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.
Exactly Like You
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Prayed each night for someone exactly like you
Why should we spend money on a show or two?
No one does those love scenes exactly like you
You make me feel so grand; I'd like to hand the world to you
You seem to understand each foolish little scheme I'm scheming
And the dream I'm dreaming
She meant me for someone exactly like you
You make me feel so grand; I wanna hand the world to you
You seem to understand each foolish little scheme that I'm scheming
And the dream that I'm dreaming
Now I know why my mother she taught me to be true
She meant me for someone exactly like you
The song "Exactly Like You" by Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole is a romantic love ballad that expresses the singer's appreciation for their lover. The lyrics suggest that the singer has been waiting and praying for someone perfect and that their lover is exactly what they have been searching for. The opening verse suggests that the singer has been feeling down and blue because they have been searching for someone special, and finally, they have found that person in their lover. The chorus reinforces this sentiment as the singer praises their lover, saying that no one can do love scenes like they do, and they make them feel grand, in fact, they want to hand the world to them.
The second verse suggests a deeper connection between the singer and their lover, as the lover seems to understand the singer's every foolish little scheme and the dreams that they have. The singer then reflects on why their mother taught them to be true - because they were meant to be with someone exactly like their lover. Overall, the lyrics suggest a deep sense of appreciation and love for the singer's partner and how they feel fortunate to have them in their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I know why I've waited, know why I've been blue
I understand why I've been feeling lonely and sad all this time
Prayed each night for someone exactly like you
I have been hoping and wishing for a person like you to complete my life
Why should we spend money on a show or two?
We don't need to go out and spend money on entertainment because being with you is enough
No one does those love scenes exactly like you
You have a unique way of showing love that is incomparable to anyone else
You make me feel so grand; I'd like to hand the world to you
Being with you makes me feel amazing and I would do anything to make you happy
You seem to understand each foolish little scheme I'm scheming
You have an insight into my mind and understand all of my silly plans
And the dream I'm dreaming
Including the dreams and aspirations I am pursuing
Now I know why my mother taught me to be true
I finally realize the importance of the values my mother taught me, especially being honest and genuine
She meant me for someone exactly like you
My mother always wanted me to find someone as wonderful and perfect for me as you are
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Written by: KENNETH RICHARD ROYSTER, THOMAS RICHARD SMITH
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ebrock16
Thank you oh so dearly to whoever has kept this channel going. The world needs to appreciate the centennial of a legend.
5sieben2.
Voices of Angels. Even if you dont understand English and/or know nothing about them. Just the refined Sound of those two Musicians ❤
MasterDraogn
Good times, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole, it doesnt get better than that.
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R. L.
This is the best version of this song.
Lon Landis
Rare great live radio song with Frank Sinatra & Nat King Cole
La Flame
How can i get his voice???🥺🥺❤️🔥🔥
Kovacs Tamas
Sinatra is superb but Nat King Cole.. much better swinging
La Flame
❤️❤️🥺🥺
Glenn Hecker
1950's or 1940's? Anyone here know the broadcast date?