He died on the 14th of May 1998 and he left us a great treasure of work.
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The man himself! He looks quite handsome in this!
Jim.
I'm impressed.
How many famous people have you met in your career. You have shown us Maggie Thather, Gerald Ford and one or two others that I can't remember. Are there any more. If so, can you let us see them.
I'd say he left a right few bob as well.
Evelyn, I will get a list together and post it.
He left two hundred million.
Something we forget today is that Frank Sinatra and his contemporaries were the soundtrack for the baby boomers long before The Beatles came along. I remember parties in Anne Hederman’s house where we danced to what would now be called 'easy listening' music. Phyllis was there too. Frank was on the record player, lights were low and we were all trying to act grown up.
He was very popular in the that late fifty’s and early sixties
The only illicit substance was nicotine, we didn't even drink. Then The Beatles came along and changed everything.
One of the truly most thrilling times in my life was going to see Frank Sinatra at the Tacoma dome in Washington for my 40th birthday. I was with a girl who also loved Sinatra.
Here was a man who I had listened to my whole life. I knew every song he ever recorded, who arranged the song and on what album it was.
He must have been in his 60’s then but the stamina he showed in being heard over a huge orchestra was amazing. Half way through the concert he stopped the orchestra and spoke to the audience. He wasn’t speaking to the audience though, he was addressing everyone individually, at least that was the way it felt. Gone were the tough guy myths and the bravado, here was a person talking about his family and to each member of the audience about their families. It was moving. Was this the man who generated so much controversy?
He sang all the standards and when the concert was over I went up to the front just as he was leaving the stage. He was shorter than me but he exuded a charisma that was an aura. Instead of people crushing towards him, everyone stepped aside to let him go by. I reached out to him and touched him on the shoulder.
It was a fantastic night.
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