Papers originally presented at a conference at Hofstra University. Includes discography (p. [147]), bibliographical references (p. [149]-153), and index.
Contents:
The musical skills of Frank Sinatra / David Finck -- Frank Sinatra's artistry and the question of phrasing / Samuel L. Chell -- Hanging on a string of dreams : delirium and discontent in Sinatra's love songs / Joseph Fioravanti -- Jazzin' Sinatra : three "understated" arrangers--George Siravo, Johnny Mandel, and Quincy Jones / Arnold Jay Smith -- They can't take that away from me : Frank Sinatra and his curious but close relationship with the rock 'n' roll generation / David Wild -- Dick Haymes : Sinatra stand-in or the real thing? / Ruth Prigozy -- Singing in the moment : Sinatra and the culture of the fifties / Roger Gilbert -- Frank Sinatra meets the beats / Blaine Allan -- Sinatra in (lyrical) drag / Philip Furia -- Sinatra meets television : a search for identity in fifties America / Ron Simon -- Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley : the taming of teen idols and The Timex show / James F. Smith -- Frank Sinatra : dancer / Jeanne Fuchs -- Dancing to Sinatra : the partnership of music and movement in Twyla Tharp's Sinatra suite / Lisa Jo Sagolla -- From Sam Spade to Tony Rome : Bogart's influence on Sinatra's film career / Walter Raubicheck -- Sinatra satire : fifty years of punch lines / Patric M. Verrone.
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