308 - Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers! - Tom Dreesen

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

When it comes to an artist like Frank SInatra, what's more important: the man or the music? Certainly Ol' Blue Eyes could croon better than most. But the Chairman of the Board's life is one so full of stories and surprises that the legend has almost a greater impact than any given song. Fortunately there are still some people around who knew him well enough to share these too-good-to-be-true tales, like comedian Tom Dreesen. Tom opened for Frank for years on the road, and has insights about the man unlike any other, including about Frank's 1956 comeback album Songs for Swingin' Lovers!

SHOW NOTES:

01:30 - Intro
08:00 - From boyhood to manhood, a fan
16:00 - Frank's second coming
22:15 - The story so far
28:30 - Working the saloons
35:45 - Around the world with Frank
45:00 - A man of multitudes
52:15 - Saving Carson's life
1:00:45 - Lightning round
1:06:30 - Outro/New music

Check out the music history of this album here.

ALBUM STREAM - SONGS FOR SWINGIN’ LOVERS!:

NEW MUSIC INSPIRED BY FRANK SINATRA:

“Call out Kids” by Bernhoft