Singers: Chairman of the Board

It is 20 years since Sinatra toured with a band. Then, the band was Tommy Dorsey's, and the style was smooth and sweet; squealing teen-agers swooned in the aisles. Since then, there has been hot jazz, cool jazz, and most lately, rock 'n' roll. Frankie felt kind of out of it all. He even turned to character acting.

So last week Frankie went back to the hustings. His first target was the jazz fans (rock 'n' rollers are clearly beyond his or anyone else's ken), and his schedule includes appearances at Forest Hills, Chicago, Baltimore and Detroit. His choice for first...

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