Crooners

On a cold December evening in New York, when the streets glistened with freshly fallen snow, Frank Sinatra walked through the backstage corridor of the Paramount Theatre. Outside, people gathered, bundled up in thick coats, their breath visible in the winter air. Inside, a different kind of warmth hung in Read more

Evening fell early over Los Angeles, as always in December. The city glittered with Christmas lights, but somewhere on a quiet street, behind an old wooden door, only one light was burning. Inside, Julie London sat on the edge of her piano, a glass of red wine in her hand, Read more

Peggy Lee was born Norma Deloris Egstrom in 1920 in Jamestown, North Dakota. Her childhood was difficult: her mother died when she was four, and her strict stepmother didn’t make things any easier at home. Music became her refuge. She sang on local radio stations and was already working on Read more

It was Christmas Eve in Beverly Hills, and Dean Martin stood in his living room while the fireplace crackled softly. Outside, the palm trees looked strangely festive, adorned with lights as if they had momentarily forgotten that they were actually in California. Inside, the scent of pine needles, whiskey, and Read more