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For the second time in recent weeks, South Philly has lost a valued piece of its musical history. We lost Bobby Rydell. And now Sid Mark. Sid never lived in our part of town.

He hosted four radio shows that focused on the singer, who at one concert singled him out in the audience and said, “I love him.”

Philadelphia radio legend Sid Mark, known for his programs featuring the music of Frank Sinatra, has died at 88.

Sid Mark, the 65-year broadcaster known for hosting “Sunday With Sinatra,” the definitive radio show devoted to the iconic singer, has died. He was 88. The show launched in 1956

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Philadelphia radio DJ Sid Mark died Monday at the age of 88. The legendary broadcaster is best known for his Frank Sinatra-themed programs, like Fridays with Frank, Sundays with Sinatra and The Sounds of Sinatra, which have aired in Philly for more than 65 years Mark's cause of death had not yet been released.

Sid Mark, a Camden native, developed Friday with Frank and Sunday with Sinatra. Mark not only played Sinatra but became Ol' Blue Eyes' friend in 1966.

South Philly has always embraced its entertainers. We churn out celebrities like the tiny Dominican Republic village of San Pedro de Macoris produces shortstops. And that love has almost always been returned.

PHOTO BY AARON WINTERS Miché Fambro performs at the Tango Cafe. I first saw Miché and the Anglos at the old Jazzberry’s on Monroe Avenue in 1985. Their fusion of The Police and latter-period Roxy Music crooning was awesome, and I had a new favorite local band. An Anglos show had it all: shenanigans, lights, and catchy songs. But most of all, there was Miché...