composer marriage on the rocks
The swing era ( also frequently referred to as the " big band era ") was the period of time ( around 1935  1946 ) when big band swing music was the most popular music in the United States . Though this was its most popular period , the music had actually been around since the late 1920s and early 1930s , being played by black bands led by such artists as ___MASK46___ , Jimmie Lunceford , Bennie Moten , Cab Calloway , and Fletcher Henderson , and white bands from the 1920s led by the likes of Russ ___MASK48___ and ___MASK50___ . The era ' s beginning is sometimes dated from  the King of Swing  Benny Goodman ' s performance at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles on August 21 , 1935 , bringing the music to the rest of the country . 1930s also became the era of other great soloists : the tenor saxist Coleman Hawkins and Chu Berry ; the alto saxists Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges ; the drummers Gene Krupa , Cozy Cole and Sid Catlett ; the pianists Fats Waller and Teddy Wilson ; the trumpeters Roy Eldridge , Bunny Berigan , and Rex Stewart . Songs for Swingin ' Lovers ! is the tenth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra and his fourth for Capitol Records . It was arranged by ___MASK76___ and released in March 1956 . It was the first album ever to top the UK Albums Chart . Marriage on the Rocks is a 1965 comedy film starring Frank Sinatra , Deborah Kerr , and Dean Martin about a businessman ' s wife who ends up divorced by mistake and then married to his best friend by an even bigger mistake . The film was written by Cy Howard and directed by Jack Donohue . Marriage on the Rocks is not a musical , even though it pairs Sinatra and Martin . The picture would be their last feature film partnership for nearly 20 years , when they appeared together briefly in 1984 ' s Cannonball Run II . In the Wee Small Hours is the ninth studio album by American vocalist Frank Sinatra . It was released in April 1955 on Capitol Records , produced by Voyle Gilmore with arrangements by ___MASK76___ . All the songs on the album deal with specific themes such as loneliness , introspection , lost love , failed relationships , depression and night - life ; as a result , " In the Wee Small Hours " has been called one of the first concept albums . The cover artwork reflects these themes , portraying Sinatra on an eerie and deserted street awash in blue - tinged street lights . He had been developing this idea since 1946 with his first album release , " The Voice "; he would successfully continue this " concept " formula with later albums such as " Songs for Swingin ' Lovers !" and " Only the Lonely ". Francis Albert Sinatra ( December 12 , 1915  May 14 , 1998 ) was an American singer , actor , and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century . He is one of the best - selling music artists of all time , having sold more than 150 million records worldwide . Born in Hoboken , New Jersey , to Italian immigrants , Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey . Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943 , becoming the idol of the " bobby soxers ". He released his debut album , " The Voice of Frank Sinatra ", in 1946 . Sinatra ' s professional career had stalled by the early 1950s , and he turned to Las Vegas , where he became one of its best known performers as part of the Rat Pack . His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of " From Here to Eternity " and his subsequent Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Sinatra released several critically lauded albums , including " In the Wee Small Hours " ( 1955 ), " Songs for Swingin ' Lovers !" ( 1956 ), " Come Fly with Me " ( 1958 ), " Only the Lonely " ( 1958 ) and " Nice ' n ' Easy " ( 1960 ).