A Man and His Music

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A Man and His Music is a 1965 (see 1965 in music) double album by Frank Sinatra. It provides a brief retrospective of Sinatra's musical career. It won the 1967 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Instead of using the original recordings, which were made for RCA, Columbia, and Capitol, and therefore not eligible for use by his then-current label, Reprise - Sinatra re-recorded the majority of the album's songs. There is also a narration from Sinatr... more
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  • 1965

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Musical Album

Artist

Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers." His...

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Reprise Records

Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records. Reprise (pronounced rih-PREEZ) was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings. Hence,...

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Award-Winning Work

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Year Award Award Winner
  • 1966
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