Monday, December 26, 2016
"That's Life" #4 12/24/1966
If the Chairman Of The Board sounded a little PO'd on this #1 easy listening record, you'd be correct. The way I heard the story, Frank had finished the session...or so he thought. He and Dean Martin (who was hanging out at the studio) were in the car heading to Vegas for the weekend and Rat Pack debauchery when producer Jimmy Bowen had them flagged down in the parking garage. He called Ol' Blue Eyes back for one more take. A visibly angry Sinatra did so, giving Bowen just the sound he wanted.
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Bowen was a singer/recording artist himself, right?
The Rhythm Orchids alongside Buddy Knox?
Seems (at the time) he forgot how a singer likes to be treated ...
Yup. His singing career was definitely intertwined with that of Buddy Knox. Jimmy somehow got the artist billing on the B-side of "Party Doll." Kinda surprising a youngish guy like Bowen wound up producing records by the Rat Pack. He eventually moved to Nashville and ran a couple of labels there.
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