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Show Personal: Born July 30, BRADY 1941, in Ottawa, a} PAULANKA TAgTING Towerr, the singer/composer Paul Anka, I decided to get in the mood by Palil Anka tells us about a new TV specialwith Celine Dion playing Body of Work, and his latest CD. Prob- his fast “duet” . lem was. [kept stop- With Frank Sinatra, ping work to listen. Anka, who wasvisiting New York recently, met with meat his hotel. He was small, trim, wearing a black tracksuit, and Humperdinck Quincy Jones. My circle more doctors professional he didn’t look as if he had 42 years of showbiz behindhim. Nor did he seem to havelost any of his enthusiasm Paul is particularly upbeat Ontario. Married to Anne de Zogheb since was becomingreclusive. He needed his space. I called Tina Anthea, 25; and Amelia, 21. Recordings: Include Diana, 1957: You Are My Destiny 1958; Al/ of a Sudden My HeartSings 1958; Put Your Head on My Shoulder, 1959: PuppyLove, 1960; My Home Town, 1960: DanceOn, Little Girl, 1961; Love Me Warm and Tender, 1962: Every Night, 1962: You're Having My Baby 1974: Feelings 1975; Times of or iork ieee Man, 1977; Body major new deals to performat Vegas. Healso has plansfor onthe job But Anka di a big TV special with Ce his daughters, Anthea, inte showbiz, and she sings with line Dion and David Fos: ter, to air this fall. 1 knewthat Paul and Frank Sinatra had 1967 recording is on an eight- tracktape. Tina, if you give me the rights, we'll take the noise out, so he’s alone. Then I can sing with theorchestra and put it together with his voice in 1967.” So we have Sinatra singing in °67, and we were in *98. I'mso happywewere able to do it. It’s on 340 stations now.” Having composed morethan 900 songs(“Put Your Head on My Shoulder” andthefi mous theme for Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show amongthem) and recorded infive languages, Paul gave mehis views ontoday's music. “So manyjump on the rap bandwagon,”he said. “I every generation needs its own 1961; The Longest Day. 1962. sound. With [the musician/producer] Quincy Jones, there’s a linehe just won't cross, The mu sic comes first.” But do the youngdig Paul Anka? “Many teens, of course, have no idea who | am,” he admitted. “Then I get a lot who arefans. Why not? The 17-year-olds are jong beenfriends Coast, Anka remains a true Canadian hockey fan. Did he play as a kid? “We all did,” Pau said. "You ha to. | played trom age 6 with the Kiwanis Ants Pye skated with Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky isa buddy, Once | wasin Vegas, and the tront desk calledup ‘Mr. Anka there's a hockey team in lobby to ‘I realize Frank can’t dothis. Butwhat I proposeis this: His don't necessarily like it. [But] lately. since he has made some hotels and casinos in Con necticut, Atlantic City and [Sinatra’s daughter] and said, dressing like the "SOs and lis. And on Anka’s lat thefinal track is a duet with Sinatra of “My Way for which Paul wrotethe E plish lyrics. est CD tening to theoldies sta tions.” ie (The original ballad was in French.) With Sina tra’s death still so fresh in our minds, 1 asked Anka to talk about him a bit As | planned Body of Work 1 knew Thad to do My Way," he told me. “I also knew Frank was not well. I'd last seen him over a year ago, He ADAMS, HAIR AND Mt kn KIM WAYMA PACE 0 PARADE MAGAZINE |