Frank Sinatra Research Paper

Frank Sinatra, also known as Francis Albert Sinatra, was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on December 12, 1915. He was born to Natalia and Anthony Sinatra at a whopping thirteen pounds. Both of his parents were Italian immigrants. When Frank was just eight years old he began singing to make tips at his local city nightclub and soon became a professional vocalist when he was in his teenage years. Sinatra dropped out of high school shortly before graduation. Sinatra has been considered one of the best entertainers of the twentieth century and his music still lives on today. Sinatra had a plethora of nicknames including the Voice, the Sultan of Swoon, Ol’ Blue Eyes, and the Chairman of the Board. Frank also had some time on the big screen as an actor as well as singing. Sinatra had three children with his first wife, Nancy. …show more content…
Sinatra’s first number one song came when “I’ll Never Smile Again” stayed at number one for twelve weeks straight and turned Frank Sinatra into a household name. The fame and stardom got to Sinatra’s head because eventually the only thing that mattered to him. Frank was married to a woman named Nancy Barbato, who would bear Sinatra’s only three children, but this did not stop him from having affairs while traveling around the nation. Frank had turned insufferably cocky now that all the girls were only coming to the shows to listen to him sing and scream his name. These girls were called bobby soxers because they wore a certain type of bobby socks. Frank’s time with Tommy Dorsey and his band would not last any longer than June 1, 1943 because Manie Sacks offered Frank a record deal with Columbia records. Shortly after, Frank received news that he had been named Male Vocalist of the Year by Down Beat polls. This was huge for Frank because Bing Crosby, his idol since he was a young boy, had won the award many times