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February 1957:  Bill Haley's band The Comets play in the cramped space of a railway carriage en route to London.  (Photo by Harry Kerr/BIPs/Getty Images)

Watch More Songs That Make You Feel Good

August 17, 2011 – From R.E.M. to Groucho Marx, fans share more songs that make them feel good.

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Frank Sinatra, circa 1943. Bill Dudas.

Listen From Hoboken To Hollywood: The Story Of 'Frank'

November 6, 2010 – Before Sinatra became one of the most powerful figures in America, he was considered a has-been.

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Sinatra At Piano

Listen 'Amore': Italian-American Singers In The 20th Century

October 9, 2010 – The history of how Italians integrated into America can be read, but it's more colorful when heard.

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Bing Bowie Sq

Listen Oddest Musical Pairings

August 9, 2010 – On this edition we look at imaginative collaborations, some brilliant, and some so very, very wrong.

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Listen Sinatra And Jobim: David Gray On 'Quiet Nights'

September 22, 2009 – The British singer-songwriter says they don't make songs like this 1967 collaboration anymore.

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Cows.

Read Dairy Products And Jazz? Odd June Holidays WESA

June 1, 2009 – Celebrate obscure June days dedicated to pudding, fishing and smiles with Louis Armstrong and more. WESA

fallen leaf.

Read A Leaf Falls On Loneliness (For E.E. Cummings) WBGO

November 10, 2008 – Let these five jazz confessionals prepare you for a season of the high lonesome in autumn. WBGO

Listen Obama, McCain Find Sinatra 'So Easy To Love'

August 16, 2008 – Jonathan Schwartz discusses the presidential candidates' shared love of Frank Sinatra.

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Marian McPartland

Read A Few Of Marian McPartland's Favorite Things

June 23, 2008 – The Piano Jazz host offers the Top 5 songs and recordings she's listening to right now.

Listen New Stamp Puts Sinatra Back in the Spotlight

May 13, 2008 – A commemorative stamp of Ol' Blue Eyes debuts 10 years after the singer's death.

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Listen Frank Sinatra's Life and Legacy

May 9, 2008 – A stamp honoring Frank Sinatra is on sale next week. Charles Grenada discusses the singer's legacy.

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Read Canciones de Amor: Boleros for Your Lover

February 14, 2008 – Just in time for Valentine's Day, listen to five very different boleros.

Listen Frank Sinatra: 'The Voice'

December 12, 2007 – An incomparable singer and icon, Sinatra left a permanent mark on 20th-century America.

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Listen Learning to Love Sinatra, Vegas-Style

December 7, 2006 – The son of "the coolest black man around" couldn't dig his father's Sinatra fetish until recently.

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Listen 'Treasures' from the Chairman of the Board

December 12, 2004 – A new book celebrates the life of Sinatra with never-before-seen photos, music and mementos.

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