Burt Bacharach was one of the most influential composers of pop music in the last 60s years. On the next episode of the Detention Club, we will listen to the many times Sinatra and Friends recording compositions from the famed composer. We'll hear tracks from Sinatra, Perry Como, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Nancy Sinatra.
Streaming this weekend on Vinyl Voyage Radio.
On the next episode of the Detention Club, we will be visiting Chicago and New York, two cities loved by Sinatra and Friends. In fact, whenever he was in Chicago, Frank Sinatra dined at the Twin Anchors in Old Town. My father would see him there occasionally when he would go out on Sunday nights with his family.
This episode is dedicated to songs featuring Chicago and New York. In fact, some of Sinatra's most recognizable songs are about those two cities!
Also in this episode are songs from Sammy Davis, Jr., Tony Bennett, Liza Minnelli and Nancy Sinatra.
If you missed "Love Songs" on the FS Detention Club, listen now On-Demand. This episode features Love Songs from Sinatra and friends, plus a great block of music from Nancy Sinatra and her brother, Frank Sinatra, Jr. The highlight, though, is a great duet featuring Lena Horne and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Frank Sinatra and Friends sure knew how to sing a love song. On the next episode of the FS Detention Club, Bruce Janu plays nothing but love songs -- great ones from Frank, Dean, and Sammy. Plus some great duets and a few tunes from Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra, Jr.
Listen to the FS Detention Club on Vinyl Voyage Radio.
This weekend, the new season of the FS Detention Club premiered on Vinyl Voyage Radio. That episode -- "Sinatra & Friends & The Beatles" is now available on-demand via Mixcloud.
Yes, the FS Detention Club is back, better than ever! Catch Bruce Janu with Tiny Mike every week for a new episode. The 2023 version of the Detention Club features music not just from Frank Sinatra, but from his friends and family, as well.
Episode 01 is called, "Sinatra and Friends and The Beatles" and explores the relationship between singers of the American Songbook and the Beatles' songs they covered. Listen this weekend on Vinyl Voyage Radio!
Listen on Vinyl Voyage Radio at the following times, Eastern Standard Time:
After an extended hiatus, the FS Detention Club will be returning in 2022 with new episodes!
In the meantime, the next couple of weeks will see the return of favorite Detention Club Holiday episodes. Streaming on Vinyl Voyage Radio.
On the next episode of the FS Detention Club, we are traveling through the seasons with Sinatra -- Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. Which season did Sinatra sing about more? Find out on the next episode.
Everyone has their favorite Sinatra tunes. But when people think of Sinatra, they tend to think of his classic songs. On this episode of the FSDC, we look at some of his more underrated masterpieces.
This episode premieres Saturday, April 24 at 12pm (eastern) on Vinyl Voyage Radio.
Sinatra was a master of the saloon song. On the next episode of the Detention Club, we will listen to his best. This week, streaming on Vinyl Voyage Radio.
On the next FS Detention Club, we are spinning nothing but shellac. That's right: original shellac disks, spinning at 78 rpm. We will be featuring Sinatra's second album, "Songs by Sinatra" from 1947.
Listen at the following times (Eastern) on Vinyl Voyage Radio:
Saturday, April 3 12pm
Sunday, April 4 2pm
Monday, April 5 8pm
Thursday, April 8 3am
On the next episode of the FS Detention Club, we are spinning Vinyl and Shellac. Sinatra went solo at a time of transition in music. In 1948, his first album was re-released on the very first pop vinyl album, spinning at 33 1/3 rpm. But he also released music in the older format 78 rpm, on shellac.
We will spin Sinatra's first release, The Voice of Frank Sinatra on a 1952 45 rpm vinyl disc set and several singles from the 40s on 78 rpm shellac.
On the last episode, we went to the beginning and played side 1 of the original Frank Sinatra Detention Club tape from 1991. Now, we are flipping it over and listening to side 2.
Listen at the following times (Eastern) on Vinyl Voyage Radio:
Saturday, March 20 12pm
Sunday, March 21 2pm
Monday, March 22 8pm
Thursday, March 25 3am
When I started the Frank Sinatra Detention Club, I played music in detention from a 90-minute mixtape I had made from a very large boombox. That was 1991. The boombox is gone, but I still have the tape.
On the next episode of the FS Detention Club, I will be playing the first side of that tape.
Listen at: the following times (EST)
Saturday, March 13 12pm
Sunday, March 14 2pm
Monday, March 15 8pm
Thursday, March 18 3am
"In the wee small hours of 1955"
On this episode of the club, we take a trip back to 1955 for Frank Sinatra's first LP: In the Wee Small Hours. Plus, some Capitol singles, a track from the movie The Tender Trap with Debbie Reynolds and the Extra Credit Frank Sinatra Question!
All Times Eastern:
Saturday, March 6 12pm
Sunday, March 7 2pm
Monday, March 8 8pm
Thursday, March 11 3am
Listen on Vinyl Voyage Radio
It's been nearly a year, but new episodes of the FS Detention Club are being produced and will start on March 6. This time around, the format is a little different. Each episode is now an hour and the times of airing in Vinyl Voyage Radio will be different. But stay tuned, more information is coming!
