It doesn’t happen too often, but it gladdened my heart to see a top pre-rock popster profiled in the new issue of MOJO, the beautifully designed Dadrock monthly.
Frank Sinatra is the subject of an extensive profile by MOJO scribe Fred Dellar. Never mind that the article focuses on the trashy celeb side of the Sinatra legacy, his time-wasting with the reprehensible Rat Pack. Any piece on Sinatra aimed at rockist readers of a mag like MOJO is commendable missionary work.
Fred Dellar is a pre-rock pop specialist: his earlier writing on Sarah Vaughan, for example, reveals an enviable knowledge of the music recorded by the pre-Elvis greats.
Recommended Sinatra buys?
Well, the supermarkets are currently awash with the cream of the catalogue at budget prices (£5) - compilations of the great Capitol (Classic Sinatra: his Great Performances 1953-1960) and Reprise (A Fine Romance: the love songs of Frank Sinatra 2CD) sides stand out.
Now’s the time to try Frank again.
Gerry Smith
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