Frank Sinatra : the man, the music, the legend /
A celebration of Sinatra's enduring impact on American entertainment and cultural life.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rochester, NY : [Hempstead, NY] :
Univ. of Rochester Press ; Hofstra Univ.,
©2007.
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Table of Contents:
- ""CONTENTS ""; ""LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""Part 1. SINATRA AND HIS MUSIC""; ""1. The Musical Skills of Frank Sinatra""; ""2. Frank Sinatra�s Artistry and the Question of Phrasing""; ""3. Hanging on a String of Dreams: Delirium and Discontent in Sinatra�s Love Songs""; ""4. Jazzin� Sinatra: Three “Understated� Arrangers�George Siravo, Johnny Mandel, and Quincy Jones""; ""5. They Can�t Take That Away from Me: Frank Sinatra and His Curious but Close Relationship with the Rock �n� Roll Generation""
- ""6. Dick Haymes: Sinatra Stand-In or the Real Thing?""""Part 2. SINATRA AND POPULAR CULTURE""; ""7. Singing in the Moment: Sinatra and the Culture of the Fifties""; ""8. Frank Sinatra Meets the Beats""; ""9. Sinatra in (Lyrical) Drag""; ""10. Sinatra Meets Television: A Search for Identity in Fifties America""; ""11. Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley: The Taming of Teen Idols and The Timex Show""; ""12. Frank Sinatra: Dancer""; ""13. Dancing to Sinatra: The Partnership of Music and Movement in Twyla Tharp�s Sinatra Suite""
- ""14. From Sam Spade to Tony Rome: Bogart�s Influence on Sinatra�s Film Career""""15. Sinatra Satire: Fifty Years of Punch Lines""; ""SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY ""; ""SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ""; ""LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ""; ""INDEX ""
