Happy Birthday Frank
Frank Sinatra was born Francis Albert Sinatra on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey. The only child of Italian immigrants. Frank Sinatra got his first break in 1935 when his mother persuaded a local singing group, The Three Flashes, to let him join. With Sinatra, the group became known as the Hoboken Four. He next teamed up with Tommy Dorsey. Frank Sinatra was indisputably the 20th century's greatest singer of popular song. Though influenced by Bing Crosby's crooning, and by learning from trombonist Tommy Dorsey’s breath control and blues singer Billie Holiday's rhythmic swing, Frank Sinatra mainstreamed the concept of singing within a very unique style of his own. Treating lyrics as personal statements and handling melodies with the ease of a jazz improviser. Frank was literally very frank he denounced rock & roll as a bunch of degenerates in 1957. That would change in later years after the Beatles and the pop culture at the time took over the charts. Yet Frank kept on performing.
There after in his later years he recorded songs of the likes of Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Jimmy Webb, and Billy Joel. Not only did his freely interpretive approach pave the way for the idiosyncrasies of rock singing, but also with his character a mix of tough guy cool and romantic vulnerability, he became the first true pop idol, a superstar who through his music established a persona audiences found compelling and true. For over 50 years he was under surveillance by the FBI and when he passed away there was over 1300 pages of information proving nothing on good old blue eyes. Franks had a repertoire of songs that far surpassed ten. However I thought on the anniversary of his birthday I would list his top ten songs as set out below.
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
My Way
One For My Baby
That’s Life
Fly Me To The Moon
New York New York
Summer Wind
Strangers In The Night
Night And Day
The Lady Is A Tramp
"I would like to be remembered as a man who had a wonderful time living life, a man who
had good friends, fine family - and I don't think I could ask for anything more than that,
actually." ~Frank Sinatra
His wish came true I believe he is remembered that way
ReplyDeleteI have some of his music :-) some I have posted on my music page
http://cheryljasper.multiply.com/music/item/180/Frank_Sinatra
My son gave me a CD for Christmas about 5 years ago and I found I thoroughly enjoyed it, even though I had always thought of Frank as 'before my time'. My father (born 1911) and sister who was 10 years older than I am both were enthralled by him.
ReplyDeleteaahhhhh, yes good ol' Frank.....loved his voice and his music and still to this day.
ReplyDeleteShall take a look Cheryl.
ReplyDeleteLiterally I truly think he was and is sensational and today was his birthday so why not. I have a compilation of some of his CD's I loved it when he collaborated with other artists back in the 90's. I've Got a Crush On You with Barbra Streisand is a tremendous song.
ReplyDeleteHere is one that has brought about Harry Connick Jr., Micheal Buble and so many were and are influenced in the manner that he sang as most of his songs he never wrote but the way he sang them was within his own way.
ReplyDeleteMy dad was a Sinatra fan. Where you think I got my name?
ReplyDeleteFeels like it's my birthday too.
Too cool Frank.
ReplyDeleteMy mum was a Cliff Richard fan. Luckily my dad won that argument. ..
ReplyDeleteCliff was from Australia I think yeah?
ReplyDeleteI would guess there are very few people that haven't at least heard of Frank Sinatra. I've got some of his music in my collection as well.
ReplyDeleteI have a dollar bill that was signed by him!
ReplyDeleteGG, I never really got into Frank and the older stuff till I turned 30 literally. And then I really got into it especially Frank and a few others.
ReplyDeleteHe did a concert once and McCartney was within the front row and he was going into "Something In The Way She Moves", he stated that
it's his favorite song done by Paul McCartney yet it was wrote by George Harrison. But Frank was Frank.
Too cool Suzy...that would be worth much.
ReplyDeleteA very impressive list of songs. Not all of those were first recorded by Sinatra, but all are now bearing his singular trademark.
ReplyDeleteI always think of my dad when I hear "One for My Baby"--he was fond of singing a bit of that when in a winsome mood. He would have been 82 tomorrow.
A very nice tribute to The Chairman of the Board. Thanks Frank, and thank you Jack.
Nice blog, Jack! Frank Sinatra and my second child share the same birthday! I'll be sure to tell him that...he likes some of Sinatra's music.
ReplyDeleteI was knocked off here but his songs were tremendous Doug. So I thought I would post this on him as there was so much more with regards to him yet on this day it was his birthday.
ReplyDeleteThanks Terri it was an era that seemingly has never left, just like Nat and some others.
ReplyDeletewonderful tribute to baby blue eyes! hugs!
ReplyDeleteWonderful tribute to a great voice.
ReplyDelete,yes ,,he did ,,"my way" ..:).i love all his songs "Fly me to the moon " is one of my favourites..thanks for posting :)xo
ReplyDelete. I hadnt heard ,that song ..with Streisand..its so good:)
ReplyDeleteThanks you Fatos and a great late Sunday to you there in Turkey.
ReplyDeleteI love several one of my favorites are "Fly Me to the Moon - and let me see the Star's".
ReplyDeleteTremendous song that was done before digitally before 2000 the new millennium Caroline.
ReplyDeleteFly Me To The Moon ... and yes ... let me see the stars, my all time fave. Its my dads lullaby and now its Jack's lullaby. laughs*
ReplyDeleteNow I discover my dad's a Frank S. fan smiles*