8.4 /10 1 Votes
Genre Musical special Country of origin United States No. of episodes 1 Director Bill Miller Network CBS Cast Frank Sinatra | 8.3/10 IMDb Directed by Bill Miller Original language(s) English Initial release 1971 First episode date 4 February 1971 Number of episodes 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Frank Sinatra
Grace Kelly Similar Francis Albert Sinatra D, The Night We Called It a Day, None but the Brave, Frank Sinatra: A Man and, The Rat Pack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Sinatra: In Concert at the Royal Festival Hall was an CBS musical television special starring Frank Sinatra broadcast on February 4, 1971, of a concert given by Sinatra at London's Royal Festival Hall on November 16, 1970. The special was directed by Bill Miller, and produced by Harold Davison.
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Sinatra was introduced on stage by Grace Kelly. Kelly had starred alongside Sinatra in the 1956 film High Society, the last film she made before her marriage to Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.
Sinatra had been follicularly challenged for many years, hence all the hats in publicity stills, album covers etc. TV directors were forbidden to photograph him from the back because of this. However, at this concert, Sinatra had completed a very successful hair transplant and deliberately turned his back on the main audience a couple of times to acknowledge the audience sitting backstage. I think I even recall him running his hand over the back of his head to draw attention to his new coiffure.
Set list
- "You Make Me Feel So Young"
- "Pennies from Heaven"
- "I've Got You Under My Skin"
- "The Lady Is a Tramp
- "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)"
- "Didn't We?
- "One For My Baby"
- "I Will Drink the Wine"
- "I Have Dreamed"
- "My Kind of Town"
- "My Way"