Draggingtree Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Frank Sinatra at 100 Filed under: General — JVW @ 2:26 pm [guest post by JVW] Francis Albert Sinatra was born 100 years ago today in Hoboken, New Jersey to Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa Sinatra of Genoa and Antonio Martino “Marty” Sinatra of Palermo. The Sinatra Family experience was much the same as other immigrant family experiences in the early years of the 20th century: his mother worked as a midwife (and apparently an abortionist) and immersed herself in local politics, his father worked for the fire department and moonlighted as a prizefighter, and the two of them together ran a local tavern where young Frankie first performed for small change. He grew up listening to the music of Al Jolson, Rudy Vallee, and Russ Colombo, all of whom were first- or second-generation Americans, but he ended up idolizing a West Coast singer of Anglo-Irish background who could trace his father’s family back to the arrival of the Mayflower, Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby, Jr. After getting his start singing in area clubs and doing free appearances on local radio, Sinatra got his first break in 1935 with a nearby group called the 3 Flashes, who changed their name to the Hoboken Four once Sinatra joined. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEPnhszmKuo http://patterico.com/2015/12/12/frank-sinatra-at-100/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valin Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 @Draggingtrre Thanks! Sinatra Centenary Weekend at SteynOnline December 12, 2015 Frank Sinatra was born 100 years ago - December 12th 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey - and we're celebrating all weekend long. Click on the links below for a cornucopia of print and audio delights: (Snip) My Personal Favorite Sinatra He Owns This Do Yourself A Big Favor Sinatra At The Sands Playlist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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