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Red-faced over Old Blue Eyes

David Carlson Groton

Publication: The Day

Published 07/13/2012 12:00 AM
Updated 07/12/2012 03:54 PM

July 9 front page story, "Music is the international language at OpSail," about the Cisne Branco band, incorrectly mentioned that the song "The Girl from Ipanema," had been popularized by Frank Sinatra.
Those of us who can recall the song's introduction in the 1960s by Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz have a different take.

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