. You're My Thrill - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
Brahms Lullaby,12-26-49, was the additional selection on
Lite-Up Time
Concerts
Shamrock Hotel, Houston, Texas (January 31st - February 10)
Sinatra was dark on February 6th
February 11, 1950
Concerts
Balinese Restaurant and Nightclub, Galveston, Texas (11-17?)
Balinese Restaurant and Nightclub, Galveston, Texas (11-17?)
A STORY YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT FRANK SINATRA --- By Dallas Realtor Bill Cherry
By BILL CHERRY
Real Estate Agent with Bill Cherry, Realtor 0124242
November 13, 2007 03:27 PM
Even though I'm a Dallas resident and business man now, most of my life was spent living in the Galveston-Houston area. My real estate company had two offices in Galveston and one in the museum district of Houston.
And from the age of fourteen, my avocation has been performing on radio and television. I still do. I found this script of a piece I did on TV's News-24 Houston on June 21, 2003, and I thought you would find it interesting.
Bill Cherry's Memories -Sinatra Visits Galveston
People past 60 who lived or came to this island in the old days, love to tell the tales of when big-time stars headlined in Galveston.
Night clubs like the Sui Jin and the Hollywood Dinner Club and the Balinese Room and the Studio Lounge booked entertainers like Fred Astaire and big bands like Harry James.
Most of us refer to it as Galveston's Golden Days, but those golden days only had a span of thirty years. From the 1920s through most of the 1950s.
And that sure is a small piece of time...actually just 17%.... out of the 175 years the island's had civilized people living on it.
My favorite story from that era is when old Frank Sinatra was down on his luck. He was an almost has-been even though he was just 35-years old. We're talking about 1950. And wouldn't you know that's when he was married to glamorous movie star Ava Gardner. And she was making tons of money.
Desperate for a job, somehow he talked legendary oilman Glenn McCarthy into giving him a short gig at Houston's Cork Club, a plush private nightspot on top of McCarthy's legendary Shamrock Hotel.
Bill Roberts, a Houston gossip columnist, reported that Ava Gardner came to Houston with Sinatra, but nobody ever saw her ringside at his shows. The truth is, she wasn't there, and it was because their marriage was on the rocks.
Sinatra started driving to the island almost everyday. He came to pester Sam Maceo, owner of the Balinese Room, into letting him follow the Cork Club gig with one at the Balinese. If Maceo didn't hire him, Sinatra had no place to go after the Cork Club.
Finally. Maceo said OK, but only as a singer with the house band. So Sinatra came, and he stayed in one of the Island's flea bag hotels, and he ate his meals on credit at Biaggio DeAndrea's Speedway Café, right next to the famous Mountain Speedway roller coaster.
Within two years of his down and out Galveston gig, Sinatra moved back on top, but this time as a movie star in "From Here to Eternity." That's a story in itself.
But Sinatra never forgot his Galveston gig and the benevolence of Biaggio DeAndrea and his Speedway Café.
A few years later, Sinatra campaigned for the election of John F. Kennedy for president. When Kennedy won, he asked Sinatra if there might be a handful of people he'd like to have invited to his inauguration.
One Sinatra picked was his friend at the Speedway, Biaggio DeAndrea. And sure enough, a fancy embossed invitation was sent. DeAndrea didn't go, but that invitation was thumb tacked on the wall behind the lunch counter for all to see until the Speedway closed years later.
And Biaggio told me Sinatra settled up his tab at the café, too.
I'm Galvestonian Bill Cherry, and Frank Sinatra's visit to Galveston is one of my memories.
February 13, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #116
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Broadcast Version:
1. opening
2. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. A Thousand And One Nights - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Fine Romance - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. My Foolish Heart - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
"White Christmas," 12-23-49, was used on Lite Up Time
in place of second ad. Here is Sinatra's introduction: "A
song as heartwarming as a painting by Grandma Moses."
Concerts
Balinese Restaurant and Nightclub, Galveston, Texas (13-17?)
February 14, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #117
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 Love You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. You're A Sweetheart - Dorothy Kirsten
5. You Remind Me Of The Girl - Frank Sinatra
6. Always - Dorothy Kirsten
7. Honey - Frank Sinatra
8. Let Me Call You Sweetheart - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
9. commercial
10. Come Rain, Come Shine
11. closing
Notes: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" was added to the show script..
Concerts
Balinese Restaurant and Nightclub, Galveston, Texas (13-17?)
February 15, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #118
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. What Is This Thing Called Love - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Why Remind Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - Frank Sinatra
6. Hands Across The Table - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
7. You're Driving Me Crazy - Dorothy Kirsten
8. commercial
9. I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry Over You - Frank Sinatra
10. Closing
Concerts
Balinese Restaurant and Nightclub, Galveston, Texas (11-17?)
February 16, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #119
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. For You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. You're Always There - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Let's Fall In Love - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
February 17, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #120
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. The Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. When You Awake - Frank Sinatra
5. Supposin' - Frank Sinatra
6. None But The Lonely Heart - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial
8. Bye Bye Baby - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien
AFRS chose Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love"
from the 1-15-50 Light Up Time. Dorothy was not on the 2-17
show, so Frank did a brief skit with Jeff Alexander. Before
singing "None But The Lonely Heart," Frank declared that
it was one of the greatest songs ever written. Porter's
classic followed.
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February 20, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #121
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. Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Dorothy Kirsten
5. May I - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. God's Country - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
February 21, 1950
Radio
NBC broadcast. AFRS used the wrong opening on
this show. Don Wilson, announcer, has Dorothy missing
in action and a special guest star replacing her. As you can
see, the lady was very much in attendance.
February 22, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #123
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Jeff Alexander And The Orchestra
Missing Parts of script
1. Don't Do Something To Someone Else - FS
2. Crazy He Calls Me - DK
3. Sitting By The Window - FS
4. Lookin' For A Little Boy - DK
5. Where Or When - FS
Ed O'Brien:
Dorothy sang "Crazy He Calls Me" and "Lookin' For A Little Boy."
AFRS addition was "Sorry." Frank was very generous to a couple of
fellow singers during this show. Before singing "Don't Do Something
To Someone Else," he encourages his listeners to buy Frankie Laine's
recording. He hypes Billy Eckstine's version of "Sitting By The Window"
before offering his version.
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #123
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 8:00-8:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
February 22, 1956 Down Beat
February 23, 1950
Studio
Hollywood
RHCO4020 Kisses And Tears
w/Jane Russell & The Modernaires
(J. Styne/S. Cahn)
(from Double Dynamite)
E.H. Morris & Co. (ASCAP) 1949
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (2:45) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-2530 Boys And Girls Together, House Party Series(10 inch)
78: 38790
RHCO4021 When The Sun Goes Down
w/The Modernaires
(W. O'Keefe/I. Orton)
Sinatra Songs, Inc.. (ASCAP) 1950
Arranged & Conducted by Axel Stordahl
-1 (3:00) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-1359 Come Back To Sorrento
78: 38790
Walter Winchell Jane Frank
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #124
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. Somebody Love Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. My Heart Stood Still - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS added Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called
Love" from the 2-15-50 show. On the 2/23 AFRS, Don Wilson
again cuts Dorothy Kirsten off the show. Someone wasn't paying
attention when the Lite-Up shows were being put together.
February 24, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: February 23, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #125
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. Can I Come In For A Second - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. As Time Goes By - Dorothy Kirsten
5. There's A Small Hotel - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. All Or Nothing At All - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Notes: "There's A Small Hotel" was added to the script and "I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance" & "It's The Little Things That Count" were cut.
February 25, 1950
Concerts
Palm Springs, CA
"Peace Officers' Ball"
Performers: Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Al Jolson, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, Gordon McRae, Jane Russell, Les Brown and His Band of Renown
Palm Springs, CA
"Peace Officers' Ball"
The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, California, February 24, 1950,Friday
The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, California, 03 Mar 1950, Fri
February 27, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #126
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. Lover - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Be Mine - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Don't Worry 'bout Me - Frank Sinatra
8. I'm In Love - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Notes: "Don't Worry 'bout Me" was added to the script.
Ed O'Brien:
"I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry," from the
2-15-50 Light-Up Time, was the AFRS choice for
the Lite-Up Time version of this show. It followed
"Sorry" in the song l
Television
NONE
February 28, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #127
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. Love Is Just Around The Corner - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Poinciana - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Hundred years From Today - Frank Sinatra
6. This Can't Be Love - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Sure Thing - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS inserted "Dreamer's Holiday" in place of
the second commercial break.
March 1, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #128
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. Don't Go Way Mad - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Can't Help Loving That Man - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Gotta Have My Baby Back - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. You're Awful - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Notes:
Ed O'Brien:
Additional AFRS number, "I'm In Love," duet with Dorothy
Kirsten, was lifted from the 1-19-50 Light Up Time. Frank
plugs Ella's recording of "Gotta Have My Baby Back."
March 2, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: February 27, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #129
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. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. It's The Little Things That Count - Dorthy Kirsten
5. Why Remind Me? - Frank Sinatra
6.. With My Eyes Wide Open - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. God's Country - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
"It's Only A Paper Moon" was the AFRS pick
for the Lite-Up Time broadcast of this show. It
was placed right after Dorothy Kirsten's second
number.
March 3, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: February 28, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #130
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. The Old Master Painter - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Lover Come Back To Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sunshine Cake - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. Lullaby Of Broadway - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
"Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" was
the AFRS choice in lieu of second ad.
March 6, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #131
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Great Day - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. You Kissed Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Dry - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
March 7, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #132
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Don't Go Away Mad - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. These Foolish Things - Frank Sinatra
5. One For My Baby - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. My Foolish Heart - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
March 8, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #133
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. A Foggy Day - FS
2. April In Paris - DK
3. Sure Thing - FS
4. I Gotta Have My Baby Back - FS (added for AFRS)
5. Full Moon And Empty Arms FS & DK
Television
none
March 9, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #134
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Should I - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. It Never Entered My Mind - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Bye Bye Baby - Frank Sinatra
6. Hands Across The Table - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Body And Soul - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: "Scarlet Ribbons" was changed to "Hands Across The Table."
March 10, 1950
Studio
New York City
CO42967 American Beauty Rose
w/Will Bradley - trombone
(R. Evans/H. Davis/A. Altman)
Jefferson Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1950
Arranged & Conducted by Mitch Miller
-1 (2:34) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 11
LP: CL-1241 Love Is A Kick
78: 40522
78: 38809
Trumpets: B. Butterfield, H. Freistadt; Trombones: L. Alpeter, W. Bradley; Saxes: V. Abato, S. Amato , R. Banzer, E. Powell; Piano: S. Freeman; Guitar: A. Ryerson; Bass: F. Carroll; Drums: T. Snyder
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #135
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Janet Blair
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House - Janet Blair
5. Come Rain, Come Shine - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. God's Country - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
March 13, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #136
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2.. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. A Dream Is A Wish - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial
8. Begin The Beguine - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Sinatra and Faye Emerson are crowned King and Queen of the Bock Beer Festival
Park Avenue Restaurant, New York, NY
Last 2 photos from Michel M.
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #136
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2.. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Sorry - Frank Sinatra
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. A Dream Is A Wish - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial
8. Begin The Beguine - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
March 14, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #137
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Gotta Have My Baby Back - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. While We're Young - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. clsoing
March 15, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #138
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. My Foolish Heart - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Don't Do Something To Someone Else - Frank Sinatra
6. It's The Little Things That Count - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. I Concentrate On You
9. closing
March 16, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #139
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Don't Go Away Mad - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. You Go To My Head - Dorothy Kirsten
5. God's Country - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Let's Fall In Love - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Ed O'Brien
AFRS song, in place of second ad, was a duet with
Dorothy on the classic Alec Wilder tune "While Were Young."
It was taken from the 2-1-50 Light Up Time.
March 17, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #140
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Can I Come In For A Second - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Kerry Dance - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Little Bit Of Heaven - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
8. Why Do I Love You - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
March 20, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #141
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I'd Have Baked A Cake - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. I'll Be Seeing You - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry Over You - Frank Sinatra
6. Looking For A Boy - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Why Was I Born - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Television
NONE
March 21, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #142
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. You Do Something To Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. April In Paris - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Younger Than Springtime - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. My Heart Stood Still - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Notes: "All The Things You Are" was switched to "April In Paris."
Ed O'Brien:
Dorothy's version of "I Didn't Know What Time It Was," from
the 3-14-50 show, was used by the AFRS for the Lite-Up Time version..
It followed Frank's "Younger Than Springtime" (he sang the verse).
March 22, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #143
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I Found A Million Dollar Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. They Didn't Believe Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Dream Is A Wish - Frank Sinatra
6. You're Always There - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. You're My Thrill - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
March 23, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: March 21, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #144
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. For You - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Can't Help Loving That Man - Dorothy Kirsten
5. The Third Man Theme - Skitch Henderson & Orchestra
6. commercial
7. The Continental - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Daily News (New York, New York) · 23 Mar 1950, Thu · Page 135
Daily News (New York, New York) · 25 Mar 1950, Sat · Page 117
Variety
3-29-50
Frank doing a parody of "Ghost Riders In The Sky." :
Publicity photo for Copa Appearance
Billboard
April 1, 1950
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March 24, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: March 22, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #145
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Should I - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. You Kissed Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Sunshine Cake - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Notes: "Rain Or Shine" was changed to "Should I."
Ed O'Brien:
Frank sang only a few Irish songs in his career.
On the 3-17-50 Light Up Time, he sang "A Little
Bit Of Heaven( Sure,They Call It Ireland)," dedicating
it to his favorite Irishman, Johnny O'Neill, the elevator
operator at his hotel, who always saw to it that he got
to the top. AFRS put it in the Lite Up of 3/24. The
song was a hit for John McCormack in the spring of
1916.
Note: Sinatra & Kirsten joke about Sinatra's opening at the Copacabana the night before.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery,
Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
March 25, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #146
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Don't Go Away Mad - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Embraceable You - Bobby Hacket & Orchestra
5. It Isn't Fair - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Body And Soul - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred
& Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Daily News
3-25-50
March 26, 1950
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery,
Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
March 27, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #146
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Don't Go Away Mad - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Embraceable You - Bobby Hacket & Orchestra
5. It Isn't Fair - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Body And Soul - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
Frank sang Eileen Barton's smash hit "If I Knew
You Were Comin' I'd Baked A Cake" on the 3-20-50
Light Up Time. AFRS used it in place of the second
ad on the 3/27 show. Frank went after the Hollywood
Gossip Columnists on this show. Dorothy was perform-
ing in Boston.
Television
NONE
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - April 26)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
March 28, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #147
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I'd Have Baked A Cake - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Why Remind Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Gotta Have My Baby Back - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. How Deep Is The Ocean - Dorothy Kirsten
8. At Sun Down - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: "You're Awful" was changed to "How Deep Is The Ocean" & "At Sun
Down."
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS used the Frank, Dorothy duet of "Why Do I Love You" from 3-17-50
Light Up Time. Frank continued his negative commentary on Hollywood
reporters.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery,
Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
March 29, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #148
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. My Blue Heaven - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. A Thousand And One Nights - Dorothy Kirsten
5. The Girl That I Marry - Frank Sinatra
6. The Boy Next Door - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. I Concentrate On You - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: "Rain Or Shine" was changed to "My Blue Heaven."
Ed O'Brien:
"Why Was I Born" from the 3-20-50 show was the
AFRS addition for this show.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery,
Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Copacabana, New York City (March 23-April 26)
COPA REVIEW VARIETY 3-29-50
March 30, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #149
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. You're My Thrill - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Dearie - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS opted for "Can I Come In For A Second"
from the 2-24-50 Light Up Time broadcast. "Dearie"
was a superb duet number.
I have discovered that AFRS played fast and loose
with the Lite Up Time series. Don Wilson signs off
with a reminder that Frank will be back on Monday.
Problem here: the 3/30 show was the Thursday
edition. Frank did a show on 3/31. They lifted
a song from the 3/31 and the closing remarks
by Wilson.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery,
Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Ed O'Brien:
Frank played the Copa until May 2. The late show that night was when he
suffered the
throat hemorrhage. Skitch Henderson told me there was an eerie silence in
the club as
Frank left the stage. He also told me that the vocal collapse was not
unexpected. "Frank
was living the life of 10 men," Skitch told me, during one of our
conversations.
But there is more: I listened to my interview
with Skitch Henderson. At the dinner show, Frank was singing "Bali H'ai."
He went for
a high note and nothing was there. Frank finished the show and headed right
to his
dressing room. It was bad, but he decided to do the late show. After singing
"I Have
But One Heart" ( not an easy song if he had been at his very best ), Skitch
waved
the baton and the orchestra went into "It All Depends On You." Frank opened
his
mouth and nothing came out. Nothing. Skitch saw the stricken look as Frank
quickly exited the Copa room. The audience gasped as they began to realize
what had just happened.
--Ed
Note: Bob Hilliard and Dave Mann did the special music for this engagement.
The two men would write the title
track for Sinatra's magnificent Capitol album "In The Wee Small Hours." I
have a very nice letter from Mann
explaining how the song came to be and how Frank was introduced to it.
--Ed
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
March 31, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: March 30, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #150
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Rain Or Shine - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. My Foolish Heart - Dorothy Kirsten
5. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Frank Sinatra
6. Love Walked In - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. God's Country - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery,
Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 1, 1950
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 2, 1950
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 3, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #151
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Love Is Just Around The Corner - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. As Time Goes By - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry Over You - Frank Sinatra
6. Can't We Be Friends - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Why Was I Born - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Television
none
April 4, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #152
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Long Ago And Far Away - Dorothy Kirsten
5. It Isn't Fair - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Dancing In The Dark - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 5, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #153
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
This shows need checked
opening
commercial
1. If I Knew You Were Coming - Frank Sinatra
2. My Bill - Dorothy Kirsten
3. Try A Little Tenderness - Frank Sinatra
4. Take Me In Your Arms - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Commercial
6. The Song Is You - Frank Sinatra
closing
AFRS substituted "My Foolish Heart" sung by FS in the 2nd commercial spot
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 6, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: April 4, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #154
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Manhattan - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. My Foolish Heart - Frank Sinatra
5. Embraceable You - Frank Sinatra
6. Baby, Don't 'Cha Go Way Mad - Frank Sinatra
7. commercial
8. Come Rain, Come Shine - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 7, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: April 5, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #155
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Rain Or Shine - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. It Never Entered My Mind - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Dearie - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. All Or Nothing At All - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Notes: "The Song Is You" was changed to "All Or Nothing At All."
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 8, 1950
Studio
New York City
CO43100 Peachtree Street (Take 1) (3:09)
w/Rosemary Clooney
(J. Saunders/L. Mason/F. Sinatra)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1950
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
78: Columbia 38853
CD: The Columbia Years 1943-1952: The Complete Recordings C12K 48673
CO43101 There's Something Missing (N/R) (Orchestral Track only)
w/The Pastels
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
Saxes: E. Callen, L. Hartman, A. Klink, B. Russin, H. Shertzer; Trumpets: C. Griffin, P. Savitt, R. Trent, R. Weinstein; Trombones: G. Arus, R. Cutshall; Piano: K. Lane; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drum: M. Purtill
Ed O'Brien notes:
Frank wrote some of the lyrics for his duet
with Rosie. He had wanted Dinah Shore as his duet
partner but she didn't like the song. There was no vocal
done on "There's Something Missing." Orchestral track
and The Pastels. When Frank did get around to recording
the song on 1-16-51, The Skylarks replaced The Pastels.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
New York City
CO43100 Peachtree Street (Take 1) (3:09)
w/Rosemary Clooney
(J. Saunders/L. Mason/F. Sinatra)
Barton Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1950
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
78: Columbia 38853
CD: The Columbia Years 1943-1952: The Complete Recordings C12K 48673
with (Rosemary Clooney) [Both Frank and Rosemary]
(Say, Frank, you wanna take a walk?)
Sure, sweetie, just pick a street.
(Picadilly Circus) Aw I'd rather not. (Champs Elysees) Mais, non. (Times Square?) Nah.
'Cause there's nothing can compare with
Strolling along Peachtree street with my baby on my arm.
I got the sweetest peach in Georgia, and she just came off the farm.
(Strolling along Peachtree street, I'm happy as can be.)
(I've gotta thank the state of Georgia, for my baby's family tree.)
I'm gonna set my gem if on the main stem,
I feel like a new millionaire, when I'm walking with my charm,
(You like Peachtree Street, Frank?)
Oh I love the place where are the peach trees?
(We'll have to go back a few years.)
Well let's turn around.
(Can't you see me in a hoop skirt,)
(Strolling along Peachtree street with a colonel on my arm.)
And I can tell that you're from Georgia, because you got that Georgia charm
(Strolling along Peachtree street, I'm happy as can be.)
Eh, we're all merry. How come the sweetest peach in Georgia help Mayville, Kentucky.
(Let's not get it around.) I can be reached.
(And just as sure as you're born, we'll gather some corn,)
I feel like a new millionaire, when I'm walking with my charm.
[Strolling along Peachtree street, with baby on my arm.}
Hey sugar. (What's the matter, honey chile?)
Well. I'm getting kinda tired. Will you rather carry me, or call a cab?
(Whistle, Taxi!) Thank you sweetie.
April 9, 1950
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred
& Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 10, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #156
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. "missing page" - Sinatra song
3. commercial
4. Be Mine - Dorothy Kirsten
5. "not legible on script" - Frank Sinatra
6. With My Eyes Wide Open - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Where Or When - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: Pages missing from script
Television
NONE
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 11, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #157
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Chattanoogie Show Shine Boy - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Out Of My Dreams - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Night And Day - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. My Heart Stood Still - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
Dorothy Kirsten's vocal of "Be Mine," from the Light
Up Time of 4-10-50, was used by the AFRS, on the
4-11 Lite Up broadcast.
Television
NONE
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 12, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #158
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. A Foggy Day - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. April In Paris - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Sunshine Cake - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. Why Remind Me - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS used not one but two Sinatra vocals from
previous Light Up shows on their 4-12 show. After
his opening number, you hear Frank sing "Rain Or
Shine," 4-7-50, and "Can I Come In For A Second,"
from 3-17, replaced the second commercial. Only
Lite Up to employ two additional songs from Frank
on one show.
Television
NONE
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 13, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #159
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. That Old Black Magic - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4.. Dreams Ago - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Kisses And Tears - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Penthouse Serenade - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
The AFRS version has Frank singing "When You're Smiling" and
Dorothy following with "It Isn't Fair." They are done where the commercial
break occurs after "Kisses And Tears," which Frank intros with an interesting
take on "It's Only Money." Frank tells his listeners that some months ago ( November
1948 thru January 1949) he enjoyed making the film with Jane Russell and Groucho Marx.
"The picture will soon be invading your local film houses," Frank announces.. Mr. Hughes
would finally release the retitled film, "Double Dynamite," in December of 1951. Frank
would be demoted from top billing to third as an added insult.
I did a little more digging. AFRS lifted "When You're Smiling/It Isn't Fair" from the NBC broadcast
of 4-14-50. And they used Don Wilson's sign-off from 4-14 from the show that was broadcast on
4-13 ( #159). They played fast and loose with the compilations done for our servicemen.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 14, 1950
Studio
New York City
CO43126 Should I (Reveal)
(A. Freed/N.H. Brown)
(from Lord Byron Of Broadway)
Robbins Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1929
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
-1 (2:23) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 13
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-1241 Love Is A Kick
78: 38998
CO43127 You Do Something To Me
(C. Porter)
(from Fifty Million Frenchmen)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1929
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
-1 (2:32) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 13
LP: C2X-40897 Hello Young Lovers
LP: CL-1241 Love Is A Kick
78: 38999
CO43128 Lover
(R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
(from Love Me Tonight)
Famous Music Corp. (ASCAP) 1933
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
-1 (2:38) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 13
LP: CL-743 The Voice
78: 38996
Trumpets: B. Butterfield, C. Poole, P. Savitt; Trombones: G. Arus, W. Rausch; Saxes: E. Callen, E. Caceres, L. Hartman, B.. Russin, H. Shertzer; Piano: K. Lane; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: J. Blowers
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: April 12, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #160
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. "needs checked" - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. A Thousand And One Night - Dorothy Kirsten
5. When Your Smiling - Frank Sinatra
6. It Isn't Fair - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. My Foolish Heart - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: "Daddy's Little Girl" was changed to "When Your Smiling."
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Hotel Astor, New York City
Annual Page One Ball
Newspaper Guild of New York
Sinatra performed along with Ray Bolger, Phil Silvers, Billie Eckstine,
George Shearing, Morey Amersterdam, Nanette Fabrary, Pear Bailey,
Arnold Stang and others
Hotel Astor, New York City
Annual Page One Ball
April 15, 1950
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 16, 1950
Radio
Jack Elgen Show
WMGM, New York
Live from Copacabana
Sinatra made an appearance on Elgen's 3rd Anniversary Show
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Jack Elgen Show
WMGM, New York
Live from Copacabana
Sinatra made an appearance on Elgen's 3rd Anniversary Show
April 17, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #161
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Don'tcha Go Away Mad - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Blue Moon - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Dream Is A Wish - Frank Sinatra
6. Soon - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Pioncianna - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Strictly From Dixie
Henry Levine Orchestra
NBC Blue Network
WJZ
New York City
10:30 - 11:00 p.m.
Monday Evening
Henry Levine Orchestra & Soloists
Martha Lou Harp blues singer
Guest Singer: Frank Sinatra
Television
None
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Strictly From Dixie
Henry Levine Orchestra
Guest Singer: Frank Sinatra
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The White House, April 17, 1973
Nelson Riddle can be seen directly over Sinatra's left shoulder.
April 18, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #162
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. closing
2. An American Beauty Rose - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. You're My Thrill - Dorothy Kirsten
5. I Don't Know Whether To Laugh Or Cry Over You - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Some Enchanted Evening - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8.. closing
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery,
Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 19, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #163
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. You Do Something To Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. I've Told Every Little Star - Dorothy Kirsten
5. It's Only A Paper Moon - Frank Sinatra
6. Always - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. God's Country - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: "Bewitched" was changed to "It's Only A Paper Moon" and "On The Outgoing Tide" was changed to "Always"
Television
None
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 20, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #164
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1.. opening
2. Lover - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House - Dorothy Kirsten
5. It Isn't Fair - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Dearie - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Ed O'Brien:
The bonus track on the AFRS version is "All Or Nothing At All,' lifted from the 4-7 show. Song appears,
in lieu of commercial, right after "It Isn't Fair." "Dearie" is wonderful on the 4/20 show.
Even features a band chorus near the end of the song.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
NIGHT CLUB REVIEWS
Copacabana, New York
(Thursday, March 23)
Capacity 610. Price policy $3 -$4 minimum.
Shows at 8:30, 12:30 and 2:30 Operators,
Jules Podell - Jack Enteratter Booking
non-exclusive Publicity, George Evans
office. Estimated budget this show, $9,000
Estimated budget last show, $6,000
This was one of those typical old-time
Copa preems with names, near-names and
plain customers scrambling to get in. The
club says it has enough reservations to
fill all next week, so the new show is
starting off okay.
Frank Sinatra in his first cafe date since
the Waldorf was visibly nervous and seemed
genuinely touched by the welcoming ovation.
His nervousness lasted for his first few numbers,
evidenced by throat tightening and at least once
blowing lines.
But he had enough presence to cover up so
well that fluffs added rather than detracted from
his performance. The singer started with "Take
Me Back To Manhattan," backed by Skitch
Henderson's excellent piano-conducting, followed
by "Baby, Don't Go Away Mad," and from there
it was standards, pops and semi-pops associated
with Sinatra on his Columbia label, getting better
all the way. He did a cute tho labored thing on
"Take Me Out To The Ballgame," preceded by
his full-voiced "Ol' Man River, finishing to big
hands.
Larry Storch opened, followed by dancers
Fred and Sledge and then Russ Emery and
Lorna Lynn, two production singers, and ballerina
Patricia Adair.
The Mike Durso band did its customary sock
show backing job.
Billboard
April 1, 1950
Bill Smith
April 21, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: April 19, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #165
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Rain Or Shine - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. My Foolish Heart - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Love Is Here To Stay - Frank Sinatra
6. Love Walked In - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. I Concentrate On You - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
The bonus song added for the AFRS Lite Up Time was "Dearie."
The duet with Miss. Kirsten was lifted from the 4-7 NBC broadcast.
Frank and Dorothy sang the song on five Light Up Times.
Russ Emery and Lorna Lynn introduced the song at the Copa. They
were on the bill with Frank that spring. A number of artists recorded
the song including Ethel Merman, Lisa Kirk/Fran Warren. Guy Lombardo
had a top 10 hit with his effort and the duet done by Gordon MacRae and
Jo Stafford was also a hit, peaking at #10.
Bob Hilliard-Dave Mann wrote the song for the "Copacabana Show of 1950."
They also wrote a song that was very important in Sinatra's career, "In The
Wee Small Hours Of The Morning." Mr. Mann contacted me regarding the
song. He vigorously disputed Mr. Hilliard's claim, that it was written for Nat
King Cole.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 22, 1950
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Kenny Lucas:
Does anyone have a listing of the titles sung during the Copacabana engagement ?
Ed O'Brien:
I have some of the titles from reviews and others from Skitch Henderson.
Skitch told me Frank didn't stay with a set program during the engagement. I have
posted a few of the reviews through the years. Here is a list of songs sung during the
engagement.
1. Take Me Back To Manhattan Porter wrote new lyrics for Frank
2. It All Depends On You
3. Bali Ha'i
4. All Of Me
5. It Isn't Fair Skitch remembered Frank doing this both at the Copa and on
Light Up Time
6. Don'cha Go Away Mad
7. Ol' Man Crosby ( parody)
8. Ol' Man River
9. I Am Loved
10. Body And Soul w/ piano
11. I Have But One Heart
12. Mule Train (parody) there are pictures of Frank singing this one
wearing a coonskin cap and holding a whip
13. Come Rain Or Come Shine
14. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
15. Cry Of The Wild Goose ( parody )
16. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
17. Nevertheless
18. Don't Cry Joe
19. My Foolish Heart
20. Begin The Beguine
April 23, 1950
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Ed O'Brien:
Here is a list of songs sung during the
engagement.
1. Take Me Back To Manhattan Porter wrote new lyrics for Frank
2. It All Depends On You
3. Bali Ha'i
4. All Of Me
5. It Isn't Fair Skitch remembered Frank doing this both at the Copa and on
Light Up Time
6. Don'cha Go Away Mad
7. Ol' Man Crosby ( parody)
8. Ol' Man River
9. I Am Loved
10. Body And Soul w/ piano
11. I Have But One Heart
12. Mule Train (parody) there are pictures of Frank singing this one
wearing a coonskin cap and holding a whip
13. Come Rain Or Come Shine
14. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
15. Cry Of The Wild Goose ( parody )
16. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
17. Nevertheless
18. Don't Cry Joe
19. My Foolish Heart
20. Begin The Beguine
April 24, 1950
Studio
New York City
CO43180 When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
(M. Fisher/J. Goodwin/L. Shay)
(from Meet Danny Wilson)
Mills Music, Inc. (ASCAP) 1928
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
-1 (2:28) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 13
LP: CL-1241 Love Is A Kick
78: 38996
CO43181 It's Only A Paper Moon
(B. Rose/E.Y. Harburg/H. Arlen)
(from Take A Chance)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1933
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
-1 (1:55) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 13
LP: CL-2741 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 3
LP: CL-953 Adventures Of The Heart
78: 38997
CO43182 My Blue Heaven
(G. Whiting/W. Donaldson)
Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 1927
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
-1 (2:25) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 13
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-2741 The Essential Frank Sinatra, Vol. 3
LP: CL-1241 Love Is A Kick
78: 38998
78: 38892
CO43183 The Continental
(H. Magidson/C. Conrad)
(from The Gay Divorcee)
T.B. Harms, Inc. (ASCAP) 1934
Arranged & Conducted by George Siravo
-1 (2:31) CD: Columbia Years 43-52 Vol. 13
LP: C6X-40343 The Voice-The Columbia years, 43-52
LP: CL-1241 Love Is A Kick
78: 38997
Saxes: A. Drelinger, J. Jerome, J. Horvath, B. Russin, H. Shertzer; Trumpets: B. Butterfield, J. Lipkins, P. Savitt; Piano: B. Leighton; Guitar: A. Reuss; Bass: P. Stephens; Drums: J. Blowers
NOTE: Sinatra Scholar Ed O'Brien reports that Mitch Miller was justifiably proud of quite a few recordings
he produced with Frank Sinatra. Miller cites the above as prime examples of what they accomplished and
insists that it debunks the myth about Sinatra having "lost" his voice.
Ed O'Brien:
Here is Mitch Miller's account of how "Sing and Dance"
was recorded.
Q. By then you had created a real hit factory at Columbia. What did
you try and do ?
A. As I said, we recorded great material. I got George Siravo to write
some swing charts for him. Sinatra had only done a few uptempos of
any note, but I felt he had the ability to do some swing stuff. I always
hear how I made Frank record crap. Frank never recorded a song
he didn't want to do. Listen to the 10 inch "Sing and Dance with
Frank Sinatra." We did that together. I'll tell you a little story
about those sessions. He had been chasing Ava all over the place.
I met him at the airport and he looked awful. This was in April of 1950.
The minute he opened his mouth in the studio, I knew we were in trouble.
He didn't have anything to offer. I violated every rule in the book by
shutting off his mike. The musician's union would have crucified me if
they had known. By that I mean, I told Sinatra what I had done. We
did the vocals a month later with just the engineer. Musicians didn't get
paid for the extra work. That was a no-no back then. We overdubbed
his voice. Listen to his early stuff with Riddle and then come back to
the Siravo stuff we did. I started him in that direction
Vance Adair:
For the record, I have always thought that Mitch Miller got a rough deal in the 'bluffer's guide' version of the Sinatra legend.
Ed O'Brien:
Miller is in complete agreement with you.
During our conversations, he presented a very persuasive
argument that Sinatra's problems were his own making.
Miller explained to me in great detail the reason(s) Frank
recorded many of the songs that would later be cited as
examples of why his career collapsed so dramatically
in the early fifties. In a private interview, conducted later on
in that decade, Sinatra actually supports most of Miller's
contentions. He admits to willingly recording songs,
including "Mama Will Bark," after Miller hectored
him into doing so. Miller told me it was Frank's
idea to do the duet with Dagmar. Frank tells
the interviewer how grateful he was when the song
bombed out. But Miller's most compelling argument
rest on the many outstanding recordings Sinatra
did under his tutelage in the latter stages of the Columbia
years.
Ed added:
Miller told me how he backed Frank on some Columbia
tracks with oboe and English horn. He did solos for the Alec Wilder
sessions in December of 45. And, of course, he also produced
and even conducted for Frank. He remembered how determined
Frank was regarding the Alec Wilder sets. Columbia was less
than thrilled but Sinatra persisted. Miller is justifiably proud
of the great Sinatra recordings he oversaw at Columbia.
There a great many myths about Sinatra. Miller
as ogre is one of the most ridiculous.
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #166
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1, opening
2. This Can't Be Love - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. I Wanna Be Loved - Dorothy Kirsten
5. A Hundred Years From Today - Frank Sinatra
6. Don't Ever Leave Me - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. All Or Nothing At All - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien
AFRS added "Where Or When," from 4-10, after
the second commercial. Dorothy tells Frank that she read,
in Earl Wilson's column, Margaret Truman's favorite singer
is Frank Sinatra.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Ed O'Brien:
Here is a list of songs sung during the
engagement.
1. Take Me Back To Manhattan Porter wrote new lyrics for Frank
2. It All Depends On You
3. Bali Ha'i
4. All Of Me
5. It Isn't Fair Skitch remembered Frank doing this both at the Copa and on
Light Up Time
6. Don'cha Go Away Mad
7. Ol' Man Crosby ( parody)
8. Ol' Man River
9. I Am Loved
10. Body And Soul w/ piano
11. I Have But One Heart
12. Mule Train (parody) there are pictures of Frank singing this one
wearing a coonskin cap and holding a whip
13. Come Rain Or Come Shine
14. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
15. Cry Of The Wild Goose ( parody )
16. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
17. Nevertheless
18. Don't Cry Joe
19. My Foolish Heart
20. Begin The Beguine
New York City's Detectives Ball
(Monday evening)
New York City
CO43180 When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)
CO43181 It's Only A Paper Moon
CO43182 My Blue Heaven
CO43183 The Continental
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Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
April 25, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #167
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. An American Beauty Rose - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. Kiss Me Again - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Kisses And Tears - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Ed O'Brien
AFRS added "A Dream Is A Wish, " by F.S. , and "Soon," by Miss Kirsten,
from the 4-17-50 show. Here is Frank's introduction to "Kisses And Tears,"
from the 4-25 show:
"And now for a tune of a more frivolous nature, borrowed from a score of a
forthcoming picture, of which I appear, called "It's Only Money." By the
time this gets to the screen, they'll have to call it ' It's Only Four-Years
Old.' Thank you, Howard Hughes."
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
Ed O'Brien:
Here is a list of songs sung during the
engagement.
1. Take Me Back To Manhattan Porter wrote new lyrics for Frank
2. It All Depends On You
3. Bali Ha'i
4. All Of Me
5. It Isn't Fair Skitch remembered Frank doing this both at the Copa and on
Light Up Time
6. Don'cha Go Away Mad
7. Ol' Man Crosby ( parody)
8. Ol' Man River
9. I Am Loved
10. Body And Soul w/ piano
11. I Have But One Heart
12. Mule Train (parody) there are pictures of Frank singing this one
wearing a coonskin cap and holding a whip
13. Come Rain Or Come Shine
14. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
15. Cry Of The Wild Goose ( parody )
16. Take Me Out To The Ballgame
17. Nevertheless
18. Don't Cry Joe
19. My Foolish Heart
20. Begin The Beguine
April 26, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #168
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Somebody Loves Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. More Than You Know - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Someone To Watch Over Me - Frank Sinatra
6. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Poinciana - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Notes: "Rain" was changed to "Someone To Watch Over Me."
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS added, after second commercial, D. Kirsten singing "A Thousand And One Nights," 4-14-50 show.
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Billy Eckstine subbed for Frank for five days ( April 26 thru 30 )
April 27, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: April 24, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #169
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. It Isn't Fair - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Easy To Remember - Frank Sinatra
6. Soon - Dorothy Kirsten
7. commercial
8. Over The Rainbow - Frank Sinatra
9. closing
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS used "Poinciana" from the 4-17 show as a fill in for the second commercial break
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Billy Eckstine subbed for Frank for five days (April 26 thru 30 )
April 28, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: April 26, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #170
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I Found New Baby - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. The Man I Love - Dorothy Kirsten
5. Dearie - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. The Continental - Frank Sinatra
8. closing
Notes: "If You Are But A Dream" was changed to "The Continental."
Ed O'Brien: Sinatra and Kirsten did the "Dearie" duet a number of times. It is simply a joy.
"When You're Smiling," by F.S. and "Isn't Fair," by D..K, from the 4-14 show, were the AFRS choices, from the 4/14 show, following "Dearie."
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Billy Eckstine subbed for Frank for five days ( April 26 thru 30 )
April 29, 1950
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Billy Eckstine subbed for Frank for five days ( April 26 thru 30 ).
April 30, 1950
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Billy Eckstine subbed for Frank for five days ( April 26 thru 30 )
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Billy Eckstine subbed for Frank for five days ( April 26 thru 30 )
May 1, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: April 25, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #171
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. An American Beauty Rose - Frank Sinatra
3. commercial
4. You Kissed Me - Dorothy Kirsten
5. My Foolish Heart - Frank Sinatra
6. commercial
7. Let's Fall In Love - Frank Sinatra & Dorothy Kirsten
8. closing
Notes: "All The Things You Are" was changed to "Let's Fall In Love."
Ed O'Brien:
AFRS used Dorothy's "A Thousand And One Nights," 4-14-50, after Frank's "My
Foolish Heart."
At 2:am, 5-3-50, at the Copa, Frank opened his mouth to sing "It All Depends
On You," and nothing
came out. He had suffered a vocal hemorrhage. He would miss the next 19
Light Up Times, returning
on 5-29. On Saturday, the 27th of May, he made his TV debut on Bob Hope's
"Star Spangled Review"
Frank sang "Come Rain Or Come Shine." He sounded great. Years later he would
acknowledge Hope's
great generosity in hiring him when no one else wanted to touch him.
Television
None
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery,
Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
May 2, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #172
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. A Foggy Day - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. It Isn't Fair - Jeff Clark
5. It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. My I - Dorothy Kisten & Jeff Clark
8. closing
Notes: No Sinatra on this show. See script for details. "What Is This Thing Called Love" was changed to "A Foggy Day."
Television
None
Concerts
Copacabana, New York City (March 23 - May 2)
Three Shows Nightly
Starring: Frank Sinatra, also: Larry Storch, Fred & Sledge, Russ Emery, Lorna Lynn, Patricia Adair & Copa Girls
Orchestra Conducted By: Skitch Henderson
May 3, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #173
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. I Concentrate On You - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Daddy's Little Girl - Jeff Clark
5. These Foolish Things - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. There's A Small Hotel - Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
8. closing
May 4, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #174
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. For You - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. That Old Black Magic - Jeff Clark
5. Come Rain, Come Shine - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. While We're Young - Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
8. closing
May 5, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #175
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Somebody Loves Me - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Jeff Clark
5. They Say It's Wonderful - Dorothy Kirsten
6. The Very Thought Of You - Jeff Clark
7. commercial
8. I Want To Be Loved - Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Notes: "Should I" was changed to "Somebody Loves Me."
Sinatra does not appear on the show.
May 8, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #176
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. My Blue Heaven - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Don't Worry 'bout Me - Jeff Clark
5. Take Me In Your Arms - Dorothy Kirsten
6."unknown" - Jeff Clark
7. commercial
8. "unknown" - Dorothy Kirsten
Note: Sinatra does not appear on the show
Television
None
May 9, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #177
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. A Wonderful Guy - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. A Dream Is A Wish - Jeff Clark
5. Flamingo - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. Only Make Believe - Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
8. closing
Note: Sinatra was not on the show
May 10, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #178
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. The One I Love - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. My Foolish Heart - Jeff Clark
5. Someone To Watch Over Me - Dorothy Kirsten
6. Should I - Jeff Clark
7. commercial
8. If You Are But A Dream - Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on this show.
Television
None
May 11, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: May 8, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #179
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. It Was Only A Paper Moon - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. You're My Thrill - Jeff Clark
5. It Never Entered My Mind - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. Why Do I Love You - Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
8. closing
Note: Sinatra did not appear on the show.
May 12, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: May 9, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #180
Broadcast: 7:00-7:15 PM EST (Repeat: 9:00-9:15 PM PST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. When You're Smiling - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Poinciana - Jeff Clark
5. Mine - Dorothy Kirsten
6. Supposin' - Jeff Clark
7. commercial
8. The Song Is You - Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on the show.
May 15, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #181
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM PDST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. This Can't Be Love - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home - Jeff Clark
5. I've Got A Crush On You - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. Let's Take An Old-Fashioned Walk - Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
8. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on the show
Television
None
May 16, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #182
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM EDST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Falling In Love With Love - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Jeff Clark
5. I Married An Angel - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. If i Loved You - Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
8. closing
Note: Sinatra did not appear on the show.
May 17, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #183
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM EDST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. The Best Things In Life Are Free - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. They Say It's Wonderful - Jeff Clark
5. The Boy Next Door - Dorothy Kirsten
6. If I Knew You Were Coming - Jeff Clark
7. commercial
8. Lover Come Back To Me - Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on the show
May 18, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #184
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM EDST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Love Is Just Around The Corner - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. More Than You Know - Jeff Clark
5. I Want To Be Loved - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. Tea For Two - Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
8. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on this show
May 19, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: May 18, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #185
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PST (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM EST)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Bye, Bye, Baby - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Younger Than Springtime - Jeff Clark
5. Why Can't You Behave - Dorothy Kirsten
6. There's No Business Like Show Business - Jeff Clark
7. commercial
8. You Kissed Me - Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on this show.
May 22, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #186
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDT (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM PDT)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Then I'll Be Happy - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Daddy's Little Girl - Jeff Clark
5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. Should I - Jeff Clark
8. Isn't Romantic - Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
9. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on the show.
Television
None
May 23, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #187
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDT (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM EDT)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. I Hadn't Anyone Till You - Jeff Clark
5. Dancing In The Dark - Dorothy Kirsten
6. We're Dancing - Jeff Clark
7. commercial
8. You'll Never Walk Alone - Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on the show.
May 24, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #188
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDT (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM EDT)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Easy To Love - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Just One Of Those Things
5. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Dorothy Kirsten
6. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Jeff Clark
7. commercial
8. So In Love - Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on the show
May 25, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #189
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDT (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM EDT)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. Somebody Loves Me - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. It All Depends On You - Jeff Clark
5. Mine - Dorothy Kirsten
6. Supposin - Jeff Clark
7. commercial
8. I Think Of You - Dorothy Kirsten
9. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on the show
May 26, 1950
Radio
Light Up Time
Taped: May 25, 1950
Sponsor: Lucky Strike Cigarettes
Network: NBC
Show #190
Broadcast: 4:00-4:15 PM PDT (Repeat: 7:00-7:15 PM EDT)
Starring: Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
Skitch Henderson And The Orchestra
1. opening
2. A Foggy Day - Dorothy Kirsten
3. commercial
4. Any Place To Hang My Hat Is Home - Jeff Clark
5. I Concentrate On You - Dorothy Kirsten
6. commercial
7. If I Loved You - Dorothy Kirsten & Jeff Clark
8. closing
Note: Sinatra does not appear on the show
