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.
How Soon
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
How soon goodnight becomes goodbye,
You're gone now and life goes on now,
And everything seems out of tune.
But time can bring a change of heart,
And love can make another start,
Someday, you may come back to me to stay
But who can say how soon.
The song "How Soon" by Frank Sinatra is a reflection on the ephemeral nature of love and relationships. The opening lyrics "How soon the flame of love can die, how soon goodnight becomes goodbye" set the tone for the rest of the song. Sinatra is acknowledging the fact that love can be fleeting and easily extinguished. The line "You're gone now and life goes on now, and everything seems out of tune" is particularly poignant. It captures the feeling of loss that one experiences after a relationship ends. The lyrics suggest that life moves on after a breakup, but everything seems out of place and off-kilter.
The second half of the song offers a glimmer of hope. It suggests that time can heal a broken heart and that love can be rekindled. Sinatra sings, "But time can bring a change of heart, and love can make another start. Someday, you may come back to me to stay, but who can say how soon, but who can say how soon." This passage demonstrates Sinatra's optimism and belief in the possibility of reconciliation. Despite acknowledging the transience of love, he still holds out hope that it can endure.
Line by Line Meaning
How soon the flame of love can die,
It's surprising how quickly love can fade away.
How soon goodnight becomes goodbye,
It's amazing how easily farewell can replace goodbyes.
You're gone now and life goes on now,
You're no longer here and life continues on without you.
And everything seems out of tune.
The world feels out of sorts and disconnected without you.
But time can bring a change of heart,
Over time, people can change their minds and feelings.
And love can make another start,
Love is powerful and can give a fresh beginning.
Someday, you may come back to me to stay
Perhaps one day, you will return and we can be together again.
But who can say how soon,
It's impossible to predict when or if that will happen.
But who can say how soon.
The uncertainty remains about how soon we can reunite.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CARROLL LUCAS, JACK OWENS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
MARIANA Martins
☝😅 Que fantástico ! Um Show assim faz parte das boas coisas que não se faz mais. Onde estão cantores de qualidade, as grandes orquetras, as melhores musicas? Quantas porcarias temos hoje? Nào há nada que se compare, que pena.......Quanta saudade !!!!
tbj
Mark Blackburn
Favorite 'live' TV performance of WHERE OR WHEN
New favorite 'live' performance (How have I managed never to see this before right this minute?) The very next offering sent to me by YouTube's not-so-random shuffle play. My favorite opera singer when I was a teenager was Robert Merrill. And there he is, allowing his mouth to be shaped by Frank who impersonates with a 'strong man' gesture Mr. Merrill's mighty voice.
Just look at Frank, at the peak of his powers, a TV audience of millions in the palm of his hand. Really, did it ever get better than this?
[An informed note from “Frank Sinatra” nearing 2.8 million “views”]
Frank Sinatra's "Where Or When'" performance from the "Sinatra and Friends" special, featuring guests Loretta Lynn, Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Dean Martin, Leslie Uggams, John Denver and Robert Merrill. This performance is part of the Frank Sinatra: Concert Collection 7-DVD box set.
Thanks for sharing Frank Sinatra. Celebrated this day at Sinatra Family - Forum - "Siriusly Sinatra" - MY FAVORITE VERSION, YOURS TOO? https://sinatrafamily.com/forum/showthread.php/50225-My-Favorite-Version-%28yours-too-%29?p=1287608#post1287608
Ron A
How can you not love Frank's showmanship, talented, charming and that voice. We miss you Mr. Sinatra!
FAS RICHARD
If you love this song, be sure to seek out Sinatra's studio recording of September 11, 1958. At the recording session, a piano solo by Bill Miller--Sinatra's long-time pianist and close friend--accompanies Sinatra until 1:43 into the track, when a 32-piece orchestra joins him at the bridge and propels the song for 41 seconds to an astonishing climactic note by the singer. Truly...one of Sinatra's finest recordings...EVER!!!
Наталья Князева
Перевод
Usa Christmas
Terrific ! Helping Frank in order were Loretta Lynn, Tony Bennett , Natalie Cole, Dean , Leslie Uggams, John Denver and Robert Merrill. Frank holds that last note FOREVER! Nobody will ever do it better baby!
Paolo Chiorino
that’s nelson riddle with his orchestra!
Ineluctable Smith
Thank you so much for the list!
Kapil Sharma
Elvis
Boris Greff
Great show, and what a splendid voice Robert Merrill had! One of the most outstanding baritone voices of all times.
Jazz Riverside Dr
'Indeed !!
Janie Golden
Terrific performances by all invited and especially by the man himself.