Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” doesn’t sound much like Ray Charles’ music. Despite that, the song was originally meant for Charles. During an interview, the song’s co-writer explained how Nancy Sinatra helped her father put out the track before Charles had the chance.
Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra | Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer The lyrics for Frank Sinatra’s ‘That’s Life’ were taken away from Ray Charles’ office
Dean Kay co-wrote “That’s Life.” According to his website, he tried to pitch the tune to Ray Charles at first. Instead, an unknown singer named Marion Montgomery recorded it first. Then, O.C. Smith took a crack at the song.
Sinatra heard Smith’s cover on the radio and wanted the track for himself. He asked his daughter, Nancy Sinatra, to get the rights to it. Kay felt that it would’ve been difficult to pitch a Charles-style song to Sinatra,...
Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra | Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer The lyrics for Frank Sinatra’s ‘That’s Life’ were taken away from Ray Charles’ office
Dean Kay co-wrote “That’s Life.” According to his website, he tried to pitch the tune to Ray Charles at first. Instead, an unknown singer named Marion Montgomery recorded it first. Then, O.C. Smith took a crack at the song.
Sinatra heard Smith’s cover on the radio and wanted the track for himself. He asked his daughter, Nancy Sinatra, to get the rights to it. Kay felt that it would’ve been difficult to pitch a Charles-style song to Sinatra,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” features a passive-aggressive lyrical addition from Ol’ Blue Eyes himself. The co-writer of the song revealed what he thought of Sinatra’s cover of it. “That’s Life” became the singer’s next-to-last top 10 single in the United States. Frank Sinatra | William Gottlieb / Contributor
Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” became one of his most famous hit songs at a time when his style of music wasn’t dominant. Notably, he was annoyed when he recorded the uplifting song. Regardless, the track became part of a major comeback for Sinatra in 1966.
Frank Sinatra didn’t like having to record ‘That’s Life’ twice
Dean Kay co-wrote “That’s Life” with Kelly Gordon. Marion Montgomery recorded “That’s Life” in 1963, three years before Sinatra recorded the track in 1966.
During an interview with Songfacts, Kay discussed Sinatra’s recording of the tune. “ was sitting five feet away from Frank Sinatra...
Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” features a passive-aggressive lyrical addition from Ol’ Blue Eyes himself. The co-writer of the song revealed what he thought of Sinatra’s cover of it. “That’s Life” became the singer’s next-to-last top 10 single in the United States. Frank Sinatra | William Gottlieb / Contributor
Frank Sinatra’s “That’s Life” became one of his most famous hit songs at a time when his style of music wasn’t dominant. Notably, he was annoyed when he recorded the uplifting song. Regardless, the track became part of a major comeback for Sinatra in 1966.
Frank Sinatra didn’t like having to record ‘That’s Life’ twice
Dean Kay co-wrote “That’s Life” with Kelly Gordon. Marion Montgomery recorded “That’s Life” in 1963, three years before Sinatra recorded the track in 1966.
During an interview with Songfacts, Kay discussed Sinatra’s recording of the tune. “ was sitting five feet away from Frank Sinatra...
- 6/6/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Willie Nelson was a young country music and western-swing fan when he heard Frank Sinatra on the radio for the first time. “Though he was a million miles from western swing, he had a sweet swing of his own,” Nelson wrote in his book It’s a Long Story: My Life. “There was a tenderness to his voice, a purity and ease of phrasing. When he sang the popular songs of the day, I marveled at the natural way he told the story.”
Sinatra helped Nelson find his own indelible style,...
Sinatra helped Nelson find his own indelible style,...
- 1/15/2021
- by Patrick Doyle
- Rollingstone.com
'If this was the last night of performances, you would have won this whole thing,' Ellen says on Sinatra Night.
By Larry Carroll
Lee Dewyze on "American Idol" Tuesday
Photo: Fox
When Frank Sinatra sang "That's Life," the song became a masterpiece, a devil-may-care case study in the art of cool, careless crooning about enduring the bad days. On Tuesday night (May 4), Lee Dewyze made the song his own, simultaneously conquering his own demons and the specter of the Chairman of the Board.
The spiky-haired "American Idol" dark horse took on a signature tune from Ol' Blue Eyes for the show, with necktie appropriately undone. Accompanied on a Hammond organ by mentor Harry Connick Jr., Dewyze straddled the top of the instrument as if paying tribute to the bar-embracing persona of Sinatra, backed by a bluesy band.
Although feisty Frank likely wouldn't have endorsed Dewyze's untucked shirt, he could...
By Larry Carroll
Lee Dewyze on "American Idol" Tuesday
Photo: Fox
When Frank Sinatra sang "That's Life," the song became a masterpiece, a devil-may-care case study in the art of cool, careless crooning about enduring the bad days. On Tuesday night (May 4), Lee Dewyze made the song his own, simultaneously conquering his own demons and the specter of the Chairman of the Board.
The spiky-haired "American Idol" dark horse took on a signature tune from Ol' Blue Eyes for the show, with necktie appropriately undone. Accompanied on a Hammond organ by mentor Harry Connick Jr., Dewyze straddled the top of the instrument as if paying tribute to the bar-embracing persona of Sinatra, backed by a bluesy band.
Although feisty Frank likely wouldn't have endorsed Dewyze's untucked shirt, he could...
- 5/4/2010
- MTV Music News
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