Frank Sinatra Sings the USA National Anthem at Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium Opening Day April 7, 1977

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Frank Sinatra supports his favorite baseball team as he sings the USA National Anthem at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles on opening day on April 7, 1977. Unfortunately Frank did not have the lyrics with him and muffed the lines as so many other singers have when trying to sing this difficult song.
Recorded from the original reel tape in the Ric Ross Frank Sinatra Collection.

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@TheHunsucker 10 ай бұрын

Frank and Tommy were friends and he told Tommy if you ever become manager I will sing the national anthem for you

@tylerlozano9849 Жыл бұрын

Was this the only time Frank Sinatra performed the National Anthem because he would have been great at recording it at a studio because he is Frank Sinatra.

@SpaceGhost67 Жыл бұрын

So good he was good even when not so good.

@FrankSinatrq 4 ай бұрын

He was 61.

@edmund114 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you posted this. It is very rare that Frank sing National anthem 🇺🇲👍 thank you🙏

@MrKlemps Жыл бұрын

Frank was SO musical that even though he is at times short-winded on the long phrases, he never "cheats" them. And as always, until the and of this days, he makes you pay attention to the CONTENT of the WORDS! Nobody in popular music ever managed to do that so well. And only a very few--a maimed handful--on the classical side.

@solgoodman2694 Жыл бұрын

Wow what a gem this is!!

@markdiaz2052 Ай бұрын

Also great to hear Jerry Doggett, Vin Scully's sidekick for so many years.

@elainelosee7974 Жыл бұрын

Great, with our Frank Sinatra singing. So happy I attended many Dodgers Games. Thanks again Dodgers and Frank

@cr4zyt3enager57 Жыл бұрын

I am so thankful you shared this! I’m getting ready to visit the Library of Congress in D.C. and getting a chance to listen to his rendition of the anthem from 1943.

@matheus5230 Жыл бұрын

Where I can find it online?

@cr4zyt3enager57 Жыл бұрын

@@matheus5230 Unfortunately it is not online, I listened to it in-person at the Library of Congress Madison Building in Washington D.C. It was marvelous, after the fight the crowd joined Sinatra about halfway through as he sang.

@matheus5230 Жыл бұрын

@@cr4zyt3enager57I'm sad it isn't available officially. Sinatra in 1977 simply didn't have the voice anymore, but he surely would have been able to truly nail this song in 1943!

@laurincrosson7854 Жыл бұрын

This was Dreary fourth, until now. Thank you, phenomenol

@bengolfs1 Жыл бұрын

I was 7 years old when this took place. The 1970's Dodgers teams were really special. I can envision Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, and Ron Cey taking their infield positions right now, and Dusty Baker, Reggie Smith, Rick Monday in the outfield. My dad would bring a radio to the stadium and we would be listening to the simulcast with Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, and Ross Porter....great memories.

@hman0121 Жыл бұрын

Jeez ur ancient - that's cool

@akrenwinkle Жыл бұрын

@@hman0121 I'm even older. And if you play your cards right, easy on the vaping, don't wreck your eyes with video games all day, don't skateboard all day, don't live on pizza, maybe read a real book once in a while, you'll make it too. Maybe.

@hman0121 Жыл бұрын

@@akrenwinkle cheers mate! I like reading maths, Physics and electronic engineering books primarily within my means at the time. Maybe I'll "make it" too. Whatever that means.

@akrenwinkle Жыл бұрын

@@hman0121 "Make it" in this case means reach middle age, then old age, or as you would call it "ancient." But first things first for you: adulthood. It's my impression your testicles descended... let's see... what day is it...?

@user-xb4pu5kc5n Жыл бұрын

Steve Yager, Don Sutton too

@mikehemion8770 Жыл бұрын

I was there!! 13 years old with my dad.. Ron Cey was my favorite Dodger

@maureencora1 9 ай бұрын

Frank Sinatra All-American, May He R.I.P.

@jadezee6316 9 ай бұрын

Sinatra was a huge Dodgers fan and leo duroucher was a pal who frequently partied with Frank and the boys...it was not unknown for Sinatra to attend a game and blow out his voice from yelling affecting his performance in an evening concert

@rockinbiff Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jim, for sharing this great rarity. The National Anthem is a tough one. It's very wordy & the range of notes to hit is very difficult.

@QUABLEDISTOCFICKLEPO 9 ай бұрын

Granted, but you would expect a professional singer to be able to deal with these "difficulties." Sinatra didn't; he failed.

@shadrack7035 Жыл бұрын

Tough to hear the Chairman in less than perfect voice, and he repeated the “What so proudly” phrase and omitted the “O’er the ramparts”; but it’s history. Nobody’s perfect!

@mtp4430 Жыл бұрын

Shad Rack I thought the same exact thing myself. He was so amazing when he was at the top of his game that it hurts to hear him sliding down the other side of that hill, but we can't stop Father time. And yeah, he even blew the lyrics. But an aging Sinatra blowing the lyrics is still an awesome treat. That's how great this guy was.

@brendanjobe6895 Жыл бұрын

@@mtp4430 Mr. Sinatra was only 62 here, and still at the top of his game. When I think of Glen Campbell, Perry Como, and Joe Biden - what they went through with dementia - it must be horrible.

@mtp4430 Жыл бұрын

@@brendanjobe6895 Well at 62 he wasn't quite at the Top of his game, but he was still doing his thing and doing it well. But he was at the top of his game in the Capital years. His recordings in those years eclipsed both what he did on Columbia and later Reprise.

@brendanjobe6895 Жыл бұрын

@@mtp4430 You mean the tip-top of his game lol

@mtp4430 Жыл бұрын

@@brendanjobe6895 Yeah I guess I do. Hey I saw him in the 80's at Carnegie Hall and the Nassau Coliseum and he was fantastic. Was he vintage? Of course not, but he was at the top of his game for that late stage of his career. I'd been listening to him since childhood due to my parents. I love rock and roll but Sinatra was always on my playlist also. When I finally got to see him, the experience was beyond words. He did Send in the clowns with just Tony Mottola accompanying him on the nylon string acoustic and it was pure magic. So yeah, I guess I was talking about the tip top earlier regarding the Capital years.

@elizabethsorasonorei442 Жыл бұрын

God bless America!!!❤🤍💙

@davidingram8734 Жыл бұрын

Good range Frank!

@stevenborovay5877 Жыл бұрын

Was there & found my ticket stub. Right field pavilion $2 seats.

@akrenwinkle 6 ай бұрын

Looks like Bill Frawley in "I Love Lucy."

@edwardgleeson850 Жыл бұрын

Ouch!!!!

@jbfiveash636 Жыл бұрын

Let's play ball!

@matheus5230 Жыл бұрын

Do you have other recordings of him singing the anthem?

@arame29 Жыл бұрын

what year

@jamesmmahoney Жыл бұрын

This is from opening day on April 7, 1977.

@arame29 Жыл бұрын

@@jamesmmahoney thank you

@frogger2020 7 ай бұрын

My dad took me to that game. As I recall the first Giants player hit a home run, but the Dodgers still ended up winning. BTW, Frank messed up singing the lyrics there.

@tonylawrencewalsh721 9 ай бұрын

Not many do a good job on it Frank's wasn't really exceptional either, why do they do it?.

@akrenwinkle 6 ай бұрын

Why not? There was no risk. Frank was keenly aware that whatever came out of his mouth would get raves. "Genius," "The best," "Oh, the PHRASING."

@QUABLEDISTOCFICKLEPO 11 ай бұрын

Very disappointing. Actually, not very good.

@user-jp8fr7nb1h 5 ай бұрын

Not his best one

@jimcapone2593 Жыл бұрын

Not even the great Frank Sinatra could make it sound good.

@mellowmarmot1191 5 ай бұрын

America has faults like every country, but it is a beautiful country. Please don't be disrespectful only because of your uncreativity.

@FrankSinatrq 3 ай бұрын

He was 61 at the time. That’s good for being pretty old.

@john-vn7dr 4 ай бұрын

His voice was shot and he sang the wrong words!!!

@akrenwinkle 4 ай бұрын

Shhhh! He's Frank Sinatra. Don't believe your ears.

@john-vn7dr 4 ай бұрын

@@akrenwinkle The truth can be painful!

@akrenwinkle 4 ай бұрын

@@john-vn7dr I can see your comment but it was redacted from the board.

@john-vn7dr 4 ай бұрын

@@akrenwinkle Yes…It’s well known KZfaq is against free speech! They will probably remove this comment too!

@akrenwinkle 4 ай бұрын

You were redacted again. What's ironic and even a little funny is that your original post about Frank's voice being shot and singing the wrong words... that stays up!