Tag Archives: Frank Sinatra
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RIFF RADIO: Mark Tremonti wants to ‘Take a Chance’ with Sinatra covers album
Mark Tremonti, courtesy. Guitarist and singer Mark Tremonti has thrilled hard rock audiences almost nonstop for more than two decades, churning out blistering guitar solos and pinpoint riffs in bands Creed, Alter Bridge and Tremonti. He’s never been known as a crooner. That is, until now. Mark Tremonti Sings…
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REVIEW: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett reunite once more on ‘Love For Sale’
Paying tribute to the legendary composer and songwriter Cole Porter—and of course the undeniable legacy of Tony Bennett, now 95 and living with progressing Alzheimer’s—Bennett and Lady Gaga have come together to collaborate on their second album, Love For Sale, seven years after their first project together, Cheek to Cheek.…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Willie Nelson covers Sinatra again on ‘That’s Life’
Willie Nelson, “That’s Life.” Just shy of two and a half years since Willie Nelson last covered Frank Sinatra on My Way, his take on the Great American Songbook, he’s geared up for That’s Life—a collection dedicated completely to his former collaborator and friend. With his iconic marbly and twangy voice,…
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REWIND: We celebrate the moon landing with songs about space
No David Bowies were harmed in the making of this music video. At 7:59 pm on Sunday, July 20, 1969—50 years ago today—a human being first set foot on another world. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin spent two hours, 31 minutes and 19 seconds on the moon, while Michael…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Jeff Goldblum captures big band magic on his debut LP
Jeff Goldblum is a dish best served in person, but for anyone unable to attend one of his performances with the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, his long-in-the-making debut album evokes a comparable front-and-center experience. The Capital Studio Sessions Jeff Goldblum Decca Records, Nov. 9 On The Capitol Studios Sessions, Goldblum…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Willie Nelson covers the American songbook on ‘My Way’
Willie Nelson, “My Way.” Someone needs to change the saying from “as American as baseball and apple pie,” to “as American as baseball, apple pie and Willie Nelson.” After all, things sound better in threes, and Willie Nelson has been an American institution since he penned “Crazy” for Patsy…