Thursday, October 12, 2017

200 Favourite Music Acts. Today: #100: FRANK SINATRA. Continues next week.
The Caffé Latté
200
FAVOURITE
MUSIC ACTS
#100
FRANK SINATRA
The legendary singer Frank Sinatra was born in New Jersey in 1915. His vocal style remains the yardstick in popular music. Sinatra's career began in 1935 as a member of the Hoboken Four. They won a radio talent contest and this led to paid jobs. 
Sinatra's recording debut was in 1939 with Harry James' Orchestra. Bandleader Tommy Dorsey poached him for his orchestra. Sinatra sang on several of its hits, including the #1 "I'll Never Smile Again" in 1940. This also led to movie roles with the orchestra.
By 1942, Sinatra began tentative steps as a soloist. His first under his own name was the #16 single "Night And Day". He also worked on various radio shows. 
The remainder of the 1940s saw Sinatra dominate radio, films and music charts. He switched from Columbia to Capitol Records in 1952. His performance in the 1953 film 'From Here To Eternity' earned Sinatra an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
His next recording phase raised the bar. Sinatra's albums with arranger Nelson Riddle presented the singer at his best. Together, they created the first 'concept' albums, beginning with 'Songs For Young Lovers' in 1954. 
He won the Album of the Year Grammy Award for 1959's 'Come Dance With Me!'. In 1960, he launched his own label- Reprise Records. The new decade saw Sinatra attempt to hold his ground in the wake of rock 'n' roll as Elvis Presley and then The Beatles dominated the pop charts. 
A performer of Sinatra's stature never loses relevance. He proved he could still reach #1 in 1966 with "Strangers In The Night" and again the following year duetting with daughter Nancy on "Somethin' Stupid". In 1980, he added a new signature song to his canon, "Theme From New York, New York". He peaked at #2 and #5 in the U.S.A. and Britain respectively with his 'Duets' album in 1993.  'Duets II' followed the next year.
On turning 80 in 1995, Ol' Blue Eyes retired from performing. The Chairman of the Board passed away in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998. Sinatra remains an icon to this day.

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101 JENNIFER HUDSON    102 BEACH BOYS    103 CHAKA KHAN    104 JOE JACKSON           105 MIKA              106 CHRISTINA AGUILERA      107 DAVID GUETTA      108 DESTINY’S CHILD
109 JAMIROQUAI      110 ALISON MOYET      111 LED ZEPPELIN      112 STEVE WINWOOD
113 COMMODORES      114 COLDPLAY      115 SIMPLY RED      116 ONE DIRECTION
117 CAROLE KING      118 R. KELLY      119 EMELI SANDE`      120 QUINCY JONES
121 LADY GAGA      122 ELVIS COSTELLO      123 RAY CHARLES      124 ED SHEERAN
125 NATALIE COLE     126 SMOKEY ROBINSON     127 KANYE WEST     128 ELVIS PRESLEY
129 ERIC BENET      130 SAM SMITH      131 JAMES TAYLOR      132 STEELY DAN
133 IKE & TINA TURNER      134 DES’REE      135 ACE OF BASE      136 VAN MORRISON
137 SAM COOKE      138 THE DOORS      139 AMY WINEHOUSE      140 PHARRELL
141 GEORGE BENSON      142 MINNIE RIPERTON       143 VILLAGE PEOPLE
144 CURTIS MAYFIELD      145 FOREIGNER      146 EURYTHMICS      147 TOTO
148 BARRY WHITE      149 CARL RISELEY      150 TONI BRAXTON     151 NEIL DIAMOND
152 HALL & OATES     153 LUTHER VANDROSS     154 ERIC CLAPTON     155 THE O’JAYS
156 RUMER      157 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE      158 LITTLE RICHARD
159 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES      160 CHRIS ISAAK
161 MICHAEL McDONALD      162 GLORIA GAYNOR      163 TWENTY ONE PILOTS
164 BEN E. KING     165 MEAT LOAF     166 JAMES REYNE     167 JOAN ARMATRADING
168 SADE    169 A-HA    170 GLEN CAMPBELL    171 DIRE STRAITS    172 COLD CHISEL
173 LINDA RONSTADT      174 ANTHONY CALLEA      175 LISA STANSFIELD
176 EN VOGUE      177 MICHAEL BUBLE`      178 TRACY CHAPMAN      179 DRAGON
180 OLETA ADAMS      181 LITTLE RIVER BAND      182 SOPHIE ELLIS – BEXTOR
183 THE RONETTES      184 CERRONE      185 MODELS      186 SCISSOR SISTERS
187 DARREN HAYES      188 PETULA CLARK      189 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
190 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY      191 ART GARFUNKEL      192 THE REELS
193 JANIS IAN      194 JOHN PAUL YOUNG      195 S CLUB 7      196 CHARLIE PUTH
197 THE MARVELETTES      198 ICEHOUSE      199 LEO SAYER      200 LIZA MINNELLI

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