Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley had a strained relationship in the early days of Elvis’ career. Sinatra spoke out against rock music and pointed to Elvis as a corruptive force on America’s youth.
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. UNITED STATES - MAY 12: THE FRANK SINATRA SHOW - Welcome Home Elvis - Season ...
In 1984, Frank Sinatra reunited with Quincy Jones to record 'L.A. Is My Lady.' It was a memorable capstone to a remarkable ...
The ex-wife of the late Elvis Presley chat with ... in a nod to the moving lyrics of Presley's Where No One Stands Alone, a song Lisa Marie recorded as a duet with her father over 50 years ...
He arranged songs for jazz greats such as Count Basie, produced dozens of film scores, and once played trumpet in Elvis Presley’s ... Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Gene Krupa, Louis Jordan ...
Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin. Bennett took a different path, focused on seemingly elegant vocals along with Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole. Sinatra once said Bennett was the best ...
Frank Sinatra was an American singer and actor. He rose to fame in the 1940s as a singer and had over 80 Top 20 singles from 1939 to 1947. He also gained recognition as an actor starring in films ...
He admitted that his father was “a technophobe”, but “would have been fascinated” by the new technology, which has been used to bring back Elvis Presley for stage shows, and radio DJ Tommy ...
Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley. In the 1960s, Jones became a decorated film composer — he collected three of his seven career Academy Award nominations in 1968 and '69 — as well as a high ...
Born Quincy Delight Jones in 1933, Jones got his start in jazz — at 19, he played trumpet in Lionel Hampton's band — and soon performed on stages with some of the world's best-known stars: Ray Charles ...