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A Star is Born
Francis Albert Sinatra was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. He and his mother nearly died while she was giving birth to him. In the process, the doctor managed to give him a scar on the left side of his face. -
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Frank Sinatra
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Highschool Dropout
Sinatra dropped out of highschool his seinor year and joined a vocal group known as, "The Three Flashes" and later, "the Hoboken Four." Eventually, he was rejected by his members because of his talent and left the band in the Spring of 1936. -
Love and Marriage
With the blessing from his mother, Frank Sinatra married Nancy Barbato in 1939. They had three children. -
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Sinatra left the Harry James Orchestra when he found out Tommy wanted to sign him. He was 24 when one of his singles became number one for twelve weeks. -
Flying Solo
Sometime in 1940, Frank withdrew from his contract and decided to move on in his career as a solo artist and left The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. -
The End?
After recieving alot of bad publicity, Sinatra regained his audience at the Copacabana night-club in 1950. Unfortunately, Sinatra hemorrhaged his vocal chords during his overly packed schedule. Eventually, he recovered and performed a sell-out concert at the London Palladium. -
Come Fly With Me
In 1958, "Come Fly With Me" was released and became the number one album. The black-and-white World War II movie "Kings Go Forth" was also released on June 28, 1958. -
Retirement
Sometime in 1971, Sinatra announced his retirement. -
Back At It
Sinatra's retirement didn't last long, and he was back in the studio as of 1973. That October, he released another album titled, "Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back". -
Capitol Records
Sinatra returned to Capitol Records and performed two albums. These included duets with some of the most famous artists of the mid-90's. Some tracks featured Stevie Wonder, Bono, Willie Nelson, Tony Bennett, and Neil Diamond. Due to health complications, Sinatra got to record with very few of these artists (if any) and most tracks were put together digitally. -
The Best Is Yet to Come
After his 80th birthday, poor health kept him away from the public eye. After suffering from a third heart attack Francis Albert Sinatra died on May 14, 1998 in Los Angeles, California. Legend has it that he was buried with a bottle of Jack Daniels, a pack of Camels cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, a roll of dimes for good luck, and dressed in a blue suit.
