Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Italian immigrants, Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943, becoming the idol of the "bobby soxers". He released his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, in 1946. Sinatra's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s, and he turned to Las Vegas, where he became one of its best known residency performers as part of The Rat Pack. His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity, with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Sinatra released several critically lauded albums, including In the Wee Small Hours (1955), Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956), Come Fly with Me (1958), Only the Lonely (1958) and Nice 'n' Easy (1960).
Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label, Reprise Records, and released a string of successful albums. In 1965, he recorded the retrospective September of My Years, starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music, and released the tracks "Strangers in the Night" and "My Way". After releasing Sinatra at the Sands, recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966, the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim, the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim. It was followed by 1968's collaboration with Duke Ellington. Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971, but came out of retirement two years later and recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace, and reached success in 1980 with "New York, New York". Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally until a short time before his death in 1998.
Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor. After winning an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity, he starred in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), and received critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate (1962). He appeared in various musicals such as On the Town (1949), Guys and Dolls (1955), High Society (1956), and Pal Joey (1957), winning another Golden Globe for the latter. Toward the end of his career, he became associated with playing detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome (1967). Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971. On television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950, and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s, and actively campaigned for presidents such as Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, though before Kennedy's death Sinatra's alleged Mafia connections led to his being snubbed.
While Sinatra never formally learned how to read music, he had an impressive understanding of it, and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music. A perfectionist, renowned for his dress sense and performing presence, he always insisted on recording live with his band. His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname "Ol' Blue Eyes". Sinatra led a colorful personal life, and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women, such as with his second wife Ava Gardner. He went on to marry Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976. Sinatra had several violent confrontations, usually with journalists he felt had crossed him, or work bosses with whom he had disagreements. He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985, and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997. Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After his death, American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century", and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure.
Sinatra died with his wife at his side at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 14, 1998, aged 82, after a heart attack. Sinatra had ill health during the last few years of his life, and was frequently hospitalized for heart and breathing problems, high blood pressure, pneumonia and bladder cancer. He was further diagnosed as having dementia. He had made no public appearances following a heart attack in February 1997. Sinatra's wife encouraged him to "fight" while attempts were made to stabilize him, and his final words were, "I'm losing." Sinatra's daughter, Tina, later wrote that she and her sister, Nancy, had not been notified of their father's final hospitalization, and it was her belief that "the omission was deliberate. Barbara would be the grieving widow alone at her husband's side." The night after Sinatra's death, the lights on the Empire State Building in New York City were turned blue, the lights at the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor, and the casinos stopped spinning for a minute.
Sinatra's funeral was held at the Roman Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, California, on May 20, 1998, with 400 mourners in attendance and thousands of fans outside. Gregory Peck, Tony Bennett, and Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., addressed the mourners, who included many notable people from film and entertainment. Sinatra was buried in a blue business suit with mementos from family members—cherry-flavored Life Savers, Tootsie Rolls, a bottle of Jack Daniel's, a pack of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, stuffed toys, a dog biscuit, and a roll of dimes that he always carried—next to his parents in section B-8 of Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City, California.
His close friends Jilly Rizzo and Jimmy Van Heusen are buried nearby. The words "The Best Is Yet to Come", plus "Beloved Husband & Father" are imprinted on Sinatra's grave marker. Significant increases in recording sales worldwide were reported by Billboard in the month of his death.
A Moonlight Night
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Two hearts blended
Love surrendered
With embracing arms
Remember
Once the dawn came into sight
Ears that listened
Knew its charms
And with our first kiss
Our first tender sigh
A shower of moon dust
Fell from the sky
We'll always keep
The love light shining bright
That started
Once upon a lovely moonlight night
And with our first kiss
Our first tender sigh
A shower of moon dust
Fell from the sky
We'll always keep
The love light shining bright
That started
Once upon a lovely moonlight night
The lyrics of Frank Sinatra's song "Moonlight Night" are a beautiful ode to the love story of two people who found each other on a magical evening under the moonlight. The lyrics start with the line "Once upon a moonlight night" which immediately sets a tone of fantasy and enchantment, conveying that this love story is not just an ordinary one. The second line "Two hearts blended, love surrendered" indicates that the two individuals are deeply in love and have surrendered themselves completely to this beautiful emotion.
The next line "With embracing arms, remember" portrays two lovers holding each other tightly, cherishing and remembering the moment forever. The lyrics then shift to the dawn, indicating that the moonlit night has passed but the memory of the night still lingers. The ears that listened and eyes that glistened in the night, now know and cherish the charm of the morning light.
The last lines of the song beautifully capture the essence of the love story with the words "We'll always keep the love light shining bright that started once upon a lovely moonlight night." This line states that the love that was born on that magical night will remain forever shining and strong, bringing light and happiness to the lovers' lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Once upon a moonlight night
On a particularly beautiful night, two individuals met and experienced an overwhelming sense of attraction.
Two hearts blended
The two individuals found themselves so captivated by each other that it was as if their hearts physically merged together.
Love surrendered
The love that the two individuals felt for one another was so powerful and all-consuming that they gave themselves up completely to it.
With embracing arms
The two individuals held each other close, as if they never wanted to let go.
Remember
Even though time has passed since that night, the memory of their encounter is still fresh in their minds and holds a special place in their hearts.
Once the dawn came into sight
As the night ended and the morning came, the two individuals were still completely enamored with each other and the experience they shared.
Ears that listened
Each of them was completely attentive to the other, listening closely to every word spoken and every sound made.
Eyes that glistened
Their eyes shone with a bright light and a deep sense of emotion, reflecting the love they felt for each other.
Knew its charms
They felt a deep appreciation and understanding of the intensity and magic of the love between them.
And with our first kiss
The experience was so powerful that even recalling it later can bring back the memory of their emotions and sensations.
Our first tender sigh
The first moment of connection between them, when they both felt their breath catch and their emotions spiral out of control.
A shower of moon dust
The feeling of being surrounded by an otherworldly, magical atmosphere that seems to enshroud them in its brilliant light and feeling of wonder.
Fell from the sky
The experience was so intense that it felt like something miraculous and surreal, a gift from the heavens above.
We'll always keep
The memory of this shared experience is so special that it will always remain in their hearts and minds, throughout their lives.
The love light shining bright
The deep emotion they felt on that night still burns brightly in their hearts, a testament to the power of the love that they shared.
That started
This experience was a defining moment that marked the beginning of a deep and meaningful connection between two individuals.
Once upon a lovely moonlight night
This experience will always be a cherished memory, a beautiful story that they can both look back on and appreciate as the start of something truly unique and special.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: I. BIBO, S. CLARE
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Geovanny Avila Guerrero
El más grande, LA VOZ, no habrá nadie como el, NI EN MIL AÑOS, EL MARAVILLOSO FRANK SINATRA en su primera época