A friend and I saw Sinatra in person in 1966. He was performing at the Las Vegas Sands (the old one right on the strip), but we couldn't get near the performance - it was sold out big time. My friend knew the ropes and said "Follow me!" We went around to the rear of the casino, through the kitchen, and right into the room where old blue eyes was singing. We stood at the back of the room for the rest of the show. It was great!

@heyokaempath5802

7 ай бұрын

Marty, you were so lucky! You wouldn't be able to do that today. We had it so good and didn't know it.😊

@Mrfixitmarty

7 ай бұрын

You are so right! Today, we would probably be in jail for even trying! It surely was different and better times!

@tedwojtasik8781

7 ай бұрын

You did it your way 🙂

@terribeauchamp7266

7 ай бұрын

Cool.🙂

@PalmarLlano

7 ай бұрын

Dean Martin and Bing Crosby were better singers.

Most of us were skinny or lumpy little kids who were bullied, had acne, scared of our mothers (or fathers) and had first marriages that either didn’t last or were bumpy, then went on to be very (or somewhat) successful adults. Of course, we weren’t Sinatra, but I don’t see his life as being that different from anyone else’s. And Richard Burton talked about him at a celebratory banquet saying that Frank had “a heart of gold nobody knows about because he doesn’t like to talk about the many great things he’s done for others.”

@eddielavatori856

7 ай бұрын

I totally like the last comment that’s exactly the way I felt about it he hasn’t done anything any in any of the other ones haven’t done so what Merry Christmas to 555 beau

@raycooper3269

6 ай бұрын

Beyond doubt this guy could sing. When he sang he owned the song. A real Artist. Otherwise , a huge mess , unpleasant . But who cares about that.

@amethyst1826

2 ай бұрын

​@@eddielavatori856 Anything any in any....pardon?

Frank Sinatra was many things throughout his unruly life: good, bad sometimes very ugly indeed. However the one thing where he stood head and shoulders above everybody, was his attitude to race relations. One of the reasons his links to the Mob were exposed, was because he championed race relations at a time when it was very dangerous in the 1940s and 50s. He employed African-American performers such as Nat Cole, Ella, Coleman Hawkins, and Sammy Davis Jnr to perform with him on record and onstage. When Nat was attacked onstage by racist thugs in the Deep South, Frank arranged a plane to fly him and his trio back to safety. He wrote a wonderful article for Jet Magazine in the summer of 1958 entitled "The Way I Feel About Race." It is years ahead of its' time. The Rat Pack played benefits for Martin Luther King Jnr in the early 1960s. When he was murdered, Nancy Sinatra said it was one of the few times, she saw her father cry. He gave Quincy Jones his big break, and loved the music of Miles Davis. Miles was a massive fan of FS. Frank was no angel, none of us are. When it came to racism, he was beyond reproach.

@jackiepowell7513

7 ай бұрын

Too bad that's not about salvation.

@rgs6236

7 ай бұрын

I am a big FrankSinatra fan. I could listen to his music all day every day. Growing up I mainly heard R&B. I don’t really listen to R&B now. I listen to FS, Ella… all the greats. Probably because I am older and I appreciate their music more. I had no idea Frank Sinatra was supportive of race relations. Thank you for that insight 🙏🏽

@jadezee6316

7 ай бұрын

name one ugly indeed thing you think Sinatra did

@bnhamilton

7 ай бұрын

When he accepted the controversial NAACP Lifetime Award in 1987, he reminded the audience that he had also received a civil rights award in 1946.

@robjones2408

7 ай бұрын

@@bnhamilton Frank made a film preaching racial tolerance entitled "The House I Live In" in that same year. He won an award, as you rightly observed. He also attended anti-lynching meetings with Eleanor Roosevelt as well. Few major performers nailed their political colours to the mast as Frank did.

Frank Sinatra didnt just sing beautifully he told a story like none other. To me probably one of the most expressive vocalist of all time

My husband bought front row tickets to Frank Sinatra concert at Carnegie Hall. Right before it started Frank personally presented me and a few other women with long stem red roses and a smile.

@user-fp2kt1le2e

Ай бұрын

Lucky you!

After watching this there's no doubt in my mind Johnny Fontane was based completely on Frank, in particular in the book more than the movie.

It’s universally acknowledged that the Johnny Fontaine character in The Godfather is based on Frank Sinatra.

@acw7120

7 ай бұрын

Acknowledged by whom exactly? "GORT? Michael Rennie? Whom? Universally acknowledged"? Who speaks on behalf of the "Universe"? Just asking for a few billion friends. Universally acknowledged means its been declared by Mr Universe? Johnny Weismueller and Jane? Tarzan? Or who is the current "Mr Universe" who declares this so? Just asking.

@msomgxxx3851

7 ай бұрын

@@acw7120 Well the writer, Mario Puzzo for one who is the only one who matters actually.

@gracegrace2107

7 ай бұрын

Just one of several billion friends responding here...I've heard the idea that the film character "Johnny Fontaine" was based on Sinatra but I cannot commit to this theory 100% because I think that film characters are derived from multiple sources and some pure invention.@@acw7120

@user-ly8bq3tx5j

7 ай бұрын

​@@msomgxxx3851 lol....slick reply

@deborahburroughs8905

7 ай бұрын

@@acw7120lmao

When I see something about these rat pack guys, it makes me think about when I was Joey Bishop's driver for a few months in the distant past. He would get upset because I didn't gush about the memorabilia in his house. He once gave me a signed photo of himself and told me to give it to my dad. I showed it to him and he waved it away, with good reason. Dad was a combat Marine in World War II who grew up in Hell's Kitchen. He was an auto mechanic who had his own businesses for 42 years. He brought up 4 children, mostly without a wife who passed away prematurely. He should have been the one giving out signed photographs of himself.

@kerenkares4473

4 ай бұрын

😂❤❤❤❤

@gracie3174

Ай бұрын

Amen!

@alexkije

Ай бұрын

Joey Bishop had no visible talent.

@panatypical

Ай бұрын

@@alexkije Well, he was glib.

no rumor on the MOB, i lived in chicago and was married to a mob family, he for sure was connected and jumped to their every command.

@tonys4396

7 ай бұрын

Nice lie,

@elijahjames8837

7 ай бұрын

​@@tonys4396prove it!

@frankgraham1996

5 ай бұрын

@@tonys4396 He carried out some errands for his Godfather in jersey but he was not a soldier and did not Jump on command. He was grateful for the help he got. But both sides had to maintain distance .. it was better that way. But the Hollywood bosses knew what could happen to them if they tried to banish Frank from the industry.

@tonys4396

5 ай бұрын

@@frankgraham1996 The idiot named Justsayin stated that he married into a mob family. He's full of c^^p. Even if he WAS how would he know that Frank jumped at their command? He's just a wanna be. I agree with what you stated. Frank never jumped for anyone, let alone the mob.

Frank had the gift of telling a story through his singing.

@Curlyblonde

5 ай бұрын

Known in Italy as a "Bello Canto".

Frank could sing well but I don't know how he ever became a heart throb.

@lucyapodaca5894

6 ай бұрын

Well, I've read that he was a very considerate lover, and was much admired by the ladies ❤

@scronx

6 ай бұрын

According to the Kelley book he'd routinely take a girl home, convince her she was his ultimate woman, and in the morning just about throw her in the trash. Is it any wonder amerika is such a wreck with "heroes" like him?

@frankgraham1996

5 ай бұрын

@@scronx No body knew about every Sinatra escapade ... so your claim that he was a seen as a "hero" for going though women in rapid machine gun fashion is pure nonsense.

@KarmicSalt

3 ай бұрын

@@scronx well he never went around selling Bibles to pay lawyers to get him out of trouble. Trouble for using campaign donations as hush money to pay off a porn star he was having an affair with.

Frank's lyrical phrasing was second to none, LEGENDARY..

@sidemann8593

5 ай бұрын

His breath control was amazing.

Frank was charitable beyond degree.

In many ways, Sinatra was essentially a talented singer who grew up around many powerful people in the Mafia, given that he knew many Mob members as close neighbors during his childhood in Hoboken, NJ.

@e-mail881

3 ай бұрын

Average singer at best!

All performers need promotion. You can't make it if you sing on a street corner or sing in a closet. It doesn't matter how talented you are. Without promotion nobody knows who you are. That costs money.

@fayvandunk8347

7 ай бұрын

In the 60's showbusiness was run by the Mafia, you couldn't avoid them if you wanted to get on.

@frankgraham1996

5 ай бұрын

Or an offer that a producer can not refuse.

I watched a documentary that said the reason his friendship with JFK ended was because JFK found out Sinatra's association with Sam "Momo" Giancana, you can't be friends with a mobster when your brother(RFK) is prosecuting them.

@gpwcowboy

6 ай бұрын

Same mob JFK's father was part of? That he employed to fix elections for his son's candicy?

@Curlyblonde

5 ай бұрын

Joe Kennedy personally asked Sam Giancanna to help with getting his son elected as President. Sam delivered, then Bobby Kennedy wanted to bite the hand that helped get his brother elected. Old Joe Kennedy's ties to the Mob went back to when he was doing business with Lucky Luciano during prohibition when the family made most of their fortune.

@frankgraham1996

5 ай бұрын

But is was ok for his Dad Joe Kennedy to be friends with them? JFK stepped in his own shit.

@jademelrose8765

5 ай бұрын

Yes the whole relationship between Frank Sinatra, Sam Giancana , JFK senior who had mob ties from the prohibition days, JFK , Bobby Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe is all very interesting. Apparently Frank and Sam were in cohorts to help JFK to win the election as the Mob held a lot of sway at the polling stations. When JFK won I guess the mob thought is would only be fair to stop investigating them but instead BK went full steam ahead with the commission. Then in his friendship with JFK and Marilyn. The Calniva lodge.

@christinamitchell6796

5 ай бұрын

Which has always been odd to me considering Joe Kennedy their father told the mob if they got JFK the presidency they would back off. Well as we all know they did the exact opposite, mainly RFK but I saw footage where John was sitting in support to his brother the attorney general. I never understood this it's like I know they communicated a lot with their father because it was the father that told John to hire his brother as attorney general so how is it that this just slips through the cracks, especially once it really went public that's the part to this day I do not understand.

I heard Frank sing at Carnegie Hall, one of his last concerts. He was profoundly expressive and beautiful in his performance.❤

@chrisnalina1755

6 ай бұрын

I also saw him at Carnegie Hall but he did those concerts in the early to mid 1980's. He still performed for another 10 years after those concerts.

Even his inner circle, including Deano, knew about his connections, they helped his career

@gregorygermann5975

5 ай бұрын

Dean had connections too you know.

@alexkije

Ай бұрын

None of us reading this character assassination on YT know if it is truth or lies. People reading this on YT love to hear about mafia connections. They will believe anything negation. Drooling fools .

@santaclaus3077

27 күн бұрын

@@gregorygermann5975they all did. The mob owned the clubs

I love his timeless voice. His handsome face and charm were exceptional.

He took care of his ex-wife-Nancy in his will. He also spent time with his children at Nancy's for years. Nancy didn't turn his children against him.

Oh, please. Life is not some innocent "fairy tale." The "real world" hurts. "YOU GOTTA HAVE HOPE." Frank Sinatra was a man, as good as anybody can be in a world full of temptation and power. He sang excellent songs that have lasted longer than most and a good voice that is a pleasure to listen to. Thank you Frank. G*D bless...

@anniemiller8927

6 ай бұрын

👍💯

@alexkije

Ай бұрын

A regular guy who could sing.

Whatever he was he was a great entertainer.

I was never a big fan of his, but i like a lot of his songs.

@beecee9681

7 ай бұрын

Ditto.

@donnaashbrook8169

7 ай бұрын

He is the only person who I can’t stand to even look at. When he ‘s on tv or the radio, I turn it off! He looks cold and mean to my eyes, heartless and soulless and anyway, Bing was a far better, classier singer.

He sailed right over the fact that frank's mother was infamous "hatpin dolly." Whose tool of choice was a hatpin.

@Curlyblonde

5 ай бұрын

Yes, Dolly was a well-known abortionist in the community, despite being a good Catholic. She made more money than her husband did and was able to finance Frank's early career. His father had health problems that at times prevented him from working. Dolly was the driving force in the family, and in Frank's life.

Draft Dodger was Sinatra !! While Americans were dying in WW2 Sinatra dodged the call up and lived a life of luxury in the USA !!

@Curlyblonde

5 ай бұрын

He had to limit his public appearances during that time. People were heckling him for being a draft dodger on the street and at his performances.

@neil-nx3ei

28 күн бұрын

I’m in two minds about Sinatra being a draft dodger He’d had a difficult birth which resulted in a burst eardrum. Plus he was assessed psychologically and it was concluded that frank was a bit unhinged . How about one of the biggest dodgers.. John Wayne?? All mouth and no bloody action He spent the war years in Marlene deitrichs bed

"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." I see many parallels between the Godfather and Frank's story.

when Buddy Rich had one of his heart attacks...Frank paid his medical bills.

The mob ties were not just rumours, his connections got him the role in the movie From Here To Eternity after he was refused

@disillusionedanglophile7680

6 ай бұрын

The mob owned the casinos where Francis got his gigs that revitalised his career

@68majortom

6 ай бұрын

That's another part of The Godfather, when Tom Hagen went to the Hollywood for Johnny's Role in a War Film but some new hot shot kid was getting the Role. 1 nights sleep & a horses head later Johnny has the Gig

@68majortom

6 ай бұрын

He also apparently carried $2 million into somewhere for the Mob, if it was Cuba then he's got a point about them using his Life as part of the Storyline

He hit women.

@frankgraham1996

5 ай бұрын

And many liked it... made Frank into a REAL MAN!!!!

We all have skeletons in our closets, the key is to learn from our mistakes and get back on track, Sinatra was no different than any of us, he was human, he also bled red, but he found his talent and didn't allow his shortcomings to ruin his future. Sinatra's voice got even smoother and more astounding as he got older. His voice became much more deeper, clearer, a lot more richer, and so much smoother, and soooooo unique, even his phrasing improved more than any male singer that I've heard so far. In contrast, Shirley Bassey, the female singer who sang ("Goldfinger" soundtrack) also has a wonderful phrasing and a marvelous voice. Now, getting back to Sinatra, his voice was not only fabulous, but so unique, his phrasing was perfect, just perfect. That by itself is a huge talent. There are a lot of good singers out there with very good voices, but Sinatra had it all...that awesome voice, his phrasing, the swagger, the talent, the presence, the confidence, the charisma, and believability. I recommend, if you haven't heard his older songs, to listen to... "You Go To My Head," and "Why Try To Change Me," among many, many other of his older songs. His voice is fabulous.

@adventureswithamy7747

7 ай бұрын

Yes! No one could match his phrasing.

@mattm2651

7 ай бұрын

Good comment. He was far from perfect, like the rest of us. But his artistry has enriched the world. One of the greatest pop singers of the 20th century!

@alwilson3204

7 ай бұрын

Honestly, there were many more skeletons than are mentioned here, especially those mob related ones, including the mob boss hidden in his hotel, the illegal union work for the Dems and the 'money' trip to Cuba, along with what a mean drunk he was. "We all' simply don't have things hidden in our closets like he did. The key might of been to admit it (he didn't) or try not to harass and sue anyone who did. It is nothing less than an insult to the average person to make any comparison between his shenanigans and our lives. What a light weight doc this was.

@GarthWatkins-th3jt

7 ай бұрын

Born in Seattle and still live minutes away from Seattle proper I have a fondness for "The Bluest Skies Are In Seattle." After a proper duration of inclement weather, steady rain and some wind, the air is clear and clean, the stars are crisp against the dark night sky, the "soft" blue sky watches the sun trace it's arc across overhead.....just an hour of driving puts you in rural settings. During those moments, stress and anxiety are suspended and you wish you could remain in that place of peace. Being a "type A" person who tends to worry, is anxious, sometimes angry,,,,,yeah, with skies so blue I don't understand why they call it "the blues" when you're down. Frank Sinatra, one of the rat pack? Is that what it was called? Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. etc. A bygone era that, just like any other, had it's day of glory but over time will be all but forgotten. I'm pushing 60yo, better than 6 feet under pushing up daisies as they say.

@theworldtomorrow3960

7 ай бұрын

@user-zw9co9vd9h: I’m sure he was as you said, but his affiliation was not to murder people, but to advance his career. He did have the gift and the talent to reach the top, he just needed some backing, and those whom he was affiliated with had the connections, but he had to face the music (no pun intended) when the time came, and he did marvellously. Unfortunately, it’s not a perfect world 🌍.

The book called Bombshell (about Marilyn Monroe) written by a former detective in the Gangster Squad, is a real eye opener and Frank is quite prominently featured in it. I'll just leave it at that.

@runningsuperska

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'll check it out.

@mickymoz1

6 ай бұрын

ive read it and it makes a lot of sense about horrible people

@petuniamorrison7334

5 ай бұрын

Always loved Dean Martin Never liked Sinatra! Dean was so likeable, funny and had a good voice. Hos presence was unforgettable fore andy then group of friends. RIP Dean, God Bless you for bringing us your magical charm. We know you nipped a bit, but who cares. Love ya. ❤❤❤

@KarmicSalt

3 ай бұрын

yeah a lot of BS has been written about MM. Why? Because idiots will buy it

I always loved Sinatra's voice but I also knew he was crude, sleazy, and Mafioso. No surprise

@tonys4396

7 ай бұрын

Prove it. He had mafioso friends. SO WHAT. So did I all my life, but I or Frank were never CONNECTED with the Mafia. PROVE IT!

@tatianalyulkin410

7 ай бұрын

Well, at least Uncle Frank didn't bring us to the brink of WWIII like that certain surrogate bro of mine from Chicago. And I will take my " connections " over " the Versace crowd " any day of the week.

@Curlyblonde

5 ай бұрын

​@@tonys4396He gave Sam Giancana a "Friendship Ring" which he wore while he was head of his Mob family. That gesture is very meaningful in their culture and customs, and implies brotherhood.

@tonys4396

5 ай бұрын

@@Curlyblonde Excuse me? I am 100% Italian living my whole life in Brooklyn, NY. My whole area was mafiosi. I knew Roy Demeo, and the whole crew at the Gemini Lounge. I LIVED on the same block as Roy Demeo, knew him VERY well. I have NO idea where you got that "friendship ring" myth. It doesn't imply Jack sh^^,. I'm in my 70;s.. In those days, ANYONE involved in show biz KNEW gangsters but were NOT necessarily INVOLVED with mobsters. Frank had friends who were connected SO WHAT? SO DID I!. You couldn't PERFORM in Vegas or NYC at places here like the Copa without knowing MADE MEN. I'm here right now with a bunch of friends at the Sorrento Social Club on 18th Avenue playing poker and I just read them your comment. They're laughing their A^^ES off and now they're all asking each other if they ever gave or received a "FRIENDSHIP" ring from each other. Friends DO give each others gifts. There's no hidden meaning. Stop taking LSD and playing Beatles albums backwards to find hidden meaning LOLOL. You know nothing and will NEVER know anything about Italian culture. Period. . PS Frank and Sam WERE friends. Frank, Sam and JFK were ALL screwing Maralyn. Only ONE was a member of the Mafia. .Friends DO have friends from ALL walks of life. You sound like you're from the Bible Belt and never met an Italian in your life. Don't slander Frank when you have NO facts. .You're just another ^^^^ who stereotypes Italians because you watch too many gangster flicks and who never met an Italian in your life.

In this video you say he got an Oscar nomination for From Here To Eternity. He won the Oscar. Big difference.

He was a triple threat. Music, movies and TV. Same with Dino and Sammy. Who does that now? Nobody.

@Dory8

7 ай бұрын

@robertpigott5212 Who was Sinatra a triple threat to? In singing, he has little competition; he is nonpareil. But his dancing was hardly a threat to Fred Astaire or to Gene Kelly or to Rudolf Nureyev. Nor was his acting a threat to Marlon Brando or to Montgomery Clift or to Laurence Olivier. You mean he was versatile. So was Debbie Reynolds, Shirley Maclaine and Ann Margret. Few artists are unsurpassable at all three talents. Except maybe Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli.

@christianbailey2695

6 ай бұрын

I thought triple threat meant singing acting and dancing? Liza Minelli, her mother Judy Garland and Sammy Davis etc 🤷🏾‍♂️

@Dory8

6 ай бұрын

@@christianbailey2695 It is. What I was doing is questioning it. Most people are not exemplary at all three, though. Would you prefer to be brilliant like Nureyev, a master in ballet (unsurpassed, amazing)? Or would you prefer to have just passing ability in singing (subpar next to Jane Morgan or Barbra Streisand), in acting (not in the range of Marlon Brando or Vanessa Redgrave), but good at dancing (no Nureyev but better than average - a Shirley MacLaine or Cyd Charisse)? Cyd Charisse was a wonderful dancer, though no Margot Fonteyn or Martha Graham, but her acting was not superlative. On the opposite scale, Meryl Streep's singing can hardly be said to be up there with Dusty Springfield's (you wouldn't go to a concert to see Streep sing). Some however make good old all-round entertainers because they have the scintillating personality and charisma to do so (like Audrey Hepburn and Elvis; nobody cared if they could do Shakespeare or execute an arabesque or had the perfect pitch of Julie Andrews). That's all I was saying.

In the mid-80's Frank was performing one weekend at the Sands Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City and I knew the security guard who was assigned to watch over him and his wife while they stayed at the house the Sands owned in Brigantine. He told me Frank got shit-faced drunk one night after one of his shows and passed out on the dining room floor and that's where he stayed until the morning. My security guard buddy said he kept thinking to himself "if only Frank's fans could see him now" :)

@wolfmantiptip6218

7 ай бұрын

I worked at the Sands at that time, He pissed a LOT of people off with his No-Shows , the Sands spent TONS of money on Advertisement and paraphernalia for this guys shows and he usually Never showed .................

@jadezee6316

7 ай бұрын

what was your buddie doing? peaking into the window?

@anthonytripp2251

7 ай бұрын

I'm from AC. That stay was notorious. He acted like a fool at the blackjack table when he lost a lot of money and got verbally abusive with the Vietnamese woman dealer.

@alwilson3204

7 ай бұрын

@@wolfmantiptip6218 He demanded free unlimited chips for his out of control gambling at some of the casinos as well.

@hondaphan4172

7 ай бұрын

@@jadezee6316 He wasn't standing outside like a sentry...he was inside the house.

what a life, what a career. he was successful despite the allegations. sinatra's songs were the soundtrack of many generations.

@sallysorrentino4013

7 ай бұрын

True ...this was a great doc bout him but i was really expecting or at least how i woulda wrapped this up with some "My Way" 😊

@allan9603

7 ай бұрын

@@sallysorrentino4013 "The summer wind, came blowing in..."

@reccerecce1

7 ай бұрын

Love listening to his greatest hits.

@keithbenson5148

7 ай бұрын

OMG seriously hahaha

@micnorton9487

7 ай бұрын

Well yeah but,, the guy was an idiot, his stupid rat pack was fulla jerks just like him ESPECIALLY that MORONIC Dean Martian,, who said he only got drunk once,, 1940 to 1975...

My dad was a friend of Martin Konigsberg, Woody Allen's father, and he said Martin, who had a jewelry and watch repair business on the Lower East Side, was a very handsome man, while Woody looked EXACTLY like his mother. Maybe Ronan just got the good looks that Woody didn't.😊 And Martib lived to be 100, though from what he told my dad he could never figure out why people thought his son was funny.😂

@Benji306

7 ай бұрын

No one seems to be pointing out here that Mia's Father, John Farrow, (also a notable film director in his own right) and Ronan have a strong resemblance to each other.

@neveo9428

6 ай бұрын

It is niw kniwn that Sinatra fathered Ronan not Peedy Woody​@@Benji306

Even though I'm a late gen-x era growing up during the 80s I preferred Sinatra over pop music. I think I was born in the wrong era because I liked Sinatra, Rodney Dangerfield, Don Rickles, John Wayne, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, and Johnny Cash. I clearly was from an older generation

@alwilson3204

7 ай бұрын

I agree with the last six.

@ricardocantoral7672

6 ай бұрын

Millennial here. I mostly go for that era mid 20th century pop figures.

@Eyes.WideOpen

6 ай бұрын

Ahhhh Vincent Price! Now that's a name that isn't brought up often enough! I love your list, very impressive!

Old Blue Eyes proves the existence of Scandinavians in Sicily. Basically he was an intelligent, talented man who was undereducated and a little bit naive. Thus he was enamoured of the Cosa Nostra.

@jadezee6316

7 ай бұрын

naive?..lol...dude..i know you dont read but someday if you stop coloring read a few books about Sinatra...about show business...about the mobs influence in night clubs etc...because like you most of the commentators do not have a clue about anything

Dean Martin was invited to Kennedy's inaugural ball but refused to attend because Sammy Davis Jr wasn't invited even though he campaigned for JFK too. Sinatra shouldn't have been too surprised JFK dropped him like a hot potato.

@angelagoodwin5758

7 ай бұрын

Dean had principles. King of Cool❤

I was never a true fan of Frank Sinatra’s music, but I really admired him for his NON racism. Others have easily followed it, but Frank truly believed that people were people under the skin; that color wasn’t a factor. If he liked someone who happened to be black, he only saw the PERSON, color wasn’t a factor. I have to admire him for that.

Robert Mitchum was the coolest man in Hollywood.

@donaldfeger91

7 ай бұрын

For sure man!

@Theaddora

7 ай бұрын

And Steve McQueen!!

@KaterinaE757

7 ай бұрын

@@Theaddora Good god, yes! How could I forget Steve McQueen??

@NondescriptMammal

7 ай бұрын

Cool enough to get busted for marijuana in the late 1940s

@goliathsmall2911

7 ай бұрын

You forgetting Liberace!

He did things his way.

@weemac4645

7 ай бұрын

The most beautiful women in America were laid by him,well done Frank.😊.

@sweetesthawaiianprincess8086

7 ай бұрын

Allegedly he had an affair with young up and coming fellow casino star, Suzanne Somers RIP. . . reportedly she felt smothered by his controllingness and jealousy causing her return to Me. Hamel.

Sinatra was a friend of mine and he was a terrific person. Whoever wrote this is way off base in their assessment of this great personality. I noticed that they are quick to chastise him for doing things thousands of powerful men have done in their lives, but not one word of his overwhelming generosity and loyalty to the people he cared about. I miss him and was very fortunate to have known him. He was a superstar in every aspect

@e-mail881

3 ай бұрын

"Sinatra was a friend of mine" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 What a load of crap!

JUST so you know, her name is Ava Gardner NOT Eva Gardner.

@pamelasimone5084

7 ай бұрын

They cheated on each other for most of the marriage.

@deliawright8626

7 ай бұрын

Also not Gardiner

@landafluit7590

6 ай бұрын

Ava Gardner was the most beautiful woman, he loved her and history

@gpwcowboy

6 ай бұрын

Don't make fun of the stupid machine designed by a boring douchemuffin.

@sg-yq8pm

3 ай бұрын

JUST so you know, if you actually listen while taking into account his accent and manner of speach, the narrator clearly says her name CORRECTLY, both Ava and Gardner, stop being mentally lazy and pay attention before trying to put someone in their place.

I wish I could have heard his song, "I did it my way" when I was younger. I had to live my life for my mother. She wanted me to be what she didn't get a chance to be. Had I heard that song, I would have done it my way! Some parents are very toxic but the Bible says to Honor them.

@nfloz11

7 ай бұрын

The Bible also doesnt say to do it your way.

My son graduated from a college in Hoboken. Sinatra's image and music were everywhere.

Ronan is definitely Frank's son.

No doubt about it. Ronan looks a lot more like Frank than Woody.

@valerieg9494

5 ай бұрын

Thank goodness he doesn't look like Woody!

@claradiaz3147

4 ай бұрын

Talk about understatements...

I knew all this but I have loved him since I was 14 (1955) and saw him three times.

@hanselmansell7555

7 ай бұрын

Very sweet comment 💞

I saw him at the Orange County amphitheater in the 80’s. He was my grandmothers heartthrob and it was one of the best concerts I ever attended. I loved him. How many men can appeal to 3 generations of women??

I never knew anything about Frank Sinatra's life until I watched this, thanks for making this video.

This is the clean version

He was my late husband’s favourite singer.

@weemac4645

7 ай бұрын

What was your late husband's favourite book?

I do respect how they protected Sammy Davis Jr. As we as many earier black performer's.

The man could truly sing, had a wonderful voice, but there was always something about him that seemed arrogant and mean to me. I liked listening to him sing a great deal, had several of his albums, but really did not care for him much as an actor. I never found him all that attractive either and was a young teenager during the 50s.

Sinatra wasn't "detained", he was arrested. Let's not sugar coat facts here!

Sounds a lot like Elvis as far as the girls screaming and carrying on , the other stuff no Elvis was known for his music and his generosity! I know Frank had a nice voice but never thought he was a good looking man , but to each his own!!🕺🏻🇺🇸

@waterlily6543

6 ай бұрын

The girls screaming for Elvis was real the Bobby socers for Sinatra was staged

@ernestwitherington7385

5 ай бұрын

soxers @@waterlily6543

Woah, I never knew that Frank Sinatra had a tick before, until I just saw it, after Jacqueline Bisset’s face, while he was singing. He must’ve been through a lot more than I will ever really understand, because of my being too young. You go, Frank!

@allanrichardson3971

6 ай бұрын

A tick or a tic?

Certainly all people have got a different side, but he certainly left an historie, a great entertainer and left the world with love of his friends

No mention of one of his greatest films The Manchurian Canidate?

Not to be argumentative, but Dean was the king of cool; not Frank. Though Frank was in a league of his own.

He was a mob fan-boy.

Funny - my grandson loves Sinatra, but I never cared for him. Never understood the popularity of his music. But I guess I am in the minority.

@donaldfeger91

7 ай бұрын

I really wasn't in to his stuff either!

@lornaparsons9767

7 ай бұрын

Me neither Dean was the crooner and nice to look at and that smile my rifle pony and me sung with Fabian is one of ,favorite films along with another great star John Wayne Sinatra couldn't act either 😮😢😊

@alabhaois

7 ай бұрын

Ditto here 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

@joejones9520

7 ай бұрын

i hate music like that, i always have, to me it sounds like he's making up the song as he goes along and I always wonder how they remember how to perform it the same again.

@kathrynejones2590

7 ай бұрын

I COULD NEVER STAND HIS MUSIC, HIS VOICE GRATED ON MY NERVES FOR SOME REASON.I WAS BORN IN 1956 AND GREW UP HEARING HIS SONGS (MY MOM). THERE WAS SOMETHING STRANGE IN HIS VOICE MY EARS HATED...

While Woody Allen can't sing (as proven in Everyone Says I Love You), Ronan sings like Frank too---so, there you go.

Frank was a great singer and performer no doubt about that

FAMOUS QUOTE BY FRANK SINATRA AFTER HIS WEDDING DAY Not much chance of this relationship lasting, especially with comments like Sinatra made at his first Las Vegas show after the wedding... ''I finally found a broad I can cheat on.''...... What a piece of s___!

@Curlyblonde

5 ай бұрын

Barbara had been married to Harpo Marx and was a former showgirl. She didn't get much out of her divorce from Harpo, he wasn't that well off, but she was aiming for Sinatra, had an affair with Frank while she was still married, hoping to marry Frank to better her financial situation. Before Barbara and Frank were married, he would insult her publicly and even threw her out of his house when he didn't want her around. She handled this by acting calmly as if she hadn't heard anything and acted as if nothing had occurred. She knew his outbursts were of short duration.

My mother was a teenager in the 1940s and she told me that the girls all called him Frankie Notsohotra. She was about 80 when she told me that and I really cracked up. Judging by some of the ladies comments here I can tell it was a pretty universal thing.

@CaptZdq1

7 ай бұрын

It's well konown that he payed girls to scream at his concerts, as it say sin the video, just as girls were payed by the busload were payed to scream at Beatles concerts the Beatles being a manufactured group.

@jadezee6316

7 ай бұрын

hate to call your mom a dumb bell....but NO ONE....slept with more beautiful women than Sinatra....from Ava..to Grace Kelly....to Victoria Principle..and 100's of other well known women.....like Monroe...for example

@jamesmooney8933

7 ай бұрын

In Pittsburgh, my mother was a Bell Telephone operator during WWII. I ask her, if her girlfriends were "Bobby Sockers" (Bobby Sockers were his fan club) My mother said, they call him draft dodger. During WWII, most men were in the Army.

@Dory8

7 ай бұрын

@@jadezee6316 Have you seen what Grace Kelly's husband (her prince) looked like? Ava also was married to Mickey Rooney. Not all women care for looks, although I prefer Elvis to frank too.

@g.borgia5100

6 ай бұрын

​@@jadezee6316maybe so but that doesn't mean he was great looking

Never a fan of "Ol' Blue Ass". However having family and close friends in the right circles, I can confirm practically everything mentioned in this video. Sinatra was hugely involved in the Mafia and kept those bonds all throughout his life. He had mob goons beat the living daylights out of Nancy Sinatra's (his daughter, in case you did not know) fiance' who Ol' Blue Ass most definitely did not want as a member of the family out in the back alley of an exclusive Texas restaurant. I can't discuss other things I know, due to the privacy of others. But suffice it to say, Sinatra was a real asshole off the screen and stage who was full of himself with an enormous ego. I personally can't stand Sinatra's singing nor his acting. I never understood why anyone thought he could sing. His ego is so huge, that it comes through everytime he opened his mouth.

@frankgraham1996

7 ай бұрын

All true that Sinatra did not have the range of other singers, including Jimmy Rosselli and Elvis Presley, and his acting range was limited, he was no Marlon Brando for sure, but he had powerful friends that resulted from his mother's political involvement in the Democratic party in New Jersey. It was actually the Jersey MOB that fully backed Frank all the way and sent a message that producers could not ignore when Sinatra needed a " Recommendation" for a singing role or a role in a film. His Jersey connections lead to Chicago connections. That being said Sinatra did have talent and decent enough range and his ego gave him the swagger style in his songs that gave him an un- matched and distinctive style. Nobody is perfect in their private life. Frank was far from that and was not everyone's cup of tea. There is some evidence that Sinatra, due to his mood swings, suffered from Bi-Polar disorder. You still have to be amazed by this man who became a famous singer and actor although he was only 5 foot 7 inches tall and was practically deaf in one ear for his entire life. He truly was an American Icon to the public as a celebrity.

@Adam_A_Christian

7 ай бұрын

Wasn't he a Satanist @user-jt8ig6xf6t

@gloriamontgomery6900

6 ай бұрын

As a musician I have never been impressed with Sinatra’s singing. Early on his intonation was good-maybe for the first ten years or so of his career. Later on he always seemed to sing just under the center of the tone. It’s like fingernails on a blackboard

@Curlyblonde

5 ай бұрын

​@@frankgraham1996I would disagree with bi-polar because he didn't exhibit many of the symptoms, especially in the manic cyclic phase and the irrationality in speech and thought. He exhibited more Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms which intensified as he grew older and his career became established. He would go into terrible, black-out, destructive rages on a fairly regular basis, with minor triggering events or irritants, then alternating with periods of quiet, sedate behavior and remorsefulness quite characteristic of BPD. Those close to him could predict when he would erupt.

@AshleySpeaks09

Ай бұрын

Damn!!

Ronan looks exactly like Frank Sinatra. If there was any doubt they could have done a blood test. But come on. He has to be Sinatra's son.

@abc-bu7nr

7 ай бұрын

He looks exactly like his mother to me.

@Benji306

7 ай бұрын

No one seems to be pointing out here that Mia's Father, John Farrow, (also a notable film director in his own right) and Ronan have a strong resemblance to each other.

@jadezee6316

7 ай бұрын

he is NOT Sinatras son.....and only stupid people think so

@snoops5581

7 ай бұрын

Maybe her son doesn’t want to know or does & doesn’t want to make it public. People would never leave him alone if it was proven.

he milked the mob connections. he wasnt plagued

I first saw 'the Joker is Wild' the Joe E. Lewis story. when I was a kid, on TV. I always thought those scars were part of the story. gangsters were apparently sent to his place, after he told( Dorsey?) he wanted out, to 'persuade' Frank to stay. in the film, his vocal cords were slashed. under rated film, in which Frank is excellent.

@bossu2005

4 ай бұрын

All The Way..... ALLLLLL THEEEEEEE WAYYYYYYYYYY

@tonym994

4 ай бұрын

@@bossu2005 yeah, a great movie & a hit song! my favorite line is when he's talking to his own reflection in a window, and in an objection, he says, "y' know you'd make a perfect stranger?"

@bossu2005

4 ай бұрын

@@tonym994 or "Don't call me a doctor... Call me a drunk!"

@bossu2005

4 ай бұрын

@@tonym994 or "Marriage is a wonderful thing... Without marriage, people would have to fight with strangers"

I was a teenager in the fifties and I never could stand Frank sinatra. I can't stand his music and turn it off if it ever comes on the radio.

Nobody regardless of their wealth, fame or celebrity can live up to a public persona. It is a polished, constructed character. A falsly perceived shell that just hides the cracks and flaws all of us have. So, was he the nicest, most honest or sincere man? Hardly. You dont "make it" by being a great guy. Every successful person got to where there at by stepping on, destroying or marrying those with the ladder. Never meet your heros...never.

His secrets as lover were that 1. He never made the first move with a woman and 2. He was extremely passionate.

Just discovered your page today. This is awesome!! Like like like! Lol

Mia Farrow’s son is his clone. Paternity case closed!

You delivered this fascinating video of Frank beautifully!! Lastly, oh course Ronan is Frank's son!! Frank adored Mia!!! Lastly, we are as proud of Ronan as Mia is as he certainly has worked very hard in his life to get to where he is today!!! Spitting image of Frank that's for sure!!!

He’s one of the great singers, along side Dean Martin, Elvis Presley and they were all great heartthrobs

@e-mail881

3 ай бұрын

Great joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love the talented Sinatra and his strength to endure lost of loved ones.Bravo my love.. See you in the resurrection

Ronan's voice is what gets to me. I hear the tones of Frank Sinatra in his speech, clearly.

@jadezee6316

7 ай бұрын

what other voices do you hear?.......and do you take your medication daily?

@fayvandunk8347

7 ай бұрын

Also his mannerisms......

What about his loathing for journalist Dorothy Kilgallen?

If you are talking about behavior or speech that is indiscreet or displays a lack of good judgment with regard to Woody Allen, the word you’re looking for is indiscretion. Discretion means the opposite.

I have always thought Mia Farrow and Frank Sinatra looked alike. They both had long, narrow faces, similar shaped mouth, and very blue eyes. When Frank was young, his face was almost gaunt looking. Mia had that same, gaunt hollow cheeked look. Even though Frank was 100% Italian and Mia was 100% Irish and they weren't related, she could have passed for his paleskinned daughter. So of course Ronan would look like Frank Sinatra.

@queenlj12jax97

7 ай бұрын

That's exactly right! Well put!

@mikeakers3453

7 ай бұрын

If I'm not mistaken, there is a pretty failsafe way to determine Ronan's parentage.

@babasheeny3634

7 ай бұрын

@@mikeakers3453that’s right. Take the test and end the delimma(?) Maybe has already and figures it’s no one’s business.

@Jane-ic5gy

7 ай бұрын

Mia Farrow herself implied that Ronan was Frank Sinatra’s child. There is no Woody Allen in Ronan’s face.

@ammasophia4663

7 ай бұрын

I agree. Seems pretty obvious. A DNA test would solve all questions, yet it hasn't happened or at least it isn't revealed.@@Jane-ic5gy

My sister did her thesis on the Italian mafia in college. She did A LOT of research on the MOB. She said Frank Sinatra's name kept popping up A LOT! She said she wasn't looking for him in the process of her research, but his name automatically popped up. Also, my sister said there were two types of people in Hollywood when it came to Frank Sinatra. Some were scared of him because of his MOB ties, and he could destroy your career. The other type of people in Hollywood were those who adored him becuase he was someone who could get things done as a result of his power, which they admired and wanted to be around becuase of that fact Also, Kitty Kelly's biography on Frank Sinatra was very well researched and overall, very well done. However, her other biographies were not done as well. Writer Dominick Dunne said for some reason, Frank Sinatra hated him. He said Frank Sinatra was just a basic thug hood who wasn't special in the least. Dominick Dunne's wife was handicap and used a wheelchair. Frank Sinatra told her off at a party, which she attended by herself. Frank Sinatra trashed her very badly becuase she was Domminick Dunne's wife. She was venerable, and she wasn't able to defend herself.

@regknit

7 ай бұрын

Please make a clear distinction between which word you're trying to use in describing Mr. Dunne's wife: is it "venerable" or "vulnerable". They differ in their definitions.

@dougvalmore1450

7 ай бұрын

​@@regknit Clearly "vulnerable" is what was meant. But that pales compared to the video narrator's use - (of Woody Allen) "...due to the many discretions he's accused of.". I am unaware that discretion is something of which one can be "accused"...

@MykolasGilbert

7 ай бұрын

Dominick Dunne? You can be sure there's more to that story! If he says Sinatra was nothing but a thug hood who wasn't the least special, then it tells me that even if there's a person who you dislike a lot but you can't recognize their talents or contributions, It's an indication that perhaps it's YOU who are the one who's unworthy of belief!!!

@jefflebowski918

7 ай бұрын

His association with Sam "Momo" Giancana was well known.

@suziecreamcheese211

7 ай бұрын

He sucker punched Dominick Dunne one time.

Everyone has a Story that's Life thanks 4 the Voice & the Music 🎶 Love U Bro.

I never cared for him & Dean Martin was MUCH better at everything Better singer, actor, looking. Everything.

I totally love the Em bass track. Very cool!

Sinatra always gave me the creeps, even though I enjoy his music.

The real reason Frank divorced Ava was because she literally left in the middle of the night to fly out and have an abortion. He considered it an act of betrayal. However, he did keep in touch with her and called her on occasion. He also paid for her funeral.

@applesnicolle5144

6 ай бұрын

Fact is Ava Gardner cheated on him with a bullfighter in Spain ! He was devastated by her betrayal

@Curlyblonde

5 ай бұрын

Both were very volatile, narcissistic people. Ava was well into her alcoholism and was an ugly drunk who would taunt Frank about his insecurities, which of course made him react violently towards her. They crashed cars, threw each other's belongings out of windows and doors, destroyed hotel rooms, beat each other up and often fought loudly publicly, throwing food and drinks around. They both had bad tempers and poor impulse control which in the end, destroyed their relationship. At the time her career was at its zenith and his was on the downslide, which didn't help their relationship and Frank's ego either.

Frank was not a nice guy. He was cold as ice. He took his audience for granted.

Unique. Merveilleuse Star. Love. ❤

As much as I am not a fan of the man himself, no one can beat him at torch songs.

Excellent job with Sinatra's lifetime story! Bravo and so well done!

@jadezee6316

7 ай бұрын

says who?...you...who know nothing about Sinatra

@alwilson3204

7 ай бұрын

It was nothing of the kind, barely skimming the surface.

Whatever you think of old Blue Eyes, just remember he did it his way. Him and I share the same birthday which is pretty neat. Also, Johnny Fontane from The Godfather is no doubt a call out from Mario Puzo to Sinatra's real life mafia connections. YOU GOTTA ACT LIKE A MAN!

I’ve been around people who knew Frank in Vegas, I know he had some negative experiences and mob ties but his songs were always something that sent me to a place that made me feel like I was really there! I didn’t care about anything else, because it’s none of my business!!

His best song is, To Love and Be Loved. I have the white label promo as well as his All the Way With JFK b/w High Hopes 45 rpm. Only 1000 pressed. Good informative vid. Subbed.

@tonys4396

7 ай бұрын

The whole video is a lie, All rumors

@sallysorrentino4013

7 ай бұрын

Sry but i must disagree given his chaotic lifestyle, turbulent relationships & notorious stubborness, his best song fittingly sums him up in "My Way" 🤷🏻‍♀️... which now makes sense why my italian bipolar grandfather from new york's final wishes was to play "My Way" at his funeral similar to Franks our neighborhood A listers csme in droves & service ended with the entire reception stood to belt it out together crying & laughing at the same time making Old Blue Eyes's "My Way" very special to me🥲 (thank you for listening to Papa's Lil Blue Eyes)

Sinatra also had a long running fued with John Lennon. Sinatra mistakenly credited the Beatles tune "Something" to Lennon & McCartney when it was written by George Harrison.

@force263

7 ай бұрын

So you believe that John Lennon was angry that Sinatra believed ‘Something’ was a Lennon-McCartney song? I wouldn’t doubt that Sinatra & Lennon didn’t like or didn’t understand each other but I don’t buy this. Maybe if Frank had given George Harrison credit for ‘Help!” it’d seem more logical to me.

@pipermccool

7 ай бұрын

And “Something in the way she moves” is a James Taylor lyric borrowed by George.

@keepitforreally4501

7 ай бұрын

@@force263 it seems that John Lennon just wanted to be angry. It should’ve been George Harrison that should’ve been angry.

@booksteer7057

7 ай бұрын

Frank loved the song, though. I think he said it was the most romantic song of the previous (???) years.

@acw7120

7 ай бұрын

@@keepitforreally4501 Not really. Only if you are the angry type. It more registers how little credit George got in the public mind set if even Frank Sinatra thought it was a "Lennon/McCartney" credit. Its a pity.

In the movie "The Godfather", the singer that asked the Godfather for a "favor" was Sinatra, in the author's mind...(helped Sinatra, anyway)

Say whatever you want, known as the greatest all around entertainer in history. The First bobbysox heartthrob, Oscar, dancer, singer. No one will ever match him.