Sinatra
The Jazz Genius
Frank Albert Sinatra is a popular music star born to Italian immigrant parents on December 12 of 1915. He was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and had a record of selling about 150 million acts worldwide.
Frank came, he saw, and he conquered. For a celebrity, he has one of the most turbulent journeys in life. Hence, the story of his life has been classified to his good days and the bad days.
The Good Days of Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra’s works would always make the top list when it comes to producing quality jazz music.
As A Musician
Today, Jazz music’s story would not be complete without the contribution of one of those who rewrote it. Even after his death, he was praised for his actions and nominally awarded the singer of 20th-century. How did he get to this point?
Sinatra started to learn music at a very tender age. Although he does not read music, he learns through his ears. His works were greatly influenced by that whom he worships – Bing Cosby. In 1943, he joined Columbia Records and made his first debut with the album titled “The voice of Frank Sinatra”. At the age of 45, he established his recording label by the name Reprise records and produced several land-breaking songs despite his sudden breaks from his career.
He is a receiver of countless nomination and notable awards. In 1983, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the Kennedy centre by Ronald Reagan and in 1997, awarded the Congressional gold medal. In his lifetime, he had received eleven Grammy awards among which are the Grammy legends award, the Grammy trustees’ award and lifetime achievement award.
As an Actor
Frank was also a fine and excellent actor who is great at interpreting roles. From his acts in “From here to eternity”, he became a recipient of an academic award. His filmography includes The Manchurian Candidate and the Golden man (1955).
He also featured in several musicals such as Guys and Dolls and receiving another award from that. He commenced his reality show named after him in1950 at ABC.
As A Political Figure
He was also associated with political acts in his lifetime. He was a good friend to John F. Kennedy, Franklin Roosevelt, and Ronald Reagan, among others he heartily campaigned for.
The Bad
Despite his great profile and successes, his life is not without struggles. First, the circumstances of his birth are startling. He passed through a difficult birth process which left on his cheeks neck and arms indelible scars.
The major and perhaps, most prominent of his struggle was his misfortune in the marriage sector. Frank was married four times, and one or two scandals characterise each marriage. In 1938, he was accused of neglect and adultery by one of his girlfriends and in 1939; he had his first wedding which hit the rock sooner than expected.
There were lots of scandals from his numerous affairs and one of which is his back and forth with Ava Gardner. He overdosed on sleeping drugs after a quarrel between them in the news although he denies being suicidal. Again in 1953, he was said to have cut his wrist. One of his wives later revealed his childhood wasn’t that rosy and that his mother was abusive.
Once Frank Sinatra bet on a boxing boat from which he incurred $50,000, and a riot by his fans happened because they were desperate to hear him sing. In 1967, he was arrested for being spotted with a mafia lord. Frank Sinatra could not sing at the Copacabana night of 1950 because his vocal cords were afflicted.