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A Frank Sinatra special

Graham has a feast for Frank Sinatra fans this week – singer Jo Stafford recalls hearing Frank for the very first time and Alan Livingston, the man who signed Frank Sinatra.

Graham has a feast for Frank Sinatra fans this week – singer Jo Stafford recalls hearing Frank for the very first time when he joined the Tommy Dorsey Band in 1940. Also Graham chats to recording executive Alan Livingston, the man who signed Frank Sinatra to Capitol Records and re-ignited his career. Graham’s musical theme this week is “the great arranging bandleaders”!

2 hours

Last on

Sun 15 Feb 201522:00
BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire & BBC Radio Somerset

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Sarah Vaughan

      Perdido

    • Mel Tormé

      I Know Your Heart

    • The Sauter–Finegan Orchestra

      April In Paris

    • Sérgio Mendes

      One Note Samba/Spanish Flea

    • Sy Oliver

      Five Flats Furnished

    • Tommy Dorsey

      I'll Never Smile Again

    • Jo Stafford

      You Belong To Me

    • Nelson Riddle

      Let's Face The Music And Dance

    • Ella Fitzgerald

      Accentuate The Positive

    • Billy May

      You And THe Night And The Music

    • Elaine Delmar

      It's Alright With Me

    • Neal Hefti

      Coral Reef

    • Stan Kenton

      Opus In Pastels

    • June Christy

      Kicks

    • Pete Rugolo

      360 Special

  • Hour 2

    • Tony Bennett

      Lullabye Of Broadway

    • Nancy Wilson

      I Want To Be Loved

    • Duke Ellington

      Take The 'A' Train

    • João Gilberto

      O Amore Em Paz

    • Artie Shaw

      Anniversary Song

    • Frank Sinatra

      South Of The Border

    • Sammy Davis Jr.

      Ee O Eleven

    • Leroy Anderson

      The Girl In Satin

    • Andy Williams

      Show Me

    • Barbra Streisand

      Clopin Colpant

    • Benny Goodman

      Blue Skies

    • Peter Cincotti

      You Stepped Out Of A Dream

    • Dizzy Gillespie

      Lullabye Of The Leaves

    • Johnny Hartman

      The Day The World Stopped Turning

    • Rosemary Clooney & The Hi-Lo's

      Doncha Go 'Way Mad

    • Peggy Lee

      Lullabye In Rhythm

    • Harry Connick, Jr.

      But Not For Me

    • Benny Carter

      Forever Blues

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Feb 201515:00
    BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Wiltshire & BBC Radio Somerset
  • Sun 15 Feb 201520:00
    BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Jersey & BBC Radio Guernsey
  • Sun 15 Feb 201522:00
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire, BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire & BBC Radio Somerset