AlveySinger,

The obvious conclusion from the film is definitely, it's Frank Sinatra. I think the official position is that it's Dean Martin and related to the all the issues he had with managers.

Further elaboration: my mucca's belief that it was TB, boiled down to think about it, how could someone with TB's mediocre talent get so far?

Flick between 3 radio stations here on my way to work: Feelgood my wife's fav a local golden oldies style from the 80s onwards, Sublime Jazz FM and a new station I've found on DAB that plays neo-soul and the more funky jazz of the 70s onwards. That keeps me entertained on the 12-15 minutes way into work.

I’ve been playing Ella & Friends Christmas cd in my car, I usually just listen to the Ella tracks but there are a few Louis Armstrong tracks that are good, one in particular that I hadn’t heard before, ‘Christmas Night in Harlem’, there’s only so much Frosty the Snowman I can take....

Never realised how great a talent Amy was at the time. A mate of mine was really into Back to Black, but I just thought reasonable single fodder, not interested enough to check out the whole album.

Had the Mosaic Stan Kenton set on earlier, June Christy singing Rika Jika Jack, Tampico and It Ain't Necessary So. The big band world that was until it wasn't.