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Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing
''Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing'' is a television special starring Frank Sinatra, Diahann Carroll and The 5th Dimension recorded in November 1968 and broadcast on CBS. The title references Sinatra's attempts at engaging with the youth culture of the late 1960s. Don Costa was the bandleader. This special was nominated for an ''Emmy'' for Outstanding Comedy, Variety or Musical Special. Sinatra made the cover of ''TV Guide'' who featured this special in their Nov. '68 edition Set list *" Hello, Young Lovers" *" Baubles, Bangles and Beads" *"Cycles" *"Music That Makes Me Dance" - Diahann Carroll *"Where Am I Going" - Diahann Carroll *Medley with Diahann Carroll: "Diane"/" Deep River" (Instrumental)/"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"/" The Lonesome Road"/"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"/"Amen" *Medley: "Glad to Be Unhappy"/"Here's That Rainy Day"/"It Never Entered My Mind"/"Gone with the Wind" *"It's a Great Life" - The 5th Dimension *" Stoned Soul Picnic" - The 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiple-camera Setup
The multiple-camera setup, multiple-camera mode of production, multi-camera or simply multicam is a method of filmmaking, television production and video production. Several cameras—either film cameras, film or professional video cameras—are employed on the set and simultaneously record or broadcast a scene. It is often contrasted with a single-camera setup, which uses one camera. Description Generally, the two outer cameras shoot close-up shots or "crosses" of the two most active characters on the set at any given time, while the central camera or cameras shoot a wider master shot to capture the overall action and establish the geography of the room. In this way, multiple shots are obtained in a single take without having to start and stop the action. This is more efficient for programs that are to be shown a short time after being shot, as it reduces the time spent in film editing, film or video editing. It is also a virtual necessity for regular, high-output shows like d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deep River (song)
"Deep River" is an anonymous African-American spiritual (music), spiritual, popularized by Harry Burleigh, Henry Burleigh in his 1916 collection ''Jubilee Songs of the USA''. Overview The song was first mentioned in print in 1876, when it was published in the first edition of ''The Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Jubilee Singers: With Their Songs'', by J. B. T. Marsh. By 1917, when Harry Burleigh completed the last of his several influential arrangements, the song had become very popular in recitals. It has been called "perhaps the best known and best-loved spiritual". Adaptations The melody was adopted in 1921 for the song ''Dear Old Southland'' by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton, which enjoyed popular success the next year in versions by Paul Whiteman and by Vernon Dalhart. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor arranged the melody in the tenth of his 24 Negro Melodies Op. 24 (1905). Daniel Gregory Mason quotes the melody in his String Quartet on Negro Themes Op. 19 (1919). "Deep River" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Television Specials
Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s American Television Specials
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the Jian'an Era, during the reign of the Xian Emperor of the Han. * The Xian Emperor returns to war-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Eyes (1953 Song)
"Angel Eyes" is a 1946 popular song composed by Matt Dennis, with lyrics by Earl K. Brent. It was introduced in the 1953 film ''Jennifer''. In the film, Matt Dennis sings the song and accompanies himself on piano, while Ida Lupino and Howard Duff among others are dancing to it. Composition \relative c' "Angel Eyes" is a jazz standard which has inspired many interpretations. Singers who have recorded notable versions of the song include Nat King Cole (already in 1953), Frank Sinatra, June Christy with Stan Kenton, Chet Baker and Shirley Bassey. Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April25, 1917June15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phra ..., who recorded "Angel Eyes" at least four times, named it her favorite song. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice 'n' Easy
''Nice 'n' Easy'' is the eighteenth studio album by Frank Sinatra, released on July 25, 1960. All the songs, with the notable exception of the title song, are sung as ballads and were arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. The title song was a last-minute substitute for the originally planned " The Nearness of You," which did not appear on the original LP. The album spent nine weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' stereo album chart, and one week at number one on the corresponding mono album chart.Joel Whitburn, Top Pop Albums 1955-2001 (Menomonee Falls, WI: Record Research, 2001), 1177. At the 1961 Grammy Awards, ''Nice 'n' Easy'' was nominated for the Grammy Award as Album of the Year, Best Male Vocal Performance, Best Arrangement. The song "Nice 'n' Easy" was released as a single in 1960 and made it to number 60 on the charts. It was also recorded by Charlie Rich in 1964, Peggy Lee in 1966, Alex Chilton in 1989, Michael Buble in 2004, Natalie Cole in 2008, and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Blindness
"Sweet Blindness" is a song written by Laura Nyro, released in 1968, and included on her '' Eli and the Thirteenth Confession''. Background The song is a drinking song with an old fashioned sound, with tempo changes and a brass section. The song ends with a piano riff associated with Count Basie before the brass holds a long jazzy cadenza. The 5th Dimension recording The best known version was recorded by The 5th Dimension later in 1968. It was featured on their 1968 album '' Stoned Soul Picnic''. The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar, Ray Pohlman, and Howe. It reached #13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #45 on the U.S. R&B chart. Outside the US, "Sweet Blindness" went to #15 in Canada and #19 in Australia. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoned Soul Picnic (song)
"Stoned Soul Picnic" is a 1968 song by Laura Nyro. The best-known version of the song was recorded by the 5th Dimension, and was the first single released from their album of the same title. It was the most successful single from that album, reaching No. 3 on the U.S. Pop chart and No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart. It became a platinum record. The song was composed and recorded by Nyro for her album '' Eli and the Thirteenth Confession'', released in March 1968. According to Marilyn McCoo, it was producer Bones Howe who suggested that it would be a good song for the 5th Dimension to cover. The group would go on to record several more hits with Nyro songs, including " Sweet Blindness", " Wedding Bell Blues", " Blowin' Away", and " Save the Country". An instrumental version was recorded by jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers and became the title track to his 1968 album. The word ''surry'', used frequently in the lyric (e.g. "Surry down to a stoned soul picnic"), is a neologism by N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Never Entered My Mind
"It Never Entered My Mind" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical '' Higher and Higher'', where it was introduced by Shirley Ross. Notable recordings *Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ... – '' Frankly Sentimental'' (1949) Originally recorded November 5, 1947, '' In the Wee Small Hours'' (1955), ''She Shot Me Down'' (1981) *The Andrews Sisters, Patty Andrews (with Gordon Jenkins and orchestra) (1951) *Julie London – ''Julie Is Her Name'' (1955) *Miles Davis – ''Miles Davis, Volume 3'' (Blue Note 1954) & ''Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet'' (Prestige 1956) *Ella Fitzgerald – ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook'' (1956) *Bud Powell – ''Bud Powell's Moods'' (1956) *Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster – ''Coleman H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here's That Rainy Day
"Here's That Rainy Day" is a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke that was published in 1953. It was introduced by Dolores Gray in the Broadway musical '' Carnival in Flanders''. Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra recorded the song on March 25, 1959, for the Capitol album '' No One Cares'', arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins. Sinatra performed it on a Timex-sponsored show entitled '' The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: An Afternoon With Frank Sinatra'' broadcast on December 13, 1959, and on the Emmy-nominated '' Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing'', broadcast on November 25, 1968. On November 18, 1973, he performed it on his television comeback special, '' Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra'', in a medley with " Last Night When We Were Young" and " Violets for Your Furs". Sinatra also performed the song during three concerts in 1974 at Caesar's Palace in Philadelphia and Saratoga Springs, New York. Other versions The song has also become a jaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glad To Be Unhappy
"Glad to Be Unhappy" is a popular song composed by Rodgers and Hart. It was introduced in their 1936 musical ''On Your Toes'', sung by Doris Carson and David Morris, although it was not popular at the time, as there was only one recording of the song. In the 1937 London production, it was sung by Gina Malo and Eddie Pola. The song was performed in the 1954 Broadway revival by Kay Coulter and Joshua Shelley. The Mamas & the Papas Originally recorded for an appearance on "Rodgers and Hart Today", an episode of '' ABC Stage 67'', the Mamas and the Papas' version of the song was released as a single at the end of 1967, reaching #26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It was issued to keep the group in the charts while awaiting the completion of the group's fourth album, '' The Papas & The Mamas''. However, the song does not appear on that album; it was instead used to promote the group's second greatest hits package, entitled ''Golden Era Vol. 2'' (1968). It is the last of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
