The Musicians of New Jersey: Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra was born December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey. There probably was not a person alive during my lifetime that did not know who he was; at least in the free world. However, living up the hill from Hoboken and having family living there throughout my youth, one could not avoid hearing his songs on the radio or television or knowing where he used to live.

To say he was a legend is putting it mildly. He was an Academy Award winning actor as well as a singer. In the 1940's the teenage girls swooned for him the way the Baby Boomers screamed for the Beatles or today's tweens love Justin Bieber.

Sinatra had three children by his first wife, Nancy Barbato; they had Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina. Sinatra married three more times; to Ava Gardner, Mia Farrow and Barbara Marx who he was married to until his death.

He was famous for songs that became such standards as; "Come Fly with me," "My Way" written by Paul Anka and the all time favorite "Theme from New York, New York."
Frank Sinatra suffered a heart attack in February of 1997 and made no more public appearances. In May of 1998 he had a fatal heart attack. On May 20, his funeral was held at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills with 400 friends and relatives in attendance and hundreds of mourners outside. See a listing of his discography here

Sources:

http://njmonthly.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra_discography