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.
It's All Right With Me
Frank Sinatra Lyrics
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Though your face is charming, it's the wrong face
It's not her face, but such a charming face
That it's all right with me
It's the wrong song in the wrong style
Though your smile is lovely, it's the wrong smile
It's not her smile, but such a lovely smileSo it's all right with me
You can't know how happy I am that we've met
I'm strangely attracted to you
There's someone I'm trying so hard to forget
Don't you want to forget someone, too?
It's the wrong game with the wrong chips
Though your lips are tempting, they're the wrong lips
They're not her lips, but they're such tempting lips
That if some night you're free
Dear, it's all right
Yes, it's all right with me
In the song "It's All Right With Me," Frank Sinatra sings about finding himself in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong person. He acknowledges that although he is with someone who may not be exactly what he needs, everything is still right with him because he's come across a charming face and a lovely smile. He's trying to forget someone else but, in the meantime, he's strangely attracted to this new person he's met. Although the situation is not perfect, he's okay with it.
The lyrics to this song were written by Cole Porter for his 1953 musical, "Can-Can." The Broadway play was made into a movie in 1960, for which Frank Sinatra recorded this song with Quincy Jones & His Orchestra. Sinatra's interpretation of the song perfectly captures the essence of the lyrics, emphasizing the beauty of the face, smile, and lips of the woman with whom he finds himself. The lyrics potentially speak to anyone who has ever found themselves in a situation of settling for less, but doing so with an open mind or perhaps a perspective of optimism.
Line by Line Meaning
It's the wrong time and the wrong place
Although we may not be in the best place or time for a potential romantic relationship to begin.
Though your face is charming, it's the wrong face
Despite finding your face attractive, it does not belong to the person I'm interested in pursuing.
It's not her face, but such a charming face
Although it may not be the face of the person I'm hoping to be with, your face is still quite lovely.
That it's all right with me
I'm willing to temporarily overlook my attraction to someone else and move forward with you despite unfavorable circumstances.
It's the wrong song in the wrong style
This may not be the type of music I typically prefer, but I'll still listen to it for our time together.
Though your smile is lovely, it's the wrong smile
Although your smile is beautiful, it belongs to someone who isn't my romantic interest.
It's not her smile, but such a lovely smile
Your smile is incredibly attractive, even if it's not from the person I have feelings for.
So it's all right with me
Despite the wrong music and your charming smile, I'm still willing to go along with things for the moment.
You can't know how happy I am that we've met
I'm grateful I've met you, even if things may not work out romantically for us.
I'm strangely attracted to you
I'm surprised that I find you attractive given the current situation.
There's someone I'm trying so hard to forget
I'm intentionally trying to move on from feelings for someone else.
Don't you want to forget someone, too?
Do you also have someone you're trying to forget or move on from?
It's the wrong game with the wrong chips
Our current situation may not be the ideal one for pursuing a serious relationship.
Though your lips are tempting, they're the wrong lips
Although I find your lips desirable, they're not from the person I have feelings for.
They're not her lips, but they're such tempting lips
Your lips are quite attractive, even though they don't belong to the person I'm in love with.
That if some night you're free
If you ever find yourself with some free time in the future,
Dear, it's all right
I won't hold our current situation against you and it's okay if we pursue something further down the line.
Yes, it's all right with me
I'm still willing to continue things for now, knowing that we may not end up together in the end.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLE PORTER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@hoisin75
Quincey left us today. Another great gone. RIP Legends
@FrankSinatrq
Thank you for your amazing service to the music world Mr. Sinatra. The greatest singer of all time. Is, and will always.
@tommyminervino5428
YES!!!YOU ARE SO WRITE!!!
@11kwright
Don’t be stupid when you have Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and I could go on. He’s good but please NOT the greatest.😮
@FrankSinatrq
@@11kwright you don’t be stupid. Who’s got more greater selling albums? Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole combined only sell 90 million. Sinatra sold 150. They’re both great singers, but don’t compare them to Sinatra.
@claudpiro6469
@@11kwrightma tu hai sentito almeno un decimo della discografia di Sinatra? Non credo. Nat King Cole grandissimo ma per la musica è stato un decimo di Sinatra. Ella Fitzgerald è una donna. Altra categoria.
In ogni caso fare classifiche non ha molto senso... Questo sì è stupido
@ShawnWilliams1987
You can't live without Frank Sinatra and Quincy Jones' discography.
@brucekuehn4031
Ray Brown on bass
George Benson on guitar
Sinatra still feeling that rhythm!
@mindychristopoulos9557
Legends that will live forever. Unbelievable talent in one place. What a Blessing that we can see this in 2024.
@HeatherMarieGibbs
Thanks so very much Frank Sinatra RIP Ol' Blue 💙 Eyes eyes 👁️👁️