Monday 2/14/22 8am ET: Feature LP: Frank Sinatra – Frank Sinatra Sings Only For The Lonely (1958)

Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely, released September 8, 1958 is an album by Frank Sinatra.

The album consists of a collection of torch songs, following a formula similar to Sinatra’s previous albums In the Wee Small Hours (1955) and Where Are You? (1957). According to John Rockwell’s book, Sinatra: An American Classic, when asked at a party in the mid-1970s if he had a favorite album among his recordings, without hesitation, Sinatra chose Only the Lonely. The album’s front cover was painted by Nicholas Volpe, who won a Grammy Award for the painting. The painting features Sinatra as a sullen, Pagliacci-like clown. Sketched on the album’s back cover is one of Sinatra’s recurrent visual motifs: a lamppost.

“Only the Lonely” 4:10
“Angel Eyes” 3:46
“What’s New?” 5:13
“It’s a Lonesome Old Town” 4:18
“Willow Weep for Me” 4:49
“Goodbye” 5:45
“Blues in the Night” 4:44
“Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry” 4:00
“Ebb Tide” 3:18
“Spring is Here” 4:47
“Gone with the Wind” 5:15
“One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)” 4:23
“Sleep Warm” 2:45
“Where or When” 2:25

Frank Sinatra – vocals
Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor
Dave Cavanaugh – producer
Felix Slatkin – conductor
Pete Condoli – trumpet
Milt Berhardt – trombone
Vince deRosa – french horn
Gus Bivona – woodwinds
Harry Klee – woodwinds
Bill Miller – piano
Al Viola – guitar
Joe Comfort – bass

Thursday 12/9/21 12pm ET: Feature Artist – Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, actor and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

Born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra was greatly influenced by the intimate easy listening vocal style of Bing Crosby and began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the “bobby soxers”. He released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. But by the early 1950s his professional career had stalled and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of the Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958) and Nice ‘n’ Easy (1960).

While Sinatra never learned how to read music, he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname “Ol’ Blue Eyes”. Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He later married Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976. Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He was collectively included in Time magazine’s compilation of the 20th century’s 100 most influential people. After Sinatra’s death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him “the greatest singer of the 20th century”, and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.

Tuesday 6pm: Sounds of The 60s

This week we feature:  Yardbirds, Jimmy Ruffin, Ray Charles, Lesley Gore, Supremes, Bee Gees, Frank Sinatra, Ides of March, Duane Eddy, Dion, Kinks, Del Shannon, Cream, Rolling Stones, Cowsills and more . .  .

Feature LP: Bob Dylan – Shadows in the Night (2015) 9pm

Shadows in the Night is the thirty-sixth studio album by Bob Dylan, released by Columbia Records on February 3, 2015. For a Bob Dylan album, it is unusual in that none of the songs are original compositions. Instead, the album consists of covers of traditional pop standards made famous by Frank Sinatra, chosen by Dylan himself. On January 23, 2015, it was announced that 50,000 free copies would be given away to randomly selected AARP The Magazine readers.[3] Prior to the album’s release, Dylan recorded a cover of the tune “Full Moon and Empty Arms” and made it available for free streaming online on May 13, 2014.

1. “I’m a Fool to Want You” Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel Herron 4:51
2. “The Night We Called It a Day” Matt Dennis, Tom Adair 3:24
3. “Stay with Me” Jerome Moross, Carolyn Leigh 2:56
4. “Autumn Leaves” Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert (French), Johnny Mercer (English) 3:02
5. “Why Try to Change Me Now” Cy Coleman, Joseph McCarthy 3:38
6. “Some Enchanted Evening” Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers 3:28
7. “Full Moon and Empty Arms” Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman, Sergei Rachmaninoff 3:26
8. “Where Are You?” Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh 3:37
9. “What’ll I Do” Irving Berlin 3:21
10. “That Lucky Old Sun” Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith 3:39

Artist Countdown: Lou Rawls Top 30 Hits (Special Time) 8pm ET

Louis Allen “Lou” Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American recording artist, voice actor, songwriter, and record producer. He was known for his smooth vocal style: Frank Sinatra once said that Rawls had “the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game”. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his song “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”. He worked as a television, motion picture, and voice actor and was known for his frequently used expression, “Yeah, buddy!” Rawls was also a three-time Grammy-winner, all for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.

In December 2005, it was announced that Rawls was being treated for cancer in both his lungs and brain. With his wife of three years by his side, Lou Rawls succumbed to his illness on January 6, 2006, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. – Wikipedia

1	You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
2	Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing
3	Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
4	Dead End Street
5	A Natural Man
6	Lady Love
7	Show Business
8	See You When I Git There
9	Groovy People
10	You Can Bring Me All Your Heartaches
11	I Can’t Make It Alone
12	Let Me Be Good To You
13	Wind Beneath My Wings
14	Sit Down And Talk To Me
15	You’ve Made Me So Very Happy
16	I Wish You Belonged To Me
17	One Life To Live
18	The Shadow Of Your Smile
19	I Go Crazy
20	Bring It On Home
21	His Song Shall Be Sung
22	Will You Kiss Me One More Time
23	Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
24	All Time Lover
25	Down Here On The Ground
26	This Song Will Last Forever
27	There Will Be Love
28	You’re My Blessing
29	Trouble Down Here Below
30	Three O’Clock In The Morning

Tuesday Artist Countdown #1: Paul Anka Top 40 Hits 6pm ET @OfficialAnka @RadioMax

Paul Albert Anka, OC (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. Anka became famous in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs like “Diana”, “Lonely Boy“, and “Put Your Head on My Shoulder“. He went on to write such well-known music as the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and one of Tom Jones‘ biggest hits, “She’s a Lady“, and the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra’s signature song, “My Way” (originally French song “Comme d’habitude“).

In 1983, he co-wrote with Michael Jackson the song “I Never Heard”, which was retitled and released in 2009 under the name “This Is It”. An additional song that Jackson co-wrote with Anka from this 1983 session, “Love Never Felt So Good”, has since been discovered, and will be released in the future. The song was also released by Johnny Mathis in 1984. Anka became a naturalized US citizen in 1990. (Source: Wikipedia)

1	Diana
2	Lonely Boy
3	(You’re) Having My Baby (with Odia Coates)
4	Put Your Head On My Shoulder
5	Puppy Love
6	(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings
7	It’s Time To Cry
8	You Are My Destiny
9	Eso Beso (That Kiss)
10	Love Me Warm and Tender
11	Hello Young Lovers
12	A Steel Guitar and a Glass of Wine
13	Times of Your Life
14	One Man Woman/One Woman Man (with Odia Coates)
15	My Home Town
16	I Don’t Like To Sleep Alone (with Odia Coates)
17	(I Believe) There’s Nothing Stronger Than Our Love
18	Tonight My Love, Tonight
19	Dance On Little Girl
20	Goodnight, My Love
21	Anytime (I’ll Be There)
22	This Is Love
23	Summer’s Gone
24	Crazy Love
25	The Story of My Love
26	Hold Me ‘Til the Mornin’ Comes (with Peter Cetera)
27	I Miss You So
28	I’ve Been Waiting For You All Of My Life
29	Do I Love You
30	Remember Diana
31	Cinderella
32	Midnight
33	Just Young
34	Happy
35	I Love You, Baby
36	In the Still of the Night
37	Sincerely
38	Adam and Eve
39	Let Me Get To Know You
40	The Teen Commandments