Andrew Warde High School Class of 1976 alumnus and 30-year reunion chairman Tony Procaccini will be the guest on "Lounging with Lombardi," an Internet show airing live at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, April 27, in New York City. The show will be the first of three on the life, music and movies of Frank Sinatra, with the broadcasts detailing his life chronologically. John Lombardi, a New York-based DJ, is the show's creator and host.
Procaccini, pictured above with Frank Sinatra, Jr., in 2009, became strongly interested in Sinatra during his years as pianist for Benny Rae, from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. When Rae, an accomplished bandleader, singer, trumpeter, and master of the American Songbook, lent Tony Sinatra's Capital LP "A Swingin' Affair," it became readily apparent that delving onto "Ole Blue Eyes" was a worthwhile endeavor, and Tony's interest in the singer has never waned.
Since then, Procaccini has read numerous books on Sinatra, seen many of his films, and collected an enormous amount of Sinatra memorabilia, some of which was donated by those who know of his interest. He has also met some of the well-known writers and historians who have chronicled "The Chairman of the Board," among them Will Friedwald, Charles Granata and Tom Santopietro, author of "Sinatra in Hollywood."
Tony has spoken publicly on Sinatra for Italian-American organizations, using audio and video tools to illustrate fine points of the singer's genius, while engaging audiences to share their opinions and experiences. Among Tony's prize collections are a 78 record of "Do I Worry?" recorded with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in 1941 (pictured above), and LPs with original scores from the movies "Higher and Higher" (1943) and "Step Lively" (1944).
The show airs on the Internet at http://centannibroadcasting.com, and can be heard 24 hours after the conclusion of the show using that Website's archives.
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