Nicknamed the " Chairman of the Board " and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century. Born to Italian immigrants in Hoboken, New Jersey , Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era and was greatly influenced by the easy-listening vocal style of Bing Crosby. In , Sinatra left Capitol Records to start his own record label, Reprise Records , releasing a string of successful albums. It was followed by 's Francis A.
Sinatra retired in following the release of " My Way " but came out of retirement two years later. He recorded several albums and released " New York, New York " in Sinatra also forged a highly successful career as a film actor. Toward the end of his career, he frequently played detectives, including the title character in Tony Rome Sinatra received the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in On television, The Frank Sinatra Show began on CBS in , and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the s and s.
In , Sinatra was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors. American music critic Robert Christgau called him "the greatest singer of the 20th century" [ 6 ] and he continues to be regarded as an iconic figure.
But I believe that to counter her steel will he'd developed his own. To prove her wrong when she belittled his choice of career Their friction first had shaped him; that, I think, had remained to the end and a litmus test of the grit in his bones. It helped keep him at the top of his game. His grandmother resuscitated him by running her grandson under cold water until he gasped his first breath. Francis Church in Hoboken was delayed until April 2, Sinatra's mother was energetic and driven; [ 21 ] biographers believe that she was the dominant factor in the development of her son's personality and self-confidence.
Sinatra's illiterate father was a bantamweight boxer [ 30 ] who later worked at the Hoboken Fire Department, working his way up to captain. Rue Jr. High School from , [ 41 ] and A. Demarest High School since renamed as Hoboken High School in , where he arranged bands for school dances, [ 40 ] but left without graduating after having attended only 47 days before being expelled for "general rowdiness".
