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== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=Photograph of Frank Sinatra with a paper coffee cup in Capitol RecordsStudio A during the recording of his 1956 album ''Songs for Swingin' Lovers!'' (per [http://www.11fifty.com/Site_108/1956_-_Songs_for_Swingin_Lovers.html Matthew Lutthans at 11fifty.com]). The photograph appeared on the cover of the jazz magazine ''DownBeat...
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