Frank Sinatra The Main Event – Madison Square Garden New York

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FRANK SINATRA
The MAIN EVENT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
LIVE
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FRANK SINATRA
The MAIN EVENT
 
The OVERTURE
Introduction by HOWARD COSELL
October 13th 1974
Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK
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Francis Albert Sinatra
Live at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
“The MAIN EVENT”
Broadcast Live October 13, 1974
LADY is a TRAMP
Cole Porter’s “I GET a KICK OUT of YOU”
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Sinatra: The Main Event was an ABC musical television special starring Frank Sinatrabroadcast on October 13, 1974. The special documents a concert given by Sinatra at Madison Square Garden in New York City, in which Sinatra is accompanied by the Woody Herman band, and introduced by Howard Cosell.
The concert that was broadcast, was the last of a series of six that Sinatra gave at Madison Square Garden in October 1974, the audio from the concerts had also been taped and the highlights would be released as The Main Event – Live. The saxophonist Jerry Doidgson who performed on the concerts felt that the televised performance wasn’t as strong as the others as Sinatra’s natural pacing of the concert was disrupted by the mechanisms of television production.





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Frank Sinatra – The World We Knew

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Frank Sinatra

“The WORLD We KNEW”

The World We Knew (Over and Over)” is a song recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1967. It is based on a composition by Bert Kaempfert, a German musician and composer.

The song first appeared on Sinatra’s 1967 album The World We Knew and was released as a single later that year. “The World We Knew (Over and Over)” peaked at number thirty on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1967.  On the Billboard easy listening chart, it spent five weeks at number one, and was Sinatra’s sixth and final single to top that chart.

Charles Aznavour translated the song into French under the title “Un monde avec toi” for Paul Mauriat and Mireille Mathieu . The song was also translated into Italian by Fred Bongusto under the title “Ore D’Amore”. Josh Groban covered the song on his album Harmony.









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Sinatra at Jillys – New York City

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JILLY’S


Ermenegildo ‘Jilly’ Rizzo was an American restaurateur, entertainer and a long-time friend of Frank Sinatra.

Born in 1917 in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York, Rizzo first worked for his father delivering ice to cafes and had a variety of other restaurant jobs before opening his eponymous saloon.

Jilly’s, located in midtown Manhattan, became known as the city’s swinging-est place to be. Sinatra frequented his old pal’s place often and brought along friends like the famous American bandleader and composer Count Basie.

As you can see from the menu, the food was standard stuff – people came for the atmosphere and the hope of bumping into America’s favorite crooner and his glamorous buddies.

Rizzo later became one of Sinatra’s chief aides and closest confidantes and was referenced in the song Mrs Robinson, featured in Sinatra’s 1969 album My Way. ‘And here’s to you, Mrs Robinson, Jilly loves you more than you will know…’

Rizzo was also a frequent guest on the comedy show Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, delivering one-liners in his monotone New York accent.

Sinatra, who was based in California, persuaded Jilly to open another establishment there in the late 1980s.

Rizzo died at the age of 75 in Rancho Mirage, CA, in 1992, when his car was struck by a drunk driver. According to reports at the time, Sinatra went into seclusion on news of the death of his old friend. He died in 1998.


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JILLY’S NEW YORK


The MENU

JILLY’S

NEW YORK

WHERE FRANK SINATRA HELF COURT


MENU

APPETIZERS & GOODIES

“JILLY’S”

Circa 1970s





APPEtIZERS & GOODIES

FANTAIL SHRIMP $6.75
BABY BACK RIBS $3.50
EGG ROLL. $2.25
ROAST PORK. $4.00
CHICKEN SANDWICH  $3.25
STEAK SANDWICH. $7.00
CHOW MEIN. $3.50
SHRIMP CHOW MEIN $5.00

SUGGESTIONS For DINNER

CHICKEN CHOW MEIN. $3.50
SHRIMPS with LOBSTER SAUCE  $6.00
BEEF with OYSTER SAUCE.  $5.00
STEAK KEW.  $8.00
WILDEST FRIED RICE. $3.50
MOO GOO GAI PAN $4.50 
STEAK with SALAD. $8.50





FRANK & FRIENDS
At JILLY’S
NEW YORK CITY





JILLY’S


Many know that Jilly’s was favourite New York Bar. Owned by Frank Sinatra close friend Jilly Rizzo. Most would be surprised to know that the restaurant served Chinese Food. Frank loved Jilly’s and held court there any time he was in New York.

When Frank arrived, he would yell down to the Chinese Cook, making some kind of remark to pull the cooks buttons. The cook would yell back in broken English “Fuckk You Frank” !!! Sinatra loved it and would start laughing. This is how Sinatra always started a night out at Jilly’s, getting a little chuckle. Of course Frank would leave the cook a huge tip.







Spaghetti Meatballs alla Sinatra – Nancy Barbato Sinatra Recipe

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NANCY BARBATO SINATRA

SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

From the WFBL COOK BOOK OF THE STARS




FRANK SINATRA Born in Hoboken, Frank was an only son. His mother came to this country from Genoa and father from Sicily. As a lad, Frank had always been crazy about music, but his parents failed to share his enthusiasm of making a career of it. His first singing spot was with Harry James, then Tommy Dorsey. The turning point in Frank Sinatra’s career came in January, 1943, when he signed for a series of personal appearances at New York’s Paramount Theater. Then and there, he became “The Voice.” Sinatra’s slight build is kept in hard trim by his prowess at boxing, golf and bowling.



MRS. FRANK SINATRA’S RECIPE FOR SPAGHETTI AND MEAT BALLS


MEAT BALLS –

1 lb. chopped meat, 1/2 pork, 1/2 beef

1 clove garlic (chopped fine)

1/2 cup grated Italian cheese

1 cup bread crumbs

1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley

Salt and pepper to taste

(Mix all well, form into balls, brown in oil and put aside until sauce is made.)

SAUCE

1 large can Italian style tomatoes

1 can tomato puree

1 small onion

1 clove garlic

1 teaspoon ground parsley

1/2 cup olive oil

Thyme

Salt

Black pepper


DIRECTIONS

Brown chopped up onion and garlic in oil in which you brown meat balls. Strain tomatoes, add puree to the juice. Add the oil in which you have browned onion and garlic, but remove all sauteed ingredients. Season with salt, pepper, thyme and parsley. Cook the sauce (covered) for 1 hour, with meatballs added, over a slow fire.

Boil spaghetti in water, salted to taste. Remove spaghetti, drain. Serve it on a platter over which you have poured sauce and meat balls. Add layer of cheese, and add full covering of sauce, add another layer of cheese and another layer of sauce. Serve piping hot.








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Above, you have the SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS Recipe of Nancy Sinatra. Nancy Barbato Sinatra, Frank’s wife, not his daughter Nancy. 

In the book “Sinatra Sauce,” along with many other recipes is another Spaghetti & Meatballs recipe, but not Frank’s wife Nancy, but his mother Dolly’s recipe. Both are excellent, we’re sure you will agree. If you want to know more of Frank Sinatra, the foods he loved, and grew up with in the Italian Enclave in Hoboken, New Jersey, along with all of Frank’s favourite dishes and restaurants around the country and the World. Dishes like Chicken Vesuvius of Chicago, BBQ Ribs from The Anchor Bar in Chicago, Veal Milanese and Clams Posillipo from “Patsy’s Restaurant” in New York, and Frank’s afternoon Egg Sandwich in Palm Springs, California.









FRANK SINATRA
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EATING his DAILY Afternoon EGG SANDWICH
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Daniel Bellino Zwicke – author of Sinatra Sauce

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Daniel Bellino Zwicke is a Bestselling Italian Cookbook author, living and writing in New York’s Greenwich Village. Daniel specialises in Italian Food, Wine, & Travel, and Italian and Italian-American Culture.

Daniel is one of America’s foremost authorities on Italian Wine. He created America’s 1st Ever Venetian Wine Bar (Bacaro) – Bar Cichetti in New York’s Greenwich Village, where he was The Executive Chef, Wine Director & Managing Partner.

Daniel’s Bestselling Books include : SUNDAY SAUCE, SEGRETO ITALIANO, The RAGU BOLOGNESE COOKBOOK, The FEAST of The 7 FISH “ITALIAN CHRISTMAS
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Sinatra Meat Sauce Recipe – Sunday Sauce

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Sinatra Tomato Sauce – Recipe

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Frank Sinatra

TOMATO SAUCE



Who knew that Frank Sinatra had a signature tomato sauce or even that the beloved star enjoyed spending time in a kitchen? Well, a whole lot of people in the 1970s got a glimpse of those chef proclivities when Sinatra appeared on NBC’s hit daytime show starring Dinah Shore. In a “Dinah’s Place” episode, the Rat Pack celebrity dished on and dished out his signature tomato sauce, rightfully credited as having come from his Italian-immigrant mother Natalie Della Garaventa, affectionately known as Dolly Sinatra.

Sinatra’s version is a pretty stress-free version of a classic Italian sauce, relying on cans of tomato puree and Italian-style tomatoes, which could include the renowned San Marzano tomatoes from the Agro Sarnese Nocerino region of Southern Italy. Due to volcanic soils from the nearby towering Mount Vesuvius, these tomatoes tend to be sweeter with intense tomato flavors and less acid than other varieties. The exact recipe attributed to Sinatra tends to vary slightly depending on the cookbook or source, but it’s generally agreed that the canned tomatoes get pureed in a blender and added later to a pot of emerging ingredients. Onions and minced fresh garlic get sauteed in olive oil on the stovetop, joined by the blended tomatoes and Italian-favorite spices such as parsley, thyme, and black pepper. That’s about it — just cook on low for a few minutes and top with crushed red pepper and extra fresh parsley. 

Once you know Sinatra’s connection to Italian food, it makes sense when finding photos of him in a chef’s hat or seeing his name tied to Italian recipes in magazines and cookbooks, like the 2013 book SUNDAY SAUCE – When Italian-Americans Cook. He’s certainly in good company there, with his Spaghetti and Meatballs recipe appearing alongside a Sunday gravy from Joe DiMaggio’s Mama and several recipe incarnations from famous movie scenes, such as a Brooklyn Mob War Sauce from “The Godfather” and a Sauce in Prison from “The Goodfellas.”

Some of Frank Sinatra’s favorite foods were known to be Italian dishes, and he maintained enduring devotion to Italian cooking and restaurants, including the recently reopened La Dolce Vita in Hollywood and Patsy’s Italian Restaurant in New York City. Much like his inimitable fame and fan devotion, Sinatra and his mama’s tomato sauce recipe is still around — and it’s a fresh and easy take on classic Italian saucing. 


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