What was the name of Frank Sinatra's Emmy-winning 1965 television special?
Answer
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music
Frank Sinatra’s Emmy-winning 1965 television special was titled “Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music.” NBC first broadcast the one-hour color program in November 1965 as part of the celebration of Sinatra’s 50th birthday.
The special presented Sinatra singing a selection of his well-known songs in a television studio before a live audience. Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins, two of his longtime arrangers, conducted the orchestra, while Ed McMahon served as announcer. Unlike its successors, the original program featured no guest performers.
The broadcast won the Emmy for Outstanding Music Program and also received a Peabody Award. Its success led to two follow-ups: “A Man and His Music – Part II” in 1966, featuring Nancy Sinatra, and “A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim” in 1967.
Viewers sometimes confuse the special with Sinatra’s 1965 double album “A Man and His Music,” or with the similarly titled 1981 television program “Sinatra: The Man and His Music.” The Emmy-winning program’s full title includes “Frank Sinatra.”