b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Music Channel Subscribe to this Feed

Crooner Culture

Archive for the ‘The Rat Pack’ Category

May 16th, 2008

Remembering Sammy Davis, Jr. - Mr. Bojangles

Sammy Davis Jr. PhotoBuy at AllPosters.com
Yes folks, today marks the anniversary of the passing of Sammy Davis, Jr. Remarkable that it’s so close to the same date of passing for Frank Sinatra, isn’t it?
Feel free to browse the SDJ archives, but for now, I’ll leave you with one of his most famous songs ever, […]

By User ImageLara -- 1 comment

May 14th, 2008

OhEmGee - A Frank Sinatra bio-flick!? YAYNESS!

I don’t know why the LA Times is stating that Frank Sinatra died on May 14th, when all the stuff that’s been happening happened yesterday on the 13th, but here’s a rumor I couldn’t bear to ignore:
They’re doing it Frank Sinatra’s way - Ten years after his death, Ol’ Blue Eyes is the color of […]

By User ImageLara -- 0 comments

May 13th, 2008

Today’s all about Ol’ Blue Eyes!

Frank Sinatra Framed Memorabilia
Buy at AllPosters.com
We still remember you, Mr. Chairman!
Today marks the anniversary of the passing of the most legendary crooner of all time, Mr. Francis Albert Sinatra. Lots of wonderful things happening today, most of which I’ve written about previously here on Crooner Culture.
Frank gets his own US stamp today. Yes, I’m going […]

By User ImageLara -- 2 comments

May 13th, 2008

Postal Chairman of the Board to Deliver ‘The’ Chairman of the Board

I so can’t wait for this tomorrow! I’m going to be at the post office first thing in the morning, with silver frame in hand!
Frank Sinatra Stamp to be issued May 13
Special Ceremonies in New York City, Las Vegas and Hoboken, NJ
Official press release and image after the jump…
Tags: Frankk Sinatra, US Postal ServiceRate this: […]

By User ImageLara -- 0 comments

May 4th, 2008

Bellagio Fountains and Sinatra’s “Fly Me To The Moon”

I’ve yet to get to Vegas (but I’m hoping to go soon), yet I hear that the fountains at the Bellagio “sing and dance” and I want to see for myself.
For now, the best I can do is this video I found on YouTube of the fountains singing and dancing to Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me […]

By User ImageLara -- 0 comments

May 4th, 2008

Damn I love Frank Sinatra. And TCM.

Get this Frank Sinatra Poster for $7!Buy at AllPosters.com
Okay this has got to be the coolest. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is running Frank Sinatra stuff all month long in honor of the anniversary of his death 10 years ago.
Right this minute, on a Sunday night, I’m watching a televised concert he did in the […]

By User ImageLara -- 2 comments

April 23rd, 2008

Vintage Art - Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra 1940

Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra
at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, 1940
I wish I had a “music room” and I wish it were orange or blue.
I wish I had this room solely to be able to put this reproduction poster in it!
Loren, DennisBuy at AllPosters.com
Tags: Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, Vintage ArtRate this: 2.8Share This

By User ImageLara -- 0 comments

April 2nd, 2008

Sammy Davis, Jr. - Something’s Gotta Give

I remember last year for my birthday (gah, was it a whole year ago?) my parents got me tickets to see a Rat Pack tribute group with a local celebrity, Louis Velez, playing Sammy Davis, Jr.
I also vividly remember when he did the song Something’s Gotta Give, which was one of Sammy’s well known songs. […]

By User ImageLara -- 0 comments

March 26th, 2008

Frank Sinatra and Rat Pack News

Did you know that there’s a Frank Sinatra Countrywide Celebrity Invitational golf tournament? Or that Liza Minnelli is an “honorary rat” and is set to perform performed this year? Official Site - SinatraGolf.Org
Ol’ Blue Eyes’ first wife Nancy (often referred to as “Nancy Sr.”) has reportedly suffered a second heart attack. Nancy, who was married […]

By User ImageLara -- 0 comments

March 23rd, 2008

Dean Martin Quote: What drove him to drinking?

The funny thing is that I could swear I read somewhere that Dino was never TRULY drunk.
Tags: Dean Martin, QuotesRate this: 2.8Share This

By User ImageLara -- 1 comment

Subscribe By Email

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner