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Frank Sinatra and the Mob: Separating Fact from Fiction (The Complete Guide)
Frank Sinatra remains the most thoroughly investigated entertainer in American history. People constantly debate his highly publicized underworld connections. For decades, whispers of violent backroom deals and sinister Hollywood interventions have shadowed his monumental legacy. Furthermore, his extraordinary life perfectly mirrored the dark, incredibly violent rise of Las Vegas. Consequently, millions of fans struggle to…
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Frank Sinatra and the Mob: The Sands Hotel, The Rat Pack, and the Chicago Outfit
Frank Sinatra’s legacy remains permanently intertwined with the glittering neon landscape of Las Vegas. Specifically, his name conjures immediate, glamorous images of the legendary Sands Hotel and Casino. Millions of fans remember the effortless cool of the Rat Pack. They picture Frank, Dean, and Sammy laughing holding cocktails on stage. However, a much darker, highly…
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Frank Sinatra and the Mob: The Kefauver Committee and the 1981 Gaming Hearings
Frank Sinatra fiercely defied authority throughout his entire, monumental life. However, the United States government repeatedly forced the legendary singer to answer for his dangerous underworld associations. Over the span of thirty years, Sinatra faced two highly stressful, intensely public legal inquisitions. First, he secretly testified before the terrifying Kefauver Committee in the early 1950s….
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Frank Sinatra’s FBI Files: J. Edgar Hoover’s Decades-Long Obsession
The United States government kept a massive, heavily guarded secret during the twentieth century. It was not a classified military weapon or a foreign espionage code. Instead, it was a sprawling, multi-thousand-page dossier on a popular singer. For nearly five decades, the Federal Bureau of Investigation relentlessly tracked Frank Sinatra. Under the strict direction of…
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Frank Sinatra and the Mob: The Cal Neva Lodge, Sam Giancana, and the Kennedy Fallout
Throughout his extraordinary life, Frank Sinatra fiercely desired total independence. He absolutely hated answering to casino bosses, Hollywood studio heads, or politicians. Consequently, in the early 1960s, he decided to build his own personal kingdom. He purchased a breathtaking casino resort nestled in the alpine wilderness of Lake Tahoe. This property was known as the…
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Frank Sinatra and the Mob: The True Story Behind The Godfather Myth and the Tommy Dorsey Contract
It remains one of the most famous scenes in cinematic history. In Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 masterpiece, The Godfather, a washed-up crooner named Johnny Fontane tearfully begs Mafia don Vito Corleone for help. Fontane desperately needs to break an ironclad contract with a tyrannical bandleader. In response, Corleone calmly assures his godson that he will…
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Frank Sinatra’s Dorsey Contract: The 43 Percent Trap That Almost Destroyed Him
The American public fundamentally misunderstands the early career of Frank Sinatra. Modern audiences frequently assume that his initial rise to superstardom brought immediate, massive wealth. However, historical reality presents a vastly different, deeply terrifying picture. In the early 1940s, Sinatra reigned as the undisputed king of pop music. Millions of hysterical fans bought his records….
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Frank Sinatra and the Mob: The 1947 Havana Summit That Changed Everything
People fiercely debate Frank Sinatra’s relationship with the American Mafia. For decades, whispers of backroom deals and sinister Hollywood interventions have shadowed his legacy. However, to separate the cinematic fiction of The Godfather from gritty historical reality, we must examine one fateful vacation. Casual historians often misattribute this monumental trip to 1946. Actually, the journey…
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Frank Sinatra’s 100th Birthday on December 12
Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday is this year on December the 12th! To celebrate Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday, books are written, songs are remastered, events preparations are taking place, certain products are being shipped to take their places on the market, and more. In this post, you will find a collection of how the world is…
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Society Of Singers Night to Honor Frank Sinatra, 3 December 1990
Society of Singers Night, 3 December 1990. A truly magnificent night in the history, though not known by a lot of people. Sinatra was awarded with the Ella award by Society of Singers, but more importantly, legends of music joined this evening to honor Frank Sinatra and sing for him. Those were the singers from…
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Dennis Rowland Interview About Frank Sinatra
The most important thing about Dennis Rowland, in terms of reputation, is that he started to work with Count Basie Orchestra in 1977 and continued to be the orchestra’s vocalist for 7 years. Famous singers like Jimmy Rushing and Joe Williams had been a part of the Basie Orchestra before, and having their spot and…
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Information About Interviews
There will be many interviews posted on www.thefranksinatra.com in the following months, and I would like to give some information about them. I am and will be conducting interviews with jazz musicians. Some of them have decades of experience in music industry, some are the musicians of 2000’s. These interviews are conducted via email. I…
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Ben Sidran Interview – Frank Sinatra
The jazz pianist, vocalist and song writer Ben Sidran has been kind enough to answer my questions about Frank Sinatra through an interview. Hello Ben Sidran. I am Ozgun Akalin, owner of TheFrankSinatra.com. First of all, I would like to thank you for accepting to interview with me. I believe the readers of my…
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America Dances Program 19-07-1939
On 19th of July, 1939, Frank Sinatra and Harry James‘s band had a broadcast, America Dances Program. And we are very grateful to have this 73 year old piece available to us. The following paragraphs are taken from covers of America Dances disc. Fine diamonds, vintage wines, classic cars, McKinley buttons. They…
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Birthday of Frank Sinatra – Happy Birthday
On December 12, 1990, Frank Sinatra celebrated his birthday by giving a concert at Meadowlands, and having a party after it. During the concert, Sinatra started with “You Make Me Feel So Young”, sang many songs, New York New York with Liza Minnelli, and songs with Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence. At the end of…
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Pamela Anderson To Host Frank Sinatra’s Birthday
PAMELA ANDERSON TO HOST FRANK SINATRA’S BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA BENFITTING THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION Three unique event experiences to honor the Chairman of the Board Hosted by Pamela Anderson, A Swingin Affair gala, benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association, which takes place Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Riviera Palm Springs, celebrates Frank Sinatra’s birthday in grand style. The…
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Frank Sinatra Sydney Concert 1961 – 2 December – Australia
There are hundreds of concerts of Frank Sinatra, but some of them are very special. This might be because one particular concert was on a historic date, or very important people attended it, or it was at a very important place, OR it was so good. This 1961 Frank Sinatra Sydney concert is a special one,…
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Frank Sinatra Fan Page on Facebook
Frank Sinatra Fan Page of TheFrankSinatra.com on Facebook is now live! With more than 800 million users, Facebook is impossible to ignore by any company or website as it helps to reach more people in a more efficient way. TheFrankSinatra.com has Frank Sinatra Fan Page as well, but for a different purpose. While this website…
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Sinatra: Best of the Best of the Best of The Best!
Hearing wonderful news and not sharing with you? Impossible. The official Frank Sinatra fan page on facebook has announced that we have an incoming album: Sinatra: Best of the Best. This collection is told to be a beautiful marriage of songs from Capitol years and Reprise years and consists of 2 CD’s. Here are the…
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Frank Sinatra Interview With Kerem Gorsev
Born in 1961 in Istanbul, Kerem Gorsev is one of the important jazz musicians in Turkey. I had a chance to see him perform with his trio last year, in Tony Bennett – Kerem Gorsev Trio concert, which was quite an experience. Though I am not a big fan of trios, I try to follow…
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Frank Sinatra Bootlegs and Selling – Trading Concerts
If you visit YouTube or similar video sites, you are very likely to watch an amazing Frank Sinatra performance from Frank Sinatra bootlegs. Then you will look for more videos from the concert, but you will not see any. This is because the person who uploaded the video is one of the bootleg traders, and…
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Comments of Frank Sinatra Fans
I remember when Frank died I was in the drive thru at a coffee shop and it came over the car radio.That was before most people had cell phones,I drove right home and my phone rang right away confirming the news.A sad day indeed.I remember thinking,the world has changed now in some way for better…
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Frank Sinatra’s Death
Following part about Frank Sinatra’s Death is from My Father’s Daughter by Tina Sinatra. 9th of May, 1998 The new millenium was in sight. Dad was determined to be a part of it. “How many more months?” he asked me. Eighteen, I told him, rounding down a bit. “Oh, I can do that” he said. “Nothin’ to…
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Frank Sinatra – Unique and Ultimate Style
There’s this thing Sinatra does with his hand. We are not likely to see it before 1975, but after middle 1970s, he does it a lot in his concerts. For the past few months it has been getting my attention when i am watching the concerts over and over, and i decided to make a…
