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Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra (Francis Albert Sinatra), 1915-98, American singer and actor, b. Hoboken, N.J. During the late 1930s and early 40s he sang with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey bands, causing teenage girls to shriek and swoon over his romantic, seemingly casual renditions of such songs as "I'll... Read more |
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Harry Jr. Connick
Harry Connick, Jr. Singer, pianist Showman, Yet Serious Musician Signed with Columbia Budding Actor Selected discography Sources Jazz pianist and singer Harry Connick, Jr. stepped onto the scene at the age of 22 with a young voice and vintage pop sound. The New Orleans-born Connick has... Read more |
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Michael Brecker
MICHAEL BRECKER Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 29 March 1949 Genre: Jazz Best-selling album since 1990: Nearness of You: The Ballad Book (2000) Hit songs since 1990: "African Skies," "Chan's Song," "Naima" By 1990 Michael Brecker, a seven-time Grammy winner, had established himself as one... Read more |
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Edward Bennett Williams
Edward Bennett Williams Edward Bennett Williams (1920-1988) was one of the best known and most successful trial lawyers in Washington in his day. Well connected politically, he had access to every president from John Kennedy through Ronald Reagan. A sports fan, Williams was part owner of the... Read more |
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Mia Farrow
Farrow, Mia 1945(?)-PERSONALFull name, Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow; born February 9, 1945 (some sources cite 1946), in Los Angeles (some sources cite Hollywood, Los Angeles), CA; daughter of John N. B. Villiers Farrow (a film director) and Maureen Paula O'Sullivan (an actress); married Frank... Read more |
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Billy Eckstine
Billy Eckstine Singer, bandleader For the Record… Selected discography Sources Handsome and elegant, Billy Eckstine was one of the nation’s most popular singers in the years between the end of World War II and the advent of rock and roll. Eckstine achieved renown primarily as a solo... Read more |
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Nancy Sinatra
Lee Hazlewood Singer, producer, songwriter While Lee Hazlewood isn't a particularly well known name in music, he is an iconoclastic renaissance man, influential for generations of other musicians from Phil Spector to Sonic Youth. He is perhaps best known for discovering guitar phenom... Read more |
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Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey (James Francis Dorsey), 1904-57, and his brother Tommy Dorsey (Thomas Francis Dorsey, Jr.), 1905-1956, both b. Shenandoah, Pa., American jazz musicians and bandleaders during the Big Band era. Jimmy Dorsey played the clarinet and alto saxophone, his brother the trombone. Toward the... Read more |
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phenotype
phenotype Pheno derives from the Greek for display: the phenotype is the manifestation of the genetic make-up of the individual.‘Old Blue Eyes’ was the name given by many to Frank Sinatra. Having blue eyes is a trait that was part of his phenotype and is genetically determined,... Read more |
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Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis 1935– Vocalist A Gifted Athlete Appealed to Pop Fans Recorded Other Duets Selected discography Sources Combining the microphone mastery of the crooners, the vocal depth and technique made possible by classical training, and the image of innocence connected with the teen idols... Read more |
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Showbits
...the behest of producer and star Frank Sinatra, the drama casts Ol' Blue Eyes...the show's producers and hockey advisors rather than being picked from open...the best actor trophy. He plays pianist David Helfgott, who makes a triumphant... |
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