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A Moritat is a medieval version of the murder ballad performed by strolling minstrels.In The Threepenny Opera, the Moritat singer with his street organ introduces and closes the drama with the tale of the deadly Mackie Messer, or Mack the Knife, a character based on the dashing highwayman Macheath in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (who was in turn based on the historical thief Jack Sheppard).
"Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. The first recording of the song was made in 1954 by Kaye Ballard . Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon .
Darin was on par with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. In 1960, Darin infamously told Life magazine that he wanted to be established as a legend by the age of 25. [46] Darin's off-the-cuff statements generated a rivalry and playful banter between Sinatra and himself. [47] Sinatra released a cover version of "Mack the Knife" on the 1984 album L.A.
Duets II is the fifty-ninth and final studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra.It was released in 1994, and was the sequel to the previous year's Duets.Phil Ramone and Hank Cattaneo produced the album and guest artists from various genres contributed their duet parts to Sinatra's already recorded vocals.
The recording of "Fly Me to the Moon" which appears on this album has become one of Sinatra's most popular. This was Sinatra and Basie's second collaboration after 1962's Sinatra-Basie . Sinatra's cover version of "Hello Dolly" on the album features a new second verse improvised by Sinatra, which pays tribute to Louis Armstrong , who had topped ...
Bart Howard (born Howard Joseph Gustafson, June 1, 1915 – February 21, 2004) was an American composer and songwriter, most notably of the jazz standard "Fly Me to the Moon", which has been performed by Kaye Ballard, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Della Reese, Bobby Womack, Diana Krall, Paul Anka, June Christy, Brenda Lee, Astrud Gilberto, Nat King ...
The World We Knew, also known as Frank Sinatra, is a 1967 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra. [1] The album's title track reached No. 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Easy Listening chart in 1967. Its second track, "Somethin' Stupid"—a duet between Sinatra and his daughter Nancy—reached No. 1 on both charts.
Fly Me to the Moon" is a song written by Bart Howard and made famous by Frank Sinatra. Fly Me to the Moon may also refer to: Music. Fly Me to the Moon ...