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| Frank Sinatra |
Frank Sinatra in 1960
|
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Francis Albert Sinatra |
| Also known as |
Ol' Blue Eyes[1]
The Chairman of the Board[1]
The Voice[1]
Frankie |
| Born |
December 12, 1915(1915-12-12)
Hoboken, New Jersey,
United States[2] |
| Died |
May 14, 1998 (aged 82)
Los Angeles, California
United States |
| Genres |
Traditional pop, jazz, big band, vocal[3] |
| Occupations |
Singer[1]
actor
producer[1]
director[1]
conductor[4] |
| Instruments |
Vocals |
| Years active |
1935–1995[5] |
| Labels |
Columbia, Capitol, Reprise |
| Associated acts |
Rat Pack
Bing Crosby
Nancy Sinatra
Quincy Jones |
| Website |
www.franksinatra.com |
.^ Actors: Jane Russell , Groucho Marx , Frank Sinatra , Don McGuire , Howard Freeman .- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Francis Albert Sinatra .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra Discography at Discogs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
^ Actors: Frank Sinatra , Jill St. John , Richard Conte , Gena Rowlands , Simon Oakland .- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Signing with Capitol Records, Sinatra began releasing albums in two contrasting styles: introspective, emotional ballads on In the Wee Small Hours (1955) and Only the Lonely (1958); and upbeat, swinging numbers on Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956) and Come Fly with Me (1958).- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ Songs For Swingin' Lovers lyrics [1955] .- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours , Songs for Swingin' Lovers , Come Fly with Me , Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy ).- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ Ring-A-Ding-Ding , the first album under Sinatra's own label, Reprise Records, is a major success peaking at No.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records (finding success with albums such as Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and presidents, including President John F. Kennedy.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.squidoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra recorded more than 30 albums for Reprise.- Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: General]
Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective
September of My Years, starred in the
Emmy-winning television special
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "
Strangers in the Night" and "
My Way".
Sinatra attempted to weather the changing tastes in popular music, but with sales of his music dwindling, and after appearing in several poorly received films, he retired in 1971. Coming out of retirement in 1973, he recorded several albums; scored a Top 40 hit with "
(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980; and toured both within the United States and internationally until a few years before his death in 1998.
.^ He won an Oscar for best supporting actor and followed this with a scintillating performance as a deranged assassin in Suddenly (1954) and arguably a career best performance and Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in the powerful drama The Man With the Golden Arm (1955).- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra's THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM is complemented by a number of stage performances on this package.- frank sinatra - Online Shopping at BizRate. Compare Prices and Read Consumer Reviews 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.bizrate.com [Source type: General]
^ His performance in ''The Man With the Golden Arm'' won him an Academy Award nomination for best actor.- Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: General]
.^ He also starred in such musicals as High Society , Pal Joey , Guys and Dolls and On the Town .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Related Topix: Nine , Crime Movies , Documentary Movies , Short , Comedy Movies , Musical Movies , Guys and Dolls , Marlon Brando , Jazz .- Frank Sinatra News - Topix 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.topix.com [Source type: General]
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^ He had a longstanding dislike of Marlon Brando from the time they starred in Guys and Dolls (1955/I).- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ May 23, 1985 : President Ronald Reagan awards Sinatra the Presidential Medal of Freedom award, the highest award for a civilian, at a White House Ceremony.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1997, he was honored by the Motion Picture Academy with a Lifetime Achievement award.
Early life
.^ Sinatra was an only child of Italian parents, and they spoiled him.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra was born in Hoboken on Dec.- Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, the only child of Italian immigrants Natalie Della (ne Garaventa) and Anthony Martin Sinatra.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[7] .^ He left high school without graduating.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ He left high school without graduating, [7] having attended only 47 days before being expelled due to his rowdy conduct.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra completed only 47 days of high school before he was expelled because of his rowdy conduct.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ His mother, known as Dolly, was influential in the neighborhood and in local Democratic Party circles, but also ran an illegal abortion business from her home; she was arrested several times and convicted twice for this offense.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ His mother, known as Dolly, was influential in the neighborhood and in local Democratic Party circles, but also ran an illegal abortion business from her home; she was charged and convicted for this offense.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ The Great Depression Dolly, was influential in the neighbourhood and in local Democratic Party circles, She ran an illegal abortion business from her home; She was arrested several times and convicted twice for this offense.
[9] .^ The first Mrs. Sinatra, a striking woman who has never remarried ("When you've been married to Frank Sinatra..."- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ In 1976 Frank Sinatra married yet again, this time to Barbara Marx, the widow of Zeppo Marx of the Marx Brothers.
^ After yet another short, unsuccessful marriage to Mia Farrow in 1966, Frank finally married his long time girlfriend, Barbara Marx.- ASTROLOGY BY JAN WARREN ALLEN - FRANK SINATRA-THE LEGEND 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC astromuse1.webs.com [Source type: General]
[10] .^ Frank's father Tony served with the Hoboken Fire Department.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Frank's father Martin served with the Hoboken Fire Department.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ When she told one of the politicians that she wanted her husband to be appointed to the Hoboken Fire Department, and was told, "But, Dolly, we don't have an opening," she snapped, "Make an opening."- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ From the beginning, this only child had money.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ During the tough years of the 1930s, when the Great Depression hit North America very hard, Dolly nevertheless provided ready pocket money to her son Frank, the family's only child, for outings with friends and fancy clothes.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.slideshare.net [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Years Active: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s Post Artist to Facebook Top tracks by Frank Sinatra .- Frank Sinatra mp3s, Frank Sinatra music downloads, Frank Sinatra songs from eMusic.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.emusic.com [Source type: General]
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[11] .^ He worked for some time as a delivery boy at the Jersey Observer newspaper, and as a riveter at the Tietjan and Lang shipyard.
^ Frank then worked for some time as a delivery boy at the Jersey Observer newspaper, and as a riveter at the Tietjan and Lang shipyard.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank then worked for some time as a delivery boy at the Jersey Observer newspaper, [10] and as a riveter at the Tietjan and Lang shipyard.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[13] .^ Only in the early 1930s that Sinatra began singing in public.
^ It was in the early 1930s that Sinatra began singing in public.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra began singing in small clubs and radio stations in New Jersey, eventually attracting the attention of trumpeter and band-leader Harry James.
[14]
1935–40: Start of career, work with James and Dorsey
.^ In 1935, he got his first break when his mother persuaded a local singing group, The Three Flashes , to let him join.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra's singing skill won first prize on a radio amateur hour, which landed him vocalist gigs with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey bands.- Frank Sinatra DVDs, Frank Sinatra DVD Rentals, Rent Frank Sinatra Movies at Netflix Today 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.netflix.com [Source type: General]
^ By 1935, Dorsey heard Stordahls work, liked it, and snatched him up--along with singer Jack Leonard, whom Sinatra would later replace.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
.^ With Sinatra, the group became known as the Hoboken Four, [5] and they sufficiently impressed Edward Bowes.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The group acquired Sinatra and the Hoboken Four was formed.
^ Sachs had known Sinatra from his Hoboken days.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
.^ The quartet renamed itself the Hoboken Four and won first prize on ''Major Bowes's Original Amateur Hour.''- Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: General]
^ The group won the radio show contest and toured with Bowes.- Frank Sinatra mp3s, Frank Sinatra music downloads, Frank Sinatra songs from eMusic.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.emusic.com [Source type: General]
- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Videos - Frank Sinatra Pictures - MP3.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.mp3.com [Source type: General]
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^ He got his first break when he won first prize on radio's "Major Bowes Amateur Hour," and went on to perform in nightclubs and on radio.- Frank Sinatra - Ask.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Frank Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1915.
^ Sinatra left the Hoboken Four and returned home in late 1935.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ His mother secured him a job as a singing waiter and MC at the Rustic Cabin in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, for which he was paid $15 a week.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[15]
.^ Frank Sinatra Love Songs (Legacy) 2001 Legacy Records Album details .- Frank Sinatra - Vocal/Easy Listening - Music - www.real.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC sweden.real.com [Source type: General]
^ The very first recording Sinatra made was with The Frank Mane Orchestra on March 18, 1939.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ That was Frank Sinatras world, and that is ours.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
.^ Frank Sinatra Recorded legacy .
^ An accomplished amateur painter, he not only recorded the Grammy-winning album "Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely" (Capitol: 1958), but designed the cover art, as well.- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra Biography and Filmography 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.actorsofhollywood.com [Source type: General]
^ During the 1950s, Frank Sinatra signed with Capitol Records, where Frank Sinatra worked with many of the finest arrangers of the era, most notably Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins, and Billy May, and with whom Frank Sinatra made a series of highly-regarded recordings.
.^ Label: Capitol Records Released: 1/1/60 More Info Can-Can [Original Soundtrack] .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Label: Released: 1/1/60 More Info Nice 'n' Easy [Original Master Recording] .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[16] .^ In June, Harry James hired Sinatra on a one year contract of $75 a week.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra then landed the job of vocalist with the Harry James band, and later switched to Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.- Frank Sinatra - Ask.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ His mother secured him a job as a singing waiter and MC at the Rustic Cabin in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, for which he was paid $15 a week First Demo & Harry James On March 18, 1939, Sinatra made a demo recording of a song called "Our Love", with the Frank Mane band at the Harry Smith’s Recording in Manhattan In June, Harry James hired Sinatra on a one year contract of $75 a week.
[17] It was with the James band that Sinatra released his first commercial record "From the Bottom of My Heart" in July, 1939 - US Brunswick #8443 and UK Columbia #DB2150.
[18]
.^ Has sold over 250 million records worldwide.- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Fewer than 8,000 copies of "From the Bottom of My Heart" (Brunswick #8443) were sold, making the record a very rare find that is sought after by both Sinatra and record collectors worldwide.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The recording, ''All or Nothing at All,'' which had sold 8,000 copies in its first release, sold over a million.- Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: General]
.^ The recording, ''All or Nothing at All,'' which had sold 8,000 copies in its first release, sold over a million.- Frank Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.nytimes.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra released ten commercial tracks with James through 1939, including "All or Nothing At All" which had weak sales on its initial release but then sold millions of copies when re-released by Columbia at the height of Sinatra's popularity a few years later.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Frank released ten commercial tracks with James through 1939, including "All or Nothing At All" which had weak sales on its initial release but then sold millions of copies when re-released by Columbia at the height of Frank Sinatra's popularity a few years later.
[19]
.^ He was with Tommy Dorsey Orchestra as a band singer.
^ Sinatra left the Dorsey band in September 1942.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra - Download Frank Sinatra Music on iTunes 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Videos - Frank Sinatra Pictures - MP3.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.mp3.com [Source type: General]
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- Frank Sinatra - Download Frank Sinatra Music on iTunes 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra mp3s, Frank Sinatra music downloads, Frank Sinatra songs from eMusic.com 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.emusic.com [Source type: General]
^ In November 1939, in a meeting at the Palmer House in Chicago, IL, Sinatra was asked by bandleader Tommy Dorsey to join his band as a replacement for Jack Leonard who had recently left to launch a solo career.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ This meeting represented a turning point in Sinatra's career since by signing with Dorsey's band, one of the hottest bands at the time, he would achieve incredible visibility with the American public.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra's singing skill won first prize on a radio amateur hour, which landed him vocalist gigs with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey bands.- Frank Sinatra DVDs, Frank Sinatra DVD Rentals, Rent Frank Sinatra Movies at Netflix Today 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.netflix.com [Source type: General]
^ In November 1939, in a meeting at the Palmer House in Chicago, IL, Sinatra was asked by bandleader Tommy Dorsey to join his band as a replacement for Jack Leonard who had recently left to launch a solo career.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Though Sinatra was still under contract with James, James recognized the opportunity Dorsey offered to Sinatra and graciously released him from his contract.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ A fight ensued over Sinatras contract, which bound him to Dorsey well into 1943.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
^ The Fabulous Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey Release Date: 10/12/99 Label: RCA Victor .- Frank Sinatra | Album Discography and Track Listings | MTV 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.mtv.com [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra remained indebted to James throughout his life and upon hearing of James' death in 1983, stated: "he [James] is the one that made it all possible".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In 1983 Sinatra was selected as one of the five Kennedy Center Honors, alongside Katharine Dunham, Jimmy Stewart, Elia Kazan and Virgil Thomson.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Frank Sinatra was selected as one of the five recipients of the 1983 Kennedy Center Honors, alongside Katharine Dunham, James Stewart, Elia Kazan and Virgil Thomson .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[20]
.^ That was the beginning of a three-year relationship between Sinatra and Dorsey.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ On January 26, 1940, Sinatra made his first public appearance with the Dorsey band at the Coronado Theater in Rockford, IL. [19] In his first year with Dorsey, Sinatra released more than forty songs, with "I'll Never Smile Again" topping the charts for twelve weeks in mid-July.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Begin the Beguine - (with Frank Sinatra) 26.- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
[22]
.^ Due to a punitive contract that awarded Dorsey of Sinatra's lifetime earnings in the entertainment industry, Sinatra's relationship with Tommy Dorsey was tenuous.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra's singing skill won first prize on a radio amateur hour, which landed him vocalist gigs with the Harry James and Tommy Dorsey bands.- Frank Sinatra DVDs, Frank Sinatra DVD Rentals, Rent Frank Sinatra Movies at Netflix Today 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.netflix.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1961 Sinatra would record a salute to former boss Tommy Dorsey in the form of the album I Remember Tommy.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Sinatra left the Dorsey band in September 1942.- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Videos - Frank Sinatra Pictures - MP3.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.mp3.com [Source type: General]
- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: MP3 Downloads 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
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^ What was Sinatra's first recording?- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra was not without a recording company for long.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
.^ These sessions were released commercially on the Bluebird label.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Label: Masters of Jazz Released: 12/13/95 More Info Original Sessions .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Voice of the Century Release Date: 5/21/02 Label: RCA Bluebird .- Frank Sinatra | Album Discography and Track Listings | MTV 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.mtv.com [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra left the Dorsey band in September 1942.- Frank Sinatra - Download Frank Sinatra Music on iTunes 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Videos - Frank Sinatra Pictures - MP3.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.mp3.com [Source type: General]
- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: MP3 Downloads 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
^ In January 1942, Frank recorded his first solo sessions without the Dorsey band Frank left the Dorsey band late in 1942 in an incident that started rumours of Sinatra's mob involvement.
^ Sinatra left the Dorsey band late in 1942 in an incident that started rumors of Sinatra's mob involvement.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra bought out his contract from Dorsey and paid stiffly for it.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
^ According to contemporary Hearst newspaper accounts at the time mobster Sam Giancana convinced Dorsey to let Sinatra out of his contract for a few thousand dollars, an event famously fictionalized in the movie The Godfather.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ A fight ensued over Sinatras contract, which bound him to Dorsey well into 1943.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
.^ According to contemporary Hearst newspaper accounts at the time mobster Sam Giancana convinced Dorsey to let Sinatra out of his contract for a few thousand dollars, an event famously fictionalized in the movie The Godfather.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Frank Sinatra Biography (1915-1998) .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Main article: Biography of Frank Sinatra .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ According to Nancy Sinatra's biography, the Hearst rumors were started because of Frank's Democratic politics.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
In fact, the contract was bought out by
MCA founder
Jules Stein for $75,000.
[20]
1940–50: Sinatramania and decline of career
.^ In May 1941, Sinatra was at the top of the male singer polls in the Billboard and Downbeat magazines.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is one of the most highly acclaimed male popular song vocalists of all time.
^ On record, Sinatra cut 29 singles with Dorsey during 1941 and was named Male Vocalist of the Year by Billboard that May.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[23]
.^ His appeal to bobby soxers, as teenage girls of that time were called, revealed a whole new audience for popular music, which had been recorded mainly for adults up to that time.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ His vast appeal to the "bobby soxers," as teenage girls were called, revealed a whole new audience for popular music, which had appealed mainly to adults up to that time.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Columbia wanted to get new recordings of their growing star as fast as possible, so Sinatra convinced them to hire Alec Wilder as arranger and conductor for several sessions with a vocal group called the Bobby Tucker Singers.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ On December 31, 1942, Sinatra opened at the Paramount Theater in New York.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra soon became a teen idol, with hysterical bobby-soxer fans rioting outside his performance at New York's Paramount Theater on Columbus Day in 1944.
^ Francis Albert Sinatra, known as the "singers singer" came into this world on December 12, 1915 at 3:00 AM in Hoboken New Jersey.- ASTROLOGY BY JAN WARREN ALLEN - FRANK SINATRA-THE LEGEND 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC astromuse1.webs.com [Source type: General]
.^ During the musicians' strike of 194244, Columbia re-released Harry James and Sinatra's version of "All or Nothing at All" (music by Arthur Altman and lyrics by Jack Lawrence), recorded in August 1939 and released before Sinatra had made a name for himself.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The record flopped when it was released, but Columbia, who had James and Sinatra under contract in 1942, re-released it in 43.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
^ Later he got a job singing with Harry James's band, and it was there in August of 1939 that Sinatra had his first recording hit -- "All or Nothing at All."- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ The original release didnt even mention the vocalists name.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The original release didn’t even mention the vocalist’s name.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
When the recording was re–released in 1943 with Sinatra’s name prominently displayed, the record was on the best–selling list for 18 weeks and reached number 2 on June 2, 1943.
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.^ In 1943, he signed with Columbia Records as a solo artist with initially great success, particularly during the musicians' recording strikes.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra signed with Columbia on June 1, 1943, with the musicians' strike ten months old.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The Columbia Years and "The Voice" In 1943, he signed with Columbia Records as a solo artist with initially great success, particularly during the musicians' recording strikes.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ And while no new records had been issued during the strike, he had been performing on the radio (on Your Hit Parade ), and on stage.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ But, contrary to popular belief, Sinatra did have some hits during this time--Birth of the Blues, Goodnight Irene, Castle Rock, Bim Bam Baby, Mama Will Bark--and he continued to work on stage, TV, and radio.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1943, he signed with Columbia Records as a solo artist with initially great success, particularly during the musicians' recording strikes.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Columbia wanted to get new recordings of their growing star as fast as possible, so Sinatra convinced them to hire Alec Wilder as arranger and conductor for several sessions with a vocal group called the Bobby Tucker Singers.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Columbia Records wanted him out.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ In early 1994, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded Frank Sinatra with his first multi-platinum record in his 55-year career, for 2 million units sold of the all-star vocal collection, "Duets."- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
.^ Of the nine songs recorded during these sessions, seven charted on the bestselling list.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ These first sessions were on June 7, June 22, August 5, and November 10, 1943.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In January 1942, he tested the waters for a solo career by recording a four-song session arranged and conducted by Axel Stordahl that included Cole Porter's "Night and Day," which became his first chart entry under his own name in March 1942.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Videos - Frank Sinatra Pictures - MP3.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.mp3.com [Source type: General]
- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: MP3 Downloads 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
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.^ Following his teen years in New Jersey, Sinatra was interested in serving his country during World War II. But on December 9, 1941, close to his 26th birthday, Sinatra was classified as 4-F at Newark Induction Center, due to a punctured eardrum he suffered from a difficult forceps delivery.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After World War II, Sinatra's politics grew steadily more left wing, [70] and he became more publicly associated with the Popular Front.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Following his teen years in New Jersey, Sinatra was interested in serving his country during World War II. But on December 9, 1941, close to his 26th birthday, Sinatra was classified as 4-F at Newark Induction Center, due to a punctured eardrum Frank Sinatra suffered from a difficult forceps delivery.
.^ Sinatra went before his draft board, in Hudson County, New Jersey, on December 11, 1943, and received a 4-F "Registrant not acceptable for military service."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Readers learn that the budding star, to get an exemption from military service, told draft-board doctors that he had an irrational fear of crowds.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ However, on December 9, 1941, three days shy of his 26th birthday, he was classified as "4-F" at the Newark Induction Center because of a "punctured eardrum."- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
Additionally, an
FBI report on Sinatra, released in 1998, showed that the doctors had also written that he was a "neurotic" and "not acceptable material from a psychiatric standpoint." This was omitted from his record to avoid "undue unpleasantness for both the selectee and the induction service."
[26][27] .^ I learned them all from Frank Sinatra!
^ That was Frank Sinatras world, and that is ours.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra was and is my idol and chatting with Frank Sinatra was more than I had ever hoped for.
[28] .^ Ups and downs would follow him throughout his career--the details of his private life were not always fit for public consumption--but right up till the end, every comeback strengthened the intense loyalty of his fans.- Frank Sinatra MP3 downloads music and videos at - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC us.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ This part of Frank Sinatra's life was extremely important to him and supporting this effort would be a wonderful way for you to help us keep the flame...- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
[26][29] .^ There would be accusations, including some from noted columnist Walter Winchell, [29] that Sinatra paid $40,000 to avoid the service but the FBI could find no evidence of this.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra was rapidly becoming one of the biggest stars in all of the entertainment business, with estimates suggesting that he had some 40 million fans in America.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Find messages by this author Hey, I was hoping you folks could shed some insight onto parsing data from HTML forms in my webapp (written in Sinatra and Sequel).- HTML & Sinatra Forms Question - sinatrarb | Google Groups 19 September 2009 5:38 UTC groups.google.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[27][31]
.^ When Sinatra returned to the Paramount in October 1944, 35,000 fans caused a near riot outside the venue because they were not allowed in.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Legendary appearances at the New York Paramount were sensational, namely the so-called Columbus Day Riot in 1944, when 35,000 blocked the streets outside the venue waiting to see their idol.- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra soon became a teen idol, with hysterical bobby-soxer fans rioting outside his performance at New York's Paramount Theater on Columbus Day in 1944.
.^ Finale Anchors Aweigh 1945 ...
^ In 1945, Sinatra co-starred with Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1945, Sinatra co-starred with Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ That same year, he was loaned out to RKO to star in a short film titled The House I Live In .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ That same year he was loaned out to RKO to star in a short film titled The House I Live In.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ That same year he starred as private investigator Tony Rome (1967), a role he reprised in the sequel Lady in Cement (1968).- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy, this film on tolerance and
racial equality earned a special
Academy Award shared among Sinatra and those who brought the film to the screen, along with a special
Golden Globe for "Promoting Good Will." 1946 saw the release of his first album,
The Voice of Frank Sinatra, and the debut of his own weekly radio show.
.^ By the end of 1948 Sinatra himself felt that his career was "stalling," something that was confirmed to a degree when he slipped to No.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ By the end of 1948, Sinatra himself felt that his career was stalling, something that was confirmed when he slipped to No.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Acting Career Frank Sinatra - on the Radio: The Lucky Strike "Lite-Up Time" Shows 1949-1950 CD Review The end of the 1940s was a tumultuous time for Frank Sinatra.
.^ Down Beat' s annual poll of most popular singers (following Billy Eckstine , Frankie Laine , and Bing Crosby ).- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Down Beat's annual poll of most popular singers.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Down Beat 's annual poll of most popular singers (following Billy Eckstine , Frankie Laine , and Bing Crosby ).- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
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.^ In 1945, Sinatra co-starred with Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Frank once again teamed up with Gene Kelly to co-star in Take Me Out to the Ball Game.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Frank once again teamed up with Gene Kelly to co-star in Take Me Out to the Ball Game .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ It was well received critically and became a major commercial success.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Directed by Busby Berkley and with strong support from Jules Munshin, Betty Garrett and Esther Williams Take Me Out to the Ball Game was well-received critically and became a major commercial success, raking in $3.4 million in rentals and becoming the 11th highest earning film of the year.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Commercially, it was not a major success, but Sinatra, excited about what turned out to be his final starring role, once again garnering praise for his acting.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ That same year, Sinatra would team up with Gene Kelly for a third time in On the Town .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ That same year Sinatra would team up with Gene Kelly for a third time in On the Town.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The album of the same name became Sinatra’s first-ever #1 on the Billboard charts and was nominated in 1959 for an Album of the Year Grammy.- Frank Sinatra's MySpace Blog | 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC blogs.myspace.com [Source type: General]
1950–60: Rebirth of career, Capitol concept albums
.^ After two years' absence, Sinatra returned to the concert stage on January 12, 1950, in Hartford, Connecticut.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Ava, Vegas Debut and Sinatra in Decline After two years' absence Sinatra returned to the concert stage on January 12, 1950, in Hartford, Connecticut.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Because Sinatra was back home making all of that money and being shown in photographs surrounded by beautiful women Sinatra being interviewed for American Forces Network during World War II. After the wars Sinatra returned to the concert stage on January 12, 1950, in Hartford, Connecticut.
.^ Sinatra's voice suffered and he experienced hemorrhaging of his vocal cords on stage at the Copacabana on April 26, 1950.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra's career continued to decline as novelty tunes became popular with audiences, and as he moved into his mid-30's, his potential appeal to new teenage audiences declined.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra's career and appeal to new teen audiences declined as he moved into his mid-30s.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ In September 1951, Sinatra made his Las Vegas debut at the Desert Inn .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ In September 1951, Sinatra made his Las Vegas debut at the Desert Inn.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra's first live album, Sinatra at the Sands , was recorded during January and February 1966 at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ CBS, called Meet Frank Sinatra.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ A month later, a second series of the Frank Sinatra Show aired on CBS. On November 7, 1951, Sinatra married Ava Gardner.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ A month later, a second series of the Frank Sinatra Show aired on CBS .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
Columbia and MCA dropped Sinatra in 1952.
.^ Soon after From Here to Eternity, Sinatra's singing career rebounded.
^ March 25, 1954 : Sinatra wins Oscar "Best Supporting Actor" award for From Here To Eternity .- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1953 he starred in From Here to Eternity and won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor that revitalised his career.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
.^ This role and performance have become legendary, marking the turnaround in Sinatra's career, in which he went from being lost in a critical and commercial wilderness for several years to an Oscar-winning actor and, once again, one of the top recordings artists in the world.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Philadelphia's (and Sounds of Sinatra) Sid Mark several years ago.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ This role and performance mark the turnaround in Sinatra's career, in which he went from being in a critical and commercial decline for several years to an Oscar-winning actor and, once again, one of the top recording artists in the world.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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.^ Also in 1953, Sinatra starred in the NBC radio program Rocky Fortune .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ For radio programs in the late 40s, Sinatra used Cole Porter's Night And Day or This Love Of Mine as his opening theme.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ The series aired on NBC radio Tuesday nights from October 1953 to March 1954.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ His character, Rocko Fortunato (aka Rocky Fortune) was a private eye who was placed in a variety of odd jobs by the Gridley Employment Agency in order to help solve crimes.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Portrayed Rocco "Rocky Fortune" Fortunato on NBC Radio's "Rocky Fortune" (1953-1954).
^ Tony is an ex-cop who lives on a houseboat off Miami, accepting fees for private-eye work.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Also in 1953, Sinatra starred in the NBC radio program Rocky Fortune .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Host and performer on the NBC Radio show "The Frank Sinatra Show" (1954-1955).
^ During the final months of the show, just before the 1954 Oscars, it became a running gag that Sinatra would manage to work the phrase "from here to eternity" into each episode, a reference to his Oscar-nominated performance.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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.^ In 1953, Sinatra signed with Capitol Records , where he worked with many of the finest musical arrangers of the era, most notably Nelson Riddle , Gordon Jenkins , Mavis Rivers, and Billy May .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1953, Sinatra signed with Capitol Records, where he worked with many of the finest musical arrangers of the era, most notably Nelson Riddle , Gordon Jenkins , and Billy May .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ He went back to Nelson Riddle, Gordon Jenkins and Billy May for more and more of his albums.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
Sinatra reinvented himself with a series of albums featuring darker emotional material, including
In the Wee Small Hours (1955) -- Sinatra's first 12" LP and his second collaboration with Nelson Riddle --
Where Are You? (1957) and
Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely (1958). He also incorporated a hipper, "swinging" persona, as heard on
Swing Easy! (1954),
Songs For Swingin' Lovers (1956), and
Come Fly With Me (1957).
By the end of the year, Billboard named "Young at Heart" Song of the Year,
Swing Easy! with Nelson Riddle at the helm, (his second album for Capitol) was named Album of the Year and Sinatra was named "Top Male Vocalist" by
Billboard,
Down Beat and
Metronome.
.^ Frank Sinatra God's Country 2005 Collectables Album details .- Frank Sinatra - Vocal/Easy Listening - Music - www.real.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC sweden.real.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra - The Collection lyrics [1987] .- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Billboard's album chart during a 120-week stay.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
.^ Cuts from this LP, such as "Angel Eyes" and "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)," would remain staples of Sinatra's concerts throughout his life.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra would later comment on "A wonderful, wonderful experience of my life...- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Cuts from this LP, such as " Angel Eyes " and " One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) ," would remain staples of Sinatra's concerts throughout his life.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ Throughout the fifties, Sinatra frequently criticized rock music, much of it being his reaction to rhythms and attitudes he found alien.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ As a movie star and as a celebrity of mixed reputation, Sinatra is so much of a 20th century icon that it is easy to overlook his real musical talents, which are the actual source of his renown.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra - Download Frank Sinatra Music on iTunes 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Downloads - Frank Sinatra Music Videos - Frank Sinatra Pictures - MP3.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.mp3.com [Source type: General]
- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: MP3 Downloads 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra - Download Frank Sinatra Music on iTunes 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra - Download Frank Sinatra Music on iTunes 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC itunes.apple.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The following year, Sinatra built on the success of Trilogy with She Shot Me Down , an album that revisited the dark tone of his Capitol years, and was praised by critics as a vintage late-period Sinatra.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ In 1958 he lambasted it as "sung, played, and written for the most part by cretinous goons.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Elvis Presley in 1957] Sung, played and written for the most part by cretinous goons; and by means of its almost imbecilic reiterations and sly, lewd - in plain fact, dirty - lyrics it manages to be the martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the Earth.- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ It manages to be the martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Elvis Presley in 1957] Sung, played and written for the most part by cretinous goons; and by means of its almost imbecilic reiterations and sly, lewd - in plain fact, dirty - lyrics it manages to be the martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the Earth.- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
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1960–70: Ring-A-Ding-Ding, Reprise records, Basie, Jobim, "My Way"
.^ Sinatra would start the 1960s as he ended the 1950s, his first album of the decade, Nice 'n' Easy , topping Billboard 's album chart and winning critical plaudits en masse, this, despite Sinatra growing discontented at Capitol Records and having decided to form his own label, Reprise Records .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ As would so often be the case with Sinatra, what started so promisingly ended unpleasantly.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
^ By the early 1960s, Frank Sinatra was a big enough star to start his own record label: Reprise Records.
.^ Sinatra would start the 1960s as he ended the 1950s, his first album of the decade, Nice 'n' Easy , topping Billboard 's album chart and winning critical plaudits en masse, this, despite Sinatra growing discontented at Capitol Records and having decided to form his own label, Reprise Records .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Reprise Sinatra would start the sixties as he ended the fifties, his first album of the decade, Nice 'n' Easy, topping Billboard's album chart and winning critical plaudits en masse, this, despite Sinatra growing discontented at Capitol Records and having decided to form his own label, Reprise Records.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The artists who added their vocals to the album worked for free, and a follow-up album (Duets II) was released in 1994, which reached #9 on the Billboard charts.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In 1960 he formed his own label - Reprise Records - and enjoyed more huge success.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ An accomplished amateur painter, he not only recorded the Grammy-winning album "Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely" (Capitol: 1958), but designed the cover art, as well.- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra Biography and Filmography 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.actorsofhollywood.com [Source type: General]
^ Reprise Sinatra would start the sixties as he ended the fifties, his first album of the decade, Nice 'n' Easy, topping Billboard's album chart and winning critical plaudits en masse, this, despite Sinatra growing discontented at Capitol Records and having decided to form his own label, Reprise Records.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
His first album on the label,
Ring-A-Ding-Ding (1961), was a major success peaking at #4 on
Billboard and #8 in the UK.
.^ His first album on the label, Ring-A-Ding-Ding (1961), was a major success peaking at #4 on Billboard and #8 in the UK. His fourth and final Timex special was broadcast the following March and secured massive viewing figures.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra's fourth - and final - Timex special was broadcast the following March and secured massive viewing figures.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra's subsequent projects with ABC were a series of four specials broadcast over 1959 and 1960 sponsored by Timex.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Titled It's Nice to Go Travelling the show is more commonly known as Welcome Home Elvis having featured Elvis Presley on his first TV appearance in three years.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Frank Sinatra Show: Welcome Home Elvis Release Date: 2/10/04 Label: Quantum Leap .- Frank Sinatra | Album Discography and Track Listings | MTV 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.mtv.com [Source type: General]
^ Himself - Cameo appearance at Sands Frank Sinatra's Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley (1960) (TV) ....- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ The rise of rock & roll and Elvis Presley began to make the singles charts the almost-exclusive province of teen idols, but Sinatra 's "Hey!- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
^ The Voice will focus on his music, although any Sinatra story is really about much much more.- Frank Sinatra-Through The Lens Of Jazz 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.jazzsingers.com [Source type: General]
^ Not to denigrate anybody else but there was something about the way that Nelson fit with Sinatra's musical sensibilities that was an exquisite pairing.- Frank Sinatra-Through The Lens Of Jazz 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.jazzsingers.com [Source type: General]
.^ It fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[36] Presley had responded: "... [Sinatra] is a great success and a fine actor, but
.^ [Sinatra] is a great success and a fine actor, but I think he shouldn't have said it.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[rock and roll] is a trend, just the same as he faced when he started years ago."
[37] Later, in efforts to maintain his commercial viability, Sinatra recorded Presley's hit "
Love Me Tender" as well as works by
Paul Simon ("
Mrs. Robinson"),
The Beatles ("
Something," "
Yesterday"), and
Joni Mitchell ("
Both Sides Now").
[38]
Following on the heels of the film
Can Can was
Ocean's 11, the movie that became the definitive on-screen outing for "
The Rat Pack".
On January 27, 1961, Sinatra played a benefit show at
Carnegie Hall for
Martin Luther King, Jr..
.^ January 27, 1961 : Sinatra plays a benefit show at Carnegie Hall for Martin Luther King, Jr. He goes on to play a major role in the desegregation of Nevada hotels and casinos.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ Was, at one time, part owner of the Sands Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Cal-Neva Lodge in Lake Tahoe.- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra Biography and Filmography 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.actorsofhollywood.com [Source type: General]
^ On January 27, 1961, Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall for Martin Luther King, Jr. Nevada hotels and casinos in the 1960s.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Sinatra led his fellow members of the Rat Pack and label-mates on Reprise in refusing to patronize hotels and casinos that wouldn't allow black singers to play live or wouldn't allow black patrons.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ To complement his popularity as a singer, Sinatra began acting, playing in a number of light musical films throughout the '40s.- Frank Sinatra - Ask.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra led his fellow members of the Rat Pack in refusing to patronize hotels and casinos that denied service to Sammy Davis Jr. With the release of the film Ocean's Eleven (1960), the Rat Pack became the subject of great media attention, and this gave the Rat Pack, Sinatra in particular the leverage the needed to force hotels and casinos to end segregation.
.^ He would often speak from the stage on desegregation .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ He would often speak from the stage on desegregation.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra would often speak from the stage on desegregation.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ On January 27, 1961, Sinatra played a benefit show at Carnegie Hall for Martin Luther King, Jr. Nevada hotels and casinos in the 1960s.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He would play more benefits for Martin Luther King, Jr. Frank Sinatra, Jr. Sinatra sang Ol' Man River , the song from the musical Show Boat that, in the show, is sung by an African-American stevedore.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
According to
Frank Sinatra, Jr., at one point during a show in 1963 sat weeping as Sinatra sang
Ol' Man River, the song from the musical
Show Boat that, in the show, is sung by an
African-American stevedore.
.^ Over September 11 and 12, 1961, Sinatra recorded his final songs for Capitol Records.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Over September 11 and 12, 1961, Sinatra recorded his final songs for Capitol Records .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Over September 11th and 12th, 1961, Sinatra would record his final songs for Capitol Records.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In 1962, along with Janet Leigh and Laurence Harvey, he starred in the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate as Bennett Marco.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The Manchurian Candidate In 1962, Sinatra resumed his strong film work in John Frankenheimer's classic thriller The Manchurian Candidate.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Synopsis: An unusually tense and intelligent political thriller, The Manchurian Candidate was a film far ahead of its time.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ That same year, Sinatra and Count Basie collaborated for the album Sinatra-Basie .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra Sinatra-Basie Album details .- Frank Sinatra - Vocal/Easy Listening - Music - www.real.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC sweden.real.com [Source type: General]
^ The following year, Sinatra built on the success of Trilogy with She Shot Me Down , an album that revisited the dark tone of his Capitol years, and was praised by critics as a vintage late-period Sinatra.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ This popular and successful release would prompt them to rejoin two years later for a follow-up It Might As Well Be Swing, which was arranged by Quincy Jones.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This popular and successful release would prompt them to rejoin two years later for a follow-up It Might as Well Be Swing , which was arranged by Quincy Jones .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ The following year, Sinatra built on the success of Trilogy with She Shot Me Down , an album that revisited the dark tone of his Capitol years, and was praised by critics as a vintage late-period Sinatra.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ One of Sinatra's more ambitious albums from the mid-sixties was The Concert Sinatra, which was recorded with a 73-piece symphony orchestra on 35 mm tape.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ One of Sinatra's more ambitious albums from the mid-1960s was The Concert Sinatra , which was recorded with a 73-piece symphony orchestra on 35 mm tape.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ One of Sinatra's more ambitious albums from the mid-1960s was The Concert Sinatra , which was recorded with a 73-piece symphony orchestra on 35mm tape.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ What was Sinatra's first recording?- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra's first live album, Sinatra at the Sands, was recorded during October and November 1966 at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It was during the last week in January, in 1966.- Frank Sinatra-Through The Lens Of Jazz 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.jazzsingers.com [Source type: General]
In June 1965, Sinatra,
Sammy Davis, Jr.. and
.^ Sinatra at 50: September of My Years In June 1965, Sinatra, along with Sammy Davis, Jr. Dean Martin played live in St. Louis to benefit Dismas House.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Became estranged with Dean Martin during the final years of their lives, ever since Dean quit 'The Together Again Tour'.- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Synopsis: The legendary Judy Garland , Frank Sinatra , and Dean Martin co-headline a live, vintage concert performance before a packed house in the home video issue, Most Famous Hits: Judy Garland/Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The concert was beamed live via satellite to numerous movie theaters across America.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Frank Sinatra Beginnings 1999 BCI Music Album details .- Frank Sinatra - Vocal/Easy Listening - Music - www.real.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC sweden.real.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank wins the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the Grammy's.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra albums: .- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ He also hit the Top Ten of the album charts with 1947's Songs by Sinatra and 1948's Christmas Songs by Sinatra.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: MP3 Downloads 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ Meanwhile, Sinatra had begun working with arranger/conductor Nelson Riddle, a pairing that produced notable chart entries in February 1954 on both the singles and albums charts.- Amazon.com: Frank Sinatra: MP3 Downloads 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.amazon.com [Source type: General]
^ In early 1966 the album Moonlight Sinatra appeared, followed in the spring by That's Life, both the single and album would achieve considerable success in the US - both were top-ten hits on Billboard's pop charts - before "Strangers in the Night" went on to top the Billboard and UK pop singles charts on its way to winning the award for Record of the Year at the Grammys.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Strangers in the Night went on to top the Billboard and UK pop singles charts, winning the award for Record of the Year at the Grammys.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Later in the year, a duet with daughter Nancy, "Somethin' Stupid", topped the Billboard pop and UK singles charts.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In 1965, "Strangers in the Night" went to number one on the Billboard charts.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
The album of the same name also topped the
Billboard chart and reached number 4 in the UK.
.^ Sinatra would start 1967 with a series of recording sessions with the highly revered Brazilian singer/songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim .- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The album of the same name also topped the Billboard chart and reached number 4 in the UK. Sinatra would start 1967 with a series of recording sessions with Antonio Carlos Jobim .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1947, Sinatra he participated in twenty five sessions, recording 72 songs!- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
.^ In April 1967, Sinatra was back at number one on the singles charts with the million-selling "Somethin' Stupid," a duet with his daughter Nancy .- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
^ Later in the year a duet with daughter Nancy, "Something Stupid", topped the Billboard pop and UK singles charts.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Capitol) was named Album of the Year and Sinatra was named "Top Male Vocalist" by Billboard, Down Beat and Metronome.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (LP, Album) .- Frank Sinatra Discography at Discogs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
^ That same year, Sinatra and Count Basie collaborated for the album Sinatra-Basie .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (Album) ◄ (8 versions) .- Frank Sinatra Discography at Discogs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ During the late 1960s, press agent Lee Solters would invite columnists with their spouses into Sinatra's dressing room just before he was about to go on stage.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ We were in the dressing room with him before the show."- Frank Jr., the Unsung Sinatra - washingtonpost.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]
^ It was at this time when, during a break in Australia, Sinatra caused an uproar when he described the journalists there - who were pushing for a press conference - as "fags," "pimps," and "whores."- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In 1974, Frank told Daily News columnist Kay Gardella that it was Billie Holiday, who he first heard in 52nd Street clubs in the 1930's, who was-and still remains-the greatest single musical influence on him.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ Hoboken"[32] The same month Sinatra would give the first show of his Diamond Jubilee Tour at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This year, for the first time in five years, they've got a New Year's Eve gig.- Frank Jr., the Unsung Sinatra - washingtonpost.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]
.^ Frank Sinatra, leaning against the stool, sniffling a bit from his cold, could not take his eyes off the Game Warden boots.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Frank Sinatra got the point, and said, "Excuse me, Mrs. Fort Lee."- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Critic Lee Mortimer felt the brunt of Sinatra when he was struck in a Hollywood club after taking a dig at "It Happened in Brooklyn" and Sinatra's performance in a film that was otherwise well received.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[39]
.^ Back on the small-screen, Sinatra would once again work with Antonio Carlos Jobim and also Ella Fitzgerald on the TV special A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Back on the small-screen, Sinatra once again worked with Antonio Carlos Jobim , with Ella Fitzgerald on the TV special A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ His career on a high, Sinatra went from strength-to-strength on record, on stage and on screen, peaking in 1949, once again with Gene Kelly, in the MGM musical On the Town (1949) and Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949).- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Watertown (1970) was one of Sinatra's most acclaimed concept albums,[14] but was all but ignored by the public in commercial terms.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ For example, when one of his men brought him a frankfurter with catsup on it, which Sinatra apparently abhors, he angrily threw the bottle at the man, splattering catsup all over him.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Sinatra was rapidly becoming one of the biggest stars in all of the entertainment business, with estimates suggesting that he had some 40 million fans in America.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Selling a mere 30,000 copies, and reaching a peak chart position of 101 put an end to plans of a television special based on the album.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Selling a mere 30,000 copies, and reaching a peak chart position of 101, its failure put an end to plans of a television special based on the album.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ The TV special would garner mostly positive reviews whilst the album — actually culled from various shows during his comeback tour — was only a moderate success, peaking at #37 on Billboard and #30 in the UK. In 1979, in front of the Egyptian pyramids , Sinatra performed for Anwar Sadat .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ With Frank Sinatra in mind, young singer-songwriter Paul Anka translated for Sinatra the song My Way from its French original Comme d'habitude, composed by Claude François and Jacques Revaux.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ With Sinatra in mind, singer-songwriter Paul Anka wrote the song "My Way" inspired from the French "Comme d'habitude" ("As Usual"), composed by Claude Franois and Jacques Revaux .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra also had a larger-than-life presence in the public eye, and as "The Chairman of the Board" became an American icon, known for his brash, sometimes swaggering attitude, as embodied by his signature song "My Way".- Frank Sinatra Record Album Vinyl 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.e-profession.com [Source type: General]
(The song had been previously commissioned to
David Bowie, whose lyrics did not please the involved agents.)
.^ My Way would, perhaps, become more identified with him than any other over his seven decades as a singer.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Way, way, way more than meets the eye.- Daughter of Frank Sinatra - Julie Reveals truth | SPIKE 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
^ "My Way" would, perhaps, become more identified with him than any other over his seven decades as a singer.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
1970–80: Retirement and comeback
.^ In the spring of 1971, at the age of 55, Sinatra announced his retirement.- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra announced his retirement on March 23, 1971.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ On June 12, 1971 — at a concert in Hollywood to raise money for the Motion Picture and TV Relief Fund — at the age of 55, Sinatra announced that he was retiring, bringing to an end his 36-year career in show business.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back In 1973 - after receiving 30,000 requests asking him to at least record one final album - Sinatra came out of retirement with a television special and album, both entitled Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1973, Sinatra came out of retirement with a television special and album, both entitled Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back lyrics [1973] .- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In 1945, Sinatra co-starred with Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Songs from the TV special .
^ Arranged/conducted by Don Costa .
.^ In January 1974, Sinatra returned to Las Vegas, performing at Caesar's Palace.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This, despite vowing in 1970 never to play Caesar's Palace again, after the manager of Caesar's, Sanford Waterman, had pulled a gun on him during a heated argument.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1979, in front of the Pyramids in Egypt, Sinatra performed for Anwar Sadat -- back in Las Vegas, whilst celebrating his forty years in show business and his sixty-fourth birthday, he was awarded the Grammy Trustees Award during a special party at Caesar's Palace that featured a host of legendary figures from the world of entertainment.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[41] .^ With Waterman recently shot, the door was open for Sinatra to return.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ With Waterman recently sacked, the door was open for Sinatra to return.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ With Waterman having been recently sacked, the door was open for Sinatra to return, and so hyped and highly-anticipated were his shows that Elvis Presley's opening night at MGM's International was postponed because it clashed with Sinatra's show.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In Australia, he caused an uproar by describing journalists there — who were aggressively pursuing his every move and pushing for a press conference — as "fags", "pimps", and "whores."- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ It was at this time when, during a break in Australia, Sinatra caused an uproar when he described the journalists there - who were pushing for a press conference - as "fags," "pimps," and "whores."- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In Australia, he caused an uproar by describing journalists there who were aggressively pursuing his every move and pushing for a press conference as "fags", "pimps", and "whores."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Australian unions representing transport workers, waiters, and journalists all went on strike, demanding that Sinatra apologize for his remarks.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
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^ Sinatra instead insisted that the journalists apologize for "fifteen years of abuse I have taken from the world press."- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
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[42] .^ Sinatra instead insisted that the journalists apologize for "fifteen years of abuse I have taken from the world press."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
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^ It was at this time when, during a break in Australia, Sinatra caused an uproar when he described the journalists there - who were pushing for a press conference - as "fags," "pimps," and "whores."- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Australian unions representing transport workers, waiters, and journalists went on strike, demanding that Sinatra apologize for his remarks.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[42] .^ The future Prime Minister of Australia, Bob Hawke, then a union leader, also insisted that Sinatra apologize, and a settlement was eventually reached, to the apparent satisfaction of both parties[27], with Sinatra's final show of his Australian tour being televised to the nation.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The future Prime Minister of Australia , Bob Hawke , then the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) leader, also insisted that Sinatra apologize, and a settlement was eventually reached, to the apparent satisfaction of both parties, Sinatra's final show of his Australian tour was televised to the nation.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ The future Prime Minister of Australia, Bob Hawke, then the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) leader, also insisted that Sinatra apologize, and a settlement was eventually reached to the apparent satisfaction of both parties, [42] Sinatra's final show of his Australian tour was televised to the nation.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ The Main Event - Live In October 1974, Sinatra appeared at New York City's Madison Square Garden, in a televised concert that was later released as an album under the title The Main Event – Live.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Synopsis: Frank Sinatra ended his short-lived retirement in the 1970s with a massive concert at New York's Madison Square Garden.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In October 1974, Sinatra appeared at New York City's Madison Square Garden , in a televised concert that was later released as an album under the title The Main Event – Live .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ Backing him was bandleader Woody Herman and the Young Thundering Herd, who accompanied Sinatra on a European tour later that month.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
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^ By 1935, Dorsey heard Stordahls work, liked it, and snatched him up--along with singer Jack Leonard, whom Sinatra would later replace.- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.pitt.edu [Source type: General]
^ Hoboken"[32] The same month Sinatra would give the first show of his Diamond Jubilee Tour at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The TV special garnered mostly positive reviews whilst the album — actually culled from various shows during his comeback tour — was only a moderate success, peaking at #37 on
Billboard and #30 in the UK.
.^ In 1979, in front of the Egyptian pyramids, Sinatra performed for Anwar Sadat.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In 1979, in front of the Pyramids in Egypt, Sinatra performed for Anwar Sadat -- back in Las Vegas, whilst celebrating his forty years in show business and his sixty-fourth birthday, he was awarded the Grammy Trustees Award during a special party at Caesar's Palace that featured a host of legendary figures from the world of entertainment.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The TV special would garner mostly positive reviews whilst the album — actually culled from various shows during his comeback tour — was only a moderate success, peaking at #37 on Billboard and #30 in the UK. In 1979, in front of the Egyptian pyramids , Sinatra performed for Anwar Sadat .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
.^ Back in Las Vegas, while celebrating 40 years in show business and his 64th birthday, he was awarded the Grammy Trustees Award during a party at Caesars Palace.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1979, in front of the Pyramids in Egypt, Sinatra performed for Anwar Sadat -- back in Las Vegas, whilst celebrating his forty years in show business and his sixty-fourth birthday, he was awarded the Grammy Trustees Award during a special party at Caesar's Palace that featured a host of legendary figures from the world of entertainment.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In January 1974, Sinatra returned to Las Vegas, performing at Caesars Palace despite vowing in 1970 never to play there again after the manager of the resort, Sanford Waterman, pulled a gun on him during a heated argument.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
1980–90: Trilogy, She Shot Me Down, L.A. Is My Lady
.^ Did Sinatra have a theme song?- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ What was Sinatra's first recording?- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1980, Sinatra's first album in six years was released, Trilogy: Past Present Future , a highly ambitious triple album that found Sinatra recording songs from the past (pre-rock era) and present (rock era and contemporary) that he had overlooked during his career, while 'The Future' was a free-form suite of new songs linked a la musical theater by a theme, in this case, Sinatra pondering over the future.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
The album garnered six
Grammy nominations — winning for best liner notes — and peaked at number 17 on
Billboard's album chart, while spawning yet another song that would become a signature tune, "
Theme from New York, New York" as well as Sinatra's much lauded (second) recording of
George Harrison's "
Something" (The first was not officially released on an album until 1972's
Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2.)
.^ The following year, Sinatra built on the success of Trilogy with She Shot Me Down, an album that revisited the dark tone of his Capitol years, and was praised by critics as a vintage late-period Sinatra.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The following year, Sinatra built on the success of Trilogy with She Shot Me Down , an album that revisited the dark tone of his Capitol years, and was praised by critics as a vintage late-period Sinatra.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1993 Sinatra stepped back into Capitol studios to record his final albums, Duets and Duets II, both of which were highly successful, finding Sinatra an entirely new audience almost 60 years after he first tasted fame.- Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra would comment that it was "A complete saloon album...- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra would comment himself that it was "A complete saloon album...- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hailed as a masterpiece by critics, In the Wee Small Hours would set the standard for future Sinatra albums and signaled a huge leap forward for the concept album.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
tear-jerkers and cry-in-your-beer kind of things."
[43]
.^ Sinatra was embroiled in controversy in 1981 when he worked a ten day engagement for $2 million in Sun City, South Africa.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra was embroiled in controversy in 1981 when he worked a ten-day engagement for $2 million in Sun City, South Africa.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ From November 13 to December 3, 1947, Sinatra was giving eight shows a day during a 17-day engagement at the Capitol Theatre in New York.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In 1983 Sinatra was selected as one of the five Kennedy Center Honors, alongside Katharine Dunham, Jimmy Stewart, Elia Kazan and Virgil Thomson.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1983, he was one of 5 recipients to receive a Kennedy Center Honor.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra was selected as one of the five recipients of the 1983 Kennedy Center Honors , alongside Katharine Dunham , Jimmy Stewart , Elia Kazan and Virgil Thomson .- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
Quoting
Henry James in honoring Sinatra, Reagan said that "art was the shadow of humanity," and said that Sinatra had "spent his life casting a magnificent and powerful shadow."
[44]
.^ Earlier that year, Sinatra had worked with Quincy Jones for the first time in nearly two decades on the album L.A. Is My Lady .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Princess Grace was in attendance and, on this night, Sinatra worked for the first time with Quincy Jones.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Earlier that year, Sinatra had worked with Quincy Jones for the first time in nearly two decades on the album L.A. Is My Lady.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Well received critically, L.A. Is My Lady came after an album of duets with Lena Horne , instigated by Jones, was abandoned after Horne developed vocal problems and Sinatra committed to other engagements, could not wait to record.- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ Well received critically, L.A. Is My Lady came after a Sinatra/Lena Horne project - instigated by Quincy Jones - was abandoned after Horne developed vocal problems and Sinatra, committed to other engagements, couldn't wait to record.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Well received critically, L.A. Is My Lady came after an album of duets with Lena Horne , instigated by Jones, was abandoned after Horne developed vocal problems and Sinatra committed to other engagements, could not wait to record.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra encyclopedia topics | Reference.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.reference.com [Source type: General]
^ After formative stints with Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, and others, Sinatra shot to worldwide fame through hit records and Hollywood movies.- Frank Sinatra MP3 downloads music and videos at - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC us.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ Well received critically, L.A. Is My Lady came after a Sinatra/Lena Horne project - instigated by Quincy Jones - was abandoned after Horne developed vocal problems and Sinatra, committed to other engagements, couldn't wait to record.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
)
1990s: Duets, final performances
.^ In 1990, Sinatra celebrated his 75th birthday with a national tour, [45] and was awarded the second "Ella Award" by the Los Angelesbased Society of Singers.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Duets projects 1990 saw Sinatra celebrate his 75th birthday with a national tour,[40] and he was awarded the second 'Ella Award' by the Los-Angeles-based Society of Singers.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998) was a jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor.- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ At the award ceremony, he performed for the final time with Ella Fitzgerald.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ At the award ceremony, he performed for the final time with Ella Fitzgerald .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[46]
.^ In December, as part of Sinatra's birthday celebrations, Patrick Pasculli, the Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey, made a proclamation in his honor, declaring that "no other vocalist in history has sung, swung and crooned and serenaded into the hearts of the young and old...- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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^ Born Francis Albert Sinatra on December 12, 1915, Sinatra grew up poor in Hoboken, NJ. After working for a newspaper, he organized the Hoboken Four, a singing group.- Frank Sinatra - Ask.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1967, Gordon Douglas - who had directed the films Young At Heart [1954] and Robin and the Seven Hoods [1964] - was back working with Sinatra on the film Tony Rome.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
as this consummate artist from Hoboken."
[47] .^ Hoboken"[32] The same month Sinatra would give the first show of his Diamond Jubilee Tour at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The same month Sinatra gave the first show of his Diamond Jubilee Tour at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra spoke at a number of New Jersey high schools in 1945, where students had gone on strike in opposition to racial integration.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ In 1993 Sinatra made a surprise return to Capitol Records and the recording studio for Duets, which was released in November.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1993 Sinatra made a surprise return to Capitol Records and the recording studio for Duets , which was released in November.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records, toured internationally, and fraternized with the Rat Pack and President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s.- Frank Sinatra Discography at Discogs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ The artists who added their vocals to the album worked for free, and a follow-up album (Duets II) was released in 1994, which reached #9 on the Billboard charts.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra's Sinatra reached #9 on Billboard and on the UK album chart.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It hit the Top Five, followed in May by A Swingin' Affair!, which went to number one, and another ballad album, Where Are You?, a Top Five hit after release in September.- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
.^ Still touring, despite various health problems, Sinatra would remain a top concert attraction on a global scale during the first half of the 1990s.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Still touring, despite various health problems, Sinatra remained a top concert attraction on a global scale during the first half of the 1990s.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra also appeared on various television shows during the '80s and went on to have hit records as late as the early '90s.- Frank Sinatra - Ask.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ At times, his memory seemed to fail him, and a fall onstage in Richmond, Virginia in 1994 signaled further problems.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ At times, his memory seemed to fail him but this was something that was exaggerated by the tabloids, whilst a fall on stage in 1994 was a bad sign and an indication that the end may well be near.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The following year, on February 25, 1995, at a private party for 1,200 select guests on the closing night of the Frank Sinatra Desert Classic golf tournament, Sinatra would sing before a live audience for the very last time.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra 80th Live In Concert lyrics [1995] .- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Acting Career Frank Sinatra - on the Radio: The Lucky Strike "Lite-Up Time" Shows 1949-1950 CD Review The end of the 1940s was a tumultuous time for Frank Sinatra.
Esquire reported of the show that Sinatra was "clear, tough, on the money" and "in absolute control." His closing song was "
The Best is Yet to Come."
.^ Sinatra was awarded the Legend Award at the 1994 Grammy Awards.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1994 Grammy Awards, and was introduced by Bono who said of Sinatra "Frank's the chairman of the bad attitude...- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ He was introduced by Bono , who said of Sinatra "Frank's the chairman of the bad attitude...- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The first Mrs. Sinatra, a striking woman who has never remarried ("When you've been married to Frank Sinatra..."- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ There was a fat lady who said she remembered Sinatra when he used to throw the Jersey Observer onto her front porch in 1933.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
rock
.^ Rock 'n' Roll players have been tough, but this guy is the boss.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
The chairman of boss...
.^ I'm not going to mess with him, are you?"- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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[48] Sinatra called it "the best welcome...I ever had."
[49] .^ However, during his speech, Sinatra apparently ran too long and was curtly cut off by music, then commercials, leaving Sinatra looking confused while talking into a dead microphone.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra's acceptance speech was crudely cut off, as he deviated from the script apparently cutting into advertising space[42] Billy Joel, later in the broadcast, "attacked" the Grammy producers for this when, in the middle of performing "River of Dreams," he took a longer-than-expected pause to comment about "valuable advertising time going by...dollars, dollars, dollars."- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ On record, Sinatra cut 29 singles with Dorsey during 1941 and was named Male Vocalist of the Year by Billboard that May.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ To mark Sinatra's 80th birthday in 1995 The Empire State Building glowed blue.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1995, To mark Sinatra's 80th birthday, the Empire State Building glowed blue.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra Blue Moods 1995 Skylark Jazz Album details .- Frank Sinatra - Vocal/Easy Listening - Music - www.real.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC sweden.real.com [Source type: General]
.^ In the last years of her life, her mother admitted the love affair with Frank Sinatra that lasted several years, despite them both being married to other people.- Daughter of Frank Sinatra - Julie Reveals truth | SPIKE 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
^ A star-studded birthday tribute at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles would be his last televised appearance, and with the death of Dean Martin a few days later, Sinatra entered a period of seclusion and health difficulties, suffering both a mild heart attack and stroke in November 1996, and a heart attack in January 1997.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Synopsis: A star-studded television special that introduced the Edsel to the American people.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Personal life
Sinatra had three children;
Nancy,
Frank Jr. and
Tina by his first wife Nancy Barbato (married 1939-1951).
.^ Sinatra married Mia Farrow in 1966.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra married Barbara Marx on July 11, 1976.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ He was married three more times, to the actresses Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow and finally to Barbara Marx, to whom he was married at his death.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Throughout his life, Sinatra had mood swings and bouts of depression, symptoms of bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Jordin Tony Bennet: Songs and the Life Of Tony Bennett has been a hugely successful crooner and singer throughout his career, with influences ranging from Frank Sinatra and beyond.
^ Sinatra remained indebted to James throughout his life and upon hearing of James' death in 1983, stated: "he [James] is the one that made it all possible".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
. He himself acknowledged this fact, telling an interviewer in the 1950s: "Being an 18-karat manic-depressive, and having lived a life of violent emotional contradictions, I have an over-acute capacity for sadness as well as emotion."
^ Frank Sinatra developed a unique white-blues style, supple enough to express the wide range of his own turbulent emotions.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
[51] .^ On Friday, September 26 [1997], The Wall Street Journal ran a story about my father on the front page of their newspaper.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
.^ But that kind of medicine was decades off."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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Death
"Sinatra was... the first modern pop superstar...
.^ Sinatra Sings Gershwin lyrics [2003] .- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ There was a fat lady who said she remembered Sinatra when he used to throw the Jersey Observer onto her front porch in 1933.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Who composed the disclaimer is still a matter of controversy, with Sinatra claiming that he was made to read it by his fellow presenter Bob Hope and the Academy Awards producer, Howard W. Koch,[28] and Schneider claiming that it was Sinatra’s point of view.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ "Sinatra was...the first modern pop superstar...Following his idol Bing Crosby , who had pioneered the use of the microphone, Sinatra transformed popular singing by infusing lyrics with a personal, intimate point of view that conveyed a steady current of eroticism...Almost singlehandedly, he helped lead a revival of vocalized swing music that took American pop to a new level of musical sophistication...his 1950's recordings...were instrumental in establishing a canon of American pop song literature."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ An icon of American music, Frank Sinatra defined sophisticated pop singing of the post-war era and spent more than 50 years in the limelight.- Frank Sinatra MP3 downloads music and videos at - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC us.7digital.com [Source type: General]
- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ Label: KRB Music (American Entertainment) Released: 5/14/07 More Info Swings .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
his 1950's recordings... were instrumental in establishing a canon of
.^ Top Ten Songs Top American Pop Singer of All Time: Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra was born with talent.
.^ May 14, 1998, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with wife Barbara and daughter Nancy by his side.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After suffering another heart attack, [53] Frank Sinatra died at 10:50 pm on May 14, 1998 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, with his wife Barbara by his side.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ He later died of a heart attack at 82.- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
[53] He was 82 years old.
[53] .^ The latter name is almost as all-purpose a word as "clyde" is; if Sinatra and his friends are bored with someone and want to lose him, they will say, "Let's lose Charley."- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra suffered the deaths of several people close to him in the 1980s, losing Buddy Rich in 1987, and Don Costa and Harry James in 1983.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ "The House I Live In," made at the peak of Sinatra's popularity earned him a special Academy Award in 1945.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
[54] .^ His death was confirmed by the Sinatra family on their website with a statement accompanied by a recording of the singer's version of "Softly As I Leave You."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ James hired Sinatra , and the new singer made his first recordings on July 13, 1939.- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
^ Synopsis: In this period musical, Ricardo (Frank Sinatra) is the son of a Mexican innkeeper who has come to California to take over a hotel owned by his family after the death of his father.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ During this period, he also performed on various radio shows with Dorsey and appeared with the band in the films Las Vegas Nights (1941) and Ship Ahoy (1942).- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
^ THIS WAS HIS SECOND night in Las Vegas, and Frank Sinatra sat with friends in The Sands' dining room until nearly eight a.m.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Dolores (From "Las Vegas Nights") 18.- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
President Bill Clinton led tributes to Sinatra, stating that he had managed "to appreciate on a personal level what millions of people had appreciated from afar."
[55] Elton John stated that Sinatra, "was simply the best - no one else even comes close."
[55]
.^ On May 20, 1998 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, Sinatra's funeral was held, with 400 [56] mourners in attendance and hundreds of fans outside.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ On May 20, 1998 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, Sinatra's funeral was held in front of 400 mourners.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Reply Johnny B. Goode on July 20, 2009 at 1:16pm Johnny B. Goode liked Frank Sinatra on en.wikipedia.org Frank Sinatra July 20, 2009 at 1:16pm Reply 1000 Add a comment!- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[56] Gregory Peck,
[56] Tony Bennett,
[56] and Frank Jr. addressed the mourners, among whom were
Jill St. John,
Tom Selleck,
[56] Joey Bishop,
Faye Dunaway,
[56] Tony Curtis,
[56] Liza Minnelli,
[56] Kirk Douglas,
[56] Robert Wagner,
[56] Don Rickles,
[56] Nancy Reagan,
[56] Angie Dickinson,
Sophia Loren,
[56] Bob Newhart,
[56] Mia Farrow,
[56] and
Jack Nicholson.
[54][56] A private ceremony was held later that day at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Palm Springs.
.^ The eulogy was given by lifelong spiritual adviser and minister Jairus Bellamy.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
. Sinatra was buried following the ceremony next to his parents in section B-8 of
Desert Memorial Park in
Cathedral City, a quiet cemetery on Ramon Road at the border of Cathedral City and
Rancho Mirage, near his famous Rancho Mirage compound, located on tree-lined Frank Sinatra Drive.
^ Sinatra was buried following the ceremony next to his parents in section B-8 of Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, a quiet cemetery on Ramon Road at the border of Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage, near his famous Rancho Mirage compound, located on tree-lined Frank Sinatra Drive.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ White Christmas Frank Sinatra 18.- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ A private ceremony at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Palm Springs was held later that day before Sinatra was buried a short distance east of St. Theresa's, next to his parents in section A-8 of Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, a quiet, unassuming cemetery on Ramon Road at the border of Cathedral City and Rancho Mirage and near his famous Rancho Mirage compound, located on tree-lined Frank Sinatra Drive.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[54] .^ His close friend Jilly Rizzo is buried nearby in the same cemetery.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen 's bright and snappy score features such songs as "Style", "Bang-Bang" and the Sinatra Read More .- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Some of Sinatra's close friends, all of whom are known to the men guarding Jilly's door, do manage to get an escort into the back room.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ His closing song was The Best is Yet to Come.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Best is Yet To Come, The 3.- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ In the song, "Come Fly with Me," Sinatra sometimes alters the lyrics -- "...just say the words and we'll take our birds down to Acapulco Bay...."- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
Discography
Films
Awards and recognitions
Sidewalk star in front of Sinatra's birthplace.
Legacy
.^ The design of the stamp was unveiled Wednesday, December 12, 2007 on the 92nd birthday of the entertainer in Beverly Hills, CA, with Sinatra family members on hand.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ May 12 2008 .- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ The U.S. Postal Service issued a 42-cent postage stamp in honor of Sinatra on May 13, 2008.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[58] .^ The design shows an 1950s-vintage image of Sinatra, wearing a hat.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ With the publication of Bill Zehme's book, The Way You Wear Your Hat, the legions of Sinatra fans way want to acquire a good fedora.- Songs By Sinatra: FAQ Section A - Personal Facts 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.songsbysinatra.com [Source type: General]
^ In the 1950s, Sinatra reprised the song "The House I Live In" on the Frank Sinatra Show, saying "That's a fine piece of material.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The design also includes his signature, with his last name alone.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[58] .^ The Hoboken Post Office was renamed in his honor in 2002.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra may have been born in Hoboken, New Jersey, but the Chairman of the Board always held a special place in his heart for the city that never sleeps—“The Apple,” as he called it.- Frank Sinatra's MySpace Blog | 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC blogs.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Quoting Henry James in honoring Sinatra, Reagan said that "art was the shadow of humanity," and said that Sinatra had "spent his life casting a magnificent and powerful shadow."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ May 20 2008 .- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ The U.S. Congress passed a resolution on May 20, 2008 designating May 13 as Frank Sinatra Day to honor his contribution to American culture.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ May 13 2008 .- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
.^ Retrieved on 2008-05-15 59.0 59.1 Bono Mack, Mary, Frank Sinatra Day .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The resolution was introduced by U.S. House representative Mary Bono Mack.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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.^ New York, New York 15.- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ Exclusive Video: The Night the NY Yankees Met Frank Sinatra To celebrate the upcoming release of the Sinatra: New York box, sinatra.com is proud to present a special video featuring Sal Scognamillo, of Patsy's Restaurant, recalling the time Billy Martin and the World Series champs met Frank Sinatra.- Frank Sinatra's MySpace Blog | 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC blogs.myspace.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra may have been born in Hoboken, New Jersey, but the Chairman of the Board always held a special place in his heart for the city that never sleeps—“The Apple,” as he called it.- Frank Sinatra's MySpace Blog | 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC blogs.myspace.com [Source type: General]
[60] .^ Everybody Ought To Be In Love lyrics .- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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- Frank Sinatra's voice is pop music history. [...] .^ Like Presley and Dylan the only other white male American singers since 1940 whose popularity, influence, and mythic force have been comparable Sinatra will last indefinitely.
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In the last years of her life, her mother admitted the love affair with Frank Sinatra that lasted several years, despite them both being married to other people.- Daughter of Frank Sinatra - Julie Reveals truth | SPIKE 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
^ In May 1941, Sinatra was at the top of the male singer polls in the Billboard and Downbeat magazines.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ He virtually invented modern pop song phrasing.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
Film portrayals
.^ Main article: Frank Sinatra discography .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Main article: Frank Sinatra filmography .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In 1992, CBS aired a TV mini-series about the entertainer's life called Sinatra , directed by James Steven Sadwith and starred Philip Casnoff as Sinatra.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ The following year, on May 23, 1985, Sinatra received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and later that day was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, despite the protests of the student body.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hoboken"[32] The same month Sinatra would give the first show of his Diamond Jubilee Tour at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers".- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ A Look Back at the Rat Pack The "Rat Pack" a group of entertainers that performed in Las Vegas between the 1950's and 60's.
^ Following hot on the heels of Can Can was Ocean's 11, the film that would become the definitive on-screen outing for 'The Rat Pack'.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Most Famous Hits: The Rat Pack (2006) .- Frank Sinatra DVDs, Frank Sinatra DVD Rentals, Rent Frank Sinatra Movies at Netflix Today 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.netflix.com [Source type: General]
.^ Even with the presence of Tina Sinatra as executive producer.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ There was even a call, Mahoney said, from the CBS producer, Don Hewitt, with whom Sinatra had been so angry a few days before.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ All-Star Inaugural Gala (1981) (TV) (producer) The First Deadly Sin (1980) (executive producer) Frank Sinatra: Sinatra (1969) (TV) (producer) None But the Brave (1965) (producer) ...- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Also featured are numbers with his old Rat Pack buddies Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Among Read More .- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Casnoff received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Featured Movies Add Ocean's Eleven Rate 5 stars Rate 4 stars Rate 3 stars Rate 2 stars Rate 1 star Rate not interested Frank Sinatra leads an all-star cast as Danny Ocean, who decides to knock over a few casinos on the Las Vegas Strip with his buddies -- including Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford -- in one of the merriest heist movies ever.- Frank Sinatra DVDs, Frank Sinatra DVD Rentals, Rent Frank Sinatra Movies at Netflix Today 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.netflix.com [Source type: General]
It depicted their contribution to
John F. Kennedy's election as U.S. president in 1960.
- Sinatra was also portrayed by Sebastian Anzaldo in the film Tears of a King, and also impersonated Sinatra in a TV episode of The Next Best Thing.
- Brett Ratner is currently developing a film adaptation of George Jacobs' memoir Mr. S: My Life With Frank Sinatra.[62] .^ Jacobs, who was Sinatra's valet, will be portratyed by Chris Tucker.
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Ratner To Tell Sinatra Valet Story With Tucker .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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Alleged organized crime links
.^ Then, on April 11th Sinatra performed at the Westchester Premier Theater, after which he posed for the now infamous photograph with several organized crime figures, including Jimmy Fratianno and Carlo Gambino.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra plays NYPD veteran Deputy Inspector Frank Hovannes, in charge of a special unit set up to battle organized crime.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In a secret session at midnight on February 17, 1970, Sinatra testified in front of the New Jersey State Commission on organized crime.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[65] .^ The Federal Bureau of Investigation kept records amounting to 2,403 pages on Sinatra.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra, 2,403 pages .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Federal Bureau of Investigation .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ With his Mafia ties, his ardent New Deal politics and his friendship with John F. Kennedy, he was a natural target for J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. [65] The FBI kept Sinatra under surveillance for almost five decades beginning in the 1940s with, for example, an erroneous report that the star paid $40,000 for his 4-F draft status, through the early 1980s when he was successful in efforts to get his Nevada Gaming license renewed.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Mafia reports dogged Sinatra , BBC News , 1998-05-15.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In January, 1961, Sinatra and Peter Lawford organized the Inaugural Gala in Washington, D.C., held on the evening before new President John F. Kennedy was sworn into office.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ The documents include accounts of Sinatra as the target of death threats and extortion schemes.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ They also portray rampant paranoia and strange obsessions at the FBI and reveal nearly every celebrated Sinatra foible and peccadillo.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra laughed, they all laughed, and Rickles went on this way for nearly an hour until Sinatra, standing up, said, "All right, com'on, get this thing over with.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
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.^ It was named 1965 Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards, and Sinatra also picked up a trophy for best vocal performance for "It Was a Very Good Year."- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
.^ The files include his rendezvous with prostitutes, and his extramarital affair with Ava Gardner, which preceded their marriage.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra, Dean Martin and Peter Lawford play three cavalry officers, always ready for a brawl but willing to die for each other if need be.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Himself The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Frank Sinatra (1977) (TV) ....- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Actors: Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin , Sammy Davis, Jr. Peter Lawford , Joey Bishop .- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The FBI's secret dossier on Sinatra was released in 1998 in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Additionally, a FBI report on Sinatra, released in 1998, showed that the doctors had also written that he was a "neurotic" and "not acceptable material from a psychiatric standpoint".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The Sinatra Files: The Secret FBI Dossier .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
Political views
.^ Sinatra held differing political views throughout his life.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Throughout his life, Sinatra had mood swings and bouts of depression, symptoms of bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra remained indebted to James throughout his life and upon hearing of James' death in 1983, stated: "he [James] is the one that made it all possible".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra's parents had immigrated to the United States in 1895 and 1897 respectively.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra said he supported Reagan as he was the proper man to be the President of the United States it's so screwed up now, we need someone to straighten it out.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Label: Legacy Released: 3/11/05 More Info The Frank Sinatra Story [United States Dist] .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ His mother, Dolly Sinatra (1896-1977), was a Democratic Party ward boss.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ His mother, known as Dolly, was influential in the neighborhood and in local Democratic Party circles, but also ran an illegal abortion business from her home; she was arrested several times and convicted twice for this offense.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ His mother, Natalie Dolly Garavanta (1896-1977), was a talented, tempestuous Ligurian, who worked as a midwife, Democratic party ward boss, and part-time abortionist.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ This all soured Sinatra's relationship with the Kennedy family, including Peter Lawford (as explained in the above sentence's source), and the Democratic Party, and by the late 1960s Sinatra had joined with his 'pally' Dean Martin and became a Republican and supporter of Richard Nixon, who became President in 1968.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Over the summer Sinatra supported a Republican candidate for the first time, as he declared for Ronald Reagan in his race for the Governorship of California.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra said he agreed with the Republican Party on most positions, except that of abortion.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Political activities 1944-1968
.^ In 1944 after sending a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sinatra was invited to meet Roosevelt at the White House, where he agreed to become part of the Democratic party's voter registration drives.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra remained a supporter of the Democratic Party until the late 1960s when he switched his allegiance to the Republican Party.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ By playing skillful politics with North Jersey's Democratic machine, Dolly Sinatra was to become, in her heyday, a kind of Catherine de Medici of Hoboken's third ward.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
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.^ He donated $5,000 to the Democrats for the 1944 presidential election, and by the end of the campaign was appearing at two or three political events every day.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In 1984 Sinatra returned to his birthplace in Hoboken, New Jersey, bringing with him President Reagan, who was in the midst of campaigning for the 1984 presidential election.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ After a lifetime of supporting Democratic presidential candidates, Sinatra supported Richard Nixon for re-election in the 1972 presidential election.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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.^ Set in the aftermath of World War II, the film stars Sinatra as a recently discharged soldier whose promising writing career has derailed.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Its themes of thought control, political assassination, and multinational conspiracy were hardly common currency in 1962, and while its outlook is sometimes informed by Cold War Read More .- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Synopsis: During World War II, the federal government enlisted the help of Hollywood and its stars to drum up patriotic support for the war effort.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ He started reading progressive literature, and supported many organizations that were later identified as front organizations of the Communist Party USA by the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s, though Sinatra was never brought before the Committee.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ With most women Sinatra dates, his friends say, he never knows whether they want him for what he can do for them now -- or will do for them later.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ Hoboken"[32] The same month Sinatra would give the first show of his Diamond Jubilee Tour at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Early life Francis Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey to a family living at 415 Monroe St. Hoboken.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ October 13 was named "Frank Sinatra Day" in Hoboken, New Jersey, where Sinatra was presented with the key to the city by the Mayor and the chief of police.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Later that year Sinatra would appear in The House I Live In , a short film that stood against racism.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra attempted to weather the changing tastes in popular music, but with sales of his music dwindling, and after appearing in several poorly received films, he retired in 1971.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The Main Event - Live In October 1974, Sinatra appeared at New York City's Madison Square Garden, in a televised concert that was later released as an album under the title The Main Event – Live.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The film was scripted by Albert Maltz, with the title song written by Earl Robinson and Abel Meeropol (under the pseudonym of Lewis Allen).- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Martin Scorsese will direct a film about Sinatra's life, titled Sinatra , written by Phil Alden Robinson.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ In 1948, Sinatra supported the candidacy of Henry A. Wallace.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ In January, 1961, Sinatra and Peter Lawford organized the Inaugural Gala in Washington, D.C., held on the evening before new President John F. Kennedy was sworn into office.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ President Kennedy's brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, was intensifying his own investigations into organized crime figures at the time, such as Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, who had earlier stayed at Sinatra's home.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records, toured internationally, and fraternized with the Rat Pack and President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s.- Frank Sinatra Discography at Discogs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
.^ The event, featuring many big show business stars, was an enormous success, raising a large amount of money for the Democratic Party.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ On June 12, 1971 at a concert in Hollywood to raise money for the Motion Picture and TV Relief Fund at the age of 55, Sinatra announced that he was retiring, bringing to an end his 36-year career in show business.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Although he didn't have many critical or ratings successes with his two 1950s TV shows, his television specials fared better.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Sinatra also organized an Inaugural Gala in California in 1962 to welcome second term Democratic Governor Pat Brown.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Over the summer Sinatra supported another Republican candidate as he declared for Ronald Reagan in his race for a second term as the Governorship of California.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In January, 1961, Sinatra and Peter Lawford organized the Inaugural Gala in Washington, D.C., held on the evening before new President John F. Kennedy was sworn into office.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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.^ Sinatra's move towards the Republicans seems to have begun when he was snubbed by President Kennedy in favor of Bing Crosby , a rival singer and a Republican, for Kennedy's visit to Palm Springs in 1962.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Kennedy had planned to stay at Sinatra's home over the Easter holiday weekend, but decided against doing so because of problems with Sinatra's alleged connections to organized crime.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ President Kennedy's brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, was intensifying his own investigations into organized crime figures at the time, such as Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, who had earlier stayed at Sinatra's home.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records, toured internationally, and fraternized with the Rat Pack and President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s.- Frank Sinatra Discography at Discogs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra Best Delivery and Take-Out in Hoboken Hoboken is home to lots of young professionals, who either don't know how to cook or don't want to.
.^ President Kennedy's brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, was intensifying his own investigations into organized crime figures at the time, such as Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, who had earlier stayed at Sinatra's home.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ According to contemporary Hearst newspaper accounts at the time mobster Sam Giancana convinced Dorsey to let Sinatra out of his contract for a few thousand dollars, an event famously fictionalized in the movie The Godfather.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra's move towards the Republicans seems to have begun when he was snubbed by President Kennedy in favor of Bing Crosby , a rival singer and a Republican, for Kennedy's visit to Palm Springs in 1962.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
Political activities 1970-1984
.^ On February 27, 1970 Sinatra sang at the White House as part of a tribute to senator Everett Dirksen.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In 1944 after sending a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sinatra was invited to meet Roosevelt at the White House, where he agreed to become part of the Democratic party's voter registration drives.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Over the summer Sinatra supported a Republican candidate for the first time, as he declared for Ronald Reagan in his race for the Governorship of California.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra said he supported Reagan as he was “the proper man to be the president of the United States…it's so screwed up now, we need someone to straighten it out”.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Testimony on Organized Crime and Support for Ronald Reagan On February 27th 1970 Sinatra sang at The White House as part of a tribute to senator Everett Dirksen.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[46] .^ Sinatra was also good friends with Vice President Spiro Agnew.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sinatra was also good friends with Vice-President Spiro Agnew.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1973, Spiro Agnew resigned the vice presidency, amid charges of bribery, extortion and tax fraud; Sinatra helped Agnew pay some of his legal bills that he faced after his exit from office.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Frank Sinatra The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium: A Legacy of Some of the Greatest Concerts Ever Most fans and music critics agree that some of the greatest concerts ever have taken place at the quaint Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
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.^ After a lifetime of supporting Democratic presidential candidates, Sinatra supported Richard Nixon for re-election in the 1972 presidential election.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ He was the first celebrity to promote a video game console [23] After a lifetime of supporting Democratic presidential candidates, Sinatra supported Richard Nixon for re-election in the 1972 U.S. presidential election.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Sinatra remained a supporter of the Democratic Party until the late 1960s when he switched his allegiance to the Republican Party.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra was also good friends with Vice-President Spiro Agnew.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1973, Spiro Agnew resigned the vice presidency, amid charges of bribery, extortion and tax fraud charges; Sinatra helped Agnew pay some of his legal bills that he faced after his exit from office.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ President Bill Clinton led tributes to Sinatra, claiming that he had managed 'to appreciate on a personal level what millions of people had appreciated from afar'.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ In the 1980 presidential election, Sinatra supported Ronald Reagan, and donated $4 million to Reagan's campaign.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Reagan presidency, Nevada gaming license, Rio concert In the 1980 U.S. presidential election, Sinatra supported Ronald Reagan, and donated $4 million to Reagan's campaign.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In 1984 Sinatra returned to his birthplace in Hoboken, New Jersey, bringing with him President Reagan, who was in the midst of campaigning for the 1984 presidential election.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ What you got there," Sinatra said, nodding to the singing image of himself on the television screen, "is a man with a cold."- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ A Sinatra with a cold can, in a small way, send vibrations through the entertainment industry and beyond as surely as a President of the United States, suddenly sick, can shake the national economy.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ From here, he intends to kill the President of the United States when the latter makes a Read More .- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
it's so screwed up now, we need someone to straighten it out.”
[73] .^ Reagan's victory gave Sinatra his closest relationship with the White House since the early 1960s, as a result of which Sinatra arranged Reagan's Presidential gala, [47] as he had done for John F. Kennedy, some 20 years previously.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Reagan's victory gave Sinatra his closest relationship with the White House since the early 1960s, as a result of which Sinatra arranged Reagan's Presidential gala,[32] as he had done for John F Kennedy, some twenty years previously.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ On February 27, 1970 Sinatra sang at the White House as part of a tribute to senator Everett Dirksen.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Reagan's victory gave Sinatra his closest relationship with the White House since the early 1960s, as a result of which Sinatra arranged Reagan's Presidential gala,[32] as he had done for John F Kennedy, some twenty years previously.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Some 350,000 requests were made for tickets, at the close of the year, Sinatra performed in front of 20,000 fans at the Chicago Stadium.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Dan and Valerie Edwards ( Frank Sinatra and Deborah Kerr ) are a couple who have been married for close to 20 years.- Frank Sinatra Filmography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In the 1980 presidential election, Sinatra supported Ronald Reagan, and donated $4 million to Reagan's campaign.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In 1984 Sinatra returned to his birthplace in Hoboken, New Jersey, bringing with him President Reagan, who was in the midst of campaigning for the 1984 presidential election.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Backing him was bandleader Woody Herman and the Young Thundering Herd, who accompanied Sinatra on a European tour later that month.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Reagan had made Sinatra a fund-raising ambassador as part of the Republicans' 'Victory 84 get-the-vote-out-drive.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Reagan had made Sinatra a fund-raising ambassador as part of the Republicans 'Victory 84’ get-the-vote-out-drive.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Over the summer Sinatra supported a Republican candidate for the first time, as he declared for Ronald Reagan in his race for the Governorship of California.- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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See also
Further reading
Biographies
- Freedland, Michael. .^ Frank Sinatra IMDb Search All .
- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra Love Songs - 21 All Time Favourites .- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ It is a characteristic that Sinatra, without admission, seems to prefer: All the Way; All or Nothing at All.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
.^ St Martins Press, 2000.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ St Martins Press.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ New York: St. Martins Press.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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- Havers, Richard.^ ISBN 0752816624 Havers, Richard.
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Entasis Press ISBN 9780980099904 Havers, Richard.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
(2004) Sinatra. Dorling Kindersley. .
- Kelley, Kitty.^ ISBN 1405314613 Kelley, Kitty.
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Frank Sinatra & Willie Nelson (Previously Unreleased) My Way .- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ Label: Goldies (The Netherlands) Released: 1/1/97 More Info My Way: The Best of Frank Sinatra [2 CD] .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
Bantam Press. .
- Lahr, John.^ ISBN 0553265156 Lahr, John.
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(1987) Sinatra. Random House. .
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(2002) Sinatra: The Untold Story. .^ Robson Books Ltd.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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- Rockwell, John.^ ISBN 1861055374 Rockwell, John.
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(1984) Sinatra: An American Classic. Rolling Stone. ISBN 039453977X
- Rojek, Chris. .^ Get the Frank Sinatra widget Service provided by 7digital © 2004 - 2010 .
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^ Himself Frank Sinatra: The Man and the Myth (2004) (TV) ....- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
Polity. ISBN 0745630901
- Santopietro, Tom. .^ New York, New York: Macmillan/Thomas Dunne Books.
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- Summers, Antony and Swan, Robbyn.^ ISBN 9780312362263 Summers, Antony and Swan, Robbyn.
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^ Sinatra: The Life, Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan, p.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Summers, Antony and Swan, Robbyn.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
(2005) Sinatra: The Life. Doubleday. .
- Taraborrelli, J. Randall.^ ISBN 0552153311 Taraborrelli, J. Randall.
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.^ Himself Frank Sinatra: The Man and the Myth (2004) (TV) ....- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Himself "Behind the Music" - Frank Sinatra: News Special (1998) TV episode ....- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 1840181192
- Wilson, Earl. (1976) Sinatra.
Memoirs
- Ash, Vic. .^ Frank Sinatra & Willie Nelson (Previously Unreleased) My Way .
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^ Himself Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995) (TV) ....- Frank Sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Label: Goldies (The Netherlands) Released: 1/1/97 More Info My Way: The Best of Frank Sinatra [2 CD] .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Northway Publications. ISBN 0955090822
- Jacobs, George and Stadiem, William. (2003) Mr. S.: The Last Word on Frank Sinatra. HarperCollins. ISBN 0330412299
Criticism
- Fuchs, J. & Prigozy, R., ed. .^ CSP P-16781 > ONE TRACK BY FRANK SINATRA & HARRY JAMES > "WHILE THE MUSIC PLAYS ON" .
^ Artist: Frank Sinatra Album: Down With Love- Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture .- Frank Sinatra Ringtones, Download Frank Sinatra Ringtones and Frank Sinatra Music at Wippit 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.wippit.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder W A .- Swapa CD: Frank Sinatra's Bio/Biography & List of Albums & Songs 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.swapacd.com [Source type: General]
The Boydell Press. .
- Granata, Charles L. (1999) "Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording."^ Label: Capitol/EMI Records Released: 1/1/61 More Info Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!
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^ Reply Julio E Ramos on July 3, 2009 at 4:32pm Julio E Ramos liked Frank Sinatra on Popular recording artists Frank Sinatra July 3, 2009 at 4:32pm Reply 1000 Add a comment!- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Long Island City and the Frank Sinatra Park in Hoboken were named in his honor.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Chicago Review Press.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
ISBN 9781556525094
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Back Bay Books. .
- Mustazza, Leonard, ed.^ ISBN 0275964957 Petkov, Steven and Mustazza, Leonard, ed.
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(1998) .^ Label: ASV Released: 1/20/98 More Info The Popular Frank Sinatra, Vol.- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Popular Frank Sinatra, Volume 1 .- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ Label: Charly Records Released: 7/1/99 More Info The Popular Frank Sinatra, Vol.- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Praeger. .
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Oxford University Press. .
- Pugliese, S., ed.^ ISBN 0195113896 Pugliese, S., ed.
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(2004) .^ Wagon Wheels - (with Sammy Davis Jr. American Beauty Rose - (with Frank Sinatra) 11.- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ An icon of American music, Frank Sinatra defined sophisticated pop singing of the post-war era and spent more than 50 years in the limelight.- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ Label: Great American Music Hall Released: 8/20/97 More Info Frank Sinatra, Vol.- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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- Smith, Martin. .^ Frank Sinatra (Ol' Blue Eyes, The Voice, The Chairman of the Board) and Elvis Presley (The King,...
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Redwords. .
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.^ My Way (Remastered Album Version) [The Frank Sinatra Collection] .- Frank Sinatra Ringtones, Download Frank Sinatra Ringtones and Frank Sinatra Music at Wippit 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.wippit.com [Source type: General]
^ You Lucky People You - (with Frank Sinatra) 38.- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ The first Mrs. Sinatra, a striking woman who has never remarried ("When you've been married to Frank Sinatra..."- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
Harper Collins. .
- "Frank Sinatra — Through the Lens of Jazz", Jazz Times Magazine, May 1998
- Friedwald, Will.^ In May 1941, Sinatra was at the top of the male singer polls in the Billboard and Downbeat magazines.
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ ISBN 1580462510 Granata, Charles L. (1999) "Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ On May 20, 1998 at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, Sinatra's funeral was held, with 400 [56] mourners in attendance and hundreds of fans outside.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
(1999) Sinatra! ..^ The Song Is You: A Singer's Art .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Da Capo Press.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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- Granata, Charles L. (1999) Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording.^ Label: Capitol/EMI Records Released: 1/1/61 More Info Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!
- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Reply Julio E Ramos on July 3, 2009 at 4:32pm Julio E Ramos liked Frank Sinatra on Popular recording artists Frank Sinatra July 3, 2009 at 4:32pm Reply 1000 Add a comment!- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Label: Capitol/EMI Records Released: 1/1/57 More Info A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra [Bonus Track] .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Chicago Review Press.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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- McNally, Karen.^ ISBN 1556525095 McNally, Karen.
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Artist: Frank Sinatra Album: The Great American Songbook .- Frank Sinatra Ringtones, Download Frank Sinatra Ringtones and Frank Sinatra Music at Wippit 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.wippit.com [Source type: General]
^ Reply hesnidu13 on December 24, 2008 at 5:03am hesnidu13 liked Frank Sinatra on en.wikipedia.org Frank Sinatra December 24, 2008 at 5:03am Reply 1000 Add a comment!- http://getglue.com/recording_artists/frank_sinatra 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC getglue.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Date: April 4, 1956 Location: Los Angeles Frank Sinatra (ldr) , Nelson Riddle (con, a), The Hollywood String Quartet (acc), Frank Sinatra (v) .
ISBN 0252033345
Sinatra family publications
- Pignone, Charles, with forward by Sinatra, Frank Jr. and Jones, Quincy. (2004) The Sinatra Treasures. Virgin Books. .
- Pignone, Charles, with forward by Sinatra, Amanda.^ ISBN 1852271841 Pignone, Charles, with forward by Sinatra, Amanda.
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ ISBN 1580462510 Granata, Charles L. (1999) "Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ ISBN 068419368X Granata, Charles L. (1999) Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Frank Sinatra (MP3 Album) .- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra - Albums .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Frank Sinatra Albums .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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- Sinatra, Julie.^ ISBN 0316003492 Sinatra, Julie.
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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- Sinatra, Nancy.^ ISBN 978-0385233569 Sinatra, Nancy .
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Concurrent with his father's early fame, Frank, Jr. Sinatra" designed to "set him apart from the common man, separate him from the realities: it was suddenly Sinatra, the electric magnate, Sinatra who is supernormal, not superhuman but supernormal.- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
^ Frank Sinatra tabs @ Ultimate-Guitar.com Frank Sinatra lyrics @ MetroLyrics.com Frank Sinatra lyrics @ eLyrics.net Frank Sinatra tabs @ GuitarTabs.cc Frank Sinatra lyrics @ Mp3Lyrics.org Frank Sinatra tabs @ Lacuerda.net .- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Does anyone, other than my father, care about a Frank Sinatra biopic? And will my father still care, once he's reminded there's already been multiple made-for-TV options of the same story?- Martin Scorsese to Direct Frank Sinatra Biopic, Leaving Us Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: Movies: UGO 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC movieblog.ugo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Do you have DNA tests confirming Frank Sinatra as your father?- Daughter of Frank Sinatra - Julie Reveals truth | SPIKE 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
^ Brett Ratner is currently developing a film adaptation of George Jacobs' memoir Mr. S: My Life With Frank Sinatra .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
Doubleday. .
- Sinatra, Nancy.^ ISBN 978-0385233569 Sinatra, Nancy .
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ ISBN 978-0385233569 Ridgeway, John.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Under My Skin: My Father, Frank Sinatra The Man Behind the Mystique iuniverse.com, ISBN 0595434789 Sinatra, Nancy .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Frank Sinatra Biography (1915-1998) .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra 1915-1998: An American Legend .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 - May 14, 1998) was a jazz oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor.- Frank Sinatra lyrics 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.lyricsmode.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Readers Digest. .
- Sinatra, Tina.^ ISBN 0762101342 Sinatra, Tina.
- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ My Father's Daughter .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ My Father's Daughter: A Memoir , New York: Simon & Schuster.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0684870762
Cultural criticism
.^ Label: Vintage Jazz Classics Released: 1/1/90 More Info The Frank Sinatra Story in Music .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Label: EMI Music Distribution Released: 1/1/98 More Info Frank Sinatra Story, Vol.- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Date: July 10, 1957 Location: Los Angeles Frank Sinatra (ldr) , Gordon Jenkins (con, a), Frank Sinatra (v), The Ralph Brewster Singers (bkv) .
Greewood, 2002.
Hamill, Pete. Why Sinatra Matters. Back Bay Books, 2003.
Mustazza, Leonard, ed. .^ Label: ASV Released: 1/20/98 More Info The Popular Frank Sinatra, Vol.- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Popular Frank Sinatra, Volume 1 .- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ Label: Charly Records Released: 7/1/99 More Info The Popular Frank Sinatra, Vol.- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Praeger, 1998.
Petkov, Steven and Mustazza, Leonard, ed. The Frank Sinatra Reader. Oxford University Press, 1997.
Pugliese, S., ed. .^ Wagon Wheels - (with Sammy Davis Jr. American Beauty Rose - (with Frank Sinatra) 11.- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ An icon of American music, Frank Sinatra defined sophisticated pop singing of the post-war era and spent more than 50 years in the limelight.- Frank Sinatra MP3 Downloads - 7digital 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.7digital.com [Source type: General]
^ Label: Great American Music Hall Released: 8/20/97 More Info Frank Sinatra, Vol.- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Palgrave, 2004.
Smith, Martin. .^ Frank Sinatra (Ol' Blue Eyes, The Voice, The Chairman of the Board) and Elvis Presley (The King,...- Daughter of Frank Sinatra - Julie Reveals truth | SPIKE 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
^ OL' BLUE EYES IS BACK .
^ Label: RCA Victor Released: 9/29/98 More Info Ol' Blue Eyes .- CMT.com : Frank Sinatra : Albums 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.cmt.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Redwords, 2005.
Zehme, Bill. .^ My Way (Remastered Album Version) [The Frank Sinatra Collection] .- Frank Sinatra Ringtones, Download Frank Sinatra Ringtones and Frank Sinatra Music at Wippit 27 January 2010 23:54 UTC www.wippit.com [Source type: General]
^ You Lucky People You - (with Frank Sinatra) 38.- Frank Sinatra ~ Songs List : OLDIES.com 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.oldies.com [Source type: General]
^ The first Mrs. Sinatra, a striking woman who has never remarried ("When you've been married to Frank Sinatra..."- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold - Gay Talese - Best Profile of Sinatra - Esquire 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.esquire.com [Source type: Original source]
Harper Collins, 1997.
Other
.^ Gigliotti, Gilbert L., ed.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Sinatra: But Buddy I'm a Kind of Poem .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ ISBN 0752816624 Havers, Richard.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Entasis Press ISBN 9780980099904 Havers, Richard.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
(2004)
Sinatra. Dorling Kindersley.
.^ ISBN 1405314613 Ingham, Chris.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ The Rough Guide to Frank Sinatra .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Frank Sinatra/Discography Music Guide - WikiMusicGuide, your music wiki .- Frank Sinatra/Discography Music Guide - WikiMusicGuide, your music wiki 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.wikimusicguide.com [Source type: General]
Rough Guides.
.^ ISBN 1843534142 Lloyd, David.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ The Gospel According to Frank .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ New American Press.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
ISBN 1-930-907-19-2
O'Neill, Terry, ed. Morgan, Robert. (2007) Sinatra: Frank and Friendly. Evans Mitchell Books. .
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, Rolling Stone Press, 1983.
Tom and Phil Kuntz.^ Tom and Phil Kuntz.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ ISBN 1901268322 The New Rolling Stone Record Guide , Rolling Stone Press, 1983.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Stephen Holden wrote for the 1983 Rolling Stone Record Guide : .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Frank Sinatra - Biography 11 January 2010 6:51 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
(2000) The Sinatra Files: The Secret FBI Dossier. Three Rivers Press ISBN 0812932765
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Sinatra, Frank |
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Francis Albert Sinatra, Ol' Blue Eyes, The Voice, Chairman of the Board |
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December 12, 1915(1915-12-12) |
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