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As fraught with conflict and confusion as Frank Sinatra’s last few years at Columbia Records were—he struggled with inferior material, changing musical styles and A&R chief Mitch Miller—there are records from that period that point toward his dramatic resurgence at Capitol. Although not as focused and inventive as his revitalizing sessions with Nelson Riddle, songs such as 1952’s “The Birth Of The Blues” began to shape the brassy, cocksure swinging-lover persona that would make him the dominant presence of 20th Century popular music. Well into the 1960s, “The Birth Of The Blues” served as the boisterous finale of well-lubricated Rat Pack performances.
The Birth Of The Blues by Frank Sinatra
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