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.
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this, Gary!
@loripowell8934 Жыл бұрын
I'VE HEARD ND READ ALL THIS CRAP B4 ABOUT FRANKIE, HEARD HIS OWN PERSONAL TAKE ON IT WHEN HE WAS AROUND 2 ANSWER ALL THE ?????'S . I'VE HEARD ND READ FROM MANY, MANY PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT A KIND, GENEROUS GIVING ND HELPFUL MAN HE WAS, ND THAT'S WHO HE IS 2 THOSE WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT HIM ND THOSE THAT DON'T JUST R GREEN EYED MONSTERS WHO 'NJOY EATIN' SOUR GRAPES. JUS' SAYIN' !!!
@vittorio_.q Жыл бұрын
absolute class
@TheGibbinifamily Жыл бұрын
Everyone gets a different side of a person… I appreciate your comment!!!
@jimmyrants43423 жыл бұрын
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.
@bagofrats34643 жыл бұрын
Sounds like it was legendary
@m.riadakhdaanridwan5732 жыл бұрын
What an experience, that's sounds so cool
@michaelsmith27333 жыл бұрын
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..
@beverlygannon41413 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍 lmao ! 🤣🤣😂👍♥️
@ronaldogorman7773 жыл бұрын
You shouldn't believe YT creators.
@gardensofthegods2 жыл бұрын
Michael Smith yeah there's a lot of stories for decades about his bullying and some of them are corroborated by witnesses some of whom were famous also . He didn't like writer Dominick Dunne ... a maitre d told Dominic to please forgive him while declaring Frank Sinatra made me do this and then he punched Dominic in the nose ... Dominick Dunne looks over and sees Frank Sinatra glaring . Gay talese was a witness to Frank Sinatra bullying another writer Harlan Ellison who wrote a lot of TV shows and episodes ... especially for Star Trek and outer limits . There's actually a video of him telling the story on The Hangover Lounge Inc. channel called " Harlan Ellison on Esquire's Frank Sinatra Has A Cold " He tells the whole story of what happened . There's also an excellent documentary about Frank Sinatra and Palm Springs ... and it people talk about the various things they witnessed with Frank and his crazy temper ... every now and then he'd go nuts in a restaurant if he didn't like the food and throw the dinner plate at the wall in front of everybody .
@Asenath330 Жыл бұрын
A morgue, excuse me but I don't think so, 🤔
@maddymcmadingson6296 Жыл бұрын
I dont really get bummed out at all. For me it's actually the opposite. I think people you look up to having issues makes them more human. Nobody's roll models are perfect they all have their own personal issues going on.
@thesaint15173 жыл бұрын
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.
@JohnJones-ej1ux3 жыл бұрын
I'm in Vegas there's some streets here named after Sinatra sammy Davis Jr i think joey bishop also
@royleon35253 жыл бұрын
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.
@shawnwright53323 жыл бұрын
👍🇨🇦
@efandmk33823 жыл бұрын
He was a singer, not a musician or a composer. So, I guess you'd have to drop the "musical genius" thing.
@jadezee63163 жыл бұрын
@@efandmk3382 he certainly was a musician...as he conducted at least one album..i know of...plus he made changes to the charts as he was recording them....and he did compose at least one song...so...i guess you will have to drop your "comment "thing........and BTW rock brain....someone can certainly be a musical genius just by being a singer....now you go try and figure out why that is true
@spirogiannaki3 жыл бұрын
@@efandmk3382 exactly. Only a singer. He didnt compose or write lyrics. Everybody liked him for his performance. So lets look again in the mirror. We made him what he was. He owe us his voice.
@damianthebeholder67752 жыл бұрын
He had a very rough upbringing
@williamlechner58053 жыл бұрын
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.
@cliffworks7483 жыл бұрын
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.
@minimansonstar Жыл бұрын
That's HOT. 🔥
@gkvogt3 жыл бұрын
I'm not surprised by any of this.
@lucaskocan3 жыл бұрын
Same
@VonWenk3 жыл бұрын
The affair with Peter Lawford's wife and possibly using her to get the government to ease off the Mob caught me off guard.
@davidshenton56163 жыл бұрын
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.
@BackSeatHump3 жыл бұрын
His body was found in a well.
@beverlygannon41413 жыл бұрын
Omg!
@billyjoejimbob563 жыл бұрын
"i fought the mob, and the mob won."
@BackSeatHump3 жыл бұрын
Ooops. I confused Bobby Fuller with Bob Kuban.
@malcolmwolfgram74143 жыл бұрын
I did not know that.
@chrismiles88223 жыл бұрын
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!
@beverlygannon41413 жыл бұрын
Nelson riddle great music writer. Theme tune to Route 66 the programme in 1963 I think...it was... I'm in love with that tune all my life. As it happens just turned 66.!👍
@turbogg72133 жыл бұрын
A true New Yorker from Hoboken New Jersey?
@romano41903 жыл бұрын
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.
@murph30013 жыл бұрын
Musically although of course they sang a few of the same songs they were as different as night and day. Dean Martin early on with his first wife and kids started to make money and ignored his responsibilities. __ he instead had more interest in womanizing . Martin during that period of his life was far from an exemplary person.
@fifthof17953 жыл бұрын
Dean Martin was a crooner. A good one,but one dimensional. He never really " owned" that many songs Sinatra was a superb singer who often sang on the off beat which controlled the song. The best interpreter of the American songbook bar none. His collection of classics is outstanding. Dean M was a far nicer person though.
@tommyhaynes91573 жыл бұрын
Sinatra was just about the greatest singer of modern times. Martin was just pretty good. In terms of singing, Martin is not to be mentioned int he same sentence as Sinatra. Certainly Martin was a nicer guy
@billyjoejimbob563 жыл бұрын
They both had fine natural voices, but neither were musical talents. They both got by on style. Nat King Cole could outperform either. More recently, Michael Buble can pick up any Sinatra standard, and do it better in one take.
@fifthof17953 жыл бұрын
@@billyjoejimbob56 You are of course joking. Sinatra had no musical talent and Buble could best him...haha. You're a funny guy. Nat had a beautiful smooth voice though...excellent pianist too.
@vickilavender27913 жыл бұрын
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.
@goukenslay7555 Жыл бұрын
Yet it isnt his song
@alanclark13613 жыл бұрын
no matter what he was like as a person theres no getting away from it he was a great singer and actor
@alanstevenson-graham62683 жыл бұрын
Agree
@alanstevenson-graham62683 жыл бұрын
Most celebs have a dark past
@FriendlyCroock Жыл бұрын
@@alanstevenson-graham6268 Yes, well, they pretty much sell their soul to career. They do it to become the best of the best. Not just famous. No more girlfriend, no more mother, no more father, just training and work for whatever your career is. I trace it back to the great composers of the western world. I don't want to judge people but personally I'd stay away from this type of life. It will eventually turn you into a machine. You're not a human being anymore.
@701ghoffman3 жыл бұрын
Maybe not the nicest human but one of the best entertainers. Love his singing.
@CatholicBoy19573 жыл бұрын
What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul? .
@eleanorrigby9243 жыл бұрын
That's all of Hollywood.
@MykolasGilbert3 жыл бұрын
UP YOURS!!
@childofthe60s1003 жыл бұрын
He can, then, apply to be pope?
@samuelzamora97993 жыл бұрын
Amen , to that ...
@Someone-iu1nc3 жыл бұрын
@@childofthe60s100 yes. He can apply to be a pope
@julioaranton4613 жыл бұрын
Talent is God-given, person is responsible for self.
@jameswood2313 жыл бұрын
@Antonio Perales del Hierro Calm down dude. No one will take away your pacifier. Please stop cursing my LORD'S Name in vain. Its unbecoming of a man who is so embellished with so much self-earned talent.
@dinoz99323 жыл бұрын
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
@MrSharkster593 жыл бұрын
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!
@jcisme3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the Peter Falk (Columbo) roast of Sinatra ?
@MrSharkster593 жыл бұрын
@@jcisme I vaguely remember that. That was a classic if I remember correctly. I’ll need to check it out thanks 🙏
@maryleone20233 жыл бұрын
@@jcisme Yes! I think it was the funniest one ever done. The lasagna pan, the autograph, the raincoat, and didn't he say his relatives thought that Jerry Vale was actually doing the singing on Sinatra's recordings? Priceless!
@kevinmalone32102 жыл бұрын
Only when Rickles was able to roast Sinatra in that venue was he safe. Outside of it, he would gotten worked over by Sinatra's goons.
@tr71983 жыл бұрын
The summer wind. That song has a level of class that no one can reach. Only Frank Sinatra could sing it.
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
We love that song too, T R!
@segafrog3 жыл бұрын
Only Frank Sinatra and Martin Prince could sing it
@tomrucco64903 жыл бұрын
Is there anyone in this world who goes from birth to death without having anything to hide
@Lordmij3 жыл бұрын
Everyone is only as sick as their secrets
@jan221503 жыл бұрын
Not like this punk !
@garycarpenter29803 жыл бұрын
That could be anybody and everyone in this world
@FippyDarkpaw3 жыл бұрын
We're all flawed. Let he who is without sin throw the first stone.
@kevn993 жыл бұрын
unfortunately yes.
@cjjones2583 жыл бұрын
Well, that’s life...
@giannid.13463 жыл бұрын
He did his (my) way. YES?
@Lordmij3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@nvskorpio3 жыл бұрын
Epic
@garycarpenter29803 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. You know if I had met him, I wouldn't want to be on his bad side but an acquaintance. I had heard of his temper, no wonder he was married so many times but he had so many friends and family and he never forgot where he came from
@kennethrouse79423 жыл бұрын
"That's what all the people say..' 👍🎶🎶
@peterflorino90163 жыл бұрын
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.
@paulbrandel59803 жыл бұрын
The fact he had depression and wasn't treated for it, explains his angry outbursts. Sinatra didn't need the mob's help Sinatra was a once in a lifetime singer, as old Bing Crosby stated
@FEWGEE13 жыл бұрын
Good people can do bad things, and bad people can do good things. This is a video about his darker side. The title pretty much says that. If you didn't want to hear that your idol was a deeply flawed man, you shouldn't have watched it.
@bbr11333 жыл бұрын
Nothing special to not be racist buddy
@peterflorino90163 жыл бұрын
@@bbr1133 - missed my point. I was trying to point out that he had a very positive side to him. The post I reacted to mentions “Dark Details”. I agree there is nothing special about not being a racist. But he acted on that and did many things to promote non racism. Spent big dollars and gave a lot f his time to putting together entertainment to raise money for various benefits. Big difference. He was different. I liked him. Sounds like you didn’t.
@billbertboyce3242 жыл бұрын
@@bbr1133 At the time, racism was treated as the norm. Casual or not. For a celebrity, as famous as Sinatra, to be vocal about their opposition to something, that normalised, was (and still is, in my opinion) a big deal and very respectable.
@sfmag13 жыл бұрын
Yeah his phrasing was his great contribution to music/vocal performance.
@brahmburgers3 жыл бұрын
I didn't like his vocal phrasing. Too slack for me. His melodies were several measures behind.
@sfmag13 жыл бұрын
@@brahmburgers That's exactly right. The timing. Not metronomic. In other words, soulful.
@loudepietro3 жыл бұрын
His phrasing sucked. Try singing along with his songs and you will get a headache
@SpringfieldGuy3 жыл бұрын
My father always said that many decades ago and I agree.
@christophertsiliacos89583 жыл бұрын
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.
@christophertsiliacos89583 жыл бұрын
@@marglam6123 👍 😊
@PhilUKNet3 жыл бұрын
Definitely. He was too skinny in his youth.
@serenafranklin61983 жыл бұрын
Frank Sinatra was a great singer with flair. As always until the end he did it His Way !!
@rolfsimonsson22953 жыл бұрын
Noone is perfect! Sinatra had many talents but also a dark side.
@calvinrichardsonsr91923 жыл бұрын
I think Frank was normal for the time he helped me when I sang with the Platters.
@michaelharris46513 жыл бұрын
Hi Calvin Sr , wow so you sang for the platters , they were so great 😀 cheers Calvin !
@cheryljune16033 жыл бұрын
I loved the Platters
@brahmburgers3 жыл бұрын
I love the Platters. In my view, they outshine Sinatra. I do an inst guitar version of 'Twilight Time' on guitar, using 2-note harmony throughout. Same for 'Magic Touch'
@jerrylee82613 жыл бұрын
Love Platters' music.
@jameswood2313 жыл бұрын
The Platters are one of my all time favorite groups. My mother introduced me to that wonderful sound on her collection of 45's when I was a boy.
@eLEMENTARYimage3 жыл бұрын
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.
@maxxmabemwe48593 жыл бұрын
Now tell us about Trump.
@jamessilver64293 жыл бұрын
@@maxxmabemwe4859 greatest president trump2024 🇺🇸 IMPEACH BIDEN 🇺🇸 the election was illegal anyway.
@imtruth693 жыл бұрын
He got away with it because he was a democrat. Just like they are doing right now.
@eLEMENTARYimage3 жыл бұрын
@@imtruth69 Amen.
@arlenmargolin16503 жыл бұрын
@@jamessilver6429 I'm willing to bet your IQ within 10 points and I'm willing to put $2,500 on it that I can guess it almost to the point what do you think
@TheDukeofMadness3 жыл бұрын
Most extremely talented people are also prone to have personality issues. Frank was one of a kind, in both respects.
@billbertboyce3242 жыл бұрын
People act like it's the end of the world if a celebrity isn't perfect. Literally nobody is. There are so many people, like Sinatra, who have anger issues. I'm one of them. People need to remember that famous people are regular folks, too. Instead, the media portrays them like some sort of God.
@melodydeese19643 жыл бұрын
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.
@malcolmjw87503 жыл бұрын
Most great artists would have been criminals if they had not got distracted by art.
@davidandsue29593 жыл бұрын
Dean Martin was better.
@jameswood2313 жыл бұрын
His mother was a mid-wife who performed illegal abortions with lots of clout to pull ole Frankie into the limelight. Where is the blessing and the joy in that? Hollywood is a complete lie. Now we have abortion on demand. Tragic.
@normanbates5693 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure he was someone worth meeting but he was a talented chap. Some of his friends weren't nice at all.
@Zrunawaybride3 жыл бұрын
As a singer he was especially good at phrasing when he sang. As a person I would never have wanted to meet him.
@zandatee3 жыл бұрын
I think he was a grreat person.
@momills2953 жыл бұрын
Why would he want to meet you??,answers on a postcard please
@monikapalsdottir30693 жыл бұрын
3
@jaylenbrownfan21123 жыл бұрын
Marilyn Monroe named the puppy Frank gave her "Maf". What an interesting life He led. All time legend.
@katlynlykstad58103 жыл бұрын
@@classicalhollywood3254 that was kinda uncalled for with a visibly low vocabulary. You should never talk about the dead like that. She walked the shoes that you didn’t among other Hollywood stars, you so called “classical hollywood”
@lawoman10673 жыл бұрын
@@classicalhollywood3254 You're rude and stupid.
@christinagordon42043 жыл бұрын
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!
@richardarnold78763 жыл бұрын
HE HAD A GREAT VOICE !!!
@pp3123 жыл бұрын
My favorite joke about Sinatra is: "Frank Sinatra saved my life. He said, 'Okay, boys, he's had enough.' Probably not even a joke.
@frankmoyer58223 жыл бұрын
Phill Hartman did a great impression of Frank on SNL
@gordeaux20063 жыл бұрын
I like "What's green and sings? Frank Snotra!"
@QuantumPyrite_88.93 жыл бұрын
Excellent
@frankmoyer58223 жыл бұрын
@@gordeaux2006 What's green and carries a rifle? Mucus McCane
@johnnyonenote3763 жыл бұрын
Yes pp312, That was comedian Shecky Greene - a joke as far as the punchline goes, but based on fact - he was set upon by a couple of Sinatra goons while walking across the lobby of the Sands Hotel. Also Jackie Mason, another comedian who angered Sinatra because of jokes he made in his act about the age difference between Sinatra and his then wife Mia Farrow. Gunshots were actually fired into his hotel bedroom through patio doors, going into his mattress. Mason actually made a joke about this in his act, saying he wasn't specifically saying it was Sinatra, but all he knew was that there were a couple of guys out there in the corridor afterwards, going "doo-be-doo-be-doo". He then got (in his own words) 'loused up' by Sinatra henchmen by way of a knuckle duster while sitting in his parked car, which broke his nose.
@Lambert77853 жыл бұрын
the songs were great, but he doesn't sound like a very fun guy
@malcolmwolfgram74143 жыл бұрын
No big deal. He remains the greatest. No one can touch him.
@timetowakeup630211 ай бұрын
Bobby Darin was better and had far more versatility.
@Elwood29113 жыл бұрын
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.
@deanpd34023 жыл бұрын
If he had people beaten up then he was on a par with any psychopath. Never make excuses for violent people just because they can entertain. A narc, is a narc, is a narc, is a narc.
@Elwood29113 жыл бұрын
@@deanpd3402 Generalizations are not provenance.
@joekouyoumjian26013 жыл бұрын
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.
@zandatee3 жыл бұрын
We should more listen to our harts and less to what officials want us to think... for their own reasons.
@jamessilver64293 жыл бұрын
they're great , also the columbia , but i love the ones on capitol with nelson riddle the most
@goukenslay7555 Жыл бұрын
Separate the art from the artists especially when they are scumbags
@jamcam27603 жыл бұрын
It seems like he always wanted to "do it his way".
@suzyqualcast62693 жыл бұрын
Was he dipping 'boots 4' ¿?
@efandmk33823 жыл бұрын
You know that was a Paul Anka song, right? Frankie HATED that song. And he hated that it became his trademark. At least, according to Nancy. Judy Garland felt the same way about "Over the Rainbow". She hated singing it because it made her cry.
@susanllequis38323 жыл бұрын
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.
@beverlygannon41413 жыл бұрын
Nelson Riddle wrote the the theme tune to Route 66 the show in 1963 I believe it aired...I LOVE that tune it's. BRILLIANT. As it happens just turned 66 years old ! Yeah 😊. 👍♥️
@peterflorino90163 жыл бұрын
Susan, he paid doctors to avoid going into Army??? I’ve read many articles about him pointing out his good and not so good qualities. You are the only person I’ve ever heard dig that low in an attempt to dishonor him. Most important thing about him was his incredible voice and ability to actually feel the words and convey that to the listener. He made famous recordings with many arrangers. It wasn’t a matter of choosing the right songs, it was Frank’s delivery and style. He once made a bet he would record “Old McDonald Had A Farm” and make it a hit. He did and it was a hit. And I agree that Nelson was a genius arranger. Thank God for both of these men.
@ignorecorporatenews2 жыл бұрын
The stuff recorded w/Billy May as Sinatra's arranger is far superior and hipper than Riddle's arrangements. but no one ever mentions Billy May. Typical.
@dskyyksd2 жыл бұрын
@@ignorecorporatenews Or Axel Stordahl from his Columbia years.
@cate489011 ай бұрын
He had a punctured eardrum from birth. His ear had to be attached. What are you talking about?
@janettrim75873 жыл бұрын
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.
@turbo1234ist3 жыл бұрын
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.
@SandfordSmythe3 жыл бұрын
God is the only judge here?
@jk35213 жыл бұрын
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.
@RothmansEscort3 жыл бұрын
Never thought Jimmy Stewart was much of an actor...can't understand the adoration.
@finallyfriday.2 жыл бұрын
Not right to judge history by today's rules. Things were different and everyone grew up different. You, in that environment, would have been different, too.
@nancyholcombe80303 жыл бұрын
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.
@murph30013 жыл бұрын
Fair assessment ,___ very rational and probably true.
@minimansonstar Жыл бұрын
As a charismatic entertainer myself, I suffer the same.
@liladeleon94293 жыл бұрын
I loved his great voice and his songs
@frankmoyer58223 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't call him a musical genius. He had a great male voice and charisma, and mob connections.
@ianbeddowes53623 жыл бұрын
Of that kind of singer, I think that Tony Bennett and Mel Torme were far better than Sinatra.
@michaelorenstein91653 жыл бұрын
@@ianbeddowes5362 Even Dean Martin was better, in my opinion.
@ravisriram67463 жыл бұрын
@@michaelorenstein9165 Agreed. Dean Martin had a better voice than Frank's.
@DudeSilad3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelorenstein9165 Nah. Deano wasn''t clear in his pronunciation. Mumbled a lot.
@fortunatomartino85493 жыл бұрын
Nahh Frank had the best voice While maybe "criminal" , best voice There's no morality in art
@telsurrey13 жыл бұрын
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!
@mrfugazi67133 жыл бұрын
And acting ability are you talking about, he went crying to his pal Willie Moretti to get the acting part in the film that he won a Oscar for, he would only start fights when he had about 7 gangsters around him to hold him back and they didn’t have to struggle to hold him back apparently, he was nothing but a wannabe gangster and nothing more if it wasn’t for Moretti he would’ve never got away from Tommy Dorsey , the cry baby.
@robertdoyle71863 жыл бұрын
I liked the movie: Von Ryan’s Express
@mrfugazi67133 жыл бұрын
@Bazof TheNorth haha 😂 I like that one mate it caught my eye thanks.
@mrfugazi67133 жыл бұрын
@@robertdoyle7186 I remember that film Robert I watched it and enjoyed it cause at the time I watched it it was a good war film I thought with a good storyline to it so I didn’t really take notice of who was in the film I was quite young mate but yeah it was a good film brother take care of yourself buddy from Stevie boy in Britain
@mrfugazi67133 жыл бұрын
@Bazof TheNorth sorry buddy I don’t understand what you mean when you say self pwersevation that’s all mate the rest of the comment you are a 100% bang on mate take care of yourself buddy from Stevie boy.
@thomasseery75703 жыл бұрын
Magical figure and the height of glamour. As a small child, he seemed to be all over the place.
@charleslee19603 жыл бұрын
I was listening to the radio in NY. They had a lotto on the exact time he would croak. Morbid much?
@thomasseery75703 жыл бұрын
@@charleslee1960 Very
@noname-jh3bd3 жыл бұрын
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.
@wardmckee74073 жыл бұрын
Yeah! 'cause all celebrities are such *bastions* of virtuousness! and they're generally all so *idealizable* and *above reproach!* lmao! but "somebody might have done something" ...so there ya go... xD
@Juliaflo3 жыл бұрын
@@wardmckee7407 Case in point: John Wayne exhibited racist ideas in an interview 50 years ago, wherein he said he believed in white supremacy and that black people should not be given leadership until they are educated to the point of personal responsibility.
@wc36173 жыл бұрын
Charles Manson
@ranmitrani39483 жыл бұрын
@@wc3617 actually he was a very good singer... available on KZfaq
@puffsleeveskindagirl10 ай бұрын
Back on those days people would admire the talent, the work...little was known about their personal life
@checkingoutin20403 жыл бұрын
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.
@DAUGHTEROFBABYLON3 жыл бұрын
@pattijesinoski19583 жыл бұрын
Patty Duke was bipolar. Talks about it in her book, Call me Anna. Original movie, "Valley of the dolls". She said the part she played was her before diagnosis and treatment.
@B1TKZH473 жыл бұрын
I always thought Sinatra was an arrogant, self-centred individual who was propped up by the media. Never cared for his voice either.
@JimmyPlato13 жыл бұрын
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.
@noname-jh3bd3 жыл бұрын
That's because Joe DiMaggio absolutely hated him
@beverlygannon41413 жыл бұрын
Oh ok
@koju9113 жыл бұрын
Yes, think Sinatra's driver or other employee said in his memoirs that Sinatra used to service Monroe regularly when she was in the doldrums.
@rebeccapurdon35312 жыл бұрын
He was banned by DiMaggio who couldn't handle the attention she received. He hated her star being so big, and desperately wanted her to be a housewife. He literally banned Sinatra from the funeral ..
@oskaveli662 Жыл бұрын
"Was he a problematic and complicated character" Sinatra was human, a human with an absolutely legendary voice.
@elevenb1933 Жыл бұрын
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.
@robbes7rh3 жыл бұрын
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.
@nancyhamlin84263 жыл бұрын
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.
@robertdoyle71863 жыл бұрын
There’s 2 sides to every coin, woman.
@the-btc-tradingfloor28083 жыл бұрын
Great voice, greater Monster
@sallygard633 жыл бұрын
And great mafia man
@charlescasey97993 жыл бұрын
Frank loved frank
@juliehodes54543 жыл бұрын
The Godfather is Frank Sinatra's story of how he got a movie roll. It really happened.
@preston19573 жыл бұрын
role.
@beverlygannon41413 жыл бұрын
Really
@Hattonbank3 жыл бұрын
@@beverlygannon4141 From Here To Eternity!
@jamesreynolds28673 жыл бұрын
And got out of a contract with a band leader.
@michaelwoodward98943 жыл бұрын
Please
@lindajones88953 жыл бұрын
Mr Sinatra was an awesome entertainer.
@buckshot45693 жыл бұрын
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.
@rodneyadderton10773 жыл бұрын
I have felt the same Toeknee Chestknut
@JohnJones-ej1ux3 жыл бұрын
There's a verse in the bible which reads for what should it profit a man if he gain the whole world be recognize for all his talents and yet you got nothing see he was very talented what did Satan say to eve in the garden you will be like god or you will become god so that's what he was his own god sad though he lost everything
@coporal43 жыл бұрын
" 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
@Veldtian13 жыл бұрын
Loved that movie, I saw it when I was like 13.
@paulcarter29073 жыл бұрын
He was just a man who bent in the middle like everyone else, but he had a great voice...
@speedracer23363 жыл бұрын
We don't care about his failings, great singer and I enjoy his music. Same with Elvis!
@CashelOConnolly3 жыл бұрын
Do you like anyone who isn’t dead 💀😂
@Hattonbank3 жыл бұрын
@@CashelOConnolly Stupid comment.
@jamcam27603 жыл бұрын
You showed a police mug shot of Sinatra, but I didn't hear any mention of what he was arrested for.
@cerealaugher3 жыл бұрын
heroin
@robertdoyle71863 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere it was for screwing another man’s wife.
@kenkunz14283 жыл бұрын
@@robertdoyle7186 That's what I heard too.
@glennhecker44223 жыл бұрын
He was said to have promised to marry a lady with whom he was sexually involved but did not marry her.
@robertdoyle71863 жыл бұрын
Does anyone out there suspect Sinatra knew about J.F.K.’s impending “appointment in Dallas?
@georgeb.wolffsohn303 жыл бұрын
A dollar in dimes . . . that broke me up.
@hondotoo3 жыл бұрын
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!”
@robertalleman47573 жыл бұрын
A bottle of Jack Daniels? That makes him my hero
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
Lol! Thanks for watching, Robert!
@deanpd34023 жыл бұрын
Jack Daniels? Erky perky.
@anthonycusumano15163 жыл бұрын
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE HAS BEEN GONE FOR 23 YEARS!!! WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE???
@jazzmanchgo3 жыл бұрын
Does "everyone" really "ignore" most of this? I think Sinatra's tawdry personal life is pretty well-known. There's really nothing new here.
@serenitymoon32142 жыл бұрын
Buried with a pack of smokes, a bottle of booze and i think the equivalent of 10 bucks in change.... truly what a man
@ajg37683 жыл бұрын
Genius, on one side. Cheap gangster, other side.
@lindairvine73423 жыл бұрын
Miss that whole era those were the days loved them
@maximasromulus63162 жыл бұрын
✨ 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.✨
@iriserskine99603 жыл бұрын
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
@FactsCeo3 жыл бұрын
This Channel is so inspiring That even made me to start a New Channel regarding INTERESTING FACTS and TOP 10s 🥰
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
Go for it!
@joncosby43853 жыл бұрын
When you're a celebrity , everything is scrutinized
@cat-lw6kq3 жыл бұрын
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.
@tombown99603 жыл бұрын
His mother also influenced the Italian immigrants to vote the way she wanted them too because they couldn’t speak English
@elzbethzowlara51643 жыл бұрын
He was just Human and we all make bad decisions.
@suzzzzzzy3 жыл бұрын
No. He was excessive in his bad decisions...
@foodforthought923 жыл бұрын
@@suzzzzzzy and addicts aren't? Shut your uneducated ass up scrub.
@suzzzzzzy3 жыл бұрын
@@foodforthought92 hahahahaha someone is butt hurt... it’s ok, sweetie. Just breathe and Frankie will make all your troubles go away with his horrible voice of mafia money. Stay golden!
@kevi56412 жыл бұрын
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.
@FactsVerse2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, we feel the same way! Thank you for sharing your sentiments and for watching our content. What is your favorite song of Frank?
@kevi56412 жыл бұрын
@@FactsVerse There are so many of Frank Sinatra`s songs that I like My Way, Lady Is A Tramp and Young at Heart are a few of them.
@laughingbuddha17093 жыл бұрын
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.
@peterv18063 жыл бұрын
Regardless of his issues, few artists can interpret and deliver songs like Frank. He was a musical powerhouse.
@ddiamondr12 жыл бұрын
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.
@FactsVerse2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ronaldstubbs94503 жыл бұрын
He was a legend, a man.
@tanyav22893 жыл бұрын
Eva Gardner was the love of his life… but unfortunately both were crazy!
@ronald34193 жыл бұрын
I've been to the Ava Gardner Museum in her hometown of Smithfield NC, just 30 miles from Raleigh where I live. I also saw her grave. The story goes that Sinatra flew in, rented a limo and then sat in that limo during Ava's graveside service.
@TolKOZAK3 жыл бұрын
Either Ava needed glasses real bad, or they made her an offer she couldn't refuse.
@janetbransdon37423 жыл бұрын
It was Ava
@juanmasday28963 жыл бұрын
The Greatest Of all time in Music World
@FactsVerse3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Juan!
@christinebrearley31503 жыл бұрын
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.
@kingofthedots38353 жыл бұрын
Hog wash ....Best Pipes in History .....why ?..would you say such a ridiculous thing ...Why ???.😵🤢🤢
@pp3123 жыл бұрын
@@kingofthedots3835 Er...because it's his opinion, to which he's entitled.
@kingofthedots38353 жыл бұрын
@@pp312 and I'm not .....okay then ...the sky is red not blue ...and don't dispute with me !
@garyacker73883 жыл бұрын
I knew about him but I still love his work.
@NortonPeabody3 жыл бұрын
he was a flawed human being...just like the rest of us.... with a little more raw talent and ambition than most of us....
@Orion37412 жыл бұрын
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.
@frank124c3 жыл бұрын
He and I had the same first name! How's that for a coincidence?!
@dorothyfreel12763 жыл бұрын
Loved you Frank you were the best Dorothyxx
@judyfaust79552 жыл бұрын
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.
@FactsVerse2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@joeanonymous18342 жыл бұрын
Sometimes profoundly talented people are scumbags. Frank Sinatra was one of them.
@katrinkasanfranciscobayare73643 жыл бұрын
My favorite Sinatra song is My Funny Valentine😘 And of course New York, New York!
@karenp61173 жыл бұрын
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!
@natenelson31273 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry about your Dad, he is in a better place! 💘
@pauljohnsonish3 жыл бұрын
it was a different era. Judging him by today's standards is ridiculous. He is an Icon of a bygone generation.