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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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Rosemary Clooney
Rosemary Clooney Singer A Difficult Childhood “Come On-a My House” The Hollywood Life Collapse Salvation Through Singing Selected discography Sources The distinctively unpretentious, deep, rich, and smooth voice of Rosemary Clooney has earned her recognition as one of America’s... 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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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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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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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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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 |
 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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GO: ROCK: ROBBIE'S QUITE FRANK ABOUT HIS SINGING.(Features)
...direct comparison with Frank Sinatra is pretty much the...statement considering Sinatra's somewhat spiky...career. But the Sinatra estate certainly...doesn't really measure up to Frank's sublime...Many of the stars ... |
 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Voice of Scotland Readers Letters : We're taking a real pounding.(Voice of...
...t sell their goods in imperial measures is the last straw. What difference...like comparing Sidney Devine with Frank Sinatra. - John Sweeney, Glasgow. Too...Shame on us AT last the EU is taking steps against Robert Mugabe. They... |
 "The Washington Times (Washington, DC)")
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Harry's new woes.(ARTS ETC.)(TAKING NAMES)(Column)
...Jolie), sexiest eyes past (Frank Sinatra), sexiest eyes present (Terrence...entertainment industry professionals that measures the financial clout of more than...and wire reports CAPTION(S): Frank Sinatra: sexiest eyes past [Photo by... |
 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Taking a swing at The Greatest.
...published by HarperCollins to acclaim and criticism in equal measure in the United States and it will reach bookshops here...he says. "Ali was no more a social force than Frank Sinatra. The politically fashionable clung to his racial invective... |
 "The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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BTW.(FRONT)(PAGE TWO)(Column)
...was listening."--Tina Sinatra, daughter of Frank Sinatra, who runs her late father...allegations Paula Abdul is taking pre-emptive measures to squash a controversy sparked...Indianapolis. Photos of Frank ... |
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In like a lion
...have this thing for Frank Sinatra. Tommy Lapid reportedly asked that Sinatra's hit "I did it...politician for whom Sinatra's hit seemed most...authority to the one taking over - and turned...took far-reaching measures: the ... |
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VOICE OF SCOTLAND; NO REWARD FOR WORKING HARD.(Voice of Scotland)
...safe houses. These measures would help prevent...Glasgow. Why no Sinatra? I AGREE that Queen...incredible that nothing by Frank Sinatra can get into the...who was jailed for taking golf balls from a...researching for the ... |
 "The Beacon News - Aurora (IL)")
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Openline
...these cost-cutting measures that these Republicans...Thanks to Casino for Sinatra Channel 11 had a...program featuring Frank Sinatra. He was the greatest...the effort to bring Sinatra to Aurora during...Township voters, for ... |
 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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LINCOLN PARK TRUSTEES TO CLOSE FUND THAT IS UNDER FEDERAL
...merely a housekeeping measure intended to bring...recommended to us," said Frank Sinatra, the district...the board auditor. Sinatra took over the district...announced he was taking a paid sick leave...tax rate impact, ... |
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Harry Connick plays doubles // Jazzman returns with 2 albums
...could be the next Sinatra. At issue is Connick...overly reminiscent of Frank Sinatra and Hoagy Carmichael...thrown in for good measure. He also has high...but they are not taking into account that...singer like Frank ... |
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