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Alan Livingston and Walt Levinsky

Capitol Records executive Alan Livingston remembers how he signed a struggling Frank Sinatra to the label and re-launched Frank鈥檚 career back in 1953.

In part one, Frank Sinatra鈥檚 birthday falls on December 12th so this is an appropriate time to hear former Capitol Records executive Alan Livingston remembering how he signed a struggling Frank Sinatra to the label and re-launched Frank鈥檚 career back in 1953, 鈥渢he greatest comeback since Lazarus!鈥. In Part two, Walt Levinsky remembers his days playing with Benny Goodman in the 1950鈥檚. Graham鈥檚 musical theme this week is 鈥渘umbers鈥.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 8 Dec 2013 15:00

Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Sammy Davis Jr.

      A Lot Of Living To Do

    • Ella Fitzgerald

      Come Rain Or Come Shine

    • Nat King Cole

      Route 66

    • Jo茫o Gilberto

      Desafinado

    • Anita O鈥橠ay

      Ten Cents A Dance

    • Frank Sinatra

      Young At Heart

    • Nancy Wilson

      I Wish You Love

    • Henry Mancini

      Two For The Road

    • Sarah Vaughan

      Cherokee

    • Johnny Mercer & Bobby Darin

      Two Of A Kind

    • Dionne Warwick

      A House Is Not A 91热爆

    • P茅rez Prado

      Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

    • Tony Bennett

      The Best Is Yet To Come

    • Glenn Miller

      The Five O'Clock Whistle

    • George Shearing & Billy May

      First Floor Please

  • Hour 2

    • Buddy Greco

      I'm In Love

    • Doris Day

      A Hundred Years From Today

    • Spike Jones

      Cocktails For Two

    • The Hi鈥怢o鈥檚

      The Lady In Red

    • Benny Goodman

      One O'Clock Jump

    • Barbra Streisand

      The Way He Makes Me Feel

    • Woody Herman

      Four Brothers

    • June Christy

      As Long As I Live

    • Matt Monro

      Time After Time

    • Tex Beneke And The Gleen Miller Orchestra

      Five Minutes More

    • Jack Jones

      Charade

    • Tamba Trio

      Batida Diferente

    • Billy Holiday

      One, Two, Button Your Shoe

    • Frank Sinatra

      Three Coins In The Fountain

    • Artie Shaw

      Lucky Number

Broadcast

  • Sun 8 Dec 2013 15:00