Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
b. Francis Albert Sinatra, 12 December 1915, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, d. 15 May 1998, Los Angeles, California, USA. After working for a time in the office of a local newspaper, The Jersey Observer, Frank Sinatra decided to pursue a professional career as a singer. Already an admirer of Bing Crosby, he was impelled to pursue this course after attending a 1933 Crosby concert, and sang whenever and wherever he could, working locally in clubs and bars. Then, in 1935 he entered a popular US radio talent show, Major Bowes Amateur Hour. Also on the show was a singing trio, and the four young men found themselves teamed together by the no-nonsense promoter. The ad-hoc teaming worked, and the group, renamed "The Hoboken Four", won first prize. Resulting from this came a succession of concert dates with the Major Bowes travelling show, along with club and occasional radio dates. By 1938 Sinatra was singing on several shows on each of a half-dozen radio stations, sometimes for expenses - often for nothing. The experience and, especially, the exposure were vital if he was to be recognized.

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Top Tracks
  • My Way
  • Come Fly With Me (1998 Digital Remaster)
  • New York, New York
  • Summer Wind
  • Fly Me to the Moon
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  • JGF on 2007-11-03 15:13:35.293:
    Of all these albums, I can't belive there isn't a track of "That's Life". How disapointing.:(
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