American Songwriter

Paul McCartney Once Sent Frank Sinatra a Song to Record, Which He Angrily Rejected— Ending McCartney and Sinatra’s Career in “Terrible Ignominy”

When Paul McCartney sent a song he wrote at 16 years old to Frank Sinatra to record, the crooner thought he was making fun of ...

Paul Anka sets record straight on rumors about well-endowed Frank Sinatra

Paul Anka is happy to confirm the longstanding rumors about Frank Sinatra’s crown jewels. “Yeah, it was huge,” he tells Page ...

How Pentatonix was 'blessed' with Sinatra's vocals for latest holiday tune

Pentatonix has released posthumous holiday duets in the past, where their vocals were blended with the voices of the late Whitney Houston and the late Bing Crosby. But their latest holiday tune, "I've ...
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Eight Sinatra Surprises

Yes, of course I know, everyone knows this one. It’s his late-career big hit, the title song of the Scorsese movie, first performed by Liza Minnelli. So what could be surprising about this milestone ...

The one movie Frank Sinatra always regretted not making: “Things never worked out”

However, Peter Bogdanovich, who was familiar with Sinatra socially as well as being a huge fan, made him an offer he couldn’t ...
American Songwriter

The Man Who Almost Recorded “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” (And the Understandable Reason Why He Didn’t)

For a brief moment in the 1960s, Nancy Sinatra’s big hit, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’”, was going to sound much ...
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Frank Sinatra’s Catalog Gets Refreshed for a ‘Platinum’ Future, as the 70th Anniversary of His First Capitol Sessions Arrives

Seventy years since his first Capitol Records sessions for the single “Lean Baby” and the “Songs for Young Lovers” 10″ album… 62 years since his first Reprise LP, “Ring-a-Ding-Ding!”… and 25 years ...