For anyone who may want the set list: 2:10 Intro to Ginny Mancini - Henry Mancini 3:02 Society of Singers Intro - Ginny Mancini 5:30 “There Will Never Be Another You” - Ella Fitzgerald 9:30 Presentation of “Ella” Award to Frank Sinatra 12:18 “The Lady is a Tramp” - Frank Sinatra & Ella Fitzgerald 16:49 “He is a Singer” - Jack Jones 20:30 “Young at Heart” - George Burns 24:32 “More” - Harry Connick, Jr. 28:35 “I’ll Never Smile Again” - The HiLos with Jo Stafford 30:14 “How Do You Keep the Music Playing” - Tony Bennett 34:58 “Snootie Little Cutie” - The Manhattan Transfer 36:20 “Mellow Little Fellow” - Connie Haines 38:41 “The Man I Love” - Peggy Lee 43:41 Dialogue - Tony Danza 46:47 Dance Segment - Tony Danza & Gretchen Wyler 48:48 “Flamingo” - Herb Jeffries 51:27 “There’s No Tomorrow” - Tony Martin 53:22 Intro to Big Band Singers - Frances Langford 54:20 “What a Difference a Day Makes” - Kay Starr 56:13 “I Had the Craziest Dream” - Helen Forrest 57:46 “And the Angels Sing” - Martha Tilton 59:42 “Deep Purple” - Bea Wain 1:01:43 “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” - Kitty Kallen 1:03:20 “Tangerine” - Helen O’Connell 1:04:30 “Sunday Kind of Love” - Fran Warren 1:07:04 “The Sunny Side of the Street” - The Sentimentalists 1:08:38 “All Right, OK, You Win” - Joe Williams 1:13:00 “This Love of Mine” - Eydie Gorme 1:14:53 “I’m a Fool to Want You” - Steve Lawrence 1:17:16 “From this Moment On” - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme 1:18:36 “Dream” - Ensemble 1:20:50 “All Right, OK, You Win” Reprise - Ensemble Sad to think that nearly all of these performers are long gone now.
A million-dollar honorarium for the greatest singer of all time, Francis Albert Sinatra! He earned all that glory for what he gave us for almost 60 years of his remarkable musical life, and is still giving us joy with his recordings and film work, which we can pull up and pretend that it's current! Thank you, FS, and RIP now.
The passing of the Forties/Fifties/Sixties, in my opinion, was the best periods of Blues/Jazz/Swing etc, those moments during a dance, all dancers would stop at the bandstand just to watch the drummer, play his solo Only top glide off again when the whole orchestra kicked back in to finish the dance those, Ah, those were the days, sadly all of fifty years ago now, how we danced, kissed, & loved in doorways, only to run to catch the last bus home, Memories.
Indeed, George! Music can make all the difference in one's mood, it has the power to make us dance, weep, be nostalgic but most of all, be grateful for the chance to be a part of it, whether in performing or just listening! Music is an important part of our soul!
So glad I grew up in those 2 decades 40s,,*&30s when evergreen music was born & evergreen vocalists did justice to the music. Those singers still make that golden period a time never to be forgotten
Stumbled upon this by accident on Frank’s day of passing. Miss you Frank, and all those that have passed since that performed at this truly special event. Swing 4 every.
1:08:50 This is the sound of SWING !! A hot groove that nothing in today's pop music can understand let alone perform. A rhythm that imitates our natural walking cadence in a hot tempo, swing music is totally captivating and as natural as breathing. What a shame the world doesn't hear it much anymore.
So much talent in one room. Every performer and every musician, was just fabulous. The Big Band Era was a great period in American music. Younger artists need to keep this music alive. We can't just let this great art form slip away.
This is amazing the best show I have ever seen. ❤ I feel sad for all the people that won't watch this..wow what singers what performers what class and style.
Yes, you are absolutely right. There arent any singers any more, let alone class or style. Baby Boomersand before, were very lucky indeed to have witnessed these people!
When watching that duet with Frank and Ella I must have been smiling throughout without knowing it, because at the end when I realised I was smiling, my face hurt when I started to stop. That’s when you know you’ve truly seen something wonderful....your jowls hurt.
THIS MUST BE BEST CONCERT EVER PUT ON YOU TUBE.......THANK GOD WE HAVE YOU TUBE THAT PUT THIS OUT FOR US...........SIMPLY WORLD CLASS............I HAVE NO WORDS IN ENGLISH SINCE I'M FROM NORWAY, THIS IS PURE CLASS THAT LIVES NEXT 10000 YEARS!
I first became aware of Heny Mancini from the song, Baby Elephant Walk" is a song Hank wrote in 1961 for the 1962 film Hatari! In 1963 , the song earned Mancini a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement. The tune was written for an impromptu scene in Hatari! in which 'Dallas' ( Elsa Martinelli ) led three baby elephants to a waterhole to bathe! The next year, though, "Pink Panther" probably put him on the world map. I admired Mancini for years and still seek his orchestra numbers and arrangements, he was a superb talent and I was acutely aware of our immense loss when he passed away in 1994.
I loved it..it was sad seeing Frank sitting and watching… I know toward the end of his life he just couldn’t sing that well, but we had so many fabulous years watching him with that incredible voice…. I can’t believe he’s been got for over 20 years… the world isn’t the same without him n the rest of the rat pack… may they all Rest In Peace🙏💋❤️
I had the honor to go to this event - the tops in song - the atmosphere was electric - thanks for all the music Elle, , Francik sand Hank - you changed my life and in fact gave me life. Don
Thank you so much for sharing that. There have been so many wonderful singers down the years who deserve to be much better remembered. This was a marvellous parade of so many of them. So pleased it is preserved on tape for posterity.
I was having a bad day and I stumbled across this show. I lived through that era and remembered all those songs and performers that brought me back to the singing, dancing, flirting that fed my waking hours. I'm in my mid eighties now but like George Burns said "We all get old but we don't have to get old.
THANK YOU FROM THE VERY BOTTOM OF MY HEART... THIS IS GREAT AND REMINDS ME OF BETTER TIMES WITH MY FAMILY..I AM 47 AND LOVE THIS SO MUCH,,,,BLESS YOU...
I feel like I just hit a gold mine! What a wonderful show and so many people that I have always adored and loved!!! Such a highlight for these past months of COVID!! Thank you Society of Singers!!
I was very lucky; I got to hang out with (whomever showed up) the Rat Pack, at Bings' place in Burlingame CA. My Dad used to hang out with them, & he was a stunt actor for Frank, Cary Grant & Gary Cooper. I literally bumped heads with Pearl Bailey. (I was mortified!) I miss those days, going to one of those early concerts, meeting & hanging out with them. Listening to Big Bands. Dancing to the music. I hope they're all together in the big bandstand in the sky. Jamming. Just like I was there to hear & see knees) so long ago, in the Way Back machine.
Thank you so much for posting this gem of a video. Thank you also for adding the names of all the singers, because although I love this type of music, I didn't kow all of them. You can see that the music lives within them and shines out of them. Music feeds the soul and creates happiness. And check out Wikipedia for all of these glorious singers and all lived to a grand old age. Some made it to 100. Fab Fab Fab.
Wow how amazing to see everyone so happy! I’m so happy to Frank so honored & that audience OMG who’s who of my favorites! Thanks for sharing this gem. Forever a fan of the old days and all these people remembering there youth bring tears of joy. 🥳🤩✝️☮️ Music is the best antidote for a quarantine. Frank blowing kisses Amen.
Ella Fitzgerald was called the "First Lady of Song" for a very good reason, her talent was unlimited, she could do it all and with grace and style! There are very few singers around today that you can say that about! Long live Ella, Queen of song!
@@mikethomas2641 so did Dean.... his 1965 appearance with Frank on Carson's show, where Joey Bishop hosted... Dean says Ella is incredible. And she also sung with Dean on his show too... that still gets me.
Thanks for the great upload, Mr. Hoffman. This is the first time I've seen this nugget. What a wonderful find and fantastic treat. So many great talents on one stage.
Never seen this incredible recording - I would love to know more about what we are watching here. 1990? Ella was stunning as ever but Miss Peggy Lee, singing a very personal and conversational tribute to her friend, was exceptional and a wonderful surprise. Thank you
Beautiful memories, and a few sad moments when l hear this beautiful man who gave so much to so many. . I only saw him twice , it was never enough. 😪🎶🎶🎶🎶🙏🙏🙏🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🥰💐💐💐
On my death bed I will request that this piece of heaven is to be played to insure that I am headed in the right direction. It just does not get any better than this.
@@boborrahood Your comment reminds me of a time in the 60’s when I was in an empty toilet at the Hilton Hotel Park Lane London when turning around to wash my hands standing there was James Bond himself, aka Roger Moore absolutely surreal moment and it would have been uncool to request an autograph and the wrong place and period in time to obtain a selfie.
@@stephenvincent4989 Your comment reminds me of Paul Newman saying in an interview that he reached a point of decidng not to sign autographs after being approached for one while "paying a water bill".
@@stephenvincent4989 You showed a lot of class in NOT asking Moore for an autograph, no matter how luxurious the bathroom is, no one should ever disturb someone else there! I know people do it all the time, but it isn't really appreciated and, it is just bad manners!
You are correct, I guess they broke the mold at the end of this era, because you sure don't hear comparable music today. A few try, but I doubt if we'll have the myriad of talented performers that they had back in those times. We're so glad so many of them made recordings that we can pull up and that makes them live on in our hearts and minds!
Yes, Dusty was unique her emotional tones produced in the Memphis album was probably the best piece of work by a UK artist. RIP Ms.Springfield and thank you for leaving us with superlative vocal memories.
They were all there--all the great band singers singing their signature hits. It was '90 or '91. The last time we saw these big band greats together honoring the greatest band singer, Sinatra. It was very emotional for Frank.
What a brilliant show! Some of the giants of the big band era. Music I grew up with and surround myself with. Sadly a thing of the past. Replaced by a cacophony of noise. Thank you for posting.
Tony Bennet is 90 ish ? He has Alzheimer’s and yet he still performs,! So sad to see the GREATS GET OLD OR SIck IT S HEARTBREAKING! Tony’s wife says when Tony sings, his Alzheimer’s symptoms disappear! Tony is a legend equal to Sinatra. He really knew how to sing a ballad. Love the man!
I'm surprised no one here had mentioned how great Kay Starr was, she totally jazzed up "What a Difference a Day Makes". Her voice certainly got better with age, you can see Frank was really enjoying it.
