Do you have a movement of job in you without any reason when you listen to Frank Sinatra’s songs? We do. The space will turn black and white and we will start to dance with love of our life. Yes, all of these are because of our subconscious and movies that we watched. We will celebrate the 100th birthday of Sinatra on 12 December and we are glad to have this feeling.
Now, make yourself a cup of hot chocolate, start listening to Sinatra songs and check our list about this special man. Christmas is coming. Maybe there will be slow.
Frank Sinatra was born in a poor family.
Francis Albert Sinatra was born on 12 December 1915 in New York, Hoboken. Sinatra is the only child of Italian immigrant Sicilian chef and amateur boxer Antonino Martin Sinatra and Natalie Della Garaventa and he decides to be a musician after watching a concert in his youth.
Frank Sinatra is the leader of a thief gang when he was young.
He was raised as a poor suburban kid in Hoboken town of New Jersey. Moreover, he was the leader of the thief gang when he was young. It is right to say you need to look where a person lives not where a person was born.
Frank Sinatra started music influenced by Bing Crosby
He was influenced by Bing Crosby, leaves high school with his mother’s approval and takes a first step to his music career. Everything started in 1933 when he went to listen to Bing Crosby. Francis Albert was dazzled with Crosby’s music and he decided to be singer after leaving the concert hall. But he does not take the easy road by choosing to be the simple copy of Crosby. He creates his own unique style.
Frank Sinatra attracts attention as ranking first in the radio
He ranks first in 1935 in a radio contest. This first place influences him to start his career and attract attention. Then, he founds as a job as a soloist in a small travelling orchestra and starts to travel between cities. He attracts the attention of “Big Band” orchestra conductor Harry James because he was a special voice that differentiate him from others. Frank Sinatra plays with this orchestra for a while and transfers to Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra.
Frank Sinatra does exercise to improve his lungs
Sinatra tries a lot of ways to improve himself and hangs to music with great ambition. Also, he starts swimming and running to improve his lungs. Then, he works on breathing in the middle of the tune without interrupting the voice and succeeds in this. In the following years, he became the first light music artists that uses breathing to create a dramatic effect. He never learns to read the notes but he uses his baritone voice with great mastery.
Women admired him
Women are crazy about Sinatra. He is the idol of 1940s and he has a huge fan base. The concerts of the artist created “mass hysteria” such that in 1944 New York concert, 30 thousand people outside the concert hall turns the place into a war zone and the police was forced to intervene.
Rock’n Roll breakthrough shadows his music
But when rock’n roll breakthrough happened in the 1950s, Frank’s romantic jazz style got a huge blow. The artists had an important stagnation and fall back in his career. His songs were boring compared to rock’n roll trend.
He gets away from music and focuses on cinema
Sinatra focuses on Hollywood in this break. In 1953, he wins the best supporting male Oscar with his extraordinary performance in “From Here to Eternity” movie. Then, he was nominated for the Oscars for the second time with “‘The Man with The Golden Arm’’ movie.
Time for retirement
The artist with the tiredness of years announces to retire in 1971. He rarely gives concerts and continues to make albums. He never completely gives up on music.
Frank Sinatra’s Love and marriages
Sinatra was married for 4 times throughout his life. From his marriage with Nancy Barbota in 1939, they have three children called Nancy, Franklin Wayne and Christina. In 1951, he married to famous actress Ava Gardner and the duo became the perfect couple. In 1966, he married to young Mia Farrow. Lastly, in 1977, she married to Barbara Marx, the widow of famous comedian Groucho Marz.
Frank Sinatra was in love with Marilyn Monroe.
It is said that womanizer singer proposed to Marilyn Monroe and Monroe politely refused this offer.
There are claims about Sinatra and mob relationship
There are claims about Sinatra and mob relationship in 1947, the fearsome mob leader Lucky Luciano was deported from the US. The claims say that Sinatra meets with Lucky Luciano. The meeting is not proved but everyone believes that this meeting happened. Sinatra does not deny this meeting. Sinatra’s political connections get stronger. It is believed that Johnny Fontane in the cult movie Godfather is Sinatra.
Frank Sinatra thinks logically and approaches critically
From “If pretending to believe in mysterious gods will allow cruelty on Wednesday and forgiveness on Sunday, ignore me.” words, we understand that he is not pious. Also, he says, “alcohol might be the greatest enemy of the humans. But the Bible says love your enemies” and criticizes the Bible in his own style.
Frank Sinatra spends his last days with his family
When he died at the age of 82, his wife Barbara and his children were with him. When US President Bill Clinton gave his condolences to Frank Sinatra’s family, he references “I Did It My Way” song and says “he really did choose his own way”.