Frankly: Just Between Us: My Life Conducting Frank Sinatra's Music - Hardcover

Bob Popyk

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 063409498X ISBN 13: 9780634094989

Publisher: Hal Leonard, 2005

Synopsis

"Frankly - Just Between Us: My Life Conducting Frank Sinatra's Music", is an entertaining and insightful behind-the-scenes look at the world of playing piano and conducting for Frank Sinatra and other contemporary music legends. This book chronicles the illustrious career of Vincent Falcone from his days at Syracuse University and tuning pianos and performing casual dates in Las Vegas, to playing piano and conducting for music icon Sinatra during the apex of his career. Falcone also played for such music greats as Andy Williams, Jack Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, the McGuire Sisters, Tony Bennett, Connie Francis, Paul Anka, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and many others. "Frankly" contains many great stories about playing and conducting for some larger-than-life music personalities of the '70s, '80s and today, and the highs and lows of playing for this calibre of entertainment.

About this title

Product Description:

Discover the sparkling career and fascinating musical life of Vinnie Falcone, the conductor behind some of the biggest performers in music, including Tony Bennett, Connie Francis and Frank Sinatra. This captivating story provides a behind-the-scenes look at the world of playing Piano and conducting for Sinatra and some of the music legends of today. From his days at Syracuse University, tuning pianos and performing casual live dates in Las Vegas, to playing piano and conducting Ole Blue Eyes himself, Falcone's career has been illustrious. With a roll-call of stars that includes Andy Williams, Jack Jones, Sammy Davis Jnr, Jerry Lewis and countless others, Frankly Just Between Us is brimming with stories about working with some of the larger-than-life personalities of the seventies, eighties and beyond.

About the Author:

Bob Popyk is an author and speaker on sales and marketing strategies. He is also president of Bentley-Hall, Inc., publishers of the "Creative Selling" newsletter. His monthly column appears in many national trade and industry magazines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 063409498X
• ISBN 13: 9780634094989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 214