Frank Sinatra, Jr.

Frank Sinatra Jr. ( born January 10, 1944 in Jersey City, New Jersey; actually Franklin Wayne Emmanuel Sinatra ) is an American pianist, songwriter, actor, singer and entertainer, son of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato, brother of Nancy Sinatra and Tina Sinatra.

Life

Frank Sinatra Jr. received since the age of 5 music lessons learned especially violin and piano and practiced early in the composing, but made ​​it a point to embark on a career without the support of his prominent father. In December 1963, Sinatra Jr. in Stateline on Lake Tahoe the victim of a short-term kidnapping, released after payment of a ransom by his father, however; the perpetrators were arrested and sentenced to long prison terms.

In the early sixties, Frank Jr. launched its own solo career as a singer; from July 1963, he appeared among them the continuing orchestra of the late bandleader Tommy Dorsey and went on several national and international concert tours, among others, the present director of the Glenn Miller Orchestra Larry O'Brien. In 1965 on Reprise Records his first record album Young Love for Sale with the orchestra of Sam Donahue. From 1967 published Sinatra Jr. at RCA and at the Daybreak label a series of further singles and albums; In 1969 he got an own TV special. Special attention deserves to be with Nelson Riddle -rehearsed album Spice ( 1971), which also contains its own song compositions Sinatra. In the seventies, he appeared as an actor in several films and television series in appearance; In 1977 he recorded an album with country and western songs with arranger Billy Strange.

After he had been gone a few years even with its own big band on tour, accompanied Sinatra Jr. in 1988 six and a half years all the concerts of his active until the beginning of 1995 his father as a conductor, which led him on stages around the world. In 1996 his album As I Remember It, a sung and spoken tribute to his father with Capitol Records. He also appeared on several albums by other artists with guest appearances.

With his orchestra Sinatra Jr. in the U.S. will still regularly on tour; in guest roles he was also in the popular television series " The Sopranos" and in the first and the last episode of The Defenders to see.

In the fall of 2005, he played under the orchestra direction by Terry Woodson a new big band album with interpretations of older and newer songs one, under the title " That Face! " Beginning of June 2006 has been published. For the album, he took it in the overdub process two songs ( Cry Me a River and Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise ) to well-established in June 1988 for a non- actualized planned album of his father instrumental tracks on.

In the late summer of 2005, Sinatra Jr. fell ill from prostate cancer and had to be in January 2006 to undergo surgery, which was successful by its own account.

From his relationship with Pat Fisher comes son Michael Francis Sinatra (* 1987).

In the autumn of 1998 Sinatra Jr. married the Texan lawyer Cynthia McMurrey; the couple broke up already back in January 2000.

Discography

My albums

  • Young Love for Sale (Reprise, 1965), with Sam Donahue
  • Spice ( RCA Daybreak, 1971), with Nelson Riddle
  • His Way (RCA Daybreak, 1972), with Nelson Riddle
  • It's Alright (Churchill / Hallmark, 1977), with Billy Strange
  • Billy May for President ( Town Hall, 1983), with Pat Longo
  • As I Remember It ( Capitol, 1996), with Bill Rogers
  • That Face! (Reprise / Rhino, 2006), with Terry Woodson

Guest appearances on other albums

  • The Sinatra Family Wishes You a Merry Christmas (Reprise, 1968)
  • Dora Hall - Once Upon a Tour ( Cozy Records, 1971)
  • Gumby ( Buena Vista, 1989)
  • Frank Sinatra - Duets II ( Capitol, 1994)
  • Was (Not Was) - What's Up, Dog? ( Alliance, 1996)
  • Louise Baranger Jazz Band - Trumpeter 's Prayer (Summit, 1998)
  • Steve Tyrell - Songs of Sinatra ( Hollywood Records, 2005)

Singles

  • The Beach Girl and the Monster (Reprise, 1965)
  • Too Close for Comfort / You Were Meant for Me (Reprise, 1965)
  • Why Do not You Fall in Love With Me / Shadows On A Foggy Day (Reprise, 1965)
  • Building With a Steeple / I've Been Looking (RCA 1967)
  • Nothing Is More Important Than Love / I Want to Hear It From You (RCA 1968)
  • Spice / Black Night (RCA Daybreak, 1971)
  • Calendar Girl / Seagull (RCA Daybreak, 1973)
  • Cry a Little / Lovin 'You Gets Better All the Time (Churchill, 1977)
  • You'll Never Know / Colors of My Life (1982 )

Movies

  • Jr. A Man Called Adam (1966 ), with Sammy Davis
  • The Walking Major (1969 )
  • Pepper and His Wacky Taxi ( 1971)
  • Code Name Zebra ( 1984)
  • Hollywood Homicide ( 2003)
  • The Defenders TV series ( 2010/11)
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