Strangers In the Night

The #1 song fifty years ago was Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night". I cannot find any live video of it that looks like it from that time period, so here is the recording with images of Sinatra and Ava Gardner.

These Boots Are Made For Walking

The #1 Song fifty years ago was Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots are Made for Walking". I posted the video for that just a couple months ago. So today I am posting this video of a 1966 performance by Nancy Sinatra and her dad of a "Downtown" and "These Boots are Made for Walking" mashup.

Let It Snow

Frank Sinatra to usher in the blizzard.

The Song's Gotta Come From The Heart

Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Durante performing "The Song's Gotta Come From The Heart".

Frank Sinatra - 100

Frank Sinatra was born 100 years ago today (December 12, 1915). Here is Old Blue Eyes when he was still quite young, performing "Night and Day" in the 1943 film Reveille With Beverly.

September Song

It seems like the appropriate time to post this. Frank Sinatra and John Denver performing "September Song".

I'm Glad We're Not Young Anymore

From a good ways back—Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee & Louis Armstrong performing "I'm Glad We're Not Young Anymore".

The House I Live In

For Throwback Thursday, the short film "The House I Live In", containing Frank Sinatra's performance of the song with the same title. The 1945 film against racism and anti-semitism won an Honorary Academy Award and a special Golden Globe award in 1946. The lyric for the song was written by Abel Meeropol, who also wrote Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit".

Anything Goes

I got this video from an NPR story about a live television performance of the musical Anything Goes.

Ethel Merman, with back up provided by Frank Sinatra and Bert Lahr (The Cowardly Lion), performing "Anything Goes"

Christmas 2010 (Con't)

More Christmas songs.

This video is a bit saccharine, but I do like Trisha Yearwood's singing "Sweet Little Jesus Boy"



From the Cats of Cool, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Darlene Love's version of this was in yesterday post. I am posting this if for no other reason than to show that there was actually a time when you could go on television and sing Christmas carols while smoking a cigarette.



Kay Starr - "The Man With the Bag"



Bessie Smith - "At the Christmas Ball"