INSIDE MUSIC
by Rosemary Conte
Frank Sinatra’s Ghost
It’s been a long time since I was
a teen singer and a rabid Sinatra fan studying every detail of
his singing. And it’s been a long
time since I reflected on what
I learned from him. I’m glad I
chose Frank as a vocal mentor.
For 40 years I’ve taught to others
what he taught me…just by listening to him sing.
But, honestly, I’ve been so busy
keeping up with the changes in
music and pop songs that young
students want to sing, I haven’t
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given much thought to Ol’ Blue
Eyes in recent years. On a gig, I
mainly sing the Great American
Songbook and jazz tunes, many
of which Frank recorded; but it’s
been a long time since he’s occupied a prominent space in my
mind. That is--- until I attended
“Sinatra: An American Icon Symposium” at Monmouth University
on May 9.
At this wonderful event I listened to panels of music writers
and musicians analyzing Frank’s
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