From the Siriusly Sinatra web page:

Playing Favorites - New Show!

Mon 9/3 6:00 pm ET

Siriusly Sinatra is proud to announce the launch of Playing Favorites. The weekly show will feature celebrity guest DJs playing their favorite Sinatra songs and sharing their personal stories and memories. The first show will be hosted by Grammy® winning artist Linda Ronstadt. Other guests will include vocalist Steve Tyrell and award-winning director of The French Connection and The Exorcist, William Friedkin.

Index of Hosts by Show # and Air Date:

(2007)

1. 09/03 – Linda Ronstadt
2. 09/10 – William Friedkin
3. 09/17 – Lorrie Morgan
4. 09/24 – Steve Tyrell
5. 10/01 – Judy Collins
6. 10/08 – Cousin Brucie
7. 10/15 – Michael Feinstein
8. 10/22 – Jon Secada
9. 10/29 – Vince Pastore
10. 11/05 – Chris Botti
11. 11/12 – John Turturro
12. 11/19 – Aida Turturro
13. 11/26 – Annie Ross
14. 12/03 – Anthony Gourdine and Clarence Collins of Little Anthony & The Imperials
15. 12/10 – Debby Boone
16. 12/17 – Pat Boone
    12/24 – Repeat week: Pat Boone / Lorrie Morgan / Steve Tyrell
17. 12/31 – Frankie Valli
    
    (2008)
    
    
18. 01/07 – Tita Cahn (widow of Sammy Cahn)
19. 01/14 – Dionne Warwick
20. 01/21 – Lesley Gore
21. 01/28 – B.J. Thomas
    02/04 – Repeat: William Friedkin
22. 02/11 – Linda Eder
23. 02/18 – Lainie Kazan
24. 02/25 – Kenny G
25. 03/03 – John Pizzarelli
    03/10 – Repeat: Judy Collins
26. 03/17 – Tom Brokaw
    03/24 – Repeat: Steve Tyrell
27. 03/31 – Joel Grey
28. 04/07 – Phil Ramone
29. 04/14 – Julius La Rosa
30. 04/21 – Marilu Henner
31. 04/28 – Dianne Reeves
32. 05/05 – Phil Ramone (extended program)
33. 05/12 – Joe & Sal Scognamillo (of Patsy's Restaurant, NYC)
    05/14 – Repeats: Linda Ronstadt / Michael Feinstein
34. 05/19 – Christopher Cross
    05/29 – Repeat: Tom Brokaw
35. 06/02 – Tony Danza
36. 06/09 – Sérgio Mendes
37. 06/16 – Steve Tyrell (returns)
38. 06/23 – Jackie Collins
    06/30 – Repeat: Debby Boone
    07/07 – Repeat: Tita Cahn (widow of Sammy Cahn)
    07/14 – Repeat: Lainie Kazan
39. 07/21 – Leonard Maltin
40. 07/28 – Maureen McGovern
41. 08/04 – Roger Williams
    08/11 – Repeat: Chris Botti
42. 08/18 – Sam Arlen
43. 08/25 – The Four Freshmen
44. 09/01 – Deana Martin
45. 09/08 – Danny Aiello
46. 09/15 – Tita Cahn (returns)
47. 09/22 – Natalie Cole
    09/29 – Repeat: Linda Eder
    10/06 – Repeat: John Pizzarelli
    10/13 – Repeat: Marilu Henner
48. 10/20 – Mitzi Gaynor
49. 10/27 – Michael Feinstein (returns)
50. 11/03 – Lee Ann Womack
51. 11/10 – Air Supply
52. 11/17 – Tuck & Patti
    11/24 – Repeat: Judy Collins
    12/01 – Repeat: Joel Grey
53. 12/08 – Harry Connick, Jr.
54. 12/15 – James Darren
    12/22 – Repeat: Pat Boone
    12/27 – Repeat: Debby Boone
    12/29 – Repeat: Tony Danza
    
    (2009)
    
    01/05 – Repeat: Julius La Rosa
    01/12 – Repeat: Kenny G
55. 01/19 – Tom Jones
    01/26 – Repeat: Christopher Cross
56. 02/02 – Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
57. 02/09 – Liza Minnelli
58. 02/16 – Christine Ebersole
59. 02/23 – Wynonna Judd
    03/02 – Repeat: John Turturro
60. 03/09 – Leslie Uggams
61. 03/16 – Richard Carpenter
62. 03/23 – Marilyn & Alan Bergman
    03/30 – Repeat: Tom Brokaw
63. 04/06 – Leon Russell
64. 04/13 – Shirley Jones
65. 04/20 – Tony Orlando
    04/27 – Repeat: Sam Arlen
66. 05/04 – Alexis Gershwin
    05/11 – Repeat: Sérgio Mendes
    05/18 – Repeat: Steve Tyrell
    05/25 – Repeat: Linda Ronstadt
    06/01 – Repeat: Roger Williams
    06/08 – Repeat: Michael Feinstein
67. 06/15 – Tita Cahn (new return)
68. 06/21 – Tina Sinatra (Father's Day Special)
69. 06/29 – Lou Christie
70. 07/06 – Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
    07/13 – Repeat: Kenny G
    07/20 – Repeat: Liza Minnelli
    07/27 – Repeat: Joe & Sal Scognamillo (of Patsy's Restaurant, NYC)
    08/03 – Repeat: Marilyn & Alan Bergman
    08/10 – Repeat: Danny Aiello
71. 08/17 – Tim McCarver
    08/24 – Repeat: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
    08/31 – Repeat: Harry Connick, Jr.
    09/07 – Repeat: Air Supply
    09/14 – Repeat: Richard Carpenter
    09/21 – Repeat: Maureen McGovern
72. 09/28 – Jack Jones
    10/05 – Repeat: Tom Jones
73. 10/12 – Tim Hauser (of Manhattan Transfer)
74. 10/19 – David Foster
75. 10/26 – Andy Williams
76. 11/02 – Alan Cumming
77. 11/09 – Nan Schwartz
78. 11/16 – John Pizzarelli (returns)
79. 11/23 – Linda Eder (returns)
80. 11/30 – Steve Tyrell (new return)
81. 12/07 – Steve Lawrence
82. 12/14 – Darlene Love
    12/21 – Repeat: Pat Boone
83. 12/28 – Michael Bublé
    
    (2010)
    
    
84. 01/04 – George Klein
85. 01/11 – Carly Simon
86. 01/18 – Lorrie Morgan (returns)
87. 01/25 – Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
88. 02/01 – Peter Graves
89. 02/08 – Neil Sedaka
90. 02/15 – Celtic Woman
91. 02/22 – Pat Cooper
92. 03/01 – Julie Budd
93. 03/08 – Joe Franklin
94. 03/15 – Ed Begley, Jr.
95. 03/22 – Vic Damone
96. 03/29 – Jamie Cullum
97. 04/05 – Robert Osborne
98. 04/12 – David Gray
99. 04/19 – Peter Weller
100. 04/26 – Joe Mantegna

See also: Photo Index of 'Playing Favorites' Shows

Current Weekly Schedule:

1. Monday at 6 pm ET (3 pm PT)
2. Thursday at 9 am ET (6 am PT)
3. Saturday at 3 pm ET (12 pm PT)

[David B.]

What a great idea!

Here are some others I'd love to see on the list for future shows:

Jerry Lewis
Bono
Robert DeNiro
Keely Smith

[SinatraFan]

Great News! Seems like another quality Sinatra program.

[Mark]

Yee-ha!!!

Another I'd like to see is Fans for Fans... Where a qualified Sinatraphile does the show. An initial nominee would be Bob, Sinatrafan, or bvo.

[Ronald Sarbo]

Mark: If I get to program a show let me know what you want to hear....so I can narrow down my playlist.

[Thorsten]

Eddie Fisher

He'd be a nice guest

Have the plans for this feature changed? It's no longer listed in the programming notes at Siriusly Sinatra online.

[voice1]

I am available and, as luck might have it, have experience in radio. Just give a jingle.

By the way, I did host a sports talk show where we invited an average listener every week to be our guest fan of the week. We'd put the focus on him or her and talk about what they wanted to talk about. We had hundreds of letters a week from fans who wanted to guest host. It was fun.

[Nancy]

It hasn't changed; the order of presenters is being shuffled around. As soon as we've finished with that it will be back.

[Marty]

Originally Posted by voice1

I am available and, as luck might have it, have experience in radio. Just give a jingle.

I was only thinking the other day that you have the perfect face for radio, Richard.

I'd like to hear Chuck Granata with his favourites.

Lead post changed to reflect current programming note on the Sirius 75 web site.

Reminder: Premier show, hosted by Linda Ronstadt, is on NOW: 6-7 p.m. Eastern / 3-4 p.m. Pacific time.

It looks like Linda is faced with the same sort of startup problems which plagued Nancy. She followed up "Kisses And Tears" by the announcement that it was the title song from In The Wee Small Hours. (Still a nice tune to hear! )

Very nice anecdotes about her work with Nelson Riddle, and a nod to Frank Sinatra:

Linda Ronstadt: "Frank was the master who defined pop music in the twentieth century."

Double the fun. I have my grandmother watching the Vegas DVD in the family room and now I'm listening to this show.

You're Gettin' To Be A Habit With Me is playing now...

Thanks for the bump, Bob.

<< It looks like Linda is faced with the same sort of startup problems which plagued Nancy. >>

I think Nancy's a much better radio host... just heard Linda introduce Pennies from Heaven and she laughed while recounting more of a sad time... not sure she 'gets' it.

Well, so far Linda is a gal after my own heart: All Capitol songs by Nelson (except one, which sounds like it was a mistake): In The Wee Small Hours, Songs For Swingin' Lovers, and Only The Lonely.

I think it will be VERY interesting to hear what songs are the favorites of the various guest hosts in future programs.

I hope Liza is one of them.

I'm sorry I missed this thread (I've been absent these last few weeks), as I would've loved to have heard Linda's choices.

This is a great concept and I look forward to future shows.

Originally Posted by AJScott

I would've loved to have heard Linda's choices.

Linda played 15 songs, all but one from three Capitol albums of 1955-58:

Anything Goes / What's New? / Kisses And Tears / I Get Along Without You Very Well / Can't We Be Friends? / When Your Lover Has Gone / It Never Entered My Mind / You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me / Angel Eyes / Pennies From Heaven / How About You? / Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry / One For My Baby / I've Got You Under My Skin / Goodbye

The Columbia "Kisses And Tears" was probably a mistake. According to Linda's comments, it should have been "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning."