of the 20th century's 100 most influential people. [562], From his youth, Sinatra displayed sympathy for African Americans and worked both publicly and privately all his life to help the struggle for equal rights. [489], Sinatra was married to Barbara Marx from 1976 until his death. After Della Penta attempted to tear off Barbato's dress, Sinatra ordered Barbato away and told Della Pinta that he would marry Barbato, several years his junior, because she was pregnant. [476] The couple formally announced their separation on October 29, 1953, through MGM. "Night and Day" "Begin the Beguine" "I Get a Kick Out of You" "I Love You" Medley: "You'd Be So Easy to Love"/"I've Got You Under My Skin""Don't Fence Me In" "I Concentrate on You" "Why Shouldn't I?" "Just One of Those Things" [41] He began performing in local Hoboken social clubs such as The Cat's Meow and The Comedy Club, and sang for free on radio stations such as WAAT in Jersey City. During the show, he performed a duet with Presley, who sang Sinatra's 1957 hit "Witchcraft" with the host performing the 1956 Presley classic "Love Me Tender". [578] Significant increases in recording sales worldwide were reported by Billboard in the month of his death. [567] When he changed his political affiliations in 1970, Sinatra became less outspoken on racial issues. [357] Despite his heavy New Jersey accent, according to Richard Schuller, when Sinatra sang his accent was barely detectable, with his diction becoming "precise" and articulation "meticulous". Sinatra had previously been highly critical of Elvis Presley and rock and roll in the 1950s, describing it as a "deplorable, a rancid smelling aphrodisiac" which "fosters almost totally negative and destructive reactions in young people. Sinatra released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. [129] and in the following year he was pushed out of the top spots in polls for the first time since 1943. During his tours in the early 1990s, his memory failed him at times during concerts, and he fainted onstage in Richmond, Virginia, in March 1994. [267] However, it sold a mere 30,000 copies that year and reached a peak chart position of 101. Frank. [361] Granata comments that Sinatra was almost fanatically obsessed with perfection to the point that people began wondering if he was genuinely concerned about the music or showing off his power over others. [120] The following year he released his second album, Songs by Sinatra, featuring songs of a similar mood and tempo such as Irving Berlin's "How Deep is the Ocean?" [281][282] The television special, Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra, reunited Sinatra with Gene Kelly. Track after track, the brilliant concept albums redefined the nature of pop vocal art". Fox initially sued Sinatra for a million dollars for breach of contract and replaced him with. [290] In October 1974 he 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. At a brief run at the Paramount in New York he drew small audiences. [598][599], The United States Postal Service issued a 42-cent postage stamp in honor of Sinatra in May 2008, commemorating the tenth anniversary of his death. Fragility had gone from his voice, to be replaced by a virile adult's sense of happiness and hurt". Lambert and Amanda Erlinger make it a birthday blowout at Sinatra's 77th birthday at the legendary Chasen's restaurant in Los Angeles in 1992. Rojek states that Sinatra verbally assaulted Cheshire at a party in 1973, remarking, "Get away from me, you scum. Refusing to make "two pictures for the price of one", he left the production and did not return. [305], In 1980, Sinatra's first album in six years was released, Trilogy: Past Present Future, a highly ambitious triple album that features an array of songs from both the pre-rock era and rock era. [291][292], In 1975, Sinatra performed in concerts in New York with Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald, and at the London Palladium with Basie and Sarah Vaughan, and in Tehran at Aryamehr Stadium, giving 140 performances in 105 days. 3. [540], Sinatra held varied political views throughout his life. She added that his baritone voice "sometimes cracked, but the gliding intonations still aroused the same raptures of delight as they had at the Paramount Theater". [221] His first album on the label, Ring-a-Ding-Ding! [168] After recording the first song, "I've Got the World on a String", Sinatra offered Riddle a rare expression of praise, "Beautiful! He died as a practicing Catholic and had a Catholic burial. [561] On November 1, 1972, he raised $6.5million in bond pledges for Israel,[279] and was given the Medallion of Valor for his efforts. [539] Sinatra's gambling license was restored in February 1981, following support from Ronald Reagan. [350] Sinatra was an aficionado of classical music,[351] and would often request classical strains in his music, inspired by composers such as Puccini and Impressionist masters. [76] As his success and popularity grew, Sinatra pushed Dorsey to allow him to record some solo songs. [188] Another collaboration with Riddle resulted in the development of Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, sometimes seen as one of his best albums, which was released in March 1956. Sinatra became one of Las Vegas's pioneer residency entertainers,[142] and a prominent figure on the Vegas scene throughout the 1950s and 1960s onwards, a period described by Rojek as the "high-water mark" of Sinatra's "hedonism and self absorption". Frank and Nancy got divorced when Tina was three. [316], Santopietro stated that by the early 1980s, Sinatra's voice had "coarsened, losing much of its power and flexibility, but audiences didn't care". [258] With Sinatra in mind, singer-songwriter Paul Anka wrote the song "My Way", using the melody of the French "Comme d'habitude" ("As Usual"), composed by Claude Franois and Jacques Revaux. [425] Vincent Canby, writing for the magazine Variety, found the portrayal of Sinatra's character to be "a wide-awake pro creating a straight, quietly humorous character of some sensitivity. Granddaughters A.J. [532] The FBI documented that Sinatra was losing esteem with the Mafia as he grew closer to President Kennedy, whose younger brother Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy was leading a crackdown on organized crime. Snelson, Tim (2012). [53] Despite the low salary, Sinatra felt that this was the break he was looking for, and boasted to friends that he was going to "become so big that no one could ever touch him". [306] That year, as part of the Concert of the Americas, he performed in the Maracan Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which broke records for the "largest live paid audience ever recorded for a solo performer". His voice is built on infinite taste, with an overall inflection of sex. [580], The United States Postal Service issued a 42-cent postage stamp honoring Sinatra in May 2008, commemorating the tenth anniversary of his death. [569] Sinatra's wife encouraged him to "fight" while attempts were made to stabilize him, and reported that his final words were, "I'm losing. Sinatra then signed with Capitol Records and released several critically lauded albums, some of which were later considered as among the first "concept albums", including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! [65][l] On January 26, 1940, he made his first public appearance with the band at the Coronado Theatre in Rockford, Illinois,[67] opening the show with "Stardust". Rocky Fortune), a "footloose and fancy free" temporary worker for the Gridley Employment Agency who stumbles into crime-solving. [212] Nice 'n' Easy, a collection of ballads, topped the Billboard chart in October 1960 and remained in the charts for 86 weeks, [213] winning critical plaudits. [132] He gave a series of concerts in Israel in 1962, and donated his entire $50,000 fee for appearing in a cameo role in Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) to the Youth Center in Jerusalem. Sinatra received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. The concert was recorded on a motion picture scoring soundstage with the use of multiple synchronized recording machines that employed an optical signal onto 35mm film designed for movie soundtracks. [230] Sinatra released Softly, as I Leave You,[231] and collaborated with Bing Crosby and Fred Waring on America, I Hear You Singing, a collection of patriotic songs recorded as a tribute to the assassinated President John F. Sinatra copied Dorsey's mannerisms and traits, becoming a demanding perfectionist like him, even adopting his hobby of toy trains. He adored the company of women and knew how to treat them. Look at Me Now", "Dolores", "Everything Happens to Me", and "This Love of Mine" in 1941; "Just as Though You Were There", "Take Me", and "There Are Such Things" in 1942; and "It Started All Over Again", "In the Blue of Evening", and "It's Always You" in 1943. ", Kelley says that arguments and fights regularly broke out between Sinatra and Rich, who were both arrogant with volatile tempers. [604] During his speech, Sinatra stated that his education had come from "the school of hard knocks" and was suitably touched by the award. [319] He put on a performance at the White House for the Italian prime minister, and performed at the Radio City Music Hall with Luciano Pavarotti and George Shearing. He had three verified children, as well as more than one of questionable paternity. One newspaper published the headline "Shame, Sinatra". [77] Sinatra first heard the recordings at the Hollywood Palladium and Hollywood Plaza and was astounded at how good he sounded. Sinatra family portrait, 1949, with Frank Jr. at far right. [127] By the end of 1948, Sinatra had slipped to fourth on DownBeat's annual poll of most popular singers (behind Billy Eckstine, Frankie Laine, and Bing Crosby). We are saddened by this unexpected death and we express our deepest condolences to Sinatra family. On his original birth certificate, Sinatra's name was recorded incorrectly as "Frank Sinestro", a clerical error. President Lucas Mangope awarded Sinatra with the highest honor, the Order of the Leopard, and made him an honorary tribal chief. [586] George Roberts, a trombonist in Sinatra's band, remarked that Sinatra had a "charisma, or whatever it is about him, that no one else had". Up to sixteen songs could now be held by the twelve-inch L.P., and this allowed Sinatra to use song in a novelistic way, turning each track in a kind of chapter, which built and counterpointed moods to illuminate a larger theme". [506] Barbara Sinatra wrote, "A big part of Frank's thrill was the sense of danger that he exuded, an underlying, ever-present tension only those closest to him knew could be defused with humor". Nancy rose to fame in 1966 for singing the hit song "These . He was so excited, you almost believed he had never recorded before. Frank Sinatra Jr., son of Frank Sinatra, has died at the age of 72. Sinatra was backed by the Count Basie Orchestra, with Quincy Jones conducting. [16] A childhood operation on his mastoid bone left major scarring on his neck, and during adolescence he suffered from cystic acne that further scarred his face and neck. During his career he made over 1000 recordings. [321] Though he did much towards civil rights causes, it did not stop the occasional racial jibe from him and the other Rat Pack members toward Davis at concerts. "[356] According to Nelson Riddle, Sinatra had a "fairly rangy voice",[aa] remarking that "His voice has a very strident, insistent sound in the top register, a smooth lyrical sound in the middle register, and a very tender sound in the low. "[457][ah] A CBS News special about the singer's 50th birthday, Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, was broadcast on November 16, 1965, and garnered both an Emmy award and a Peabody Award. [313] The album garnered six Grammy nominations winning for best liner notes and peaked at number 17 on Billboard's album chart,[312] and spawned yet another song that would become a signature tune, "Theme from New York, New York". Ultimately, Sinatra did not find the success on television for which he had hoped. [547], Of all the U.S. presidents he associated with during his career, he was closest to John F. [494] He often played golf with Venturi at the course in Palm Springs, where he lived,[495] and liked painting, reading, and building model railways. [521], Sinatra became the stereotype of the "tough working-class Italian American," something which he embraced. [97] Columbia Records re-released Harry James and Sinatra's August 1939 version of "All or Nothing at All",[66] which reached number 2 on June 2, and was on the best-selling list for 18 weeks. ( Francis Albert Sinatra) Born 12 December 1915 - Hoboken, NJ. [320], Sinatra was honored at 1983 Kennedy Center Honors, alongside Katherine Dunham, James Stewart, Elia Kazan, and Virgil Thomson. That may be due to the ten years he's put on, and the things he's been through. [27] He arrived at Ellis Island with his mother and sisters in 1903, when they joined his father, Francesco Sinatra, who had immigrated to the US in 1900. On May 14, 1998, Frank Sinatra died of a heart attack at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai . [243] Strangers in the Night went on to top the Billboard and UK pop singles charts,[244][245] winning the award for Record of the Year at the Grammys. Nancy Sinatra, the daughter of Frank Sinatra, defended family friend and her father's fellow Rat Pack member Dean Martin from accusations he was an alcoholic. [440] Sinatra's last major film role was opposite Faye Dunaway in Brian G. Hutton's The First Deadly Sin (1980). [463] Ten years later, he made a guest appearance opposite Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I., playing a retired policeman who teams up with Selleck to find his granddaughter's murderer. [367], Sinatra's split with Gardner in the fall of 1953 had a profound impact on the types of songs he sang and on his voice. [173] The recording was first released as a bootleg, but in 1999 Artanis Entertainment Group officially released it as the Sinatra '57 in Concert live album, after Sinatra's death. [151] At the Desert Inn in Las Vegas he performed to half-filled houses of wildcatters and ranchers. [558] Sinatra arranged Reagan's Presidential gala, as he had done for Kennedy 20 years previously. [143] Sinatra would fly to Las Vegas from Los Angeles in Van Heusen's single-engine plane. and Where Are You?his first album in stereo, with Gordon Jenkins. [114], Despite being heavily involved in political activity in 1945 and 1946, in those two years Sinatra sang on 160 radio shows, recorded 36 times, and shot four films. [104] Sinatra released "You'll Never Know", "Close to You", "Sunday, Monday, or Always" and "People Will Say We're in Love" as singles. [317] In 1982, he signed a $16million three-year deal with the Golden Nugget of Las Vegas. Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. [527] Kelley quotes Jo-Carrol Silvers that Sinatra "adored" Bugsy Siegel, and boasted to friends about him and how many people Siegel had killed. [138] Evans once said that whenever Sinatra suffered from a bad throat and loss of voice it was always due to emotional tension which "absolutely destroyed him". [89] The phenomenon became officially known as "Sinatramania" after his "legendary opening" at the Paramount Theatre in New York on December 30, 1942. [160] Journalist Burt Boyar observed, "Sinatra had had it. and has three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in film and music. [244][256] In December, Sinatra collaborated with Duke Ellington on the album Francis A. Sinatra earned $125 a week, appearing at the Palmer House in Chicago,[64] and James released Sinatra from his contract. and Harold Arlen's and Jerome Kern's "All The Things You Are". Francis Albert Sinatra [a] was born on December 12, 1915, in an upstairs tenement at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, [8] [9] [b] the only child of Italian immigrants Natalina "Dolly" Garaventa and Antonino Martino "Marty" Sinatra, who boxed under the name Marty O'Brien. [208] Cuts from this LP, such as "Angel Eyes" and "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)", would remain staples of the "saloon song" segments of Sinatra's concerts. [153] By April 1952 he was performing at the Kauai County Fair in Hawaii. Jenkins considered Sinatra's musical sense to be unerring. [124] On days when he felt that his voice was not right, he would know after only a few notes and would postpone the recording session until the following day, yet still pay his musicians. [236], Throughout his professional career, Sinatra recorded more than 1,300 songs and participated in more than fifty films. Sinatra performed in concert for the last time in 1995 at the Palm Desert Marriott Ballroom in California. W hen he was 19, Frank Sinatra Jr was kidnapped and held to ransom for four days. [430][ae], In the late 1960s, Sinatra became known for playing detectives,[433] including Tony Rome in Tony Rome (1967) and its sequel Lady in Cement (1968). [124], Sinatra's third album, Christmas Songs by Sinatra, was originally released in 1948 as a 78rpm album set,[125] and a 10" LP record was released two years later. [464], Sinatra had three children, Nancy (born 1940), Frank Jr. (19442016) and Tina (born 1948), with his first wife, Nancy Sinatra (ne Barbato, 19172018), to whom he was married from 1939 to 1951. On December 11, 1943, he was officially classified 4-F ("Registrant not acceptable for military service") by his draft board because of a perforated eardrum. [70] Sinatra later said that "The only two people I've ever been afraid of are my mother and Tommy Dorsey". [477] Gardner filed for divorce in June 1954, at a time when she was dating matador Luis Miguel Domingun,[478] but the divorce was not settled until 1957. "[185], In 1955 Sinatra released In the Wee Small Hours, his first 12" LP,[186] featuring songs such as "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", "Mood Indigo", "Glad to Be Unhappy" and "When Your Lover Has Gone". Sinatra's father, Martin, was a tavern owner and part-time prizefighter, and his mother, Natalieknown to all as "Dolly"was a domineering influence both in local politics and in her son's life and career. [202] It reached the top spot on the Billboard album chart in its second week, remaining at the top for five weeks,[203] and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the inaugural Grammy Awards. Frank Sinatra Concept Album Watertown, Newly Mixed And Remastered From Original Session Tapes, Set For Release On June 3 Read Story It helped keep him at the top of his game. [29] Sinatra spent much time at his parents' tavern in Hoboken,[e] working on his homework and occasionally singing a song on top of the player piano for spare change. [501] He spent lavishly on expensive custom-tailored tuxedos and stylish pin-striped suits, which made him feel wealthy and important, and that he was giving his very best to the audience. [496], Though Sinatra was critical of the Church on numerous occasions[497] and had a pantheistic, Einstein-like view of God in his earlier life,[498] he was inducted into the Catholic Sovereign Military Order of Malta in 1976,[499] and he turned to Catholicism for healing after his mother died in a plane crash in 1977. [545] His comments, while praised by liberal publications, led to accusations by some that he was a Communist, which he said were not true. [55][i] In June, bandleader Harry James, who had heard Sinatra sing on "Dance Parade", signed a two-year contract of $75 a week one evening after a show at the Paramount Theatre in New York. FRANCIS ALBERT SINATRA. [462], Sinatra starred as a detective in Contract on Cherry Street (1977), cited as his "one starring role in a dramatic television film". If someone told him he'd been great, he'd reply, 'It was a nice crowd, but my reed was off' or 'I wasn't so good on the third number'. [239] Granata considers the album to have been one of the finest of his Reprise years, "a reflective throwback to the concept records of the 1950s, and more than any of those collections, distills everything that Frank Sinatra had ever learned or experienced as a vocalist". He found success as a solo artist after signing with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". According to Kelley, Giancana blamed Sinatra for the ordeal and was fuming at the abuse he had given to the commission's chairman Ed Olsen. - Print, Photographic", "Start spreading the news Post office renamed to honor Frank Sinatra", "In Frank's Footsteps: The Sinatra Walking Tour", "Ol' Blue Eyes returning to Hoboken in December, and he'll stay awhile", "More Photos: New Frank Sinatra Statue On The Hoboken Waterfront", "Hoboken to unveil tribute to hometown legend Frank Sinatra Sunday", "Frank Sinatra's contribution to the Hebrew University", "Frank Sinatra Hall USC Cinematic Arts", "Postal Service to immortalize 'Ol' Blue Eyes', "Sinatra, others receive honorary college degrees", "Our Towns; Frank Sinatra, Doctor of Engineering", "Sammy Davis, Jr., Frank Sinatra And Dean Martin's Legendary Friendship Revealed in TV Movie 'The Rat Pack', "Billy Ray Takes On 'Sinatra' For Universal And Martin Scorsese", "BBC Four Arena: Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century", "Review: 'Sinatra,' Alex Gibney's New HBO Documentary, Explores a Legend", "Stars align for Frank Sinatra 100th anniversary special Sunday on CBS", "BWW Review: FRANK & AVA ~ An Affair To Remember", "The Time Frank Sinatra Berated Mario Puzo For His Assumed Likeness in 'The Godfather', "Scott Stapp to Portray Frank Sinatra in Upcoming Ronald Reagan Biopic: Exclusive", "Sinatra in Retrospective, Parts 1 and 2,", With Red Norvo Quintet: Live in Australia, 1959, Portrait of Sinatra Forty Songs from the Life of a Man, All-Time Greatest Dorsey/Sinatra Hits, Vol. It was a turbulent marriage with many well-publicized fights and altercations. He was deeply involved with politics starting in the mid-1940s and actively campaigned for presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. ", Nelson Riddle noting the development of Sinatra's voice in 1955. [605] A few years later in 1984 and 1985, Sinatra also received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Loyola Marymount University as well as an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology. Buried - B-8, #151, Desert Memorial Park, Palm Springs, CA. The jealousy exhibited by the group members often led to brawls in which they would beat up the small, skinny young Sinatra. The TV special was highlighted by a dramatic reading of "Send in the Clowns" and a song-and-dance sequence with former co-star Gene Kelly. [460] When Sinatra came out of retirement in 1973, he released both an album and appeared in a TV special named Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back. [510] Barbara Sinatra stated that he would "snap at anyone for the slightest misdemeanor",[511] while Van Heusen said that when Sinatra got drunk it was "best to disappear". Born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey, Sinatra was greatly influenced by the intimate, easy-listening vocal style of Bing Crosby[3] and began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. [617] Sinatra was also portrayed by Rico Simonini in the 2018 feature film Frank & Ava, which is based on a play by Willard Manus. 5 in the UK,[261] but it remained in the UK charts for 122 weeks, including 75 non-consecutive weeks in the Top 40, between April 1969 and September 1971, which was still a record in 2015. [229], In 1964 the song "My Kind of Town" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. [83][p] Upon leaving Dorsey, Sinatra persuaded Stordahl to come with him and become his personal arranger, offering him $650 a month, five times his salary from Dorsey. Bono Mack, Mary (May 20, 2008). [525] He was reported to be a good friend of mobster Sam Giancana,[526] and the two men were seen playing golf together. Although still a registered Democrat, Sinatra endorsed Republican Ronald Reagan for a second term as Governor of California in 1970. [192], In 1963, Sinatra reunited with Nelson Riddle for The Concert Sinatra, an ambitious album featuring a 73-piece symphony orchestra arranged and conducted by Riddle. [307], In 1978, Sinatra filed a $1million lawsuit against a land developer for using his name in the "Frank Sinatra Drive Center" in West Los Angeles. He became known as "Swoonatra" or "The Voice", and his fans "Sinatratics". [308] During a party at Caesars in 1979, he was awarded the Grammy Trustees Award, while celebrating 40 years in show business and his 64th birthday. Born Francis Albert Sinatra in Hoboken, New Jersey, the son and only child of an Italian immigrant fireman, his mother Dolly was a midwife.. Angela Jennifer Lambert Paparozzi, or AJ as most people know her, developed a love for music at a young age. ", Barbara Sinatra on Sinatra's popularity with women. He began to console himself in songs with a "brooding melancholy", such as "I'm a Fool to Want You", "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", "My One and Only Love" and "There Will Never Be Another You",[368] which Riddle believed was the direct influence of Ava Gardner. (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958), No One Cares (1959), and Nice 'n' Easy (1960). He recorded "My Foolish Heart", "Cry Me a River", and other songs. [116] Sinatra had competition; versions by Art Lund, Dick Haymes, Dennis Day, and The Pied Pipers also reached the top ten of the Billboard charts. [300][301] That year, the Friars Club selected him as the "Top Box Office Name of the Century", and he was given the Scopus Award by the American Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Nevada. [332] Sinatra maintained an active touring schedule in the early 1990s, performing 65 concerts in 1990, 73 in 1991 and 84 in 1992 in seventeen different countries. [105], Sinatra did not serve in the military during World War II. [547], In the 1980 presidential election, Sinatra supported Ronald Reagan and donated $4million to Reagan's campaign. 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Kennedy and Frank Sinatra", How Bobby Kennedy Started the War on Gangs, "Sinatra, snow storms, and a smashed-up helipad: the story behind John F Kennedy's star-studded inauguration", "New York Magazine Is Reagan Gala a Kennedy Snub? Family and friends will gather March 24 to celebrate the life of Frank . [402], Sinatra was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as a heroin addict in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). Clemens, Samuel. Entertainer, Singer, Actor, Businessman. The words "The Best Is Yet to Come", plus "Beloved Husband & Father" were imprinted on Sinatra's original grave marker. [424] He had a leading role opposite Laurence Harvey in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), which he considered to be the role he was most excited about and the high point of his film career. [ag] Santopietro writes that Sinatra "simply never appeared fully at ease on his own television series, his edgy, impatient personality conveying a pent up energy on the verge of exploding". [614] A 1998 episode of the BBC documentary series Arena, The Voice of the Century, focused on Sinatra. "[90] Sinatra performed for four weeks at the theatre, his act following the Benny Goodman orchestra, after which his contract was renewed for another four weeks by Bob Weitman due to his popularity. Hughes still resented Sinatra for marrying Ava Gardner, the subject of his own affections. [362] After a period of performing, Sinatra tired of singing a certain set of songs and was always looking for talented new songwriters and composers to work with. [491], Sinatra was close friends with Jilly Rizzo,[492] songwriter Jimmy Van Heusen, golfer Ken Venturi, comedian Pat Henry and baseball manager Leo Durocher. [39] To please his mother, he enrolled at Drake Business School, but departed after 11 months. [61] Thanks to his vocal training, Sinatra could now sing two tones higher, and developed a repertoire which included songs such as "My Buddy", "Willow Weep for Me", "It's Funny to Everyone but Me", "Here Comes the Night", "On a Little Street in Singapore", "Ciribiribin", and "Every Day of My Life".

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