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Show #79: Boxed Set, Covers and Madonna Dei Martiri

This time around, it's news about a new Podcast, a new Sinatra boxed set (for real this time), some cover tunes from across the pond, and a reminder about the Hoboken Italian Festival.

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Links

• The Comedic Genius of Martin and Lewis

• Sinatra: A Voice In Time

• Pre-Order "A Voice In Time" From Amazon

• Joel Ewens

• The Hoboken Italian Festival

• The Society of Madonna Dei Martiri

• Geraint Barnes

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New Show!

I was listening recently to some old Martin and Lewis radio shows, and was enjoying them so much, that I decided to share them. Although I've included some bits from their shows here in the past, I really feel that this material deserves it's own feed.

Here's the first episode.

Here's the Showsite.

Here's the RSS feed.

I hope you enjoy these as much as I have!

The Way It Ought To Be

Here's a very nice reflection on The House I Live In - one of Sinatra's most powerful and poignant records from the 1940s.

Show #78: Sinatra, Burns and Allen

From November 7th, 1946, here's another old time radio episode featuring Frank Sinatra, this time as a guest on the Burns and Allen Show.

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Links

Playing Favorites on Sirius 75

The Essential Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

Rest In Peace, Lee Hazelwood

WNYC Interview

Burns and Allen

Show #77: Cole Porter's Can-Can

Here's the show for direct download.
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Links

Cole Porter's Can-Can (2007 DVD Release)

IMDB Listing (1960 Film)

Sinatra Album Covers

Album Covers Site

John Brown (who designed the album art for this show) has set up a Website with high-quality (72 dpi, 500 x 500) jpeg files of several dozen Frank Sinatra album covers for use on portable media players. Use of the material is free of charge and contributions to the collection are encouraged.

According to the Website, "With the advent of iTunes, iPods and other mp3 players, electronic album art is more and more necessary. Unfortunately, sources for this art usually only offer crudely scanned, low resolution facsimiles of what used to be glorious pallets of art and photography."

I think this is a wonderful service to those of us who love Frank Sinatra and like to carry his music with us. I have to admit though, a quick glance at the Website made me want to order an iPhone!

Here's the Website.

SinatraAlbumCovers.COM

Show #76: Rocky Fortune and the Pint Size Payroll Bandit

From October 27, 1953 here's another episode of Frank Sinatra's Radio Drama, Rocky Fortune.

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Enjoy!