Sinatra & Grammys: strangers in the night
By Negassi Tesfamichael and Ben Peterson | Feb. 12, 2008To mark Sunday night's 50th Annual Grammy Awards - and perhaps to stimulate enough nostalgia to get older folks through all the modern flotsam that would follow - the ceremony began with a clip of Frank Sinatra from the very first Grammys back in 1958. In introducing the world to the then-new award show, Sinatra spoke proudly about how it was designed not to recognize record sales or popularity, but rather to honor merit in the recording arts.