Episode 031 - Sinatra at The Sands (1966)
About this episode
This episode explores Frank Sinatra's performances at The Sands in Las Vegas in 1966, highlighting his live album and the cultural significance of the era.
Rainbow Valley - bringing you the stories from the decade that shook the world. Episode 031 - Sinatra at the Sands (1966) January/ F ebruary 1966 and F rank Si natra is headlining at the C opa Ro om at the Sa nds Ho tel and C asino in L as Vegas . Performing twice a day with the legendary C ount B asie O rchestra, conducted by Quincy J ones, there is no doubt that Sinatra was at the top of his game. Having turned fifty only a few weeks before, he never sounded better and had the audience in the palm of his hand. Over a period of seven days, some of those 90-minute concerts were recorded for what was to become surprisingly, Sinatra's first commercially available live album, and one of the greatest live albums of all time. Ladies and gentlemen – R ainbow V alley is proud to present the story of Sinatra at the S ands You can follow the podcast on Twitter @rv_podcast Or send us your thoughts and feedback at rainbowvalleypod@gmail.com This has been a Stinking Pause production Thanks for listening Scott
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