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The four-CD and digital deluxe editions of 'Ultimate Sinatra' offer a top-quality survey of the best work "The Voice" did during every stage of his recording career.
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HBO Documentary and ‘Ultimate Sinatra’ CD/LP Collection Mark 100th Birth Anniversary of Frank Sinatra
A new documentary tells Sinatra's story through archived interviews and commentary from friends and family; the new collection 'Ultimate Sinatra' is packed with key recordings from Sinatra's recording career.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – ‘Audio with a G: Sounds of a Jersey Boy – The Music of Bob Gaudio’
The 36 tracks of Bob Gaudio's 'Audio with a G' represent over 40 years of songwriting.
Read More »50 Years Ago Today – Remembering The Beatles First Appearance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
What happened to The Beatles is nothing short of extraordinary. They went from those first fledling moments on a cold Sunday night in February 1964 to a juggernaut that literally rocked the world.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations,’ by Peter Evans and Ava Gardner
Most of the fun in Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations comes from the sense that the reader is hearing Gardner talk to Evans in her actual voice.
Read More »Music Review: Paul Anka – Duets
Duets pairs Paul Anka with some showbiz greats.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
This release is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful Blu-ray I've ever known in my life.
Read More »Book Review: The Man With the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren
The Man With the Golden Arm is a classic that still needs to be read.
Read More »Music Review: Dean Martin – Collected Cool Box Set
Excellent four-disc anthology of Dean Martin's career
Read More »Book Review: Frank Sinatra: A Life In Pictures, Edited by Yann-Brice Dherbier
A collection of dozens of little-known pictures of the Chairman of the Board.
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