"Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. The first recording of the song was made in 1954 by Kaye Ballard. Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was c
First recording, titled "In Other Words"
Kaye Ballard circa late 1950s
Fly Me to the Moon Bossa Nova 1963 album by Joe Harnell
Quincy Jones presents platinum copies of Frank Sinatra's album to Senator John Glenn and Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong
Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, conductor, and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of the 20th c
Fly Me to the Moon
…Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. The first recording of the song was made in 1954 by Kaye Ballard. Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon. In 1999, the Songwriters Hall of Fame honored "Fly Me to the Moon" by…
Sinatra at age three, c. 1918–1919
Sinatra (far right) with the Hoboken Four on Major Bowes' Amateur Hour in 1935
Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey in Ship Ahoy (1942)