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It was the last song Sinatra sang in public, [2] on February 25, 1995, and the words "The Best is Yet to Come" were etched on Sinatra's original tombstone [3] until it was replaced in 2020 (for reasons never officially explained by the Sinatra family) with a new stone that reads "Sleep Warm, Poppa". [4]
The following is a sortable table of songs recorded by Frank Sinatra: The column Song lists the song title. The column Year lists the year in which the song was recorded. 1,134 songs are listed in the table. This may not include every song for which a recording by Sinatra exists.
The following year, Sinatra sang for the last time on February 25, 1995, before a live audience of 1200 select guests at the Palm Desert Marriott Ballroom on the closing night of the Frank Sinatra Desert Classic golf tournament. [346] Esquire reported of the show that Sinatra was "clear, tough, on the money" and "in absolute control". [347]
I said, 'Hey, I can write it, but I'm not the guy to sing it.' It was for Frank, no one else." [8] On December 30, 1968, Frank Sinatra recorded his version of the song in one take, featuring session drummer Buddy Saltzman among the band. "My Way" was released in early 1969 on the My Way LP and as a single.
Sinatra occasionally performed the song live with Minnelli as a duet. Having known him all her life, she referred to him as "Uncle Frank", and Minnelli teased him that his signature song was written for her. [7] Sinatra's recording peaked at #32 on June 14, 1980, becoming his final Top 40 hit. [8]
As his fame climbed, George Michael pushed the world away, but got a letter of encouragement from a very unlikely source – legendary singer Frank Sinatra.
"The September of My Years" is a song about nostalgia [1] composed in 1965 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn, and introduced by Frank Sinatra as the title track of his 1965 album of the same name. At the Grammy Awards of 1966, "The September of My Years" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.
Just last week, in honor of Sinatra's birthday, CBS threw him a birthday titled "Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert" in which stars like Carrie Underwood and Lady Gaga sang songs by the legend.