Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank. [|Britannica Biographies] ; 12/1/2011, p1, 2p

I: A. Francis "Frank" Albert Sinatra B and II. Frank was born to parents Martin (a prizefighter) and Natalie "Dollie" ( a domineering politician) Sinatra in 1915, in Hoboken N.J. Frank started off his singing career, by the urging of his mother, creating a local band called The Hoboken Four. Frank entered his band in a popular radio show competition: //Major Bowes' Amateur Hour. //The Hoboken Four then toured the country that year but due to Frank being the only serious one (musically) in the band they soon broke up. This was his first taste of show bussiness and in the years to come, after working with a few bands he finally broke off and became the solo act of the century. C. Sinatra wasn't just an entertainer, he was a pioneer. He created a legacy still awed today, and it was all through his ambition, raw talent, and wild thinking. III: A. Married four times. The two most famous Nancy Barbato and Ava Gardner. Seperated from his first wife because of his affair with actor Ava Gardner. Ava then cheated on him and they seperated. Sinatra remained loyal to his first wife Nancy and his three children Frank Sinatra Jr. "Frankie", Nancy Sinatra, and Tina Sinatra. B. Sinatra started his career in show bizz as a small time band singer, but most bands got angry when the stardom switched from the band as a whole to Frank himself. This led to many break ups and Sinatra ended up working in a roadhouse where he was soon rediscovered and was again singing. He then broke off to prosue a solo career, very un-heard-of in those times and by chance, luck,and some very dirty conections Sinatra was on the top charts. He worked for MGM, Capitol and many other recording companies. Along with his singing career Sinatra was also a radio, tv, and movie star. IV: Sinatra got his start in the Hoboken Four. Then after leaving them a few no name bands and singing in bars later he got a job at Rustic Cabins and was rediscovered by trumpet player Harry James. 10 commercial recordings later Tommy Dorsey, a trombone player with his own big band style and band, came looking for Sinatra with a raise and the promise of a new style. Sinatra happily left Harry's band to join Tommy's. Sinatra's time with Tommy gave him the ability to invent a brand new stlye "swoon". A mix between blues and jazz Sinatra soon mastered the technique breathing in odd phrases and cutting words. It was a style unparalleled beforehand. Sinatra soon seeked more than what the band could bring him and set out on his own. V: After setting out on his own Sinatra cut a deal with Columbia Records. The next passing years as Sinatra switched from Columbia to MGM would be his major years or most populary kown as the years of "The Voice" (a title Frank was given). His popularity sored and he soon expanded his fame to movies and television. He formed the Rat Pack, a swinging group consisting of Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin, and got tied up in politics. Sinatra's acomplishments aren't the only things that mark him as a great leader. Throughout all his years of acting he still stayed commited fully to his singing, and he aspired to be even greater as in the later years when he took arangers such as Nelson Riddle who specialized in styles that at that time seemed a little too adventerous. His devotion and ambition are both outweighed by the overpowering numbers of his followers. His accomplishments didn't make him, he made his accomplishments. This truth inspires many singers even today and Sinatra has left a lasting impression on all aspects of his life be it the styling of music, his acting and personality on tv and radio, or just the simple cinderella story that is Sinatra's life showing that even though it seems impossible if you strive you can make it. From Hoboken to California to Chicago to Las Vegas to New York. If you can make it there you can make it anywhere.