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Jessica Piazza, Guest Blogger December 13 – 19
This week we welcome Jessica Piazza as our guest blogger. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jessica now lives in Los Angeles while pursuing a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing at the University…
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More ladies from the Big Bands sing for Frank
At the Sinatra birthday bash, Helen O'Connell from the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra sings "Tangerine," and Bea Wain sings, and so does Fran Warren. . . Thank you again, Jackson Taylor.
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Good Company [by Sally Ashton]
One thing I enjoy about guest blogging here at BAP is the company I get to keep for a week. I also enjoy the surprising synchronicity that often occurs between posts, the happy associations…
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Some great girl singers, forty-plus years later. . .
Jackson Taylor offers this clip from Sinatra's 75th birthday tribute featuring such singers from FS's youth as Kay Starr (from the Charlie Barnett band), Helen Forrest (from the Harry James band), and Martha Tilton…
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Tommy Lasorda wishes Frank Sinatra a Happy Birthday
December 12 <<<Today is Frank Sinatra's birthday. We should all celebrate because he was a tremendous man who touched many, many lives. He did something for me that I never ever thought possible, and…
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The First Night – Tropical Menorah
This just in from Lauren Wolfe, in Florida: Thanks, Lauren. — sdh
