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Lost Sinatra Arrangements Discovered

When Frank Sinatra died in 1998, he bequeathed his entire library of 1,200 music scores to his son who died in 2016. Those scores then went to his daughter Tina. Enter longtime Sinatra fanatic Seth MacFarlane, yes, the actor-animator-writer-producer-director-comedian responsible for The Naked Gun, Family Guy and American Dad. Dude also sings.

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Bettye LaVette and Christian McBride Honor Frank Sinatra & Peggy Lee

Two of Essex County’s most cherished artists—vocalist extraordinaire Bettye LaVette, 77, and bassist-composer-arranger-educator Christian McBride, 51, will join Aloe Blacc, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Paula Cole, Rachael Price and Brian Stokes Mitchell in “A Tribute In Song” February 8 on The Betty Wold Johnson Stage, Prudential Hall, within NJ PAC in Newark.

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Sinatra Goes Platinum October 27

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s seminal Capitol recordings, Universal Music Enterprises and Frank Sinatra Enterprises have teamed up for the October 27 release of ‘Frank Sinatra Platinum.’

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‘Sinatra The Musical’ To Open In England

A new musical based on the life and music of Hoboken’s Frank Sinatra will open at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Great Britain on September 23 with 20 actors and 17 musicians performing 26 Sinatra classics. Matt Doyle will star.

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