Frank Gil and Friends

History of FGF

First show: Friday, 17 December 1993, 8-10 AM

100th show: Wednesday, 25 February 1996, 12-2 PM

200th show: Tuesday, 24 July 1998, 6-8 AM 

300th show: Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 8-10 AM

400th show: Tuesday, 20 May 2003, 8-10 AM

500th show: Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 8-10 AM

600th show: Tuesday, 16 October 2007, 8-10 AM 

700th show: Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 8-10 AM

800th show: Tuesday, 17 January 2012, 8-10 AM

HISTORY OF FGF OPENING SONGS 

December 1993-September 1996:

     "Say Hello" (Cahn/Behrke; rec. by Frank Sinatra, 1981)

September 1996-February 1998:

     "Sunday" (Miller/Krueger/Conn/Styne; rec. by Frank Sinatra, 1954)

February 1998-February 2001:

     "Mr. Success" (Sanicola/Greines/Sinatra; rec. by Frank Sinatra, 1958)

February 2001-December 2004:

     "It's a Breeze" (Kentridge; rec. by Matt Monro, 1965)

December 2004-December 2009:

     "When Sinatra Played Juarez" (Russell; rec. by Tom Russell, 2001)

8 December 2009-23 February 2010

       "Bobby Sox Blues" (T-Bone Walker, 1946)

2 March 2010-17 August 2010

        "We're on Our Way" (Frank Sinatra, et al., 1948)

31 August 2010- 3 January 2012

       "You Keep Me Swingin'" (Matt Monro, 19??)

10 January 2012- Present

      "I Will Drink the Wine" (Paul Ryan, rec. by Frank Sinatra, 10/26/1970)

History of FGF Timeslots

Fridays, 8-10 AM            December 1993-January 1995

Wednesdays, 12-2 PM      January 1995-August 1996

Sundays, 6-8 PM             September 1996-February 1998

Tuesdays, 6-8 AM           February 1998-September 1999

Tuesdays, 8-10 AM         September 1999-Present

The Playlist of the Very First Show

Say Hello

Then Suddenly Love

Bob Goes My Heart

Zing Went the Strings of My Heart

South of the Border

Hallelujah, I Love Her So

Look at Me Now

Love Walked In

Ring a Ding Ding

Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered

Say It

Some Enchanted Evening

At Long Last Love

It Only Happens When I Dance With You

Yes, Indeed

Love is the Tender Trap

Guys and Dolls

The Future

Theme and Variations

The Song is You (1942, 1958, and 1979)

I'm Gonna Live 'Til I Die

A Hundred Years From Today

Five Minutes More

Castle Rock

Mrs. Robinson

Ol' MacDonald

Bim Bam Baby

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town

Luck Be a Lady

Come Blow Your Horn

Pick Yourself Up

Soliloquy

French Foreign Legion

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone