Sinatra in the Studio: 1967

In 1967, Frank Sinatra was at an NBC sound-stage in Los Angeles to sing and record Younger Than Springtime from South Pacific. His appearance was part of a TV special, Movin' With Nancy, as in Nancy Sinatra, the singer's daughter. It featured Nancy on the move, singing outdoors in Los Angeles and along the way encountering singers she knew, including her father, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. and others. The special aired in December '67, and a soundtrack album was released later. Here, Billy Strange is conducting and Lee Hazelwood, Nancy's producer, is in the control booth. There's something so tender and honest about this clip at a time when Sinatra seemed disheartened by the youth culture and wasn't taking too much seriously. Here's Younger Than Springtime...