Frank Sinatra
One of the greatest artists of all time was of course Frank Sinatra. Creator of many classics like “I did it my way” and “Moon River”, Frank was and will always be an icon in the history of swing and jazz.
Francis Albert Sinatra was born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey and died May 14th 1998. His mother, Natalie Della, and his father, Antonio Martino Sinatra, were immigrants from Italy. He attended Demarest High School but never graduated. Frank had many relationships and married four times. He was wed to his childhood sweetheart Nancy Barbato, actresses Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow, and his last wife was Barbara Marx.
He had two children, Frank Jr. and Nancy Sinatra.
Sinatra got his first break in 1935 when he joined a local singing group, The Three Flashes. With Sinatra, the group became known as the Hoboken Four and got Edward Bowes’ attention who was a personality of the 1930s and 40s whose Major Bowes’ amateur hour was the most popular talent show in radio. After appearing on the show, the Hoboken Four attracted 40,000 votes and won the first prize which was a six month contract to perform on stage and radio across the United States.
Frank Sinatra made many albums including: Frank Sinatra Christmas collection, Live at the Meadow Lands, Live from the Goldenugget, Nothing but the Best, Seduction, Sinatra: New York and The very best of Frank Sinatra. All these albums include classics like: My funny valentine, I did it my way, Moon River, Fly me to the Moon, etc. This information is very important because it shows that when opportunity meets preparation, people can do great and unexpected things.
The death of Frank Sinatra left the world with one less great idol who was an inspiration for jazz and swing to evolve as we now know it.
Sources: Biography for Frank Sinatra, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000069/bio
Frank Sinatra biography, 1996, http://www.biography.com/articles/Frank-Sinatra-9484810
One of the greatest artists of all time was of course Frank Sinatra. Creator of many classics like “I did it my way” and “Moon River”, Frank was and will always be an icon in the history of swing and jazz.
Francis Albert Sinatra was born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey and died May 14th 1998. His mother, Natalie Della, and his father, Antonio Martino Sinatra, were immigrants from Italy. He attended Demarest High School but never graduated. Frank had many relationships and married four times. He was wed to his childhood sweetheart Nancy Barbato, actresses Ava Gardner and Mia Farrow, and his last wife was Barbara Marx.
He had two children, Frank Jr. and Nancy Sinatra.Sinatra got his first break in 1935 when he joined a local singing group, The Three Flashes. With Sinatra, the group became known as the Hoboken Four and got Edward Bowes’ attention who was a personality of the 1930s and 40s whose Major Bowes’ amateur hour was the most popular talent show in radio. After appearing on the show, the Hoboken Four attracted 40,000 votes and won the first prize which was a six month contract to perform on stage and radio across the United States.
Frank Sinatra made many albums including: Frank Sinatra Christmas collection, Live at the Meadow Lands, Live from the Goldenugget, Nothing but the Best, Seduction, Sinatra: New York and The very best of Frank Sinatra. All these albums include classics like: My funny valentine, I did it my way, Moon River, Fly me to the Moon, etc. This information is very important because it shows that when opportunity meets preparation, people can do great and unexpected things.
The death of Frank Sinatra left the world with one less great idol who was an inspiration for jazz and swing to evolve as we now know it.
Sources: Biography for Frank Sinatra, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000069/bio
Frank Sinatra biography, 1996, http://www.biography.com/articles/Frank-Sinatra-9484810
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