(From the
Guestbook page and the online book
Frank Sinatra: An American Legend by Nancy Sinatra
)
APRIL 14, 1984: At the Spectrum Arena in Philadelphia with Tom Dreesen.
APRIL 14, 1981: FS was at California's Edwards Air Force Base for the landing of the space shuttle Columbia. I think if the Air Force would have allowed him to, Frank would have gone along for the shuttle ride.
MARCH 28–30 AND APRIL 13–15, 1980: In Atlantic City, he performed nine shows over a six-day period at Resorts International.
APRIL 12–15, 20–21, 1979: He performed for six nights at Resorts International in Atlantic City.
APRIL 13–16, 1978: He completed his postponed engagement at the Sunrise Musical Theater in Fort Lauderdale.
APRIL 12–MAY 23, 1977: After a week at home, Dad went on the road with a series of appearances in small venues: the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, California, the Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and a week with Dean Martin at the Westchester Premier Theater in Tarrytown, New York.
APRIL 8–27, 1974: Frank began a tour to benefit the Variety Clubs International, appearing for the first time since 1963 at New York's Carnegie Hall. In
Variety one critic wrote: "He did everything right. They shook, yelled, stomped, clapped together, stood up at least five times." Mary Campbell of the Associated Press added, "He proved he's still Chairman of the Board." At $150 a head, the show brought in $250,000 for the show business charity that protects homeless, abused and orphaned children. The tour took him next to Providence, Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Chicago.
APRIL 13–MAY 3, 1966: Back to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.
APRIL 9–22, 1958: Back at the Sands, he played two shows a night for two solid weeks to the usual SRO crowds.
APRIL 1–28, 1942: Back in New York after a series of one-nighters in the Midwest, the [Tommy Dorsey] band returned for a blockbuster month at the Paramount.
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