Happy 100th, Old Blue Eyes

Frank Sinatra: A Voice On Air (1935 - 1955)  

To celebrate the 100th birthday of an American icon, Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings announces the November 20th, 2015 release of Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air (1935-1955), a historic 100+ track, 4-CD deluxe box set. Available for purchase on November 20th.

Sinatra was born in Hoboken, NJ on December 12, 1915. A series of Sinatra 100 events will be rolling out throughout this year including the new Ultimate Sinatra CD. 

Luxuriously packaged with a 60-page book, Frank Sinatra: A Voice on Air (1935-1955) is an essential addition to Sinatra’s voluminous discography, offering a unique glimpse into the formative period of America’s first teen idol: Frank Sinatra, the man who became known the world over as “The Voice.”  

Throughout his nine-decade career, Sinatra performed on more than 1,400 recordings and was awarded 31 gold, nine platinum, three double platinum and one triple platinum album by the Recording Industry Association of America. He extends his record to 57 for the most top 40 albums on the Billboard 200 with this year’s new Ultimate Sinatra release.

Sinatra has had Top 40 hits on the charts for eight decades which is as long as the Billboard charts have existed. He received nine GRAMMY Awards over the course of his career, including three for the prestigious Album Of The Year, and an Oscar. Sinatra demonstrated a remarkable ability to appeal to every generation and continues to do so; his artistry still influences many of today’s music superstars. He also appeared in more than 60 films and produced eight motion pictures. 

Sinatra was awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards from The Recording Academy, The Screen Actors Guild and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as well as the Kennedy Center Honors, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Today, he remains a legend and an inspiration around the world for his contributions to culture and the arts.

This set holds special significance as it includes dozens of songs that were never officially recorded by Frank Sinatra, and dozens of unusual (and unrecorded) arrangements of Sinatra’s most prized songs.

Among the treasures included on the collection are all important classics from the Great American Songbook that Sinatra never recorded.

Then, there are priceless duets with Nat ‘King’ Cole (Exactly Like You), Benny Goodman (I Only Have Eyes for You), Peggy Lee (You Brought A New Kind of Love to Me), Metropolitan Opera star Dorothy Kirsten (A Fine Romance), Doris Day (Take Me Out to the Ballgame, There’s No Business Like Show Business) and Milton Berle (It’s De-Lovely) – as well as songwriters Irving Berlin (Alexander’s Ragtime Band), Johnny Mercer (Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive) and Louisiana Governor Jimmy Davis (You Are My Sunshine).

Also included are seldom-heard program openings, closings, announcements and commercials – plus twelve surprise bonus tracks that are sure to delight even the die-hard Sinatra fan!

Voice On Air is available for pre-order on Amazon here: www.smarturl.it/Sinatra_AVOA_amazon.

The Gayly – November 19, 2015 @ 8:20 a.m.