British guitarist analyses Frank Sinatra live in 1966!

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  • @stuhall2689
    @stuhall2689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I was 2 years old in 1966 but when I was 16 in 1980 I went to The Royal Albert Hall to see Frank Sinatra. I’ve been to many concerts but never have enjoyed and remembered more than Frank Sinatra live. Just amazing.

    • @christinedennison7770
      @christinedennison7770 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I went to that, it was wonderful

    • @stuhall2689
      @stuhall2689 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@christinedennison7770 Do you remember I think a lady run up to the stage to take a photo and frank looked right at her a blew his checks out and made a funny face.

  • @aucourant9998
    @aucourant9998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Frank could be a tough, brash, even uncouth man in real life, but as a performer he was the top of the top. His ballads were so sweet, his timing impeccable, and he never gave anything but his very best to an audience. He respected his audience and they loved him for that. What a performer, the greatest.

    • @designstudio8013
      @designstudio8013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep he was low class.

    • @timothymeehan181
      @timothymeehan181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That “tough, brash, sometimes uncouth” aspect of his personality is what fueled/propelled his artistic genius & brilliance as a performer. Couldn’t have had the one without the other. True of most great performers...🙏🎼😎

    • @derekrigby6726
      @derekrigby6726 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@designstudio8013 Knew him did you? Thought not.

    • @designstudio8013
      @designstudio8013 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@derekrigby6726 I know people that know people...gott it kid??

    • @Momus2024
      @Momus2024 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@designstudio8013 you dont know anyone that knows Frank Sinatra...got it boy?

  • @Melbnolan
    @Melbnolan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Frank’s black satin bow tie has more class and stage presence than any male artist alive today.....he doesn’t need dancers and theatrics to absolutely nail a performance.

    • @patriciasnyder6915
      @patriciasnyder6915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      AMEN!!!!!

    • @HamiltonRb
      @HamiltonRb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Onstage he was certainly the epitome of class but in his private life different story. Saw him once in Vegas and Tom Driesson was a comedian who opened up the show, and as he finished doing his thing Sinatra just walks onstage, no introduction

    • @lionheartroar3104
      @lionheartroar3104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Many modern artists use dancers, auto tune and lip synching to hide their mediocrity. I pity the youth of today.

    • @HamiltonRb
      @HamiltonRb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lionheart Roar They don’t want or need our pity believe me. They enjoy their music as much as we enjoyed ours. Go back and look at every artist that played on American Bandstand because everyone of them lip synched their performance

    • @ivangranger8494
      @ivangranger8494 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      HamiltonRb Thats because American bandstand was for dancing, and very small studio. Now tell they lip synced on Ed Sullivan which had the pit band below the stage. Many younger people today love music from long before them, as any person does that even appreciates music back to the Great Composers, that started it all. Just who is composing music today that (if the human race survives its present regression) will be remembered and loved for the next centuries?

  • @rexoates3353
    @rexoates3353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    No phony whining and warbling like today’s talent show stars. Just raw talent and connecting with the audience.

  • @charlesprice925
    @charlesprice925 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Sinatra was of my mother and father's era. His records were among the stack they played on weekends for parties and picknicks. And, I would have sent them to Vegas just to see him, had I had the means. But it never happened. Even in Sinatra's last performances, when his voice was waning like the little train that could, dad would say he sounded the same. Mom's gone now, and dad is 94. He's lost his hearing. But he kept the records. When we go, our times go with us. Thanks for homage, Fil.

  • @catherinelynnfraser2001
    @catherinelynnfraser2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The man swam and swam to get breath control and he earned it. Every breath he takes is underwater and is golden. Nobody phrased so well. I think his rhythmic competition was Peggy Lee. She had the best sense of punctuation/beat.

    • @holly7869
      @holly7869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I can imagine him swimming with a lit cigarette waiting for him at each end of the pool! The biography says once he joined Harry James' band he became fascinated with the bandleader's breath control while playing the trumpet and worked hard to develop that same kind of control for his voice.

    • @BOOMNERD51
      @BOOMNERD51 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My Dad loved them both!

    • @woutthielemans5073
      @woutthielemans5073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@holly7869 That was Tommy Dorsey's band. Dorsey played very long melodic lines on the trombone, and Sinatra wanted to learn the same type of breath control.

  • @trudypedersen-french3593
    @trudypedersen-french3593 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Sinatra's voice grew on me much later in my life, probably because of my maturing. I was a teenager throughout the 60s, so Sinatra's style didn't fit my music style. I love his voice now and I consider him one of the greatest singers.
    Your critique was enjoyable, thank you Fil.

    • @yippie21
      @yippie21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I was just going to say same. I really didn't appreciate The Chairman of the Board until I was in my late 30's... and something just flipped on in my head. I really appreciate him now, but it's too much to ask younger folks to appreciate some music until they've lived a bit. heh. This is one of my favorite songs of his.

    • @tjvanpopta
      @tjvanpopta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same here, i was a teenager throughout the 60,s too . I remember my parents liked Frank Sinatra,s music. Not me, for sure. That was old school and boring. But then in 1963 these 4 guys from Liverpool introduced a whole new musical genre to the world. It blew us away back then and continues today. The amount of great music that evolved during the 60,s was exeptional for the sheer variety and innovation. So glad i experienced the greatest music era of all time.

    • @juantailor
      @juantailor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed. Sinatra was my parent’s music. I later learned to appreciate him.

    • @HamiltonRb
      @HamiltonRb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tjvanpopta Your story reminds me of watching the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show as a 12 year old, thinking this was the most incredible thing I have ever seen, and after they finished my dad saying " they are terrible, couldn't hold a candle to Bing Crosby" Ya got to love the generation gap, where every generation thinks their music is the best

    • @tjvanpopta
      @tjvanpopta 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HamiltonRb fair enough. Still i believe our generation had the best music ever. We may never see a creatieve period like that again. I don,t think todays music will stand the test of time. Doesn,t have anything memorable. We were very lucky and fortunated to have so many great artist back then. The 60,s were magical !

  • @willettej7988
    @willettej7988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I admit it, Frank was great. By the way, I’m addicted to this channel and so impressed by the variety of artists you present 😊👍🏻

  • @katb945
    @katb945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    His diction is perfect no matter what he sings I understand every word a great story teller singer and the camera loves him.

  • @jaygriffiths6793
    @jaygriffiths6793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Lovely to hear such an informed appraisal from a young musician. The unpretentious analysis helped me enormously too.

  • @KarlHalliday-q6j
    @KarlHalliday-q6j 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fil, great review of Frank. Always enjoy your thoughts especially with a singer like Frank.

  • @bobhergan7020
    @bobhergan7020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was a teenager in the fifties who always listened to the Elvis and the other rockers of that era. Then one day my older brother home a record of Sinatra singing Night and Day. That was it. Every time a new Sinatra album came out, I’d buy it. Still have them.

  • @holly7869
    @holly7869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Sinatra. No one like him, back then or ever. An excellent bio on Netflix right now.

    • @ryannt.2143
      @ryannt.2143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      God to know. Thanks for sharing. Im deff gonna check that out on Netflix

    • @cherylann9781
      @cherylann9781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks, going to go check that out!

    • @paulhicks3595
      @paulhicks3595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gypsee Danger it is a great biography.

    • @holly7869
      @holly7869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely worth the watch.

    • @vileguile4
      @vileguile4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nice, ty for sharing :)

  • @ArmandoG2013
    @ArmandoG2013 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fil your perspective is always insightful

  • @Whoisyou2211
    @Whoisyou2211 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brilliant singer, excellent analysis. Thanks, Fil.

  • @janetlafrance3325
    @janetlafrance3325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The best! I saw him in concert near the end of his life...people said he had lost a step. People were wrong...he was flawless.

  • @dianecourtney2724
    @dianecourtney2724 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WOW Fil 😊 What a great video this is !! And love your short bio . TY ✌🏼🌟

  • @petedz9772
    @petedz9772 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My folks saw Sinatra and mentioned how well he connected with the audience. He spoke to everyone. It was a stage presence, charisma sort of thing. A story teller for sure. Thanks Fil for detailing the nuance of Frank's style. He connected with so many people.

  • @stuarteverett4128
    @stuarteverett4128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Working through your videos is an education in understanding the technical aspects of the human singing voice in layman's terms so that we can understand it and this one is especially important because Sinatra was unique.
    You mention that he was a 'one take' guy, true but in an extraordinary book "Sessions With Sinatra" by Charles L. Granata which explores in detail the technical aspects of his singing and the changing recording techniques he encountered, it shows just how lavish was his commitment to laying down the perfect recording. It's as if he knew subconsciously that these recordings would become historical documents in the evolution of popular music. And he was a pioneer in establishing the album concept as an art in itself.
    With Sinatra it's important also to recall how his voice changed during an epic career. From the sweet low tenor crooning of his early years, through the steely self confident swagger of his middle period to the declamatory outbursts of his later career.
    The one consistency which never faltered in fifty five years of singing was his enunciation. Every word crystal clear to the ear. Swooping and diminuendos he embraced but never did he breath in the middle of a word or diminish the importance of the lyrics for the sake of vocal effect. Truly a poet in musical form and a giant among popular singers. History has him.

  • @RoryVanucchi
    @RoryVanucchi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    In front of an orchestra, Sinatra one of a kind power brash singer. others equal in small condo settings but Sinatra really is the guy you think of with a big band. I was fortunate to see him in 1978 and I've never seen anyone get a 15-minute ovation before he started the show. The best performer I've ever seen and I've seen a few big ones mid 70's through the '90s from rock to jazz to country to Pavarotti who was also very exciting. Trust me if you saw Sinatra live in the '60s and '70s is was something you fondly remember. I think Elvis the only other with that special presence and Michael Jackson in a slightly different but very exciting way.

    • @jessewolf6806
      @jessewolf6806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sinatra, Presley, Jagger top 3 frontmen for me. The young Mick had Frank's cockiness and some of the same moves, even verbally some of that similar turn-around violence... Strangers in the Night, Let's Spend the Night Together...

    • @M0odyBlue
      @M0odyBlue ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love his albums with small sets, though his torch songs wreck me. “Frank Sinatra Sings For Only the Lonely,” and L0”In the Wee Small Hours” are my go to’s for Frank.

    • @RoryVanucchi
      @RoryVanucchi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@M0odyBlue all of his albums are great. Hard to cherry pick his catelog, but I like the small combos as well

  • @PaulGordon
    @PaulGordon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I saw him 17 times in concert from 1977 to 1992. Brilliant! I'm a mega fan and a well-known collector of his video and music rarities. ♥

  • @lauraoday1761
    @lauraoday1761 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Fil, you're amazing. What an awesome teacher you are. I'm impressed.

  • @wingsofpegasus
    @wingsofpegasus  4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Time Stamps -
    4:07 Song background
    5:43 Freeform Phrasing
    6:40 Vocal Stylisation (pitch slides)
    9:15 Pitch Accuracy
    10:55 Supported Sound
    12:12 Theatre of Performance
    13:55 Range demonstration
    16:11 History

    • @catherinelynnfraser2001
      @catherinelynnfraser2001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thanks for the timestamps. They help when we watch and when we rewatch. I am astonished how often I rewatch your videos. You are quality all the way❤️

  • @elaineteut9579
    @elaineteut9579 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sinatra was a great singer and I liked his movies too. My Mom and Dad really liked him too and saw him in Vegas. Fil reminds me of a show I use to watch on PBS. The hostess was Sister Wendy who would take you along to different famous art galleries and take a well known painting and show and explain the story about it and the fine details that you would never notice. Fil shows you and explains the fine details of all the wonderful singers we were so fortunate to see and hear. Fil you are an artist in your own right.

  • @Rosannasfriend
    @Rosannasfriend 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    What a warm, powerful and a resonant voice. I believe he’s using his chest mix for most of it, as he speaks sings as well as slides but mostly speak singing his way through it. I enjoyed the occasional belting with vibrato. His body language was fantastic. He was really trying to demonstrate the lyrics with most of it, but sometimes even when he wasn’t demonstrating the lyrics he would move anyway, whether it made sense or not. As long as you’re moving and you’re in it and you’re Vibing with the music. Just stay in it. Fantastic. His eyes were always focused, he was always in the moment with this song and it’s message, bonding with the audience through his acting

    • @elizabethlinsay9193
      @elizabethlinsay9193 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rosannasfriend: great comment! You nailed it yourself!

  • @jimpaquette8007
    @jimpaquette8007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Saw Frank in the round just him a mic a stool and a glass of water i never have seen a more relaxed performance he was in charge the whole way he was just plain cool a true Legend!!

    • @tdunph4250
      @tdunph4250 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chairman of the Board....what else can one say??

    • @tdunph4250
      @tdunph4250 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is the biography on Netflix called?

    • @JHargis68
      @JHargis68 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are ya sure it was water?

  • @tdunph4250
    @tdunph4250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very nice Fil. I haven't seen any of your videos for a couple of months but I chose a good one to start up again! Glad you picked The Chairman of the Board!! Keep up the great analysis!!

  • @ericheine2414
    @ericheine2414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Frank is excellent. He's kind of a gold standard. I think the worst thing you can say about anybody is their timing is bad and they're off key.
    Frank is always on time, his phrasing and tonality are fantastic. Also he makes excellent choices in terms of the people who he performs with.
    Listen to the caliber of the individual musicians that play with him.
    He worked with the best of the best.
    I saw an interview with him on Johnny Carson one night and he was talking about who he liked to listen to. He had his favorites. Did anybody else see that interview and remember the names of the people that Frank Sinatra liked to listen to?
    He was also known as a king of professional courtesy. He complimented others and he helped others with their careers.
    Frank was a stand-up guy.

    • @danielmartucci9632
      @danielmartucci9632 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah Frank liked to entertain the ladies in his life with Jerry Vale who is also a great singer.

    • @ivangranger8494
      @ivangranger8494 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      eric heine Glenn Campbell also played, for him. I believe that is Glenn's Guitar playing in ' Something Stupid ,' with Frank and Nancy. A timeless, Masterpiece.

    • @Bootrosgali
      @Bootrosgali 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Frank is the gold standard.

    • @roguedalek900
      @roguedalek900 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Frank once said Lou Rawls had the smoothest sound he ever heard

    • @buddyrichable1
      @buddyrichable1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He admired Tony Bennet, commenting that “Tony has a tear in his voice.”
      I had the opportunity to see Tony in concert a couple of years ago. He was 89 at the time and had his daughter touring with him, who is a great performer in her own right. His vocals were spot on and he sang for nearly two hours.
      Would have loved to have seen Sinatra.

  • @bennemer489
    @bennemer489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Kind of funny. One of our cats jumped on my desk and stared at the sceeen when Sinatra started to sing.

  • @lynndow3185
    @lynndow3185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The Chairman of the Board! Go, Fil!

  • @ivannovotny4552
    @ivannovotny4552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow one and only "Mr. Blue Eyes" himself, what a treat! Many thanks Fil for your choice and analysis.

  • @ExUSSailor
    @ExUSSailor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    One of my home state's, New Jersey, favorite sons, and, one of many of our contributions to music & culture.

  • @micheleparker8123
    @micheleparker8123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My mom was Sicilian and LOVED her some Frankie- so do I! Thanks, Fil!!!❤

  • @user-qm7nw7vd5s
    @user-qm7nw7vd5s 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a coincidence you choose this FS performance to review. I happened to see it on TH-cam a couple weeks ago, and thought, wow. This is what “The Voice” is all about. Everything is there, in that one performance. 👍

  • @suzannerobbins6293
    @suzannerobbins6293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Hi Fil! What a wonderful analysis tonight! In the mid sixties Frank really made a comeback! Strangers in the Night...Something Stupid with Nancy...we loved him! His daughter did okay too! Thanks for this one! ✌️

  • @rogerjamesmusic
    @rogerjamesmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are so well studied on the subject. Kudos.

  • @helaina400
    @helaina400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    He rarely, if ever did his studio recordings in one take. He was very precise and meticulous in the studio.
    His movies were a different story, that’s where he would do one take.

    • @josephpaul4548
      @josephpaul4548 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Very true. Under My Skin took him around 20 takes. But in acting, he felt additional takes detracted from the spontaneity that he sought.

  • @tiffsaver
    @tiffsaver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I'm 74-years old now, and I've seen just about everyone... from Elvis, to the Beatles, to Sinatra, to Jimi, to the Doors, to Cream's Farewell Performance. All were great, and all made their indelible mark on music and society. But without Frank, there would be no Harry Connick Jr., no Michael Buble, or any other popular crooner or lounge singer . All copied him, stole from him, and emulated him. Sinatra could do more with a single flick of his hand than everyone else could do with their whole bodies. There will never be another Francis Albert Sinatra. RIP.

    • @jeffreyfeinstein5525
      @jeffreyfeinstein5525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      'TRUE THAT'.

    • @robiandolo
      @robiandolo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      tiffsaver OMG! I hate you! Not really I got to see Elvis, Ringo, Paul -not Beatles and Clapton not Cream. You’re very lucky.

    • @tiffsaver
      @tiffsaver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@robiandolo
      Not "lucky," just OLD. I caught Elvis at the Vegas Hilton during the 70's, the Beatles at The Hollywood Bowl, Sinatra headlining at the Greek Theater (with Ella Fitzgerald and Shirley MacLaine as openers), Cream's Farewell Concert at the LA Forum, Jimi Hendrix at the Newport Jazz Festival, and The Doors at the Whiskey. I even remember catching The Iron Butterfly and Van Halen at Gizzarri's back in the day. Maybe I WAS lucky!!

    • @johnallen2771
      @johnallen2771 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Boy, you saw most of the groups I saw at the same time, although I'm only 70. The one I did not get to see was Cream. They are my favorite group from that era and I know practically all their songs by heart but I never saw them live. I for one would like to hear about when you saw them and what it was like.

    • @lyallg7925
      @lyallg7925 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Buble has actually admitted that he was inflicted by everyone and that his favourite artist is Bobby Darin, and his mother’s Elvis. He used to listen to his grandfather record collection. You can hear the influence of Bing Cosby and the Andrew Sisters in his iconic Christmas album.
      Anyone who thinks that Buble has only been influenced by Sinatra, is kidding themselves.
      And Harry, is a genius musician who covers many styles of music. from big band to New Orleans style and probably many I haven’t heard.
      And all of this crap about ‘stealing music’ is ludicrous. Music is music. Artists are inspired by other artists. Unless Sinatra personally penned the songs he wrote and never listened to another artist, he was also inspired by others.

  • @shellylyndsley394
    @shellylyndsley394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Oh my heart, my heart!! Absolutely LOVE Frank Sinatra! When my daughter was only 3 I taught her so many of his songs, she’d just sing them word for word, lol, of course mom was so proud. Of course she’s almost 30 now and wouldn’t sing a Frank Sinatra song if I begged her to, a shame that, because THAT was real singing and talent, even before MY time. I love his music to this day. Thanks Fil.

    • @windwoman3549
      @windwoman3549 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My son is almost 33. He moved back home not long before joining the Marine Corps at 22 (no point in signing another lease.) I went digging through his stuff one day out of boredom & was astounded to find a bunch of Sinatra movies AND CDs! My kid has always been very private, plays his cards close to the chest. Still, Sinatra? Wow! 🤭

  • @nageeb96
    @nageeb96 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wow i learned a lot today. thanks

  • @debishaw9355
    @debishaw9355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Hey, Fil, enjoy good ol Frank Sinatra. Simpler times. My dad loved this guy

  • @gdcat777
    @gdcat777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When I'm feeling a bit down, tired, and hopeless, I just tune in to this and you cheer me up. I'd love to time travel to '66. Its always been a toss up for me between Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. I certainly loved his daughter Nancy in '68 when I was aged 6. I miss those days.

    • @jeffreyfeinstein5525
      @jeffreyfeinstein5525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      'TRUE THIS TOO'!!!

    • @SteviePaints
      @SteviePaints 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I graduated from high school in 1966, and I’d like to go back, too - permanently!

  • @teriw56
    @teriw56 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bold and smooth, just like his favorite drink.

  • @gilbertspader7974
    @gilbertspader7974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    These little town blues , Are melting away

  • @davidpanetta6400
    @davidpanetta6400 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A great singer and actor. I always enjoyed his songs. I was in high school when I first saw Frank in concert in Atlantic City. I also enjoyed his movies the most when I was 11. At that age I understood what the movies were about. When I was 21 in 1980, I would go down to Atlantic City with a couple friends and see Frank, Andy Williams, and Kenny Rogers in concert.

  • @RobbieUrban
    @RobbieUrban 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    From the same TV special, he did a wonderful performance of Moonlight in Vermont.

  • @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301
    @jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Frank's performance here is goose-bump stuff. He nails it, and it's partly due to the synergy between band and singer. The funky, tailor-made arrangement stimulates Frank to do his thing. His trademark is variety - variety of vocal phrase. Syncopation and rubato are prominent in one phrase (for example 'this whole world keeps going around'), strict musical metre in the next ('I've been up and down and over and out' or 'I pick myself up') depending on what he wants to convey. Staccato and legato serve similar ends. The laid-back delivery belies the years of study. Yes, some musician and some story-teller . . .

  • @retrothingz
    @retrothingz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Terrific analysis as usual. As you pointed out, he brought Oscar award- winning acting ability to his stage performances.Indeed, you had to see him in concert to really appreciate how good he was. I saw him in his final years at a stadium here in Australia. I was close to the stage , sitting in an aisle seat and Frank walked by, literally a few feet away. Interesting to see him so close up. Also worth mentioning that he was a fine radio actor. Check out the drama series that he starred in called "Rocky Fortune".You'll find it here on You Tube.

  • @bh5606
    @bh5606 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So good.

  • @debbeborders5762
    @debbeborders5762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the stories in the comments. I also really appreciate efforts by you to provide the background on Frank's career progression.

  • @davidschecter5247
    @davidschecter5247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    So happy you covered "The Voice." Great insights into what makes him unique. If you've never done a Bing Crosby performance from earlier in his career, that would be fun, too!

    • @highnrising
      @highnrising 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brother Can You Spare a Dime.

  • @gmoops8986
    @gmoops8986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    If Frank has issues, stage fright ain't one.

  • @richardgornalle4536
    @richardgornalle4536 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There are many singing styles, and then there's Frank Sinatra. A brilliant vocal musician singer who really did do it his way. I thoroughly enjoyed your expert observations. Many thanks.

  • @davidcatalano3781
    @davidcatalano3781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Frank Sinatra was my dad's favorite singer. And I remember at about 3 years old seeing Frank Sinatra on television. My dad was also professional musician until he cut his finger working in a cabinet shop and couldn't play professionally any longer. Thanks again for all your hard work and presenting these videos. And thanks again for doing this Frank Sinatra video.Fil, have you ever done a video about sister Rosetta tharpe? Gospel and probably the first rock and roll guitarist in America. She was absolutely phenomenal. And Elvis loved her. I think Frank Sinatra was voted the performer of the century in America. I got to see Frank in 1980. I got to see two shows. It was absolutely amazing. Well thanks again, your analysis and hard work shine through as always. God bless.

  • @robertbeatty9563
    @robertbeatty9563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    hands down, sinatra greatest singer with great phrasing. loved his mannerisms and hand gestures too. i collect all his music including all his capitol albums and reprise albums. so many singers tried to sing like him but there was only one frank sinatra. amazing analyst with all this coming from the top of your head. great job you are doing analysing these great artists!

  • @rifroar
    @rifroar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A Performer who always gave 100% and studied and praticed His Craft, it's what helped make Him a Great Entertainerand Singer.

  • @ms.beatle248
    @ms.beatle248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Born in 66. I really like your reaction videos. You have a wonderful way of giving very technical analysis of songs you listen to.

  • @JHargis68
    @JHargis68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Some performers just had IT - they stepped on a stage and OWNED the whole damned building.

  • @bigbow62
    @bigbow62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh Fil you are one kookie hip dude...
    Can you dig it baby ✌😎
    Love frank and his style of singing.......
    Always entertaining Fil,nice work 😆🎸

  • @spacemissing
    @spacemissing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    First time I've ever heard Sinatra doing R&B!
    Of course he did it "his way"...
    and rather well.

  • @Realmikesambo
    @Realmikesambo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was waiting for the harp, denied! What a band! What a class act! Thanks again Fil for featuring classic big band tunes!

  • @johncarpenter987
    @johncarpenter987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your smile. Frank did it all effortlessly.

  • @charleshoernemann8661
    @charleshoernemann8661 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Frank had THE swing! Non-pareil...Brilliantly analysed, Fil. As always... 👌

    • @jimgamble2429
      @jimgamble2429 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hold the phone!! Bit of a sweeping statement! Matt monro? Frank himself paid great compliments to Matt!

    • @charleshoernemann8661
      @charleshoernemann8661 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jimgamble2429 Matt Monro was a great singer, great voice. My Dad loved him too...and so did I ("Three Coins In A Fountain" was my favourite...). But IMHO Frank had that special legato phrasing and articulation. There were also Andy Williams, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Vic Damone...

    • @jimgamble2429
      @jimgamble2429 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Charles Hoernemann agreed. Well put.

  • @guitarhans
    @guitarhans 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    FS was in fact a jazz musician, he had great ears and heard everything. I prefer his recordings in the '40 and '50ths. I was born in 1950, so do the math.

  • @eddietucker3334
    @eddietucker3334 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It is wonderful to recognize the genius of musicians I grew up with and pretty much accepted as the norm. Thank you for opening my eyes to the genius I once ignored.

  • @EmilianoLoconsolo
    @EmilianoLoconsolo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spot on, great dissection mate!

  • @bbb462cid
    @bbb462cid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Frank had such a talented ear. He could listen to the arrangement in rehearsal, remove say the second trumpet, and make the recording better. And the arrangements in general were heavenly.

  • @garthbailey227
    @garthbailey227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have learned so much about singing and music from your videos. Your enthusiasm for all genres of music is wonderful! Who would have thought that a metalhead (and I mean that in the best way) would every praise Frank Sinatra. Thank you!

  • @planeandsimple431
    @planeandsimple431 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love Frank but, I would not think this one of his best.
    As usual though, top notch analisis on your part.

    • @tdunph4250
      @tdunph4250 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read an old magazine article about Frank published by (I want to say Life magazine) and the story they were running was centered around the time Frank did this TV special. Apparently for days leading up to this performance he was desperately fighting a bad cold!

    • @ryanburdeaux
      @ryanburdeaux 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      what do you think is his best performance??

    • @planeandsimple431
      @planeandsimple431 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryanburdeaux ... I'd say; "Beyond The Sea" . I was so lucky to have that CD and to have danced with my beautiful Mom, to her favorite music. Go hug your Mamma, right now!

    • @jadezee6316
      @jadezee6316 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@planeandsimple431 dude you senile?
      that was bobby darrin

    • @planeandsimple431
      @planeandsimple431 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jadezee6316 .. Its says "Do Not Drink" on the bleach bottle for a reason.
      And yes, I'm senile...🙄

  • @lyallg7925
    @lyallg7925 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can never get over the difference in Frank’s voice in the early years compared to the mature voice we hear here. This is the version of Frank that I heard first. Swingy, punchy and he almost spat out the words… and it’s great. Then one day, I heard an early album of Frank’s and I actually kept checking the liner notes in order to check that it was in fact, him. He was so lyrical and smooth in the early years, and to me sounds like another artist. As an example, watch the Star Dust video (1943). I know that voices change over time, but Frank just sounds the complete opposite… not only vocally, but his total approach to the song.
    I love this song btw. I also love Bassey’s version.

  • @kensod6034
    @kensod6034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He definitely has mannerisms like a conductor... Thanks professor...

    • @stevechinaski3750
      @stevechinaski3750 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He did a lot of conducting too, for Dean Martin, Peggy Lee.

    • @WhiteCamry
      @WhiteCamry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tommy Dorsey, to be specific.

  • @mtacoustic1
    @mtacoustic1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Was fortunate to see Frank in concert in Worcester, MA in the early 80's. He really did do music 'his way'!!

  • @highnrising
    @highnrising 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "That's Life" was a big record, but Sinatra's biggest and most enduring hit from that era came just before that: "Strangers in the Night," which went to #1 in the U.S. and U.K.

  • @dave8181
    @dave8181 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful stuff! I'm so glad you did a video on Frank... I asked a couple of months ago. I really enjoyed the analysis.

  • @halhenryg
    @halhenryg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Again, Thank you for this on Frank. you are always on point!
    Added bonus, hear great music, blast from the past! Your insight sopt on.

  • @mauroinentertainment
    @mauroinentertainment 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Hey. Just some corrections... Sinatra was more a one-take guy on film than he was in studio. I actually have a lot of studio sessions of his... He almost always did multiple takes. So it isn't true he was a one-take recording artist. Also, on "That's Life", he originally recorded it in April '66; but wasn't happy & then re-recorded it. That's the version we know today. Also, it was done in more than 2 takes.

  • @ChrisN1344
    @ChrisN1344 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lovely analysis as always. Thank you, Fil. Excellent!

  • @stardust_memories2260
    @stardust_memories2260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This came out the year I was born and he's who I'm named after. Not only was his phrasing remarkable but his timing as well. He could leave you hanging on the edge of your seat and then ease you right back in again in just a bar or two.

  • @Captally
    @Captally 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Many years ago first listening to his "Pocketful of Miracles" and the line "Smack in the middle of May" the use of the slight emphasis on the word 'smack' convinced me that we would never hear his like again.

  • @BedlamAndBones
    @BedlamAndBones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He makes it look so effortless. What astonishing talent this man had.

  • @AluminumCloud74
    @AluminumCloud74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The slide: brilliant metaphor Fil. His voice definitely takes you on a nice easy ride that you just don’t want to end. I was mesmerized, what a great performance. Love seeing him act out the lyrics also.

  • @deed.3230
    @deed.3230 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still my favorite singer xxx
    Great analysis of his style, voice and appeal.

  • @hussamalnawab
    @hussamalnawab 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for yet another enjoyable and insightful analysis. I learn so much from your videos - All the very best to you ✨

  • @MrsColumbo823
    @MrsColumbo823 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There is always music of every variety playing in my home. It’s a lifelong love affair with all things music and my cat listened, too, in a resigned way until? Frank Sinatra came on. Then my beloved cat would actually swoon and embarrassingly drape himself over the speakers, roll all around the floor in a “come hither” way every single time. He actually made love to those speakers, I guess you could say. What a performance! Says everything about Sinatra and my red tabby’s good taste in music. 🩷 🐱 🎤 😊

  • @andrewschonert2413
    @andrewschonert2413 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Netflix doc is great. Covers how Frank took Glenn Miller’s trombone playing/breathing technique and put that into his singing. Really incredible!

  • @gssheriff7278
    @gssheriff7278 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Fil, these old timers were the best ever. They not only made great records, but they live in a club etc played to the crowd and gave them what they wanted. Frank gave a shit, most artist don't care, it's about them. Frank, Dino, etc, they know there bread comes from pleasing the audience. These guys knew there job was to be a professional, it was a job. Not saying they cared about being an artist, but, the audience was who theses old timers cared about. Learn something artists today. It's not all about you.

  • @x24isis
    @x24isis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent review, Fil, thank you! Frank is one of my all time favorites. You've honored his charismatic 1966 performance perfectly!

  • @chuckgrenci6404
    @chuckgrenci6404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Frank was a little before my time (I'm approaching 70 y/o) and I didn't give him much thought growing up, but in my middle years I began to appreciate his vast talent, and with your excellent evaluation Fil; now I know why. Top notch review, as always.

  • @stevecall5744
    @stevecall5744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We just watched the two part documentary on Sinatra, so your analysis was so timely! I haven’t scrolled through all your videos, but I haven’t seen Linda Ronstadt. Her voice, I my opinion, was incredible and the breadth of her music unmatched.

    • @wingsofpegasus
      @wingsofpegasus  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's here somewhere! Type in British guitarist and the artist, as scrolling through over 1,000 videos could take a while!😂

  • @caltamirano1
    @caltamirano1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video with an easy to follow tech vocal analysis.thank you

  • @astronoybrasil7990
    @astronoybrasil7990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The most beautiful voice ever... I am a fan of him.

  • @mrblue8439
    @mrblue8439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Never go wrong with Old Blue Eyes. Frank Sinatra was an entertainment pioneer.

  • @kangaroojack7678
    @kangaroojack7678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man brings u back to those goody old days

  • @bohoinmexico3491
    @bohoinmexico3491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The one person I would like to have dinner with and party! Class!

  • @MichaelLittle47
    @MichaelLittle47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God i love music from the older decades... So much to hear and learn and appreciate. Yeah!

  • @michaelcondry1493
    @michaelcondry1493 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A man who has greatly touched my life

  • @virginiaribis2070
    @virginiaribis2070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Frank it’s almost like he’s talking. His voice was all his own, he knew exactly were it was and were to put it.

  • @PaulBerson
    @PaulBerson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent Outstanding Thank You For Sharing I can Tell You’re A Real Fan Of Frank By Your Smile Franks Organist Amazing Awesomeness Wonderful 💕🎶💕🎶🏄🥇🥂😎

  • @Miatacrosser
    @Miatacrosser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The Chairman of the Board.

  • @jdoswaldproductionsllc9558
    @jdoswaldproductionsllc9558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Phil, let's not forget that on the studio version the great Leon Russell was on piano! Enjoying your vids!