I got to work with Mr. Sinatra at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs CA. in the early 80s. I helped him find locations in the Sinatra educational center to hang his personal oil paintings. He was easy to work with. His main concern was the security and the permanent attachment to the walls. He drove up in a yellow Gremlin car wearing a Dodgers jacket and ball cap. A few people were able to get his autograph. Most did not know he passed them. It was a pleasant experience for me. I also was able to help him in a Sinatra benefit dinner for the hospital. Good memory.

I saw Frank Sinatra long, long, ago in Mobile, Alabama. The man was electrifying. He was not announced. Frank just walked out on stage, and the house went up in flames. What a talent, what a night.

After I find out about the actor and singers when I was a kid, I usually get bumbed out. Kind of like finding out your dad was a serial killer. I guess we all have skeletons in our closets, but some people have a morgue..

I met him back in 1963 when I was working at Eden Roc Hotel, Miami Beach when he gathered with his buddies Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford, at Jillys Jen across the street. He was always surrounded by body guards but friendly. He was a very good tipper.

Hé was both a musical genius with a magical voice but also he had a disturbed mind that he sometimes lost control of. A very remarkable man.

He put so much feeling in songs like "Softly as I leave you" and "Lucky to be loved by you" That you can listen to them over and over and love every minute.

Mr. Sinatra was a master of breath control, I have never head one instance where you can hear him breathe while singing. I read he learned that technique watching Tommy Dorsey and perhaps other horn players. Nelson Riddle was another master he blended polytonal harmony with traditional tonal voicings. Two masters.

I'm not surprised by any of this.

nobodies mentioned Bobby Fuller of the Bobby Fuller Four who was dating Nancy Sinatra, frank did not approve. Bobby Fuller died in strange happenings, witch still has a open verdict.

Frank Sinatra was a cult figure, a early racial equity advocate and a scary hombre. But his SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS album and Nelson Riddle collaborations are par excellence. True New Yorker!

I’m 57 and I have always known Dean Martin to be a far better singer than Sinatra and a classier guy, too. Although I’m sure Dino had his problems, Sinatra always seemed like a dark character.

Sinatra's song, "I Did it My Way " , represented his whole life, He wasn't going to be told what to do. I remember Kennedy, after a while , refused to go to his home. Kennedy Snr was involved often with the bad side but JFK was wanting to expose Secret Societies.

no matter what he was like as a person theres no getting away from it he was a great singer and actor

Maybe not the nicest human but one of the best entertainers. Love his singing.

What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul? .

Talent is God-given, person is responsible for self.

Amazingly Sinatra was human. Full of faults, promise, talent and ups and downs. There's no deigning he was one of the greatest entertainers of all times & had hit records in six decades. Can't think of any other entertainer with his longevity. RIP Chairman

I used to love when Don Rickles made fun of Frank at roasts and on Carson. Frank was always laughing as much as anyone.Very funny!

The summer wind. That song has a level of class that no one can reach. Only Frank Sinatra could sing it.

Is there anyone in this world who goes from birth to death without having anything to hide

Well, that’s life...

Everything in this video has been documented many times. Nothing new here. Do a documentary about how good a person he was and loving father. He hated racism and did many benefits for blacks. Was a well known philanthropist. Did anything for his friends. And his gift to the world was his delivery and interpretation of songs. And great voice. Thank God for Frank.

Yeah his phrasing was his great contribution to music/vocal performance.

I think "Ol' Blue Eyes" actually got better looking with age. For example, the "chairman of the board" was better looking at 55 than when he was 25.

Frank Sinatra was a great singer with flair. As always until the end he did it His Way !!

Noone is perfect! Sinatra had many talents but also a dark side.

I think Frank was normal for the time he helped me when I sang with the Platters.

If you or i behaved in life the way he did through his life we'd be called gangsters. Frank could sing, so he was called 'ol Blue eyes. Total pass.

Most extremely talented people are also prone to have personality issues. Frank was one of a kind, in both respects.

If I personally knew him I would have been afraid of him. Sounds like he didn’t cherish life, was a criminal. But he sure could sing.

I'm not sure he was someone worth meeting but he was a talented chap. Some of his friends weren't nice at all.

As a singer he was especially good at phrasing when he sang. As a person I would never have wanted to meet him.

Marilyn Monroe named the puppy Frank gave her "Maf". What an interesting life He led. All time legend.

I wonder whether he suffered brain damage from the forceps at his birth? This has happened before. Also, they said he was left scarred on the left side of his face! The force used could easily have left him brain damaged which may have affected his personality!

HE HAD A GREAT VOICE !!!

My favorite joke about Sinatra is: "Frank Sinatra saved my life. He said, 'Okay, boys, he's had enough.' Probably not even a joke.

the songs were great, but he doesn't sound like a very fun guy

No big deal. He remains the greatest. No one can touch him.

The man was loyal to his friends and had a unique singing AND acting talents. He did it HIS way ... my kind of guy. There are a lot worse in this world.

Whatever Frank Sinatra was in his personal life, I still enjoy his way of singing a song which is unequaled by today's singers of popular music! Additionally, I was grateful to inherit my dad's collection of Sinatra's Reprise LPs which play wonderfully.

It seems like he always wanted to "do it his way".

Not everyone ignores how he paid doctors to avoid going to the Army.However the most important thing that he had a great arranger, Nelson Riddle and great taste in choosing the right songs.

I made it appoint in my life never to be a "Groupie" for anyone. My mother was a singer and she also was never considered a worshiper of anyone mortal (LOL) My brother -on the otherhand- was a singer song-writer and a performer - and did a certain amount of hero worship and career following. I was a D J and even then, would not stoop to gawking at anyone; it was always important for me - and the station I worked for - to be professional, intelligent, and considerate of whomever it was I was interviewing. It made sense to stay professional and not get caught up in a mania. The public is too fickle to try to depend on their faithfulness. Appreciation for talent and consideration for their comfort was always upper-most in all the work I did, live and on air. It was important if you wanted to be effective in the business (usually referred to as monkey business) if you were serious about the time you had to be in the spot light. In my case, an impeccable history was really worth every bit of investment it took in time and money. You certainly don't want any trash to be hidden in any part of your past life that could be a detriment in the future.

Frank was truly a great singer. What he did in his personal life was between him and God. We are all sinners. Another thing about Frank, whenever he sang, whatever the band, they always lit up and played like never before with greater attention and effort. You hear it on every recording. He was an Icon of that era and he made many people happy and deepened the appreciation of quality lyrics, substance, love and life's emotional variations and amazing musical arrangements that couldn't be reproduced today. He was a true and unique talent that represented hope and love to so many.

Never idolize anyone. I thought Jimmy Stewart was a wonderful man. I found out that he was very prejudiced. In the making of the movie "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" , he refused to talk to actor Woody Strode.. I was very disappointed in hearing this and other things about him. He had a very dark side ! At least Sinatra was what he was.

It's unfortunate that struggles and dark sides seem to be necessary for most great entertainers and storytellers but this holds true for far more of them than just Sinatra. You can trace this back through the ages to Shakespeare and beyond! They didn't call him the 'Chairman of the Board' for no good reason! I got to see the older Sinatra in concert and his good mood that night made 15,000 folks, including me, very happy! He was one of the few older singers who could get a crowd that big in the seventies! But I could see his dark side in some of his movies and it was why he was good in them as the character had dark moods too. Sinatra will live on for the good things he did as well as the bad. In that way he is no different from us, just more famous, so it's on display. Still makes him one of the coolest enetertainers ever! I listen to him and Dean Martin quite a bit still.

I loved his great voice and his songs

I wouldn't call him a musical genius. He had a great male voice and charisma, and mob connections.

Not mentioned. His acting ability. He was very versatile. 'The Man with the Golden Arm' is probably the best movie ever made about heroin addiction. Sinatra was amazing in the role!

Magical figure and the height of glamour. As a small child, he seemed to be all over the place.

It's sad how people idolize celebrities and put them on a pedestal, even though they could have possibly murdered someone, they're still put on a pedestal... Very very sad.

In Sinatra's day, most nightclubs were owned by the Mob - so was he "guilty by association" ? Vegas was also Mob - run. It can be argued that just about anyone back in those days had Mob connections as they had to deal with them to get gigs. As for Sinatra's personal flaws ~~ seriously, who doesn't have them? The guy was super-talented as a singer & actor and that's good enough for me.

I always thought Sinatra was an arrogant, self-centred individual who was propped up by the media. Never cared for his voice either.

At the tail end of Marilyn Monroe's life it was said that Frank Sinatra knew that Marilyn was in deep trouble and he wanted to marry her and try and save her. But it was too late, and Frank's actions at this time were very questionable in his attempt to save her. Sinatra was not invited to Monroe's funeral.

"Was he a problematic and complicated character" Sinatra was human, a human with an absolutely legendary voice.

It’s simple he was the greatest entertainer of the 20th century. He did it all. There never was or ever will be another SINATRA.

Frank was a genuine human being who lived an extraordinary life that was filled with passion and success. In the cultural milieu of nightclub entertainment of his era, dealing with members of crime syndicates was unavoidable. Indeed he had a temper that could become unattractive especially when fueled by drinking. But that is an aspect of his intensity and drive and doesn’t define who he is. What does are the countless times his gracious manner and generous heart touched people the world over. He unofficially served as the Ambassador of American culture to a world shaken by war that looked up to the U.S. as a beacon of optimism and hope. Frank, like everybody, is what he is - flaws included. If he were a choir boy who eschewed vice and pleasure, then he wouldn’t be Frank, and there wouldn’t a catalogue of his recorded repertoire at Capitol Records in the 1950’s that is one of the finest representations of the American Songbook by any single artist.

It would be very sad if you can’t find one nice thing to say about him. He entertained a l o o o o n g time.

Great voice, greater Monster

Frank loved frank

The Godfather is Frank Sinatra's story of how he got a movie roll. It really happened.

Mr Sinatra was an awesome entertainer.

A man who took his talent to the limits and beyond. Nonetheless he was just a man. I’m glad in a way that I don’t have such riches. Who knows what it would do to me. He did it his way.

" FLY ME TO THE MOON" Frank & Count Basie's band. and he went out of his way to help Sammy Davis Jr when Sammy was dying and broke. RIP Frank could act also. Von Ryan's Express was a classic

He was just a man who bent in the middle like everyone else, but he had a great voice...

We don't care about his failings, great singer and I enjoy his music. Same with Elvis!

You showed a police mug shot of Sinatra, but I didn't hear any mention of what he was arrested for.

A dollar in dimes . . . that broke me up.

when asked how does it feel to be one of the greatest singers, Sinatra replied “I don’t know, why don’t you ask Vic Damone!”

A bottle of Jack Daniels? That makes him my hero

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE HAS BEEN GONE FOR 23 YEARS!!! WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE???

Does "everyone" really "ignore" most of this? I think Sinatra's tawdry personal life is pretty well-known. There's really nothing new here.

Buried with a pack of smokes, a bottle of booze and i think the equivalent of 10 bucks in change.... truly what a man

Genius, on one side. Cheap gangster, other side.

✨ The superbly golden hearted Don Rickles used to bring up mafia sounding names and say somebody was getting clipped. Everyone would get a kick of the downplaying of the mob connection. But, those monsters really took horrible advantage of Frank.✨

He had a wing and a hoof like most of us. A very generous man and very decent to his housekeeper A superb singer with oodles of charisma

This Channel is so inspiring That even made me to start a New Channel regarding INTERESTING FACTS and TOP 10s 🥰

When you're a celebrity , everything is scrutinized

FYI there's a book written about him "His Way". It doesn't paint a pretty picture of him. One chapter talks about him telling his house boy find me some girls so he brought some women to his home. Sinatra would be really nice to them and then they all go to his bedroom to spend the night. The next morning Sinatra told his house boy tell the girls to pack their bags and get the hell out of here.

His mother also influenced the Italian immigrants to vote the way she wanted them too because they couldn’t speak English

He was just Human and we all make bad decisions.

Frank Sinatra was a very successful singer and actor, a man of a different time. Every career has ups and downs. Long careers have changes in fashions and likes and dislikes. Frank could always reinvent himself and adjust to the times. He did have downs but Frank always could reinvent his persona and successfully come out of the downward spirals. Another great and talented artist who really had trouble doing this was Elvis Presley. Also I might add Frank did a lot of philanthropic work and made many charitable contributions that he didn`t want publicize. Overall I think he was a pretty good guy.

I know Frank Sinatra about as well as I know that lady behind the counter at the DMV; she handled my car registration just fine. Sinatra could sing.

Regardless of his issues, few artists can interpret and deliver songs like Frank. He was a musical powerhouse.

Writer Dominic Dunn relayed a story about being in a bar once when Sinatra and his entourage came in. For some reason unknown to Dunn Frank sent one of his entourage over to him. The man apologized and said, “I’m so sorry about this. But I have to do it. If I don’t I’ll be in a ton of trouble.” He then punched Dunn in the face. I’ve heard tell of other writers, Harlan Ellison for one, who had run-ins with him and were threatened. Allison did not write anything about Sinatra until after an incident where Sinatra was pissed off because Ellison was dressed b a way Sinatra didn’t like. Anybody who knows of Harlan Ellison knows that is the wrong person to pick on. Absolutely fearless and with a massive tongue that can cut anybody down to size. He let Sinatra have it. But only after Sinatra kept yelling across the bar at him while he was trying to play pool and ignore him. He was a complicated person. At times an absolute asshole.

He was a legend, a man.

Eva Gardner was the love of his life… but unfortunately both were crazy!

The Greatest Of all time in Music World

Attracted to 'The Mob' like a sort of perennial juvenile delinquent. He was a better actor than he was a singer. I never liked the guy.

I knew about him but I still love his work.

he was a flawed human being...just like the rest of us.... with a little more raw talent and ambition than most of us....

Frank Sinatra : huge musical talent. His private life : one of paradoxes. He was generous. But he also had a dark side ( read : ties with the mob ). Sinatra reminds me of Peter Sellers. A comical genius of note. But his private life was troubled. Disturbed.

He and I had the same first name! How's that for a coincidence?!

Loved you Frank you were the best Dorothyxx

No matter Frank Sinatra's faults I still like him. I don't look at a performers faults, I go by if I enjoy their singing and/or their acting performances.

Sometimes profoundly talented people are scumbags. Frank Sinatra was one of them.

My favorite Sinatra song is My Funny Valentine😘 And of course New York, New York!

My Dad, loved Frank Sinatra, his singing, & Acting! He used to play, all his records! I can name a few, I think! My Way, Strangers in the Night, Come Fly with me! Really Loud, it used to send me Nuts! But I got used to it! We had My Way, when it was his Funeral! RIP Frank Sinatra, RIP Dad, miss you & love you always! 😭😫😔❤❤❤❤🇬🇧That's Life!

it was a different era. Judging him by today's standards is ridiculous. He is an Icon of a bygone generation.