Guardian Music — 1959: A perfect example of the rock ballad, this is a slice of pure pop music with a lilting Latin beatBobby Darin – born Walden Robert Cassotto in the Bronx – may have looked like a junior-league Frank Sinatra. But when you heard Dream Lover you... more info

Guardian Music — Dancefloor pioneers Donna Summer and Robin Gibb both died recently, but the beat goes on – disco has become the foundation of all modern popTowards the end of Whit Stillman's 1998 movie The Last Days of Disco, Matt Keeslar's manic depressive charac... more info

Guardian Music — The veteran musician on God, politics, his favourite singer and why weed should be decriminalisedWhat were the songs that made you realise you wanted to be a musician?When I first started out, I sang a lot in church. Amazing Grace was the first song ... more info

Guardian Music — By Victoria SegalPrefaced by a quotation from Francis Bacon ("There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion"), Kaplan's account of Frank Sinatra's well-documented first four decades is an attempt to bring the singer to... more info

Popdose — History is written by the victors, so the music history of the mid 1960s generally focuses on the Beatles, Motown, the growing importance of the album, and the triumph of rock as an art form. History does not often acknowledge that the top male star ... more info

ContactMusic — Motley Crue star Vince Neil linked up with the spirit of Frank Sinatra during an episode of spooky U S TV show Ghost Adventures and was left shocked and overwhelmed by the experience The Poison singer recently teamed up with TV producers poker player... more info

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Guardian Music — Live, NewcastleA journalist once had cause to ask why Frank Sinatra was sitting backstage without any trousers. The singer pointed at the hack's crumpled suit and replied: "So I don't go out with my pants looking like yours." Fiona Evans's play finds... more info

Guardian Music — Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney were among the stars who learned their skills using musician's Play in a Day books Bert Weedon, the English guitarist credited with inspiring millions to pick up and get to grips with the instrument using his Play in a... more info