The first time Trini Lopez met Frank Sinatra in person, Sinatra extended his hand and said, “Trini you’re a great talent.” It was a dream come true for Lopez who had idolized Sinatra since childhood.

There is much media frenzy over the 60th anniversary of the famous debut of The Beatles on “The Ed Sullivan Show” on Feb. 9, 1964, which launched Beatlemania in the U.S. as well as in other parts of ...