Pete Hamill with Jonathan Schwartz: Why Sinatra Matters

[@briannearey8902]

The first time I heard Johnathan Schwartz' voice when I was a toddler on 1130 AM WNEW I was immediately transfixed,a voice that made me feel safe amidst a childhood of chaos. One of my influences in wanting to be a radio guy. Pete was and always will be my favorite author. Unfortunately,by the time I realized that,he had passed on. I will always wish I could've met him just once.

[@Lolabelle59]

Met Pete at a book signing at Coliseum Books for Why Sinatra Matters, when it was first published. A real gent. Rest in Peace and tell Frank hello for me.

[@MariaDiaz-mn4bs]

Listening to this is like listening to summer wind... wonderful 😀

[@dwaynebrue6028]

Mr. Pete Hamill will always be my Hero.

[@VicMartino]

My friend and musician Larry Feintuck always said it was too bad Sinatra never recorded "Lush Life" and we both heard Jonathan play the verse Sinatra sang on Jonathan's radio show that Larry always listened to as did I. We listened to his WNEW AM radio show and then his 92.Y FM radio show later on. And as a matter of fact we might both have a copy of that session as we both sometimes recorded Jonathan's radio program with our portable audio cassette recorders.

[@Ax18NY]

Hamill was a hero of mine, even when I disagreed with him, I knew he was coming from a good place. I can listen to him in these taped interviews and read his books all day. He was talented and real. Schwartz is something else altogether. So obnoxious and phoney.

[@225marklin3]

How very appealing is your generosity of spirit, sir.

[@VicMartino]

I appreciate Pete Hamill's and Jonathan Schwartz's appreciation of Frank Sinatra (as I do but I do not appreciate all of Pete and Jonathan's political views if not most of their political views as they do not change with the changing times as they should! They're too set in their ways) Frank Sinatra is truly one of the greatest artist/singers of the 20th Century.

[@billybudinich5181]

SCHWARTZ WONT LET HAMILL GET A WORD IN. JESUS CHRIST.

[@4-dman464]

15:00 "I failed Geometry - - because it had no story!"

[@JBCo2012]

Thank you for uploading this Valuable and extremely interesting exchange!

[@kingoftheseamusic]

Fantastic interview, wish there was some talk about Gordon Jenkins who always gets overlooked for Riddle

[@terencewinters2154]

Schwartz told a story about when the circus came to town and had to get to msg by crossing 10th Avenue which caused a traffic jam which got worse when an elephant sat on a Volkswagen

[@nygnyg1]

I had a missed Farrow marriage

[@joetursi9573]

Scwartz is a jerk.

[@tommyminervino5428]

Johnathan Swartz is not a SINATRA FAN or a SINATRA PERSON he is just a person who tells stories that he heard n l nows nothing about SINATRA , n he should have been black balled, he knows what he said n done about MR. SINATRA 😢 SHAME ON YOU!!!😢😢😢

[@tommygarbage1656]

MR SINATRA did not like JOANITHIN SCHWARTZ, he played un released SINATRA recordings n was told to stop but kept on playing ,so he was writefully blackballed .

[@devarajsn5670]

People become slow as they are old. Do it when you are young.

[@princeandrey]

Do what? You can't be young and know history first hand, alas. But, truly, you have no heart. I like their slow, slightly fumbling delivery.

[@richardquinlan6790]

Schwartz is not a good guy , under any circumstance

[@VicMartino]

Schwartz was/is a dushe and one can tell by watching him. Not a nice man at all.