OldiesAl's video: Frank Sinatra Oh What A Beautiful Morning 1947 78 rpm

In commemoration of Frank's 105th birthday 12th December 2020. Recorded in 1943 during the musicians strike which started on 1st August 1942, it banned musicians from recording though they could perform live and on the radio. The American Federation Of Musicians called the strike over record company royalty payments. In the weeks before the strike record companies had their artists stockpile recordings. During the strike older recordings were reissued along with the new stockpile recordings. Columbia had signed Sinatra on 1st June 1943 but had older recordings of him as vocalist for Harry James where he was either billed as with vocal refrain or vocal refrain by Frank Sinatra some of these were reissued as Frank Sinatra with Harry James and his orchestra. As the strike progressed record companies started to record their artists with vocal groups filling in for the musicians. Columbia hired Alex Stordahl as an arranger and used the Bobby Tucker singers during four sessions June 7,22 August 5 and November 10 they recorded 9 sides, 7 of which were chart hits. Some of the smaller companies with little back catalogue material settled after a year, Decca settled in September 1943 and newly formed Capitol in October, it had only released its first records on July 1st 1942. RCA and Columbia stuck it out but eventually signed a new agreement in November 1944. During this time the singers became the stars and it signaled the end of the big band domination. Frank with the Bobby Tucker Singers recorded this on August 5th 1943, there are no instruments on this recording. This is a 1947 UK issue.