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Number of songs: 13 | Total weeks on charts: 53
Appearing in a total number of: 19 charts | Total period running: 4801 days |
| Biography
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and film actor. Beginning his musical career in the swing era as a boy singer with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra found unprecedented success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the "bobby soxers", he released his first album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra in 1946. His professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, but it was reborn in 1953 after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in From Here to Eternity. He signed with Capitol Records in 1953 and released several critically lauded albums (such as In the Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers!, Come Fly with Me, Only the Lonely and Nice 'n' Easy). Sinatra left Capitol to found his own record label, Reprise Records in 1961 (finding success with albums such as Ring-a-Ding-Ding!, Sinatra at the Sands and Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim), toured internationally, was a founding member of the Rat Pack and fraternized with celebrities and statesmen, including John F. Kennedy.
Sinatra turned 50 in 1965, recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and scored hits with "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". With sales of his music dwindling and after appearing in several poorly received films, Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971. Two years later, however, he came out of retirement and from 1973 recorded several albums, scoring a Top 40 hit with "(Theme From) New York, New York" in 1980. Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally, until a short time before his death in 1998. Sinatra also forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning Best Supporting Actor in 1953, he also garnered a nomination for Best Actor for The Man with the Golden Arm, and critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate. He also starred in such musicals as High Society, Pal Joey, Guys and Dolls and On the Town.
Sinatra is one of the best-selling artists of all time. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Film career
Sinatra enjoyed a huge film career and began making movies almost as soon as his singing career took off. His most important pictures, among many others spanning most of his lengthy career, include:
The Manchurian Candidate with Angela Lansbury
From Here to Eternity with Burt Lancaster
Suddenly with Sterling Hayden
The Man with the Golden Arm with Arnold Stang
Kings Go Forth with Natalie Wood
Guys and Dolls with Marlon Brando
High Society with Bing Crosby
Pal Joey with Rita Hayworth
Some Came Running with Dean Martin
Never So Few with Steve McQueen
A Hole in the Head with Edward G. Robinson
Meet Danny Wilson
On the Town with Gene Kelly
Robin and the 7 Hoods with Bing Crosby
Ocean's 11 and Sergeants 3 with the Rat Pack (Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop)
Step Lively
None But the Brave (directed by Sinatra)
The Detective with Lee Remick
Come Blow Your Horn with Lee J. Cobb and Barbara Rush
The Pride and the Passion starring Cary Grant
Discography:
Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder - 1946
The Voice of Frank Sinatra - 1948
Christmas Songs by Sinatra - 1948
Frankly Sentimental - 1949
Songs by Sinatra - 1950
Dedicated to You - 1950
Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra - 1950
Songs for Young Lovers - 1954
Swing Easy! - 1954
In the Wee Small Hours - 1955
Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems of Color - 1956
Songs for Swingin' Lovers! - 1956
Close To You - 1957
A Swingin' Affair! - 1957
The Man I Love - 1957
Where Are You? - 1957
A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra - 1957
Come Fly With Me - 1958
Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely - 1958
Come Dance With Me! - 1959
No One Cares - 1959
Sleep Warm - 1959
Nice 'n' Easy - 1960
Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! - 1961
Ring-a-Ding-Ding! - 1961
Come Swing with Me! - 1961
Swing Along with Me - 1961
I Remember Tommy... - 1961
Point of No Return - 1962
Sinatra and Strings - 1962
Sinatra and Swingin' Brass - 1962
Frank Sinatra Conducts Music from Pictures and Plays - 1962
Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain - 1962
All Alone - 1962
Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First - 1963
The Concert Sinatra - 1963
Sinatra's Sinatra - 1963
"Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses - Moon River - and Other Academy Award Winners " - 1964
It Might as Well Be Swing - 1964
"America - I Hear You Singing " - 1964
"Softly - as I Leave You " - 1964
September of My Years - 1965
My Kind of Broadway - 1965
A Man and His Music - 1965
Moonlight Sinatra - 1966
Strangers in the Night - 1966
That's Life - 1966
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim - 1967
The World We Knew - 1967
Francis A. & Edward K. - 1968
The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas - 1968
Cycles - 1968
My Way - 1969
A Man Alone: The Words and Music of McKuen - 1969
Watertown - 1970
Sinatra & Company - 1971
Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back - 1973
Some Nice Things I've Missed - 1974
Trilogy: Past Present Future - 1980
She Shot Me Down - 1982
Syms by Sinatra - 1982
L.A. Is My Lady - 1984
Duets - 1993
Duets II - 1994
Live albums -
Sinatra at the Sands - 1966
The Main Event – Live - 1974
Sinatra Saga - 1994
"Sinatra Saga - Vol. 2 " - 1994
Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris - 1994
Sinatra 80th: Live in Concert - 1995
"Frank Sinatra with the Red Norvo Quintet: Live in Australia - 1959 " - 1997
Sinatra ’57 in Concert - 1999
Live from Las Vegas - 2005
Sinatra: Vegas - 2006
Frank Sinatra: The Greatest Concerts - 2008
Live at the Meadowlands - 2009
Sinatra: New York - 2009
Best of Vegas - 2011
Compilation albums -
This Is Sinatra! - 1956
This Is Sinatra Volume 2 - 1958
Look to Your Heart - 1959
All the Way - 1961
Sinatra Sings of Love and Things - 1962
Sinatra '65: The Singer Today - 1965
Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits - 1968
"Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits - Vol. 2 " - 1972
Portrait of Sinatra - Forty Songs from the Life of a Man - 1977
Sinatra–Jobim Sessions - 1979
"The Voice: Frank Sinatra - the Columbia Years (1943–1952) " - 1986
New York New York: His Greatest Hits - 1987
"All-Time Greatest Dorsey/Sinatra Hits - Vol. 1-4 " - 1988
Capitol Collectors Series - 1989
The Reprise Collection - 1990
The Capitol Years - 1990
Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years - 1991
Sinatra Sings the Songs of Van Heusen & Cahn - 1991
Sinatra: Soundtrack To The CBS Mini-Series - 1992
Concepts - 1992
The Best of the Capitol Years - 1992
The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings - 1993
The Golden Days of Radio - 1994
The Song Is You - 1994
The Essence of Frank Sinatra - 1994
My Shining Hour - 1994
1946: Old Gold Shows - 1994
The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The V-Discs - 1994
16 Most Requested Songs - 1995
I've Got a Crush on You - 1995
Gold Collection - 1995
Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Johnny Mercer - 1995
Christmas Through the Years - 1995
Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Rodgers & Hart - 1995
The Complete Recordings Nineteen Thirty-Nine - 1995
Sinatra 80th: All the Best - 1995
The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings - 1995
The Complete Capitol Singles Collection - 1996
Everything Happens to Me - 1996
Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Cole Porter - 1996
Frank Sinatra Sings the Select Sammy Cahn - 1996
Greatest Hits: Early Years - 1996
Screen Sinatra - 1996
Christmas Gift Collection - 1997
"Frank Sinatra Remembers the Movies - 1943-1946 " - 1997
The Very Best of Frank Sinatra - 1997
Frank Sinatra Sings His Greatest Hits - 1997
Night and Day - 1997
Portrait of Sinatra: Columbia Classics - 1997
Gold - 1998
Frank Sinatra & the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - 1998
Lucky Numbers - 1998
The Capitol Years - 1998
The Best of the Columbia Years: 1943–1952 - 1998
Classic Sinatra: His Greatest Performances 1953–1960 - 2000
Super Hits - 2000
Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre - 2000
My Way: The Best of Frank Sinatra - 2000
Love Songs - 2001
Christmas with the Rat Pack - 2002
Frank Sinatra in Hollywood 1940–1964 - 2002
Classic Duets - 2002
All or Nothing at All - 2002
Sinatra Sings Cole Porter - 2003
The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Discs - 2003
The Platinum Collection - 2004
Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection - 2004
Romance - 2004
The World of Frank Sinatra - 2005
Duets/Duets II: 90th Birthday Limited Collector's Edition - 2005
The Essence of Frank Sinatra - 2006
Romance: Songs from the Heart - 2007
Greatest Love Songs - 2008
Sinatra at the Movies - 2008
Nothing But the Best - 2008
From the Heart - 2009
Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love - 2009
Classic Sinatra II - 2009
Christmas with Sinatra & Friends - 2009
36 Greatest Hits! - 2010
Come Fly Away - 2010
Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings - 2010
Frank Sinatra: The Reprise Years - 2010
Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings - 2011
Sinatra: Best of the Best - 2011
Sources: Last.fm, Wikipedia
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